Carl Wright (February 2, 1932 – May 19, 2007) was an American

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, and

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whose later life acting credits included ''

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'', '' Barbershop'', and ''

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''. For several years, Wright teamed with Chicago radio legend

Pervis Spann Pervis Spann (August 16, 1932 – March 14, 2022) was an American broadcaster, music promoter, and radio personality. He was a disc jockey on WVON and was influential in the development of blues music in Chicago, Illinois. Early life Spann wa ...

, 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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