
Comedy was only the beginning of his life's work.
Overview
This revealing portrait of comedian, activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader Dick Gregory documents his many personal reinventions throughout the decades, from celebrity to civil rights hero and beyond, while hearing from the incredible entertainers who have been inspired by his blueprint.
Cast
Dick Gregory
Self
Chris Rock
Self
Harry Belafonte
Self
Kevin Hart
Self
Lena Waithe
Self
Dave Chappelle
Self
Wanda Sykes
Self
Nick Cannon
Self
Rob Schneider
Self
W. Kamau Bell
Self
Lillian Gregory
Self
Steve Jaffe
Self
Rock Newman
Self
Robert Lipsyte
Self
Ayanna Gregory
Self
Yohance Gregory
Self
Cathy Hughes
Self
Ed Bradley
Self (archive footage)
MLK/FBI
Joker
Apur Sansar
Android Re-Enactment
Buffalo '66
Oppenheimer
Society
Re-Animator Resurrectus
Erin Brockovich
The Match Factory Girl
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
Into the Labyrinth
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Frankenstein
One Way or Another
Juliet of the Spirits
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Rashomon
Pather Panchali