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Sam Rockwell Says He Still Gets Residual Checks for ‘Lean on Me’ “Even Though I’m Not in It”
While Rockwell ultimately landed the role, he admitted they “never got to my scene” during filming. “So they had to let me go ...
Sam Rockwell Was Almost ‘Gonna Be a Star' in ‘Lean on Me,' but Was Cut (and Still Gets Residuals)
"Hey, I'm gonna be a star." That was almost Sam Rockwell's line in "Lean on Me." The 1989 film which starred Morgan Freeman ...
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Was Sam Rockwell in "Lean on Me"? Actor says he still receives residual checks from the film
Josh Horowitz inquired about the last time he had to audition. Sam Rockwell recalled trying out for Josh Brolin's role in No ...
This 1989 Morgan Freeman Movie Still Haunts These A-List Stars
In 1989, Morgan Freeman rocked the box office with the release of Lean on Me about a real-life Paterson, NJ principal who ...
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The CW Developing 'Lean On Me' Drama Based On Movie From Wendy Calhoun, LeBron James & John Legend - Deadline
The CW has put in development Lean On Me, a female-led hourlong drama inspired by the 1989 film that starred Morgan Freeman, from writer Wendy Calhoun (Station 19), LeBron James & Maverick Carter ...
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Joe Clark, the baseball bat-wielding principal who inspired the movie ‘Lean on Me,’ dies at age 82 - CNN
Joe Louis Clark, the hard-charging high school principal who inspired the movie “Lean on Me,” has died at the age of 82, his family said in a statement Tuesday.
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Joe Clark, Principal Who Inspired Movie Lean on Me, Dies - People.com
Joe Clark, N.J. Principal Who Inspired Film Lean on Me Starring Morgan Freeman, Dies at 82 The retired New Jersey principal died on Tuesday in his Gainesville, Florida home after a "long battle ...
Sam Rockwell reveals he gets residual checks for “Lean on Me” 'even though I'm not in it'
"I still get residual checks for that even though I'm not in it," Rockwell said. Lean on Me was Imperioli's film debut. While he secured the role over Rockwell in the end, Imperio ...