Carl Wright (February 2, 1932 – May 19, 2007) was an American tap dancer, actor, and

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whose late life acting credits included '' Soul Food'', '' Barbershop'', and '' Big Momma's House''. For several years, Wright teamed with Chicago radio legend Pervis Spann, playing a misguided and mischievous reverend on his Chicago television show "Blues and More". Born in

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, he toured as a tap dancer as a young man, and for a time performed as The Three-Leggers with a one-legged partner. Wright died of cancer at his home in Chicago in 2007.Associated Press (May 20, 2007). Dancer, Actor Carl Wright Dies at 75.

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