Behind the Music (1997) - Video Detective

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Behind the Music is a documentary television series on VH1. Each episode profiles and interviews a popular musical artist or group. The program examines the beginning of their career, their road to success and the hardships they may have encountered.

Original Release

08/17/1997 on VH1

Links

Website

Cast

Name	Character

Jim Forbes	Narrator
David Wild	Himself
Rick Rubin	Himself
Cher	Herself
Russell Simmons	Himself
Ralph Rieckermann	Himself
Lindsey Buckingham	Himself
Jimmy Iovine	Himself
L.A. Reid	Himself
Little Richard	Himself

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
12	Jennifer Hudson	Monday, 28 June 2010

Directors

Michael McNamara, Michael McNamara, Shawna Foster, Fred Peabody, Jonathan Brandeis, Lou Wirth, James Canniffe, Martin R. Smith, Janice Engel, Jon Brandeis, Yann Debonne, Bob Sarles

Writers

Doug Rittenhouse, Shawna Foster, Michael McNamara, Michael McNamara, Lisa Cole, David Story, David Story, Lisa Cole, Fred Peabody, Jonathan Brandeis, Sean Gottlieb, Brad Bernstein, Aliyah Silverstein, Janice Engel, Paul Gallagher, Jeff Cvengros, Paulina Williams, Yann Debonne, Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein

Cast

Name	Character

Jim Forbes	Narrator
David Wild	Himself
Rick Rubin	Himself
Cher	Herself
Russell Simmons	Himself
Ralph Rieckermann	Himself
Lindsey Buckingham	Himself
Jimmy Iovine	Himself
L.A. Reid	Himself
Little Richard	Himself
John Lennon	Himself
Ozzy Osbourne	Himself
Sean Combs	Himself / Himself (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)
Jim Forbes	Himself - Narrator
Jon Moss	Himself
Randy Rhoads	Himself
Ross Halfin	Himself
Stevie Nicks	Herself
Yoko Ono	Herself
Tommy Lee	Himself

Producers

Name	Role

George Moll	Executive Producer
Gay Rosenthal	Executive Producer
Brad Abramson	Executive Producer
Jeff Gaspin	Executive Producer
Justin Sturken	Executive Producer
Paul Gallagher	Executive Producer
Terry Shand	Executive Producer
Geoff Kempin	Executive Producer
Lee Rolontz	Executive Producer
Rick Krim	Executive Producer
Ben Zurier	Executive Producer
George Moll	Producer
Mark Sadlek	Producer
Jill Fox	Producer
Paul Barrosse	Producer
John Berkson	Producer
Nicholas Caprio	Producer
Julee Margulies Metz	Producer
Daniel Bowen	Producer
Jason Goodman	Producer
Ann Suckow	Producer
Chrissy Shannon	Producer
Doug Rittenhouse	Producer
Brad Abramson	Producer
James Canniffe	Producer
Rakeda L. Ervin	Producer
Shawna Foster	Producer
Meg Ruggiero Ovikian	Producer
Michael McNamara	Producer
Wesley Jones	Producer
Gay Rosenthal	Producer
Michael McNamara	Producer
Jeff Gaspin	Producer
Leah Horwitz	Producer
Christopher Meindl	Producer
Cynthia Hubach	Producer
Dawn Robinson	Producer
Kimberly Tolman	Producer
Alex Castino	Producer
Charles Dalaklis	Producer
Erik Himmelsbach-Weinstein	Producer
Natalia Garcia	Producer
Sara Tekula	Producer
Natalia Garcia	Producer
Paul Gallagher	Producer
Matthew Lahey	Producer
Erica Hanson	Producer
Lisa Cole	Producer
David Story	Producer
Jonathan Denbo	Producer
David Story	Producer
Lisa Cole	Producer
Dan Masek	Producer
Matthew Beighley	Producer
Sheri Maroufkhani	Producer
Fred Peabody	Producer
Rick Qualliotine	Producer
Suzanne Murarik	Producer
Camilla Granasen	Producer
Justin Sturken	Producer
Mike Riley	Producer
Cynthia Hsiung	Producer
Natalie Aaron	Producer
Tony Dimond	Producer
Mike Riley	Producer
Scott Firestone	Producer
Brad Bernstein	Producer
Joss Crowley	Producer
Kenitra Ford	Producer
Terry Shand	Producer
Geoff Kempin	Producer
Martin R. Smith	Producer
Patricia Childress	Producer
Aliyah Silverstein	Producer
Ben Tishler	Producer
Janice Engel	Producer
David Wild	Producer
Carolyn Sperry	Producer
Jennifer Wagman	Producer
Jennifer Bresnan	Producer
Paulina Williams	Producer
Matthew Conner	Producer
Lee Rolontz	Producer
Jay Moran	Producer
Christopher Martin	Producer
David Wild	Producer
Christopher Martin	Producer
George Lansbury	Producer
Susan Biesack	Producer
Inga Kleinrichert	Producer
Tom Hilbe	Producer
Sunny Bresin	Producer
Allie Brown Torgan	Producer
Suzanne Neubauer	Producer
Sherry Heidebrecht	Producer
Geoff Mazer	Producer
Amanda Heyman	Producer
Alan Ravenscroft	Producer
Peter Worsley	Producer
George Lansbury	Producer
Rick Krim	Producer
Yann Debonne	Producer
Ben Zurier	Producer
Stephen Mark Saylor	Producer
Victoria Zielinski	Producer
Ashley Greer	Producer
John Ballon	Producer
Bob Sarles	Producer
Tom Kaniewski	Producer
Allison Hall	Producer
Natalia Baldwin León	Producer
Lauren Simms	Producer
Carey Zeiser	Producer
Jonathan Brandeis	Producer
Peter Schankowitz	Producer
Scott Lapatine	Producer

Editors

Parris Patton, Michael Courtney, Peter Ochs, Jennifer Fitzpatrick, Lou Wirth, Kabir Akhtar, Michael Marconi, Mark Sadlek, James Gavin Bedford, T.J. Mahar, Thomas G. Olsen, A.J. Dickerson, Jonathan Brandeis, Bob Sarles, Craig E. Serling, Jon Menell, Kinsey Beck, Jim Barrett, James R. Ford Jr., Shaun Peterson, Kevin Lopez, Dean Holland, Mike Stivala, Janice Engel, Jason Sands, H.A. Arnarson, Paul Crowder, Peter Tork, Scott Powell, Bill Wilner, Scott C. Wilson, Kevin Finn, Jason Schmidt, Tony Pellegrino, Carl Cramer, Erin Nordstrom, Adam Harvey, Holly Howard-Brink, Brent Balalas, Jeremy Hsu, Adrian Church, Blake West

Year	Type	Category	Won

2003	Emmy	Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Traditional)	Nominated
2002	Emmy	Outstanding Non-Fiction Series (Informational)	Nominated
2001	Emmy	Outstanding Non-Fiction Series	Nominated
2001	Emmy	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Non-Fiction Program	Nominated
2000	Emmy	Outstanding Non-Fiction Series	Nominated