Rick James(1948-2004)

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Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James (2021)

Rick James was born on 1 February 1948 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Colors (1988), The Happytime Murders (2018) and Blue Streak (1999). He was married to Tanya Hijazi. He died on 6 August 2004 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Holla
2.5
TV Series
- Guest
- 2002–2003
Life
6.8
- Spanky
- 1999
South Park
8.7
TV Series
- Rick James (voice)
- 1998
Rick James: Turn It Out
Short
- 1997
Rick James: This Magic Moment/Dance with Me
Music Video
- Rick James
- 1989
Rick James: Loosey's Rap
Music Video
- Rick James
- 1988
Rick James: Wonderful
Music Video
- Rick James
- 1988
Eddie Murphy: Party All the Time
6.9
Music Video
- Rick James
- 1985
Rick James Feat. Smokey Robinson: Glow
Music Video
- Rick James
- 1985
The A-Team
7.5
TV Series
- Rick James
- 1985
Rick James Feat. Smokey Robinson: Ebony Eyes
8.7
Music Video
- Rick James
- 1983
The Gavin & Lott Show
TV Series
- 1983–1985
Rick James & The Temptations: Standing on the Top
Music Video
- Rick James
- 1982
Rick James: Hard to Get
Music Video
- Rick James
- 1982
Rick James: 69 Times
Music Video
- Rick James
- 1982

Official sites
- Apple Music
- Facebook
Alternative names
- Rick James & The Stone City Band
Height
- 5′ 11¼″ (1.81 m)
Born
- February 1, 1948
- Buffalo, New York, USA
Died
- August 6, 2004
- Los Angeles, California, USA(pulmonary and cardiac failure)
Spouses
Children
Other works
Music video: Appeared in Eddie Murphy video "Party All The Time"
Publicity listings
- 1 Biographical Movie
- 4 Articles

Trivia
Sued rapper M.C. Hammer in 1990 for unauthorized use of music samples of his song "Superfreak" in Hammer's hit song "U Can't Touch This". The case was settled out of court, and along with another songwriter who wrote "Superfreak", he received songwriting credits on "U Can't Touch This".

Quotes
[on Charlie Murphy] But you know, he was hanging out with the big dogs, you know, Charlie didn't know he was doing crazy things, and I had to straighten him out. Sometimes I had to upside his head.