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Levi Stubbs
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Overview
Born
June 6
,
1936
·
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died
October 17
,
2008
·
Detroit, Michigan, USA
(undisclosed)
Birth name
Levi Stubbles
Nickname
The Captain
Height
5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Mini Bio
Levi Stubbs was born on June 6, 1936 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
,
Captain N: The Game Master (1989)
and
Queer as Folk (2000)
. He was married to Clineice Townsend. He died on October 17, 2008 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Family
Spouse
Clineice Townsend
(1960 - October 17, 2008) (his death, 5 children)
Children
Deborah Stubbs
Beverly Stubbs
Raymond Stubbs
Levi Stubbs Jr.
Kelly Stubbs
Relatives
Joe Stubbs
(Sibling)
Jackie Wilson
(Cousin)
Trademarks
Know for his recognizable baritone voice
Trivia
He was a lead singer of the Motown group
The Four Tops
.
Cousin of
Jackie Wilson
.
Friend of
Smokey Robinson
.
In 1953, Stubbs,
Abdul 'Duke' Fakir
,
Lawrence Payton
and
Renaldo Benson
formed a group called "The Four Aims", and signed a contract with Chess Records. They later changed the name to
The Four Tops
to avoid confusion with
The Ames Brothers
.
The Four Tops
signed with Motown Records in 1963. They had 20 Top-40 hit songs over the next 10 years.
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