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The Miki Howard Story coming soon to TV One FIRST LOOK: Teyonah Parris & Darius McCrary In ‘The Miki Howard Story’ Biopic, Chaka Khan's Daughter Plays HER MOM! |
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I have nothing against Miki Howard,but....was she really famous enough to have her own biopic?! | |
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Well, Unsung helped her get back out there and they did announce it on the 'Unsung: Revisited' episode when they caught up with her. |
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I like Miki and the Sista can Sing but this one is a head scratcher...Since the TV Movie is under the Unsung umbrella or inspired by the Hit Series I would have gone with Phyllis Hyman or Melba Moore.... | |
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Wow, actors gotta eat too. I don't get this one. I haven't seen one since Ray but I have biopic fatigue | |
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I'm with you and I'm a Miki Howard fan. Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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This should be interesting. Better than a biopic on Beyonce. Ive always found Miki so fascinating to watch. Weird chick. And Indira really looks like her mom with that big red wig on.  "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
"The only true wisdom is knowing you know nothing." - Socrates | |
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From the makers of the Miki Howard Bio Pic, comes "Nameless: The Story of Colonel Abrams." PRINCE: Always and Forever
MICHAEL JACKSON: Always and Forever ----- Live Your Life How U Wanna Live It | |
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Why not have a biopic of Miki Howard? She has her legacy too just like her peers, whether she's famous or not. I think the project was a pleasant surprise.
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LittleBLUECorvette said: From the makers of the Miki Howard Bio Pic, comes "Nameless: The Story of Colonel Abrams."  And one on Miles Jaye is in the making too. Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint | |
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I'm not sure if Ritchie Valens & Ed Wood were that famous, but they got theatrical movies. Ritchie's recording career wasn't even a year old before he died. I wonder if Rick Dees will be mentioned since Miki was his background singer You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Chancellor said: I like Miki and the Sista can Sing but this one is a head scratcher...Since the TV Movie is under the Unsung umbrella or inspired by the Hit Series I would have gone with Phyllis Hyman or Melba Moore.... Interesting biopics, the two. | |
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I forgot which music awards it was because it was long ago, but I remembered her getting onstage to get her award, and she was high as a kite. | |
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Beautifulstarr123 said: I forgot which music awards it was because it was long ago, but I remembered her getting onstage to get her award, and she was high as a kite. Probably the Black Gold Awards from the 80s. Miki said Anita Baker was backstage and told her she better cherish that award because it was the only award she was ever gonna get. I wonder if that will be in the movie and who will portray Anita? "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley
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i hope they address the whole michael jackson connection, im intriqued by that whole situation between her and the family. | |
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wow,Anita said that? | |
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she really is a bitchy diva,isn't she? 
LOLOL... Colonel Abrams AKA Teddy Pendergass Lite...aka 2 Hit Wonder
i loved sexy Miki Howard, but she didnt earn enough stripes or put in enough work, to warrant a unsung documentary | |
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Indira Khan is almost as fine as her mother was, and can sing almost just like her...im gonna have to watch this...a couple times | |
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A biopic about the life of R&B/jazz singer Miki Howard is in the works. Fab chick Teyonah Parris will portray Miki andDarius McCrary will star as the late Gerald Levert. Check out the first flicks from the film inside…
If you’re a fan of songstress Miki Howard, get excited! We told you a new biopic about the singer would be coming to TVOne. NOW, we have the deets on the film that will give us a behind-the-scenes look at the life of the singer. It's titledThe Miki Howard Story. Chi-raq starlet Teyonah Parris has been tapped to play the R&B songstress. And look at Eddie Winslow getting some work!
Miki found mainstream success in the late 80s/early 90s with a string of #1 hits, including “Come Share My Love,” “Ain’t Nobody Like You,” “Love Under New Management,” and a host of others. But, her career was derailed by poor relationships and drug addiction.
According to Indie Wire, the film, helmed by director Christine Swanson, will chronicle 30+ years of Howard's life, both professional and personal trials and triumphs, including her relationships with the men, like Gerald Levert, who played instrumental roles in her life. Former “Family Matters” star Darius McCrary will play the late singer.
Christine Swanson (below, right) will be directing from a script she co-wrote with "Pastor Brown" writer Rhonda Baraka, which is reportedly based on a yet to be released biography by Miki Howard (below, left).
Also joining the cast, “Single Ladies” star LisaRaye as Sylvia Rhone, “Being Mary Jane” star Gary Dourdan as Augie Johnson, Django star Amari Cheatom as Eddie Phelps and “Shameless” star Vanessa Bell Calloway as Josephine Howard.
LisaRaye shared an on-set shot of herself and Teyonah in character recently. Cute.
And check this out! Chaka Khan’s daughter Indira Khan will be playing her iconic mother. Nice!
The film was shot in Savannah, GA and is currently wrapping up. The Miki Howard Story is expected to premiere in June 2016 on TVOne. Will you be tuning?
Photos: IndieWire/Lisa’s IG/Indira’s iG/Christine's IG