Where Are They Now: The “Teen” Actors From “Lean On Me”
Michael Best, Stephen Capers Jr., Dwayne Jones, Kenneth Kelly and Anthony Fuller as The Eastside “Song Birds”
While goofing off in the cafeteria, Mr Clark pulls up a few boys and demands that they sing the school song to the entire cafeteria. After they embarrass themselves by not knowing the words, Mr Clark warns them that if he runs into them again and they don’t know the words then it’ll be trouble. Fast forward to them goofing off in the bathroom, Mr. Clark again demands to hear the song, and that’s when they blew him away with a five part harmony.
In real life, these “Song Birds” were an actual singing group named “Riff.” Once the movie was out, their group became hot. The group signed with SBK records and released their debut album “Riff.” They performed live on the Arsenio Hall show and toured with LL Cool J and Vanilla Ice. The released a second album, “To Whom it May Concern,” the released multiple singles and are planning a comeback.
