UNIVERSAL PICTURES AND BRISTOL BAY PRODUCTIONS HOST THE WORLD PREMIERE OF 'RAY,' TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19 AT THE CINERAMA DOME AND ARCLIGHT CINEMAS, HOLLYWOOD.
 
 

     WHAT:      The world premiere of "RAY," the musical biographical drama of
                American legend Ray Charles.

     WHO:       "RAY" cast members Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King,
                Clifton Powell, Harry Lennix, Bookeem Woodbine, Aunjanue
                Ellis, Sharon Warren, C. J. Sanders, Curtis Armstrong, Richard
                Schiff, Larenz Tate, Terrence Dashon Howard, David Krumholtz,
                Wendell Pierce, Kurt Fuller, Kimberly Ardison and Renee
                Wilson; director/producer/story writer Taylor Hackford;
                screenwriter James L. White; and producers Stuart Benjamin,
                Howard Baldwin and Karen Baldwin.

                Plus, celebrity guests Debbie Allen, Angela Bassett, Peter
                Berg, Jason Biggs, Joy Bryant, Dean Cain, Nick Cannon,
                Jennifer Esposito, Louis Gossett, Jr., Bonnie Hunt, Ice Cube,
                Magic Johnson, Quincy Jones, Matthew McConaughey, Brian
                McKnight, Alyssa Milano, Sofia Milos, Lou Diamond Phillips,
                Theresa Randle, Doris Roberts, Michelle Rodriguez, Theresa
                Rowell, Alicia Silverstone, Will Smith, Rozonda 'Chilli'
                Thomas, Courtney Vance, Estella Warren, Marlon Wayans, Shawn
                Wayans, Kym Whitley and many others.

     WHERE:     The Cinerama Dome and ArcLight Cinemas
                6360 Sunset Boulevard

     WHEN:      Tuesday, October 19, 2004
                5:30 PM  Press Call Time
                6:30 PM  Celebrity Arrivals
                7:30 PM  Screening Begins

                  "RAY" opens in theaters across the country
                         on Friday, October 29, 2004.