Jimmy Bryant was born on June 2, 1929 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA as James Howard Bryant. He is known for his work on Charlie Wilson's War (2007), The Paper Brigade (1996) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967).
September 22, 1980, Moultrie, Georgia, United States
Place Of Birth
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Profession
Music Department, Soundtrack, Actor
Albums
Flaming Guitars
Movies
The Skydivers
Star Sign
Gemini
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Fact
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Jimmy Bryant was selected over every singer in the world to be the "ghost voice" for Richard Beymer. The producers flew people from all over the world to audition, putting them up at the Beverly Hills Hotel. When the producers decided to hire Jimmy, he was offered a contract at scale, which he took because he needed the money, desperately, at the time. Jimmy Bryant received residuals only for television replays. Inquiring about a Record Album residual, Saul Chaplin told Jimmy he had to deal directly with Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim since they kept those rights. Marni Nixon, a friend of Bernstein, flew her agent to New York to negotiate her deal. Marni Nixon made $18,000 in her first check. Jimmy Bryant, so new in the business, had no such luck negotiating sound track record album residuals.
2
Whistled for Elvis Presley in some long forgotten movie back in the '60s! Elvis had gone on tour before anyone noticed that he was whistling in one scene.
$900,000
