"There are no second acts in American lives."
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
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as Charlie 'Bird' Parker
AliveBorn: July 15, 1961
Age: 65
Longview, Texas, USA
as Chan Parker
AliveBorn: August 10, 1952
Age: 74
East Hartford, Connecticut, USA
as Red Rodney
AliveBirth date not on record.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
as Dizzy Gillespie
DeceasedBorn: November 20, 1946
Died: May 24, 2021
Age at death: 74
as Buster Franklin
AliveBorn: June 4, 1956
Age: 70
Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
as Brewster
AliveBorn: November 30, 1933
Age: 92
as Esteves
DeceasedBorn: March 19, 1945
Died: June 3, 2026
Age at death: 81
as Young Bird
AliveBorn: October 21, 1970
Age: 55
Los Angeles County, California, USA
as Kim
AliveBorn: March 24, 1978
Age: 48
Oregon, USA
as Dr. Heath
DeceasedBorn: March 5, 1933
Died: July 5, 2024
Age at death: 91
as Moscowitz
AliveBorn: December 16, 1961
Age: 64
New York City, New York, USA
as Alcoholic Patient
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Patient with Checkers
DeceasedBorn: October 30, 1929
Died: March 1, 2001
Age at death: 71
as Dr. Caulfield
DeceasedBorn: June 16, 1934
Died: June 25, 2024
Age at death: 90
as Mayor of 52nd Street
DeceasedBorn: October 29, 1934
Died: October 1, 2005
Age at death: 70
as First Doorman
AliveBorn: January 5, 1955
Age: 71
Los Angeles, California, U.S
as Second Doorman
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Gene
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Sid
DeceasedBorn: January 27, 1942
Died: October 29, 2019
Age at death: 77
as Frog
DeceasedBorn: December 4, 1954
Died: November 6, 2024
Age at death: 69
as Mildred Berg
DeceasedBorn: March 5, 1921
Died: January 17, 2016
Age at death: 94
as Ralph the Narc
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Audrey
AliveBorn: September 18, 1953
Age: 72
New York City, New York, USA
as Owner - Three Deuces
AliveBorn: December 23, 1946
Age: 79
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
as Wilson
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Prince
DeceasedBorn: June 16, 1942
Died: March 9, 1999
Age at death: 56
as Stratton
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Bride's Father
DeceasedBorn: October 6, 1930
Died: November 21, 2021
Age at death: 91
as Parisian Emcee
DeceasedBorn: December 9, 1923
Died: September 27, 2011
Age at death: 87
as Benny Tate
DeceasedBorn: May 17, 1938
Died: October 16, 1996
Age at death: 58
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