Michael Wright, Star of ‘The Five Heartbeats’ and ‘Sugar Hill,’ Dies at 70 - The Hollywood Reporter
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Hollywood Reporter · 22 Aug 2026 · 1 min read
Michael Wright, who starred as the lead vocalist Eddie King Jr. in Robert Townsend’s The Five Heartbeats and as Wesley Snipes’ brother in Sugar Hill, has died. He was 70. Wright died Wednesday in Lo…
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