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Look at the Cast of ‘The Five Heartbeats’ Then and Now
Look at the Cast of 'The Five Heartbeats' Then and Now
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1. The Five Heartbeats (Now)
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2. Five Heartbeats (Then)
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3. Robert Townsend - "Duck" (Now)
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4. Robert Townsend- "Duck" (Then)
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5. Harry Lennix - Dresser (Now)
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6. Harry Lennix - "Dresser" (Then)
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7. Leon Robinson - JT (Now)
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8. Leon Robinson - JT (Then)
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9. Hawthorne James - "Big Red" (Now)
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10. Hawthorne James - "Big Red" (Then)
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11. John Canada Terrell - "Flash" (Now)
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12. John Canada Terrell - Flash (Then)
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13. Tico Wells - Anthony “Choirboy” Stone (Now)
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14. Tico Wells - Anthony “Choirboy” Stone (Then)
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15. Roy Fegan - “Bird” (Now)
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16. Roy Fegan - “Bird” (Then)
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17. Diahann Carroll - "Eleanor Potter" (Deceased, 2019)
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18. Diahann Carroll - "Eleanor Potter" (Then)
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19. Troy Byer - "Baby Doll" (Now)
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20. Troy Byer - "Baby Doll" (Then)
Source:Theresa Randle - Brenda Williams (Now)
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21. Theresa Randle - Brenda Williams (Now)
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22. Theresa Randle - Brenda Williams (Then)
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