Dizzy Gillespie
Actor · Music · Original Music Composer
Born Oct 21, 1917 · Cheraw, South Carolina, USA
Active 1953–1993 · Awards: National Medal of Arts, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Paul Acket Award, Kennedy Center Honors, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, NEA Jazz Masters, New Jersey Hall of Fame
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (/ɡɪˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, and singer.
Filmography
The Cosby Show (1984) — Mr. HamptonJazz Is Our Religion (1972)Second Chance: Sea (1977) — Original Music ComposerHello (1984) — Original Music ComposerAmazonia (1990) — (voice)The Hat (1964) — The First Border Guard (voice)A Family Circus Easter (1982) — Easter Bunny (voice)The Hole (1962) — (voice)The Cosmic Eye (1986) — The MusiciansVoyage to Next (1974) — Father Time (voice) · Original Music ComposerDate with Dizzy (1956) — MusicEl invierno en Lisboa (1991) — Bill Swann · Original Music ComposerDidn't We Ramble On (1989) — NarratorJazz Club 2 (2022)Things to Come (1953) — MusicA Supermarket in Californi (2024) — MusicA Smattering of Spots (1958) — Music