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Is it Eddie Kane or King?
In one simple tweet, Townsend provided the answer and confirmed the character's last name. Townsend revealed that both he and Wayans wrote the character's name as Eddie King, Jr. but Wright would say the name with a southern twang, therefore it would come off as Eddie Kane, Jr.Dec 23, 2019
Who was Eddie Kane Jr?
Michael Wright is best known for his role as Eddie Kane, Jr. in the 1991 Robert Townsend film The Five Heartbeats. Wright has been seen on the small screen as well in a number of shows including the 1983 NBC science fiction miniseries V, Miami Vice, and on the 1997 HBO series Oz as Omar White.
Did The Five Heartbeats manager really get killed?
According to the actor, Shakespeare played a big role in the funeral of the Heartbeats manager Jimmy Potter (played by Chuck Patterson), who Big Red had killed amid threats of exposing his illegal activities to authorities. Surprisingly enough, there was no trace of Big Red initially in the scene.Jul 10, 2016
Who did Big Red hang out the window?
Trivia (9) The scene where Big Red beats up and dangles a singer out of a window over royalties is alleged to have actually happened to Jackie Wilson.