About the film
It's Black Entertainment
Release Date: February 08, 2002
| Year | : | 2002 |
| Slogan | : | «» |
| Genres | : | Documentary, Music |
| Production Companies | : | Showtime Entertainment Television |
| Director | : | Stan Lathan |
| Producers | : | |
| Writers | : | John Davies |
| RunTime | : | 80 mins. |
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.
Main Actors
Vanessa Williams
Character : Self - Host
Whitney Houston
Character : Self
Ella Fitzgerald
Character : Self (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg
Character : Self
Diana Ross
Character : Self (archive footage)
Spike Lee
Character : Self
Louis Armstrong
Character : Self (archive footage)
Little Richard
Character : Self
Debbie Allen
Character : Self
Carl Anderson
Character : Self
Josephine Baker
Character : Self (archive footage)
James Brown
Character : Self (archive footage)
Tisha Campbell
Character : Self
Nat King Cole
Character : Self (archive footage)
Sean Combs
Character : Self (archive footage)
Dorothy Dandridge
Character : Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.
Character : Self (archive footage)
Rah Digga
Character : Self
Suzzanne Douglas
Character : Self
Dr. Dre
Character : Self
Billy Eckstine
Character : Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington
Character : Self (archive footage)
Jamie Foxx
Character : Self
Aretha Franklin
Character : Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)
Nelson George
Character : Self
Jasmine Guy
Character : Self
Jimi Hendrix
Character : Self (archive footage)
Gregory Hines
Character : Self
Billie Holiday
Character : Self (archive footage)
Lena Horne
Character : Self (archive footage)
Reginald Hudlin
Character : Self
Ice-T
Character : Self
Michael Jackson
Character : Self (archive footage)
James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III
Character : Self
Quincy Jones
Character : Self
A.J. Johnson
Character : Self (archive footage)
Eartha Kitt
Character : Self (archive footage)
John Landis
Character : Self
Stan Lathan
Character : Self
Terry Lewis
Character : Self
LL Cool J
Character : Self (archive footage)
Wynton Marsalis
Character : Self
Harold Nicholas
Character : Self (archive footage)
Alan Parker
Character : Self
Otis Redding
Character : Self (archive footage)
Christopher Reid
Character : Self (archive footage)
Busta Rhymes
Character : Self
Smokey Robinson
Character : Self
Russell Simmons
Character : Self
Bessie Smith
Character : Self (archive footage)
Tina Turner
Character : Self (archive footage)
Fats Waller
Character : Self (archive footage)
Billy Dee Williams
Character : Self
Donald Bogle
Character : Self
Kenny Burrell
Character : Self
James Cross
Character : Self (archive footage)
Suzanne de Passe
Character : Self
Berry Gordy
Character : Self
Eddie Hartman
Character : Self (archive footage)
'Crip' Heard
Character : Self (archive footage)
Rubberneck Holmes
Character : Self (archive footage)
Louis Jordan
Character : Self (archive footage)
Camille King
Character : Maddam CJ Walker
Kyme
Character : Rachel Meadows (archive footage)
Velma Middleton
Character : Self (archive footage)
Fayard Nicholas
Character : Self
The Notorious B.I.G.
Character : Self (archive footage)
Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker
Character : Self (archive footage)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Character : Self (archive footage)
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