She was 17 and romantically inexperienced. However, being a DeBarge didn't always give him a leg up. Regardless of why it began, the ending was drawn out and agonizing. But even if they were, it wouldn't prove that Janet was Tiffany's mom because biology doesn't work that way. Or maybe fame simply provided too many temptations and imposed too few restrictions. Veteran radio host Russ Parr is back on cable T. The Bobby DeBarge Story was a blown opportunity to tell a great story about a tragic figure who deserved more adulation.
As the Michael of the group, El received special treatment from Motown architect Berry Gordy, who saw El as a budding solo artist. Was James desperate for attention from his ex-wife or the media? Robert was four years older, in the army, and white, which made him socially forbidden fruit. Two of the brothers record a demo tape that, with the help of Jermaine Jackson, falls into the hands of Motown founder Berry Gordy and the rest is history. After a hasty wedding, things rapidly went downhill. In 2010 El met with his daughter Kendall for the first time in 15 years. Their reunion went well, but El struggled to connect with some of his children.
El felt lonely without his siblings. In 1986 El pleaded no-contest to causing a misdemeanor disturbance after a Michigan woman accused him of attacking her. However, their personal lives have been defined by discord. Almost no time is spent on developing the supporting characters around Bobby. Not everyone seemed startled by the elopement.
But he might have had another reason. As , shortly after releasing his second album in 1988, Chico got busted for trying to traffic coke with his brother Bobby. He was charged with felony vandalism. But her manager wanted to cultivate the image of nasty Janet, not a carnally unavailable married woman. The story of Bobby DeBarge consists of him creating his own style of music, which helped influence an entire generation of artists.
While the real life James did indeed suffer physical abuse from Bobby as children out of jealously, Marcel played it far too over the top in their exchanges with one another. Tyra Ferrell will star as Etterlene DeBarge, Blue Kimble portrays Tommy DeBarge and Adrian Marcel will star as James DeBarge. Although this is a tragic story, I believe it's told with dignity and respect to the legacy of Bobby DeBarge. By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from: Washington Informer Newspaper, 3117 Martin Luther King Jr. Bobby's drug use played an important part in the downfall of Switch. Plus, Janet's family wasn't exactly thrilled about the union, which caught them off guard. Lastly, why does Bobby, the eldest son of 10, look younger than all the siblings throughout the film? The film explores the highs and lows of the singer's life in the limelight, including his rise to stardom, coping with memories of his dysfunctional childhood, romantic relationships, struggles with substance abuse, incarceration and failing health.
Along with strong ratings, the biopic also took social media by storm with the hashtag BobbyDeBargeStory becoming a Top 10 nationally-trending topic on Twitter for over a three-hour duration, ranking as high as number four. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. In 12 seasons and counting, Unsung has gained a reputation for its intensely candid and uncompromisingly tragic revelations about some of our favorite musicians. Roshon Fegan, of Shake It Up fame, brilliantly took on the roll of Bobby DeBarge with cast support from people like Tyra Ferrell, Blue Kimble and Adrian Marcel. In terms of hair, the wigs could have been better. They looked thrown on, like they just came from a beauty show and walked right onto the stage lot.
Afterward, El's more peaceful personalities appeared to take over, but in 2018 he tried to settle an argument by arming himself with a wrench and chasing a dude. Why did people care about , James Brown, Ray Charles and Whitney Houston so much? You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the SafeUnsubscribe® link, found at the bottom of every email. Rich or poor, his family made him a target for ridicule, so he got into a lot of fights growing up. And Chico himself admitted that he didn't have the greatest singing voice. Roshon Fegan Greenleaf plays the lead character as Bobby in the movie.
The film was a waste of time. With that said, the blame mainly falls on the director, Russ Parr. We saw practically none of that! In 2012 that Mark, James, and El were all arrested for unrelated cases of drug possession. A scene in which child Bobby tries to intervene when his father attempts to molest older sister Bunny has Bobby Sr. Unfortunately, the one thing he couldn't seem to do was heal.