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Akeelah and the Bee
2006-04-28
Cast30
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter
Steve
Sara Niemietz
Polly
George Hornedo
Roman
Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow
District Judge
Lee Garlington
Regional Judge
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Herself
Sidney Ganis
Regional Pronouncer
Austin Herrera Davis
Cheating Boy
Janet Borrus
Cheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang Bodison
Akeelah's Father
Bonita Friedericy
Volunteer
Lauren Sánchez
Reporter
Fay Hauser
Woman on TV
Jack Ong
Korean Grocer
Neil Soni
Rajeev Subramonian
Tinashe
Cissi
Art8
Warren Alan Young
Production Design
Shelley A. Wallace
Art Direction
Julieann Getman
Set Decoration
Matt Furginson
Assistant Property Master
Kathleen Kasinger
Property Master
Robert 'Cass' McEntee
Construction Coordinator
Alicia Maccarone
Set Designer
Greg Sanger
Leadman
Camera10
Saeed Adyani
Still Photographer
Johnny Radzik
Camera Operator
Chris Mosio
Camera Operator
M. David Mullen
Director of Photography
Brad Heiner
Key Grip
James 'Keeper' Auld
Dolly Grip
William Rick Young
Best Boy Grip
David Mun
Second Assistant Camera
Chris Mosio
Second Unit Director of Photography
Marcos O. Lopez
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Costume & Make-Up7
Cheryl Cravedi
Set Costumer
Edna Sheen
Makeup Department Head
Kenneth Walker
Hair Department Head
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Costume Supervisor
Linda Cowan
Key Makeup Artist
Gigi Williams
Key Makeup Artist
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Crew8
Kirk Huston
Transportation Captain
Angel DeSanti
Transportation Captain
Oswaldo Rojas
Propmaker
Carl Pedregal
Post Production Supervisor
Jason Dock Harrell
Propmaker
Kevin Moll
Studio Teacher
Jo Ann Smith
Studio Teacher
Heather Fielding
Studio Teacher
Directing3
Doug Atchison
Director
Rodney Allen Hooks
Assistant Director
Jan McWilliams
Script Supervisor
Editing2
Glenn Farr
Editor
Markus Czyzewski
First Assistant Editor
Lighting1
Rich Paisley
Gaffer
Production11
Nancy Hult Ganis
Producer
Jaki Brown
Casting
Aisha Coley
Casting
Jennifer Booth
Production Supervisor
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
Mike Upton
Co-Producer
Laurence Fishburne
Producer
Danny Llewelyn
Producer
Kent Kubena
Co-Producer
Jules Carideo
Production Coordinator
Mark Cuban
Executive Producer
Sound19
Roland N. Thai
Supervising Sound Editor
Johnny Caruso
Music Editor
Matthew Nicolay
Sound mixer
Eduardo Ponsdomenech
Music Editor
Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
Joel C. High
Music Supervisor
Stacey A. Washer
Boom Operator
Ken S. Polk
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Roland N. Thai
Sound Designer
James Morioka
Dialogue Editor
Shawn Kennelly
Foley Mixer
Eric Thompson
ADR Mixer
Barbara McCart
Sound Recordist
James Morioka
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Melissa Kennelly
Foley Editor
Vince Nicastro
Foley Artist
Fred Stafford
Supervising ADR Editor
Laura Macias
Foley Artist
Chris Navarro
ADR Recordist
Writing1
Doug Atchison
Writer