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Leon Haywood(1942-2016)

  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Leon Haywood was born on 11 February 1942 in Houston, Texas, USA. He was a composer, known for Date Night (2010), Blue Streak (1999) and Undercover Brother (2002). He died on 5 April 2016 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 11, 1942
DiedApril 5, 2016(74)
BornFebruary 11, 1942
DiedApril 5, 2016(74)
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Known for

Steve Carell and Tina Fey in Date Night (2010)
Date Night
6.3
  • Soundtrack("I Want'A Do Something Freaky to You")
  • 2010
Martin Lawrence in Blue Streak (1999)
Blue Streak
6.4
  • Soundtrack("Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang", "Da Freak")
  • 1999
Denise Richards, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Eddie Griffin in Undercover Brother (2002)
Undercover Brother
5.9
  • Soundtrack("She's A Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)")
  • 2002
Tim Robbins and Martin Lawrence in Nothing to Lose (1997)
Nothing to Lose
6.7
  • Soundtrack("In A Magazine")
  • 1997

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Composer

  • Foxy Brown Feat. Dru Hill: Big Bad Mamma (1997)
    Foxy Brown Feat. Dru Hill: Big Bad Mamma
    5.1
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1997
  • Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre in Dr. Dre Feat. Snoop Dogg: Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang (1992)
    Dr. Dre Feat. Snoop Dogg: Nuthin' But a 'G' Thang
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Composer (music by)
    • 1992

Soundtrack

  • The Project (2009)
    The Project
    4.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Livin' It Up"
    • 2024
  • Sheryl Lee Ralph, Lisa Ann Walter, William Stanford Davis, Tyler James Williams, Chris Perfetti, Quinta Brunson, and Janelle James in Abbott Elementary (2021)
    Abbott Elementary
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" (uncredited)
    • 2024
  • Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Oh, Hoa Xuande, and Fred Nguyen Khan in The Sympathizer (2024)
    The Sympathizer
    6.8
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You"
    • writer: "I Want'a Do Something Freaky to You"
    • 2024
  • Lucy Boynton, David Corenswet, and Justin H. Min in The Greatest Hits (2024)
    The Greatest Hits
    6.2
    • performer: "Don't Push It Don't Force It"
    • writer: "Don't Push It Don't Force It"
    • 2024
  • Ville Eerikkilä and Juuso Kallio in Viki ja Köpi Show (2022)
    Viki ja Köpi Show
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang"
    • 2024
  • Woody Harrelson, Joshua Felder, James Day Keith, Madison Tevlin, and Kevin Iannucci in Champions (2023)
    Champions
    6.8
    • writer: "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built)"
    • 2023
  • David Makes Man (2019)
    David Makes Man
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)"
    • 2019
  • Oliver Hudson, Jenna Fischer, Van Crosby, Sander Thomas, and Olivia Keville in Splitting Up Together (2018)
    Splitting Up Together
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" (uncredited)
    • 2019
  • Andrew Rannells, Maya Rudolph, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
    Big Mouth
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "Don't Push It Don't Force It"
    • writer: "Don't Push It Don't Force It" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Demetrius Shipp Jr. in All Eyez on Me (2017)
    All Eyez on Me
    5.9
    • writer: "Nuthin But a G Thang"
    • 2017
  • Eryn Wilson, Tim W. Kelly, David Van Horn, Fraser Brown, Shara Connolly, Phil Brown, Emmett Skilton, Chelsie Preston Crayford, Ben Van Lier, Phil Peleton, Ian Bell, Matt Whelan, Andrew Blair, Adam Jonas Segaller, Alexandra Corin Johnston, Akira Matsumoto, Jade Albany Pietrantonio, and Holly Shervey in American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017)
    American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • performer: "It's Got To Be Mellow"
    • writer: "It's Got To Be Mellow" (uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Straight Outta Compton (2015)
    Straight Outta Compton
    7.8
    • writer: "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang"
    • 2015
  • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
    Scandal
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "She's a Bad Mama Jama (She's Built, She's Stacked)" (uncredited)
    • 2012–2015
  • Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
    Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
    7.1
    • writer: "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang"
    • 2012
  • Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis in Due Date (2010)
    Due Date
    6.5
    • writer: "This Is Why I'm Hot"
    • 2010

Personal details

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  • Born
    • February 11, 1942
    • Houston, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • April 5, 2016
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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