Carl Wright (actor)

Carl Wright
Born February 2, 1932
Orlando, Florida
Died May 19, 2007(2007-05-19) (aged 75)
Chicago, Illinois
Occupation Tap dancer, actor, comedian

Carl Wright (February 2, 1932 May 19, 2007) was an American tap dancer, actor, and comedian whose late life acting credits included Soul Food, Barbershop, and Big Momma's House. For several years, Wright teamed up with Chicago radio legend Pervis Spann playing a misguided and mischievous reverend on his Chicago television show, "Blues and More".

Born in Orlando, Florida, he toured as a tap dancer as a young man, and for a time performed as The Three-Leggers with a one-legged partner. Wright died of cancer at his home in Chicago in 2007.[1]

Filmography

References

  1. Associated Press (May 20, 2007). Dancer, Actor Carl Wright Dies at 75.

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