Gabriel's Fire Birds Gotta Fly (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV-14
TV Episode | Drama, Thriller

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Gabriel's Fire

Birds Gotta Fly (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV-14

TV Episode | Drama, Thriller

Two reunions fall short of expectations: Bird with his daughter and Josephine's with her son.Jamil prepares for his high school equivalency test.

Director

Mario Van Peebles

Writers

Donald R. Boyle (created by) | Coleman Luck (created by) | Jacqueline Zambrano (created by) | Tom Towler (written by)

Producers

Andrew A. Ackerman | Donald R. Boyle (as Don Boyle) | Carol Mendelsohn | Jacqueline Zambrano

Composer

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Edit Released

Updated May 1, 1991

Release date

May 1, 1991 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
16 cast members

Name	Known for
James Earl Jones Gabriel Bird Gabriel Bird See fewer	Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Laila Robins Victoria Heller Victoria Heller See fewer	Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Brian Grant Jamil Duke Jamil Duke See fewer	Speed (1994)
Dylan Walsh Louis Klein Louis Klein See fewer	Congo (1995)
Madge Sinclair Empress Josephine Empress Josephine See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
Louisa Abernathy Hazel Hazel See fewer	Enough (I) (2002)
Michael Beach Michael Austin Michael Austin See fewer	Mayor of Kingstown (2021)
Anne Bobby Zoe Solomon Zoe Solomon See fewer	Nightbreed (1990)
Irene Cara Celine Bird Celine Bird See fewer	Fame (1980)
Michelle Collins Young Girl Young Girl See fewer	Two Thousand Acres of Sky (2001)
DeForest Covan Harry Harry See fewer	Rocky (1976)
Milan Dillard Young Girl Young Girl See fewer	Gabriel's Fire (1990)
Rita Gomez Woman Woman See fewer	Traffic (2000)
Meagan Good Young Girl Young Girl See fewer	Think Like a Man (2012)
Christopher Michael Man Man See fewer	Fools Rush In (1997)
Melissa Negre Young Girl Young Girl See fewer	Gabriel's Fire (1990)

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