Lou Rawls
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Birth Place
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Born
December 01, 1933
Died
January 06, 2005
Cause of Death
Lung Cancer, Brain Tumor
Biography
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Soul and jazz singer Lou Rawls, who sold over 40 million albums over his fantastic career, also dabbled in screen work throughout the 1960s and later in his life, appearing frequently on "Baywatch Nights" and voicing such animated series as Nickelodeon's "Hey Arnold!." Rawls sang in local choirs in his youth. After a harsh stint in the Army, he established a musical career, and by the ea...
Biography
Soul and jazz singer Lou Rawls, who sold over 40 million albums over his fantastic career, also dabbled in screen work throughout the 1960s and later in his life, appearing frequently on "Baywatch Nights" and voicing such animated series as Nickelodeon's "Hey Arnold!." Rawls sang in local choirs in his youth. After a harsh stint in the Army, he established a musical career, and by the early 1960s he was opening for The Beatles, and winning Grammys for his hot-selling records. During this period, he began getting into acting, mostly in one-off roles, on shows like the star-studded Western "The Big Valley." Rawls stepped away from the screen as he found his greatest musical success in the 1970s, with the Platinum-selling record "All Things in Time" and the wildly popular single "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine." By the time the 1990s rolled in, Rawls's fame led to small-screen roles and winking cameos, and in 1995 he played the part of Lou Raymond on the beach series spin-off "Baywatch Nights." He was later asked to join the cast of the kids' animated hit "Hey Arnold! ."
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
Bel Air
(2000)
The Rugrats Movie
(1998)
Voice
Blues Brothers 2000
(1998)
The Prince
(1998)
Watchers Reborn
(1998)
Don King: Only in America
(1997)
Wildly Available
(1997)
Jazz Singer
Motel Blue
(1997)
The Price of Kissing
(1997)
Billy
Still Breathing
(1997)
Driven
(1996)
Charlie
Morella
(1996)
Leaving Las Vegas
(1995)
The Spy Within
(1995)
Livers Ain't Cheap
(1995)
After the Game
(1995)
Showdown
(1994)
Angel, Angel, Down We Go
(1969)
Joe
Music (Feature Film)
Veronica Mars
(2014)
Song Performer
About Last Night
(2014)
Song Performer
Joyful Noise
(2012)
Song Performer
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
(2009)
Song Performer
Disturbia
(2007)
Song Performer
Surviving Christmas
(2004)
Song Performer
Soul Plane
(2004)
Song Performer
High Crimes
(2002)
Song Performer
The Hot Chick
(2002)
Song Performer
What Women Want
(2000)
Song Performer
Payback
(1999)
Song Performer
The Prince
(1998)
Songs
The Rugrats Movie
(1998)
Song Performer
That Old Feeling
(1997)
Song Performer
Jingle All the Way
(1996)
Song Performer
The Cannonball Run
(1981)
Song Performer
Welcome to Arrow Beach
(1974)
Song Performer ("Who Can Tell Us Why")
The Soul of Nigger Charley
(1973)
Song Performer
Cast (Special)
An Evening of Stars 25th Anniversary: Tribute to Lou Rawls
(2004)
Honoree
The 6th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest
(2003)
Host
The 5th Annual Sears Soul Train Christmas Starfest
(2002)
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence Benefiting the United Negro College Fund
(2002)
Narrator
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence
(2001)
Narrator
The 32nd NAACP Image Awards
(2001)
Performer
4th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
(2001)
Petula Clark in Concert: A Sign of the Times
(2001)
The Trumpet Awards
(2000)
Soul Train Christmas Starfest
(2000)
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence
(2000)
Narrator
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence Benefiting The United Negro College Fund
(1999)
The 2nd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
(1999)
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence Benefiting The United Negro College Fund
(1998)
Narrator
Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony
(1996)
Aretha Franklin
(1994)
The Winans' Real Meaning of Christmas
(1993)
Best of the JVC Newport Jazz Festival 1990-91
(1992)
Newport Jazz '91
(1991)
Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration
(1990)
The R.A.C.E.
(1989)
The 21st Annual NAACP Image Awards
(1989)
Performer
The Songwriters Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music
(1989)
Performer
Living the Dream: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King
(1988)
Happy Birthday, Garfield!
(1988)
Voice
Lou Rawls Presents Black Gold Hits
(1988)
Host
Supermodel of the World
(1988)
The American Music Awards
(1988)
Performer
Happy Birthday, Hollywood!
(1987)
John Henry
(1987)
Jim Wallace
The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation
(1987)
Performer
The American Music Awards
(1987)
Performer
The American Music Awards
(1986)
Performer
The Budweiser Showdown
(1986)
Host
The 50th Presidential Inaugural Gala
(1985)
Motown Returns to the Apollo
(1985)
Secret World of the Very Young
(1984)
Uptown
(1980)
Guest
The Lou Rawls Special
(1977)
Host
The Stars and Stripes Show
(1973)
Tennessee Ernie Ford's White Christmas
(1972)
The Lou Rawls Show
(1971)
Host
The Engelbert Humperdinck Show
(1971)
Music (Special)
The 32nd NAACP Image Awards
(2001)
Song Performer
Petula Clark in Concert: A Sign of the Times
(2001)
Song Performer ("At Last")
Snowden on Ice
(1997)
Song Performer
Aretha Franklin
(1994)
Song Performer ("Lift Every Voice And Sing" "God Bless America" "Tobacco Road" "Tomorrowland" "Born To Sing The Gospel")
Newport Jazz '91
(1991)
Song Performer
The Songwriters Hall of Fame 20th Anniversary... The Magic of Music
(1989)
Song Performer
A Hard Road to Glory: The Black Athlete 1988
(1988)
Music
Happy Birthday, Garfield!
(1988)
Song Performer
Cast (TV Mini-Series)
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
(1999)
Garfield's Thanksgiving
(1989)
Voice
Garfield's Babes and Bullets
(1989)
Garfield His 9 Lives
(1988)
Performer
Music (TV Mini-Series)
Garfield Gets a Life
(1991)
Song Performer
Garfield's Thanksgiving
(1989)
Song Performer
Garfield's Babes and Bullets
(1989)
Song Performer
A Garfield Christmas Special
(1987)
Theme Song Performer
Garfield Goes Hollywood
(1987)
Song Performer
Garfield in Paradise
(1986)
Music
Garfield's Halloween Adventure
(1985)
Song Performer
Garfield in the Rough
(1984)
Song Performer
Garfield on the Town
(1983)
Song Performer
Here Comes Garfield
(1982)
Song Performer
Life Events
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