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Ronald La Pread

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  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Ronald La Pread was born on 4 September 1950 in Florida, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Tropic Thunder (2008), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). He is married to Farideh. He was previously married to Kathy and Jacueline Echols.
BornSeptember 4, 1950
BornSeptember 4, 1950
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    Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, and Jack Black in Tropic Thunder (2008)
    Tropic Thunder
    7.1
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Brick House")
    • 2008
    Promo Poster
    Gone in 60 Seconds
    6.5
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Brick House")
    • 2000
    Peter Cullen, Shia LaBeouf, and Megan Fox in Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
    Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
    6.0
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Brick House")
    • 2009
    Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
    Duplicity
    6.1
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Brick House")
    • 2009

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    Actor

    • Kevin Sorbo in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
      Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Priest
      • 1998
    • Commodores: Nightshift (1985)
      Commodores: Nightshift
      6.3
      Music Video
      • Ronald La Pread
      • 1985
    • Lionel Richie in The Commodores: Three Times a Lady (Live) (1978)
      The Commodores: Three Times a Lady (Live)
      Music Video
      • Ronald LaPread
      • 1978
    • The Commodores: Three Times a Lady (1978)
      The Commodores: Three Times a Lady
      Music Video
      • Ronald LaPread
      • 1978
    • Scott Joplin (1977)
      Scott Joplin
      6.5
      • The Minstrel Singers (as The Commodores)
      • 1977

    Composer

    • Mister Sunshine (2016)
      Mister Sunshine
      6.8
      Short
      • composer
      • 2016
    • Jennifer Lopez in Jennifer Lopez: I'm Gonna Be Alright (2002)
      Jennifer Lopez: I'm Gonna Be Alright
      5.9
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2002
    • The Sugarhill Gang: 8th Wonder
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1981

    Music Department

    • Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me (2003)
      Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me
      7.1
      Video
      • composer: song "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (as Ronald LePread)
      • 2003

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • The Commodores
    • Born
      • September 4, 1950
      • Florida, USA
    • Spouses
        Jacueline Echols1980 - ?
    • Children
      • Soraya La Pread

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      He was one of the original Commodores who left the group in 1986.

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