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Danny Glover

DANNY GLOVER
 
 
Danny Glover  (born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, film director, and political activist.  He is well known for his leading role as Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series, The Color Purple (1985), To Sleep with Anger (1990), Predator 2 (1990), and Angels in the Outfield (1994).  He also has prominent supporting roles in Silverado (1985), Witness (1985), Saw (2004), Shooter (2007), 2012 (2009), Death at a Funeral (2010), Beyond the Lights (2014), and Dirty Grandpa (2016).  He has appeared in many other movies, television shows, and theatrical productions, and is an active supporter of various humanitarian and political causes.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 
Black Russian had some assistance with the lyrics, perhaps because English is not their native language; they hardly spoke the language at all at the time that they defected.  Lyricists who lent a hand include Allee Willis, who co-wrote the lyrics for their beautiful first single “Leave Me Now”.  Willis has had a long career as a writer, songwriter, set designer, and artist.  Her musical credits are as wide-ranging as can be imagined; together with Stephen Bray and Brenda Russell, Allee Willis wrote the music for the 2005 Broadway musical The Color Purple, based on the 1982 novel, The Color Purple by Alice Walker and the 1985 movie, The Color Purple that was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, and Rae Dawn Chong. 
 
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