Jamie Foxx.... Curtis Taylor Jr.
Beyoncé Knowles .... Deena Jones
Eddie Murphy .... James 'Thunder' Early
Danny Glover .... Marty Madison
Anika Noni Rose .... Lorrell Robinson
Keith Robinson .... Clarence Conrad 'C.C.' White
Jennifer Hudson .... Effie Melody White
Sharon Leal .... Michelle Morris
Hinton Battle .... Wayne
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jordan Belfi .... Adam Brooks
Gilbert Glenn Brown .... Man with Gun
Yvette Nicole Brown .... Curtis' Secretary
Laura Bell Bundy .... Sweetheart
E.J. Callahan .... Older White Man
Luna Rocio Cantale .... Las vegas patron
Yvette Cason .... Mae Jones
John Cenatiempo .... Thug #1
Robert Cicchini .... Nicky Sylvano
Michael Cline .... Reporter #2
Colvon Collins .... Jimmy Early Band
Thomas Crawford .... T.V. Director
Robert Curtis-Brown .... Technical director (as Robert Curtis Brown)
Loretta Devine .... Jazz Singer
Matthew Dickens .... Jimmy Early Band Member
Johnny Erasme .... Campbell Connection Dancer
Alexander Folk .... Ronald White
Alejandro Furth .... Case Worker
Bashir Gavriel .... Guitar Player
Jason Graham .... Roadie
Vince Grant .... American Bandstand Producer
Ralph Louis Harris .... M.C.
Daren A. Herbert .... Jimmy Early's Band
Christopher Jackson
JoNell Kennedy .... Joann
John Krasinski .... Sam Walsh
Dawnn Lewis .... Melba Early
John Lithgow .... Jerry Harris
Jesus Maldonado .... Dancer
David Mehl .... Trumpet Player
Eddie Mekka .... Las Vegas Club Manager
Jonas Neal .... Trumpet Player
Rory O'Malley .... Dave
Ken Page .... Max Washington
Damion Poitier .... Man in D.C. Bar
Marty Ryan .... Stagehand
Tony Sagastizado I .... Cuban Man
Rick Scarry .... Atlanta Disc Jockey
Esther Scott .... Aunt Ethel
Jocko Sims .... Elvis Kelly
Bobby Slayton .... Sandy Price
Smalls .... Security guard
Angela Sorensen .... Reporter
Toni Trucks .... Woman in D.C. Bar
Michael Villani .... Detroit Reporter
Anne Elizabeth Warren .... Sweetheart
Jamar Welch .... Saxaphone Player
Robert Wheeler .... Musician
Jaleel White .... Booking agent at Detroit Theatre
Mariah I. Wilson .... Magic White
Jordan Wright .... Teddy Campbell
Philip Wright .... Taxi Driver
Debra Zane .... Upset White Woman