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Screamin' Jay Hawkins

Name in Native Language: "Jalacy Hawkins" (English/EN)
Actor / Pianist / Composer / Songwriter | * 07/18/1929 († 70, 02/12/2000) | Cleveland, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Jalacy J. "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins (July 18, 1929 – February 12, 2000) was an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as "I Put a Spell on You", he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an early pioneer of shock rock. He received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the 1989 indie film Mystery Train. ()
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Jalacy "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Famed chiefly for his powerful, operatic vocal delivery and wildly theatrical performances of songs such as "I Put a Spell on You" (1956), he sometimes used macabre props onstage, making him an early pioneer of shock rock.

Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Drama | Comedies

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Movies with Screamin' Jay Hawkins as Actor(9)

as Himself (archive footage)2001 57 Screaming Kids
as Chanteur Bouge1999 Peut-être
as Adolfo1997 Dance with the Devil
as Night Clerk1989 Mystery Train
as Blues Club Singer1988 Two Moon Junction
1986 Joey
as himself1978 American Hot Wax
as himself1957 Mister Rock and Roll

Full Name: Jalacy Hawkins
Born: Thursday, 07/18 1929 (July) in Cleveland, Ohio (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 02/12 2000 (February) in Neuilly-sur-Seine (aged: 70)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Record Label: Apollo Records, OKeh Records
Other names for Screamin' Jay Hawkins (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Screamin’ Jay Hawkins"
Screamin' Jay Hawkins frequently works together with these people:
Cédric Klapisch (3x, Crew)
Zalman King (3x, Crew)
Forest Whitaker (2x, Actor)
Jim Jarmusch (2x, Crew)
Jackson Burns (2x, Crew)
John Toles-Bey (2x, Actor)
Chuck Berry (2x, Actor)
Mark Plummer (2x, Crew)
Meredith Soupios (2x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:16900, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024