hɪz fˈɜːst fˈɪlm wʌzðə bˈɪŋɡoʊ lˈɔŋ tɹˈævəlɪŋ ˈɔːlstˈɑːɹz ænd mˈoʊɾɚ kˈɪŋz, ɐ bˈeɪsbɔːl mˈuːvi stˈɑːɹɹɪŋ dʒˈeɪmz ˈɜːl dʒˈoʊnz ænd ɹˈɪtʃɚd pɹˈaɪɚ.
His first film was The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings, a baseball movie starring James Earl Jones and Richard Pryor.