Alan Leeds (Actor)

Reviews of Alan Leeds Movies

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Movies starring Alan Leeds have generally received positive reviews and hold an average score of 70%.

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown - released in 2014 - is Alan Leeds's highest rated movie, with a score of 75% based on 13 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Alan Leeds is Purple Rain - released in 1984 - with a score of 66% based on 511 reviews.

Actor Biography

Alan Leeds is American music executive, tour manager, production manager, writer and archivist best known for his work organizing performances and concert tours for artists such as James Brown, Prince, D'Angelo and Chris Rock. In addition to his career in management for artists, Leeds is recognized as an award-winning writer and music archivist.

Leeds' music career began as a music writer. He first became involved with James Brown as his publicity director in 1969, and worked as Brown's tour manager from 1970 to 1973. Beginning in 1983, Leeds managed tours for Prince during the peak of his commercial and artistic success, notably including the Purple Rain Tour. Leeds' work with Prince culminated in his eventual naming as president of Prince's vanity label Paisley Park Records in 1989.

Leeds' career as a tour manager continued with D'Angelo, managing the successful Voodoo Tour in 2000. This was followed by stints with a variety of other artists, including Raphael Saadiq and The Roots. Leeds has also been involved in the curation of the James Brown: The Singles collections, and has spoken at events commemorating Brown's career and accomplishments.

Alan Leeds has acted in films with Mick Jagger, Questlove, James Brown and Prince.

Alan Leeds has worked with these film directors: Alex Gibney and Albert Magnoli.