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Ray Charles Personally Approved Of Jamie Foxx Being Cast In His Biopic

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Even though Charles couldn’t see the amazing physical resemblance between him and Foxx, the entire script for Ray was translated into braille. After reading the text and hearing Foxx’s performance, Charles approved.

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