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The Roots
The Roots


Background information
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s) Hip-hop
Jazz
Soul
Rock
Funk
Years active 1987—present
Label(s) Def Jam Recordings
Geffen Records
Interscope Records
Island Def Jam Music Group
MCA Records
DGC Records
Website Website
Members
Black Thought
Questlove
Kamal Gray
F. Knuckles
Captain Kirk Douglas
Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson
Owen Biddle
Former members
Ben Kenney
Kenyatta "Kid Crumbs" Warren
Josh "Rubberband" Abrams
Malik B.
Rahzel
Scott Storch
Martin Luther
Scratch
Dice Raw
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Green Day And Tom Hanks To Produce American Idiot Movie

April 13, 2011
Green Day And Tom Hanks To Produce American Idiot MovieGreen Day and Hollywood actor Tom Hanks are set to produce a movie adaptation of the band's musical, American Idiot.

The movie, which will share the same name, has been picked up by Universal and will be directed by Michael Mayer

Mayer, who also directed the stage version, will work alongside screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, reports Reuters.

Hanks was behind the huge movie-musical hit Mamma Mia!, which featured songs by ABBA.

(by Jason Gregory)





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