SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) (2025) featured a cast of 37 tracked actors. Of these, 20 (69%) are still alive today and 9 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Dick Cavett, age 89. This film starred Sly Stone and André 3000.
69% still with us· verified cast54% of full cast · incl. 8 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 69% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 74.4 yrs
Deaths by Year
1974
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Cast37 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sly Stone Self | Self | Deceased | 15/03/1943 | 82 | 09/06/2025 | 82 |
 André 3000 Self | Self | Living | 27/05/1975 | 51 | — | 50 |
 George Clinton Self | Self | Living | 22/07/1941 | 85 | — | 84 |
 D'Angelo Self | Self | Deceased | 11/02/1974 | 51 | 14/10/2025 | 51 |
 Vernon Reid Self | Self | Living | 22/08/1958 | 68 | — | 67 |
 Chaka Khan Self | Self | Living | 23/03/1953 | 73 | — | 72 |
 Nile Rodgers Self | Self | Living | 19/09/1952 | 74 | — | 73 |
 Rose Stone Self | Self | Living | 21/03/1945 | 81 | — | 80 |
Jerry Martini Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Freddie Stone Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Greg Errico Self | Self | Living | 01/09/1948 | 78 | — | 77 |
 Cynthia Robinson Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 12/01/1944 | 71 | 23/11/2015 | 81 |
 Larry Graham Self | Self | Living | 14/08/1946 | 80 | — | 79 |
| Living | 02/02/1951 | 75 | — | 74 | ||
 Q-Tip Self | Self | Living | 10/04/1970 | 56 | — | 55 |
 Clive Davis Self | Self | Deceased | 04/04/1932 | 94 | 22/06/2026 | 93 |
 Jimmy Jam Self | Self | Living | 06/06/1959 | 67 | — | 66 |
 Terry Lewis Self | Self | Living | 24/11/1956 | 69 | — | 69 |
 dream hampton Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ruth Copeland Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Dick Cavett Self | Self | Living | 19/11/1936 | 89 | — | 89 |
 Ed Sullivan Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 28/09/1901 | 73 | 13/10/1974 | 124 |
| Living | 12/04/1947 | 79 | — | 78 | ||
 Mike Douglas Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 11/08/1925 | 81 | 11/08/2006 | 100 |
 Questlove Self | Self | Living | 20/01/1971 | 55 | — | 54 |
 Prince Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 07/06/1958 | 57 | 21/04/2016 | 67 |
| Living | 30/10/1939 | 86 | — | 86 | ||
| Living | 14/01/1968 | 58 | — | 57 | ||
David Kapralik Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 01/01/1926 | 91 | 12/07/2017 | 99 |
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
| Living | 16/05/1966 | 60 | — | 59 | ||
| Living | 20/05/1946 | 80 | — | 79 | ||
| Unverified | — | — | — | — | ||
 Bobby Womack Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 04/03/1944 | 70 | 27/06/2014 | 81 |
| Living | 19/07/1946 | 80 | — | 79 |
