Little Richard shatter racial divisions in the music industry. Little Richard was born Richard Wayne Penniman on December 5, 1932, in Macon, Georgia. He was the third of twelve children of Leva Mae (née Stewart) and Charles "Bud" Penniman. His father was a church deacon who sold bootlegged moonshine on the side and owned a nightclub, the Tip In Inn. His mother was a member of Macon's New Hope Baptist Church. Initially, Little Richard's first name was supposed to have been "Ricardo" but an error resulted in "Richard" instead. The Penniman children were raised in a neighborhood of Macon called Pleasant Hill.
Wayne Wilcox of Paul Gordon's "Sense and Sensibility" at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, originating the role of Edward Ferrars. Wayne Wilcox Wayne Alan Wilcox (born December 11, 1978) is an American actor/singer who is best known for his role of Marty on the TV show "Gilmore Girls" and his appearance in the film version of the musical "Rent" as Gordon, a member of Angel and Tom's AIDS support group. He played the character and sung vocals for the songs "Will I" and "Life Support" on disc I of the soundtrack for the film. Wayne is a graduate of Boston University. He played recurring