It was written by james l White from a story by hackford and white It stars jamie foxx as charles, along with kerry washington, clifton powell, harry lennix, terrence howard, larenz tate, richard. With jamie foxx, kerry washington, regina king, clifton powell The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician ray charles, from his humble beginnings in the south, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s. The ray charles biopic titled ray was released in theaters in october 2004, with actor jamie foxx playing the titular role
It won many awards in various ceremonies, including best sound mixing and best actor in a leading role at the 77th academy awards Many were blown away by foxx's acting, especially since he started his career in comedy. Jamie foxx suggests the complexities of ray charles in a great, exuberant performance He doesn’t do the singing — that’s all ray charles on the soundtrack — but what would be the point Ray charles was deeply involved in the project for years, until his death in june, and the film had access to his recordings, so of course it should use them, because nobody else could sing like ray. Ray is the triumphant and remarkable story of one of america's true musical geniuses, ray charles (jamie foxx), from his humble beginnings in the south through his meteoric rise to the top of american music charts.
