Editing Little Richard (section)

== In popular culture ==
In 1991, Richard served as the inspiration for the professional wrestling [[gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] Johnny B. Badd. Active in [[WCW]], the gimmick was conceived by booker [[Dusty Rhodes]] and portrayed by wrestler [[Marc Mero]]. The character was initially a [[heel (professional wrestling)|villain]] but became beloved by the fans, leading him to become a [[Face (professional wrestling)|good guy]] where he remained a fan favourite in WCW until Mero's departure from the promotion in 1996. Mero would revive the Johnny B. Badd. character while working for the [[XWF]] and [[TNA Wrestling]] between 2001-2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/marc-mero-johnny-b-badd-153922084.html?guccounter=1|title=Marc Mero: Johnny B. Badd Started Out As Little Richard, Evolved Into Muhammad Ali|date=December 19, 2022|access-date=November 21, 2024}}</ref>

In 2000, [[Leon Robinson]] portrayed Little Richard in the [[NBC]] television biopic ''[[Little Richard (film)|Little Richard]]''.

In 2003, Little Richard voiced a fictionalized version of himself in the ''[[Simpsons]]'' episode "[[Special Edna]]";<ref name=Valdivia>{{cite web |last=Valdivia |first=Victor |title=The Simpsons: The Fourteenth Season |url=http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/simpsons14.php |publisher=[[DVD Verdict]] |access-date=August 21, 2012 |date=December 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822015534/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/simpsons14.php |archive-date=August 22, 2012 }}</ref> he portrayed a presenter for the Teacher of the Year awards ceremony in [[Orlando, Florida]], and remarks that he is also a teacher because he "taught [[Paul McCartney]] to go 'woo!'"

In 2014, actor [[Brandon Mychal Smith]] received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Richard in the James Brown biographical drama film ''[[Get on Up (film)|Get on Up]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|first=David|last=Blaustein|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/movie-review-chadwick-boseman-nelsan-ellis-viola-davis/story?id=24808663|title=Will 'Get On Up' Make You Stand Up and Cheer?|work=ABC News|date=August 1, 2014|access-date=June 28, 2020|archive-date=July 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709125322/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/movie-review-chadwick-boseman-nelsan-ellis-viola-davis/story?id=24808663|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Mark|last=McCarver|url=https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/james-browns-biopic-get-takes-huge-risks-mixed-results/2014/08/01|title=James Brown's biopic 'Get On Up' takes huge risks with mixed results|work=Baltimore Post-Examiner|date=August 1, 2014|access-date=August 23, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/01/get-on-up-review_n_5639188.html|title=These Are The Best Parts Of 'Get On Up'|work=HuffPost|date=August 1, 2014|access-date=August 9, 2014|archive-date=August 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813054504/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/01/get-on-up-review_n_5639188.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Mick Jagger co-produced.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get on Up (2014) |publisher=IMDb |date=August 1, 2014 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2473602/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2 |access-date=July 1, 2018 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308122618/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2473602/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Annette|last=Witheridge|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/mick-jagger-up-movie-3953583#.U-ZxJ_ldWSo|title=My mate the sex machine: Mick Jagger on his movie about his 'inspiration' James Brown|work=Mirror|date=August 2, 2014|access-date=April 5, 2018|archive-date=November 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119134104/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/mick-jagger-up-movie-3953583#.U-ZxJ_ldWSo|url-status=live}}</ref>

During [[RuPaul's Drag Race (season 7)|season 7]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]'', contestant [[Kennedy Davenport]] portrayed Richard during the [[Snatch Game]] episode, making him the first male character ever impersonated for the challenge.

In 2022, [[Alton Mason]] portrayed Little Richard in the movie biopic ''[[Elvis (2022 film)|Elvis]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/alton-mason-cannes-film-festival-elvis-premiere |first=Christian |last=Allaire |title=How Alton Mason Channeled Little Richard at the Cannes Premiere of Elvis |magazine=Vogue |date=May 26, 2022 |access-date=September 25, 2022}}</ref>