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Bernie Worrell(1944-2016)

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  • Actor
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Bernie Worrell
A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.
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Ricki and the Flash (2015)
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Bernie Worrell was born on 19 April 1944 in Long Beach, New Jersey, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Romeo Must Die (2000) and Friday (1995). He was previously married to Judie. He died on 24 June 2016 in Everson, Washington, USA.
BornApril 19, 1944
DiedJune 24, 2016(72)
BornApril 19, 1944
DiedJune 24, 2016(72)
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Known for

Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, and Pom Klementieff in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
7.6
  • Soundtrack("Flash Light")
  • 2017
Promo One Sheet
Romeo Must Die
6.1
  • Soundtrack("Come Back in One Piece")
  • 2000
Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in Friday (1995)
Friday
7.2
  • Soundtrack("You Got Me Wide Open")
  • 1995
Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy in The Heat (2013)
The Heat
6.6
  • Soundtrack("Flash Light (Serafin & Rev Kev Heat Remix)")
  • 2013

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Composer

  • I Swear I'll Leave This Town (2014)
    I Swear I'll Leave This Town
  • Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth (2005)
    Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
  • Car 54, Where Are You? (1994)
    Car 54, Where Are You?

Music Department

  • Jim Sturgess and Evan Rachel Wood in Across the Universe (2007)
    Across the Universe
  • Michael Cera and Jonah Hill in Superbad (2007)
    Superbad
  • Mondialito (2000)
    Mondialito

Actor

  • Meryl Streep in Ricki and the Flash (2015)
    Ricki and the Flash

Videos8

"Do That Stuff"
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"Do That Stuff"
"Undisco Kidd"
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"Undisco Kidd"
"Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)"
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"Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker)"
"P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)"
Clip 3:51
"P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)"
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International Trailer
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Trailer #1
Stop Making Sense
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Stop Making Sense

Personal details

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    • April 19, 1944
    • Long Beach, New Jersey, USA
    • June 24, 2016
    • Everson, Washington, USA(lung cancer)
    • ? - June 24, 2016 (his death)
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    • 1 Article

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    Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 (as a member of Parliament-Funkadelic).

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