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Timmie Rogers

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Birth name Timothy John Anerum
Nationality USA
Birth 4 july 1914 at Detroit (USA)
Death 17 december 2006 (at 92 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Timmie Rogers (born Timothy John Anerum July 4, 1914 – December 17, 2006) was an American comedian, singer-songwriter, bandleader and actor who appeared on many national TV shows in the 1960s and 1970s. Rogers was one of the first Black comedians allowed to directly address a white audience when he worked. Before Rogers, African-American funny men had to either work in pairs or groups, only conversing with each other, and they had to play a character, while popular white comedians, such as Bob Hope and Jack Benny got to play themselves. Rogers worked by himself, always dressed well, often wearing a tuxedo, and never wore blackface.

His humor was clean, topical, and political. Rogers was inducted into the National Comedy Hall of Fame in 1993, and is often called the Jackie Robinson of comedy, because he opened the door for other performers such as Dick Gregory and Bill Cosby.

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The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
, 2h2
Directed by Robert Townsend
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Robert Townsend, Michael Wright, Leon Robinson, Harry Lennix, Diahann Carroll, James Hawthorne
Roles Buddy Lewis
Rating74% 3.7466453.7466453.7466453.7466453.746645
In the early 1990s, Donald "Duck" Matthews browses a Rolling Stone magazine, noticing an article questioning the recent exploits of The Five Heartbeats, The Temptations, and The Four Tops and why the groups disbanded.