"There are no second acts in American lives."
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
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Forest WhitakerCharlie 'Bird' Parker
Diane VenoraChan Parker
Michael ZelnikerRed Rodney
Samuel E. WrightDizzy Gillespie
Keith DavidBuster Franklin
Michael McGuireBrewster
James HandyEsteves
Damon WhitakerYoung Bird
Morgan NaglerKimArlen Dean SnyderDr. Heath
Sam RobardsMoscowitzGlenn WrightAlcoholic Patient
George OrrisonPatient with Checkers
Bill CobbsDr. Caulfield
Hamilton CampMayor of 52nd Street
