"Hey, I'm gonna be a star." That was almost Sam Rockwell's line in "Lean on Me." The 1989 film which starred Morgan Freeman ...

While Rockwell ultimately landed the role, he admitted they “never got to my scene” during filming. “So they had to let me go ...

In 1989, Morgan Freeman rocked the box office with the release of Lean on Me about a real-life Paterson, NJ principal who ...

Josh Horowitz inquired about the last time he had to audition. Sam Rockwell recalled trying out for Josh Brolin's role in No ...

Written by Michael Schiffer, Lean On Me stars Morgan Freeman as Joe Clark, an inner-city high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, ...

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died.

He scored his first and only No. 1 hit on both the R&B and pop charts with the 1972 anthem “Lean on Me.” The inspirational anthem was the first single from Withers’ second studio album ...

"I still get residual checks for that even though I'm not in it," Rockwell said. Lean on Me was Imperioli's film debut. While ...

Bill Withers, who wrote and sang a string of soulful songs in the 1970s that have stood the test of time, including “Lean On Me,” “Lovely Day” and “Ain’t No Sunshine,” has died.

“Lean On Me,” a paean to friendship, was performed at the inaugurations of both Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. “Ain’t No Sunshine” and “Lean on Me” are among Rolling Stone’s list ...