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Earl Toon(I)

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Sir Earl Toon, founder of Y.M.O. Enterprises LLC, is one of the most prolific Funk/R&B/Pop/Hip-hop/Rock/Soul singer-songwriter/arranger/producers of the '70s, '80s, '90s, and present. A member of the multi-platinum band Kool & the Gang, Sir Earl co-wrote and co-produced songs like "Celebration", "Ladies Night", and "Too Hot" as well as many other well-known hits that charted no less than Billboard's Top 40, many earning him Platinum and Gold albums & singles, U.K. Silver albums and singles, Multiple BMI Million-Air citations, along with a host of other awards. Kool & the Gang to date have sold over 70 million records worldwide and are Grammy and American Music Awards recipients. Sir Earl learned his trade as being the one and only protégé of Mr. Otis Blackwell, who wrote many of Elvis Presley's greatest hits such as "Don't Be Cruel", "Return to Sender", and "All Shook Up", also Jerry Lee Lewis' #1 Hit "Great Balls Of Fire", and "Fever" for Peggy Lee, just to name a few. Mr. Blackwell's legacy lives on in the several unreleased songs that he and Sir Earl Toon/Earl Toon, Jr. have written together. After many world tours with Kool & The Gang, Sir Earl Toon continues to passionately entertain people around the world.
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Johnny Depp in Nick of Time (1995)
Nick of Time
6.3
  • Soundtrack("Celebration")
  • 1995
Shaolin Soccer (2001)
Shaolin Soccer
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Celebration")
  • 2001
Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer (1998)
The Wedding Singer
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Ladies Night")
  • 1998
Denise Richards, Aunjanue Ellis, and Eddie Griffin in Undercover Brother (2002)
Undercover Brother
5.9
  • Soundtrack("Ladies Night")
  • 2002

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  • Atomic Kitten: Ladies Night

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  • Paul Reiser, Judy Greer, Johnny Knoxville, Calum Worthy, Keegan-Michael Key, Rachel Bloom, and Krista Marie Yu in Reboot (2022)
    Reboot
  • David Duchovny, Leslie Mann, Fred Armisen, Pedro Pascal, Keegan-Michael Key, Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Ben Ashenden, Alexander Owen, and Guz Khan in The Bubble (2022)
    The Bubble
  • Psych 3: This Is Gus (2021)
    Psych 3: This Is Gus
    • (uncredited)
  • Drew Barrymore in The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
    The Drew Barrymore Show
  • Jeremy Irons, Diane Keaton, Maggie Grace, and Andrew Bachelor in Love, Weddings & Other Disasters (2020)
    Love, Weddings & Other Disasters
  • Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  • Jane Levy in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2020)
    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
    • (uncredited)
  • Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020)
    Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
    • (uncredited)
  • I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp (2016)
    I'm a Celebrity... Extra Camp
    • (uncredited)
  • Stephen Mulhern in Britain's Got More Talent (2007)
    Britain's Got More Talent
    • (uncredited)
  • 420 AWARDS - 1st Annual Event (2019)
    420 AWARDS - 1st Annual Event
    • (uncredited)
  • Good Morning Britain (2014)
    Good Morning Britain
    • (uncredited)
  • Scott Grimes, Penny Johnson Jerald, Seth MacFarlane, Peter Macon, Adrianne Palicki, J. Lee, Mark Jackson, and Halston Sage in The Orville (2017)
    The Orville
  • Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Shaheen Jafargholi, Francine Lewis, Tobias Mead, Kieran Gaffney, Kevin Cruise, Connected, Lorna Bliss, Ronan Parke, Steven Hall, Jack Carroll, Dennis Egel, Sam Kelly, Ashley Elliott, Loveable Rogues, Chica Latina, Kai & Natalia, Molly Rainford, Richard & Adam, Asanda Jezile, and Pre-Skool in Britain's Got Talent (2007)
    Britain's Got Talent
    • (uncredited)
  • Matt Ralph in Ready or Not (2018)
    Ready or Not
    • (uncredited)

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