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Young Cecil is a real person portrayed by Drake Strickland in the TV series Genius (based on a true story).
They appear in 4 episodes out of a total of 36 aired so far

Young Cecil

by Drake Strickland

character

Episodes4

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    Aretha: Respect
    episode S3.E1 march 2021
    Aretha Louise Franklin's relationship with her preacher father C.L. Franklin from a young girl through to adulthood, her marriage to her agent/husband Ted White, as well as her introduction to music producer Jerry Wexler are portrayed.
  • 7.4
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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.
  • 7.7
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    Aretha: Young, Gifted and Black
    episode S3.E5 march 2021
    Aretha Franklin records her protest album "Young, Gifted and Black," while Little Re loses her mother.
  • 7.8
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    Aretha: No One Sleeps
    episode S3.E8 march 2021
    Despite significant emotional losses, Aretha pushes herself artistically and triumphs; she begins a career at Arista with the help of Clive Davis, and in a Grammy performance in 1998, she solidifies her eternal reign as the Queen of Soul.