Where Are They Now?: The Original Cast of Sparkle

A look at the film's original cast.

Mary Alice - Before Whitney Houston landed the mother role in the remake, actress Mary Alice played it. Since then, the Emmy-winning thespian has maintained an illustrious acting career, starring in the classic hip hop film Beat Street (1984), hit TV sitcom A Different World and in 2003's The Matrix Revolutions.(Photo: Jemal Countess/WireImage)
Dorian Harewood - In the '76 cult classic, Harewood played Stix's street-savvy buddy Levi. Three years later, the actor earned his breakthrough role playing Alex Haley's father in Roots: The Next Generation. Harewood has stayed busy lending his deep, baritone voice to animated programs such as The Batman.(Photo: Mike Stotts / WENN)
Tony King - With his cool, conniving stare, Tony King gave Sparkle edge wth his street hustler character Satin. The one-time NFL player has had a sporadic acting career, landing most of his work on hit '80s shows like B.J. and the Bear and Magnum P.I. He's also done security work for Minister Louis Farrakhan and the rap group Public Enemy.(Photo: Warner Bros Pictures)
Curtis Mayfield - The legendary singer-songwriter scored the film's classic sountrack, which has been covered by pop singers from En Vogue to Mary J. Blige. After being paralyzed by a stage accident in Brooklyn in 1990, Mayfield continued his iconic music-making career until his death in 1999.(Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Dorian Harewood - In the '76 cult classic, Harewood played Stix's street-savvy buddy Levi. Three years later, the actor earned his breakthrough role playing Alex Haley's father in Roots: The Next Generation. Harewood has stayed busy lending his deep, baritone voice to animated programs such as The Batman.(Photo: Mike Stotts / WENN)

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