The Fighting Temptations (2003) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Jonathan Lynn.

Cast

• Cuba Gooding Jr. as Darrin Hill
• Beyoncé as Lilly
• Mike Epps as Lucius
• Faith Evans as Maryann Hill
• Steve Harvey as Miles Smoke
• Wendell Pierce as Reverend Lewis
• LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Paulina Pritchett
• Dave Sheridan as Bill
• Angie Stone as Alma
• Rue McClanahan as Nancy Stringer
• Melba Moore as Bessie Cooley
• Shirley Caesar as Herself
• Dakin Matthews as Mr. Fairchild
• Nicky Buggs as Sarah
• Daphnée Duplaix Samuel as Tiffany
• Lourdes Benedicto as Rosa Lopez
• Chlöe Bailey as Little Lilly
• Lou Myers as Homer T.
• Wilbur Fitzgerald as L&G Representative
• Vince Canlas as Simon
• Wes Chatham as Cashier
• Mickey Jones as Scooter
• L. Warren Young as Guard
• Faizon Love as Prison Warden
• Jimmy Carter as The Blind Boys of Alabama
• Nigel Washington as Little Darin
• T-Bone as Bee-Z Biggs
• Montell Jordan as Johnson
• Chris Cole as Lightfoot
• Bilal as Nightclub Singer
• Kioka Hampton Carter as Amazing Grace Auditioner
• Justin Mark Caudill as Goofy Auditioner
• Steven Patrick Huie as Goofy Auditioner
• Chuck Larkin as Saw & Nose Flute Auditioner
• Roger Greene Jr. as Gangsta Rapper
• D'Wayne Gardner as 'Isn't She Lovely' Auditioner
• Ann Nesby as Aunt Sally Walker
• Rosalie Washington as Faye Jenkins
• Sonny Jim Gaines as Lillys Grandfather
• Mitchah Williams as Jimmy B

Crew

• Elizabeth Hunter — Screenplay
• Jonathan Lynn — Director
• Elizabeth Hunter — Writer
• David Gale — Producer
• Saladin K. Patterson — Screenplay
• Jeff Pollack — Producer
• Benny Medina — Producer
• Loretha C. Jones — Producer
• Affonso Beato — Director of Photography

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