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'Purple' people: Where are they now?

August 23, 2004

We all know what Prince has been up to in 2004. What have some of the other key players from "Purple Rain" done in the past 20 years?

Jon Bream

PRODUCER BOB CAVALLO

Co-manager of Prince 1979-89; he went on to help manage Green Day, Alanis Morissette, Seal, the Goo Goo Dolls and others. In 1998, he became chairman of Buena Vista Music Group, running all the Disney record labels and working with Hilary Duff, Polyphonic Spree, Los Lobos and Morris Day.

DIRECTOR ALBERT MAGNOLI

A first-time director on "Purple Rain," he never really cashed in. He directed "American Anthem" (1986), helped on Prince's splendid concert movie "Sign o' the Times" (1987) and finished up the Sly Stallone/Kurt Russell buddy picture "Tango & Cash" (1989) after another director started it. He directed Don Johnson's TV series "Nash Bridges" in 1996, the same year he did his last feature, "Dark Planet," a cheesy sci-fi flick starring Michael York.

SCREENWRITER WILLIAM BLINN

This old-school TV writer -- recruited for "Purple Rain" because he worked on the musical drama "Fame" -- produced and wrote this year's film "Starsky & Hutch." (He created the original TV series.)

APOLLONIA

Prince's love interest in "Purple Rain," she became Lorenzo Lamas' lover on the 1980s TV soap "Falcon's Crest" and made a few Italian movies. Her last U.S. film credit was a small part in "Anarchy TV" ('97). She has done a number of small TV roles, appearing last year on "The Wayne Brady Show" as herself. And did you catch her on VH1's "I Love the '80s"? She also made a solo album in '88, an exercise video and a Spanish-English CD in '98. She was invited to Carmen Electra's wedding this year (Prince wasn't), and recorded a Chaka Khan song with Greg Dulli for his Twilight Singers project.

MORRIS DAY

After playing Prince's rival in "Purple Rain," the cartoonish dandy signed a three-picture deal with 20th Century Fox but landed no major film roles. He has made four solo albums and reunited with the Time in '90 for the album "Pandemonium" and the Prince movie "Graffiti Bridge." He is touring with original Time members Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson and Monte Moir, and released "It's About Time," chiefly a live CD of old Time songs, this spring. A recently recorded Time album, produced by original members Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, is sitting in the can, Lewis says. Day appears in the new film "West From North Goes South," along with Tina Louise, Phyllis Diller and other names from the past.

CLARENCE WILLIAMS III

The former co-star of TV's "Mod Squad" went on to become a major character actor, appearing in more than two dozen films, including "The General's Daughter" and TV shows such as "Judging Amy."

WENDY & LISA

The only members of Prince's band, the Revolution, to have a prominent speaking role in the film, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman made three duo albums (the final one, in 1998, as the Girl Bros.). Lately, they have focused on scoring music for films and TV shows, including TV's "Crossing Jordan." Melvoin plays on Rob Thomas' upcoming solo album and recent discs by Liz Phair, Lisa Marie Presley, Terence Trent D'arby and Sheryl Crow. Coleman has played on albums by k.d. lang, Seal, Los Lobos and Victoria Williams.

Jon Bream is at 612-673-1719 or popmusic@startribune.com.

THREE albums?!

Here's my question: Whatever happened to the '6' girls, Brenda Bennet and Susan Moonsie?

here's my question: whatever happened to some of those creepy fools in the audience at The Taste when apples was shaking her cans? especially that one debarge looking twerp with the dangly earring, and the jolly looking big lady who was doing a little handclap dance. what happened to them???

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Wendy and Lisa
Fruit at the Bottom
Erioca
Girl Bros.

Hmm...you're right, Its 4

Anxiety said:

Anxiety said:

Well it's kind of right because there were only 3 credited as Wendy and Lisa. The fourth is credited to Girl Bros., even the live shows they did for that album was credited as The Girl Bros..

Morris is also playing a pimp on Eve's sitcom on WB or UPN.

I don't know if it's a regular role or if it was a one-shot, but he was pretty funny.

Now this pisses me off! Why is this "in the can" while we get old rejects and tepid live cuts??

"A recently recorded Time album, produced by original members Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, is sitting in the can, Lewis says."

Anxiety said:

They went to PrinceFams!

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[This message was edited Mon Aug 23 1:09:54 2004 by heybaby]

well,that debarge looking guy w/the dangling earing as u say is Tony Christian,one of the members of Mazarati.....next time u see the movie,take a good look and you'll see its him!

What happened to the girl that gets thrown in the dumpster? I've been losing sleep over that for years now.

Jam and Lewis and Morris Day have a Time CD that's just sitting in a vault somewhere??!!!!!
Now would be the best "TIME" to "RELEASE IT!!!!"(sorry I couldn't resist!)
Don't ya'll agree?

purplerainman said:

minneapolisgenius said:

who was she? i've been wonderin about her, too...

Anxiety said:

and what happened to that eazy-e lookalike in that scene?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Yes, that too. I'm sure someone on here has to know.

minneapolisgenius said:

she's still in the dumpster screamin "jerome get me the fuck outta here!!!"

Me? I want to know what happened to the club's owner -- "The Kid is in fiiine form tonight..."

Moonwalkbjrain said:

They forgot her in the dumpster and she's been at the Minneapolis landfill ever since.

Moonwalkbjrain said:

That was Kim Upsher, Prince's High School girlfriend. There have been a few threads recently asking about her. If you try a Google search you will discover that she is still living in Minneapolis and involved in community groups.

what about the lil paper pop-up puppet that prince was talking 2???
"maaaan....i dunno. life's a bitch!"

I thought y'all might be interested to know the information about Appollonia's wrong too, the song she recorded with Dulli is NOT a Chaka Khan song. - peace

Aerogram said:

Billy is still with Prince. In fact, I saw him at the Musicology concerts.

bountyhunterseven2000 said:

lol that things sooo cute! wish i knew where to get one

leopold said:

I totally agree.It's a shame that there is an all-new Time album ('Old Dogs,New Tricks'?) sitting in the vaults,and they choose to release a stupid live album instead

MrJoker said:

DavidEye said:

I want to know If Jesse plays on it. He probably doesn't, but his whereabouts need to be reported.

melgeo said:

Appollonia also had a guest spot on the Sci-Fi series "Sliders" playing the role of an archaeologist on a world where Egyptian influence was the primary influence for the US. And what about Morris Day's time on stage with "Beauty Shop" and the short-lived sitcom by the same name? The sitcom wasn't that great, but he got rave reviews for his work on stage.