Lean On Me is an American biographical drama film that John G. Avildsen directed. The film narrates the intense tale of a principal’s grueling battle and efforts to save his school from acquisition by ...

Sam Rockwell was let go from 1989's Lean on Me before his scene was filmed, but he's still getting paid for the role that never was. On a recent episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Oscar ...

Joe Clark, the baseball bat-wielding former New Jersey principal who was the inspiration for the 1989 movie “Lean on Me,” has died after a long battle with an unspecified illness, his family said.

PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) -- Joe Clark, the tough yet inspirational New Jersey high school principal portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the hit film "Lean on Me," has died at the age of 82. The former ...

Joe Clark, the New Jersey principal who inspired the 1989 film “Lean on Me” starring Morgan Freeman, has died. He was 82. Clark’s death was announced by his family, who said he died on Tuesday after a ...

Of his many memorable performances, Sam Rockwell is apparently still getting paid for one that never happened. The Oscar winner recently recalled when he, Michael Imperioli and Kevin Corrigan “drove ...