What is Tressa Thomas doing?

Tressa is currently in pre-production on her 2010 Academy Awards short film submission, “I Gathered With…” – which she will produce and make her directorial debut. In April 2009, Tressa is starring in “Back To Bacharach And David” at The Music Box @ Fonda Theater in Hollywood, CA.

How old is Tressa Thomas now?

43 years (July 31, 1978)
Tressa Thomas/Age

Did The Five Heartbeats actors really sing?

Lennix, and Tico Wells) performed in a concert with real-life Soul/R&B vocal group The Dells, one of many groups that inspired the film. The Dells sang and recorded the vocals as the actors lip synced.

Was the 5 Heartbeats based on a true story?

Barksdale sings bass for the Dells, the real-life R&B group that has been together since 1953 and on whose story “The Five Heartbeats” is more than loosely based. “We were driving along in the station wagon,” says Barksdale. “The police stopped us and to prove who we were, they made us get out and sing.”

Does Leon really sing?

New York City, New York, U.S. Leon Preston Robinson, usually credited as simply Leon, (born March 8, 1962) is an American actor and singer, who began his professional career as a film actor in the early 1980s.

What happened to the little girl on five heartbeats?

Tressa Thomas, better known for her childhood role as Robert Townsend’s character little sister in “The Five Heartbeats,” is now a grown woman. She’s still a talented performer and looking better than ever at 40.

Who is the little girl who sang in The Five Heartbeats?

Remember Duck’s Sister in ‘Five Heartbeats’? She Looks Great at 40 after Dropping Major Weight. Tressa Thomas, better known for her childhood role as Robert Townsend’s character little sister in “The Five Heartbeats,” is now a grown woman. She’s still a talented performer and looking better than ever at 40.

Who Killed The Five Heartbeats manager?

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.

Can Leon really sing?

His singing was done by Louis Price, a former member of the Temptations who sang with them in the 70’s. The only time Leon’s singing voice can be heard was in the scene where Otis and Melvin visit David’s apartment to warn him.

Who sang I Feel Like Going On In The Five Heartbeats?

The 5 Heartbeats
I Feel Like Going On/Artists

Who sang We haven’t finished yet in the five heartbeats?

We Haven’t Finished Yet/Artists

What happened to Big Red in 5 Heartbeats?

*Believe it or not, William Shakespeare was in “The Five Heartbeats.” 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.