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William DeVaughn

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William DeVaughn was born in 1948 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a composer, known for Radio (2003), Straight Outta Compton (2015) and Be Cool (2005).
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    Known for

    Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris in Radio (2003)
    Radio
    6.9
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Be Thankful for What You Got")
    • 2003
    Neil Brown Jr., Aldis Hodge, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, and O'Shea Jackson Jr. in Straight Outta Compton (2015)
    Straight Outta Compton
    7.8
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Gangsta Gangsta")
    • 2015
    Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Danny DeVito, Vince Vaughn, André 3000, Cedric The Entertainer, Dwayne Johnson, Christina Milian, and Steven Tyler in Be Cool (2005)
    Be Cool
    5.6
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Be Thankful For What You Got")
    • 2005
    Helena Christensen in Ready to Wear (1994)
    Ready to Wear
    5.2
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Be Thankful for What You Got")
    • 1994

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    Composer

    • Massive Attack: Be Thankful for What You've Got (1991)
      Massive Attack: Be Thankful for What You've Got
      7.1
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1991

    Soundtrack

    • 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: "Gangsta Gangsta"
      • 2015
    • Ned Luke, Shawn Fonteno, and Steven Ogg in Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
      Grand Theft Auto V
      9.5
      Video Game
      • writer: "Gangsta Gangsta"
      • 2013
    • Clear History (2013)
      Clear History
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • performer: "Be Thankful for What You Got"
      • writer: "Be Thankful for What You Got"
      • 2013
    • David Letterman, Regis Philbin, Barbara Gaines, Biff Henderson, Alan Kalter, and Paul Shaffer in Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
      Late Show with David Letterman
      7.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "Be Thankful For What You Got" (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • La Mission (2009)
      La Mission
      7.0
      • writer: "Be Thankful for What You Got"
      • 2009
    • James Ransone and Lee Tergesen in Generation Kill (2008)
      Generation Kill
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "Gangsta Gangsta"
      • 2008
    • The Wire (2002)
      The Wire
      9.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Be Thankful for What You've Got"
      • writer: "Be Thankful for What You've Got" (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Danny DeVito, Vince Vaughn, André 3000, Cedric The Entertainer, Dwayne Johnson, Christina Milian, and Steven Tyler in Be Cool (2005)
      Be Cool
      5.6
      • performer: "Be Thankful For What You Got"
      • writer: "Be Thankful For What You Got"
      • 2005
    • Gurchet Chitrakar, Dilawar Sidhu, Parvaz Kaur, Sabbu Deol, Gurpreet Laddi, Daman Sandhu, and Gagan Gill in Family 420 (2004)
      Family 420
      8.0
      Video
      • writer: "Gangsta Gangsta"
      • 2004
    • Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ed Harris in Radio (2003)
      Radio
      6.9
      • performer: "Be Thankful for What You Got"
      • writer: "Be Thankful for What You Got"
      • 2003
    • Snoop Dogg in Bones (2001)
      Bones
      4.5
      • performer: "Be Thankful For What You Got"
      • writer: "Be Thankful For What You Got"
      • 2001
    • Ben Affleck and Gwyneth Paltrow in Bounce (2000)
      Bounce
      5.8
      • writer: "Be Thankful (For What You've Got)"
      • 2000
    • Martin Lawrence, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Thomas Mikal Ford, and Carl Anthony Payne II in Martin (1992)
      Martin
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Be Thankful For What You Got"
      • 1995
    • Helena Christensen in Ready to Wear (1994)
      Ready to Wear
      5.2
      • performer: "Be Thankful for What You Got"
      • writer: "Be Thankful for What You Got"
      • 1994
    • Ken Wahl in The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991)
      The Taking of Beverly Hills
      5.1
      • writer: "Be Thankful for What You Got"
      • 1991

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    • Born
      • 1948
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Other works
      Single: "Be Thankful for What You've Got" (Roxbury Records).

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