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I Was Born This Way

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Surviving childhood abuse during his upbringing in Baltimore, Archbishop Carl Bean forged a path to New York and Hollywood to do the one thing he knew he was put on earth to do: sing. Making his mark first as a gospel singer, Bean got the…

DirectorsDaniel Junge·Sam Pollard
ProducersWellington Love·Jed Alan

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Cast · Directed by Daniel Junge

CB
Carl Bean
Self (archive footage)
BPBilly Porter
Billy Porter
Self
QQuestlove
Questlove
Self
LGLady Gaga
Lady Gaga
Self
DWDionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Self
MWMaxine Waters
Maxine Waters
Self

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