Dr. Dre

Background information
Birth name	Andre Romelle Young
Born	February 18, 1965
Born place	Compton, California, United States
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s)	Gangsta Rap G-Funk Hip-hop
Years active	1983—present
Label(s)	Interscope Records Death Row Records Priority Records Aftermath Entertainment
Associated acts	Eminem 50 Cent Snoop Dogg Tha Dogg Pound Nate Dogg Raekwon The Game Soul Assassins Ice Cube Xzibit World Class Wreckin' Cru Group Therapy
Website	Website

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Jeff Buckley Movie Biopic Still Going Ahead

April 11, 2011

A music biopic about late singer Jeff Buckley is still going ahead, it has been reported.

The as-yet-untitled film will tell the story of Buckley's life. The singer drowned in 1997 in Memphis aged 30.

'Welcome To The Rileys' director Jake Scott will direct the Ryan Jaffe script, best known for the 2008 comedy The Rocker, reports Deadline.

127 Hours star James Franco and James Marsden have been linked to play the lead role.

Also Twilight star Robert Pattinson a keen music fan is said to be "obsessed" with securing the role.

The as-yet-untitled biopic is set to begin production by the end of the year.

(by Holly Frith)

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