

Bird
"There are no second acts in American lives."
6.8363 votes on TMDB1988Movie2h 41m
Saxophone player Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker comes to New York in 1940 and is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him.
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Forest Whitaker
Charlie 'Bird' Parker

Diane Venora
Chan Parker

Michael Zelniker
Red Rodney

Samuel E. Wright
Dizzy Gillespie

Keith David
Buster Franklin

Michael McGuire
Brewster

James Handy
Esteves

Damon Whitaker
Young Bird

Morgan Nagler
Kim
- A
Arlen Dean Snyder
Dr. Heath

Sam Robards
Moscowitz
- G
Glenn Wright
Alcoholic Patient
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