Buddy Bolden (played by Gary Carr) is a protagonist in Bolden.
A seminal cornetist in early jazz history. He made no surviving recordings and was committed to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum in 1907 at age 30 following a diagnosis of acute alcoholic psychosis, where he spent the remainder of his life. Louis Armstrong (played by Reno Wilson) appears in Bolden.
A legendary jazz musician portrayed in the film. The actor Reno Wilson performs both acting and singing as Armstrong in the movie's musical sequences.
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Characters
Buddy Bolden
(played by Gary Carr) — protagonist
A seminal cornetist in early jazz history. He made no surviving recordings and was committed to the Louisiana State Insane Asylum in 1907 at age 30 following a diagnosis of acute alcoholic psychosis,...
Louis Armstrong
(played by Reno Wilson) — supporting
A legendary jazz musician portrayed in the film. The actor Reno Wilson performs both acting and singing as Armstrong in the movie's musical sequences.
