Adrien Brody

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Leonard Chess

Jeffrey Wright

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Muddy Waters

Gabrielle Union

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Geneva Wade

Columbus Short

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Little Walter

Cedric the Entertainer

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Willie Dixon

Emmanuelle Chriqui

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Revetta Chess

Eamonn Walker

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Howlin' Wolf

Tammy Blanchard

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Isabelle Allen

Eric Bogosian

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Alan Freed

Norman Reedus

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Chess Engineer