Raised in the church in Los Angeles, California, Cheryl Lynn was once too shy to sing church solos. By 1978, she was a speech pathology major in college. With her singing talents known primarily by her family and her then-boyfriend, she had not considered a career as a singer. Yet her boyfriend, Delbert Langston, issued an ultimatum: she would ...
Landed the role of the Wicked Witch of the West in the national touring company play of "The Wiz" in 1976.
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Cheryl's signature record, "Got To Be Real", was inducted into the "Dance Music Hall Of Fame" on September 19, 2005.
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Cheryl recorded a version of the Lynsey de Paul/Barry Blue song, "Love Bomb", for her album, "In Love", produced by Barry. This track is featured, along with "Got To Be Real" and the Melissa Manchester/Carole Bayer Sager song, "Come in from the Rain", on the Cheryl Lynn compilation, "The Real Thing".
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Atlanta
2016
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Coronation Street
TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2016 writer - 2 episodes, 2016
A Hologram for the King
2016
lyrics: "Got To Be Real" / music: "Got To Be Real" / performer: "Got To Be Real"
South Park
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015
Scandal
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015
Night at the Museum 3
2014
performer: "Got to Be Real" / writer: "Got to Be Real"
Vestido Pra Casar
2014
writer: "Got To Be Real"
The X Factor Philippines
2012
TV Series writer - 1 episode
American Dad!
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2010
The Holiday
2006
performer: "Got to Be Real" 1978 / writer: "Got to Be Real" 1978
The Pink Panther
2006
performer: "Got to Be Real" / writer: "Got to Be Real"
Idol
2005
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Crossing Jordan
2004
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Shark Tale
2004
performer: "Sweet Kind of Life" / writer: "Got to Be Real", "Sweet Kind of Life"
The Cookout
2004
performer: "Got to Be Real" / writer: "Got to Be Real"
Mulheres Apaixonadas
2003
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Get Up!
2003
performer: "Got To Be Real" / writer: "Got To Be Real"
The Disco Ball
2003
TV Special performer: "Got to Be Real" / writer: "Got to Be Real"
Undercover Brother
2002
performer: "Got To Be Real" / writer: "Got To Be Real"
Sex and the City
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2001 writer - 1 episode, 2001
Keeping the Faith
2000
performer: "Got to Be Real" / writer: "Got to Be Real"
The Wood
1999
performer: "If This World Were Mine"
Will & Grace
TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1998 writer - 1 episode, 1998
Safe Men
1998
performer: "Got To Be Real" / writer: "Got To Be Real"
Soul Music Festival: Part IV
1998
TV Movie performer: "Encore", "Keep It Hot", "Got To Be Real" - uncredited / writer: "Keep It Hot", "Got To Be Real" - uncredited
The Last Days of Disco
1998
performer: "Got to Be Real" / writer: "Got to Be Real"
Carlito's Way
1993
performer: "Got To Be Real" / writer: "Got To Be Real"
Queens Logic
1991
performer: "Got to Be Real" / writer: "Got to Be Real"
Paris Is Burning
1990
Documentary performer: "Got To Be Real" / writer: "Got To Be Real" - as C. Lynn
Ghost Dad
1990
performer: "Everytime I Say Goodbye"
Armed and Dangerous
1986
performer: "STEPPIN' INTO THE NIGHT"
Heavenly Bodies
1984
performer: "At Last You're Mine"
The Last Married Couple in America
1980
performer: "Got to Be Real" / writer: "Got to Be Real"
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