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James Cleveland is a real person portrayed by Omar J. Dorsey in the TV series Genius (based on a true story).
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Aretha: Do Right Woman (season 3), they were 45 years old.
They appear in 2 episodes out of a total of 36 aired so far

James Cleveland

by Omar J. Dorsey

character

Episodes2

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    Aretha: Do Right Woman
    episode S3.E3 march 2021
    Aretha juggles her music career and her commitment to the civil rights movement; Little Re leaves behind her newborn child to return to the Gospel Circuit in 1955, meeting with music legends James Cleveland and Little Sammie Bryant.
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    Aretha: Amazing Grace
    episode S3.E6 march 2021
    Aretha records her album "Amazing Grace" in an older James Cleveland's church; while Little Re discovers that she's pregnant with her second child.