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Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis, Bruce Springsteen, and Tina Turner in The Greatest Night in Pop (2024)

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The Greatest Night in Pop

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Director

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  • Bao Nguyen
    Bao Nguyen

Writer

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Cast

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(in credits order)
  • Lionel Richie
    Lionel Richie
    Lionel Richie
    Self
  • Harriet Sternberg
    Harriet Sternberg
    Self - Head of Creative Services, Kragen & Co
  • Wendy Rees
    Wendy Rees
    Self - Creative Services, Kragen & Co
  • Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte
    Self
    (archive footage) (voice)
  • Steven Ivory
    Steven Ivory
    Self - Music Journalist
  • Ken Kragen
    Ken Kragen
    Ken Kragen
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Quincy Jones at an event for The Karate Kid (2010)
    Quincy Jones
    Quincy Jones
    Self
    (archive footage) (voice)
  • Larry Klein in Show 114 (1989)
    Larry Klein
    Larry Klein
    Self - Producer, American Music Awards
  • Cyndi Lauper
    Cyndi Lauper
    Cyndi Lauper
    Self
  • Bruce Springsteen at an event for Golden Globe Awards (2009)
    Bruce Springsteen
    Bruce Springsteen
    Self
  • David Breskin
    David Breskin
    Self - Author, 'We Are The World' Book
  • Kenny Loggins
    Kenny Loggins
    Kenny Loggins
    Self
  • Humberto Gatica
    Humberto Gatica
    Self - Recording Engineer
  • Huey Lewis
    Huey Lewis
    Huey Lewis
    Self
  • Smokey Robinson
    Smokey Robinson
    Smokey Robinson
    Self
  • Tom Bähler
    Tom Bähler
    Tom Bähler
    Self - Vocal Arranger
  • Bob Dickinson
    Bob Dickinson
    Self - Lighting Engineer
  • Dionne Warwick
    Dionne Warwick
    Dionne Warwick
    Self
  • Sheila E.
    Sheila E.
    Sheila E.
    Self
  • Ken Woo
    Ken Woo
    Self - Cameraman
  • Kenny Rogers
    Kenny Rogers
    Kenny Rogers
    Self
    (archive footage) (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • USA for Africa
    USA for Africa
    Themselves
    (archive footage)
  • Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Philip Bailey
    Philip Bailey
    Philip Bailey
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Stephen Bishop
    Stephen Bishop
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Christie Brinkley
    Christie Brinkley
    Christie Brinkley
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Lindsey Buckingham
    Lindsey Buckingham
    Lindsey Buckingham
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • David Byrne
    David Byrne
    David Byrne
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Kim Carnes
    Kim Carnes
    Kim Carnes
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Ray Charles
    Ray Charles
    Ray Charles
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Mario Cipollina
    Mario Cipollina
    Mario Cipollina
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Dick Clark
    Dick Clark
    Dick Clark
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Johnny Colla
    Johnny Colla
    Johnny Colla
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • James Darren
    James Darren
    James Darren
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan
    Bob Dylan
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Lola Falana in Lady Cocoa (1975)
    Lola Falana
    Lola Falana
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Bob Geldof
    Bob Geldof
    Bob Geldof
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Bill Gibson
    Bill Gibson
    Bill Gibson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Daryl Hall
    Daryl Hall
    Daryl Hall
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Brenda Harvey-Richie
    Brenda Harvey-Richie
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Chris Hayes
    Chris Hayes
    Chris Hayes
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Sean Hopper
    Sean Hopper
    Sean Hopper
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • James Ingram
    James Ingram
    James Ingram
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Jackie Jackson at an event for Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
    Jackie Jackson
    Jackie Jackson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • La Toya Jackson
    La Toya Jackson
    La Toya Jackson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Marlon Jackson
    Marlon Jackson
    Marlon Jackson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Randy Jackson
    Randy Jackson
    Randy Jackson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Tito Jackson
    Tito Jackson
    Tito Jackson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Al Jarreau
    Al Jarreau
    Al Jarreau
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Waylon Jennings at an event for Good Morning America (1975)
    Waylon Jennings
    Waylon Jennings
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Billy Joel
    Billy Joel
    Billy Joel
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    Martin Luther King
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Madonna at an event for 55th BFI London Film Festival (2011)
    Madonna
    Madonna
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Bette Midler
    Bette Midler
    Bette Midler
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Willie Nelson in The Big Bounce (2004)
    Willie Nelson
    Willie Nelson
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Daryl Hall, John Oates, and Hall & Oates
    John Oates
    John Oates
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Billy Ocean
    Billy Ocean
    Billy Ocean
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Jeffrey Osborne
    Jeffrey Osborne
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Steve Perry at an event for Monster (2003)
    Steve Perry
    Steve Perry
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Greg Phillinganes at an event for The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards (2015)
    Greg Phillinganes
    Greg Phillinganes
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Anita Pointer
    Anita Pointer
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • June Pointer
    June Pointer
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Ruth Pointer
    Ruth Pointer
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Prince
    Prince
    Prince
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Diana Ross in Mahogany (1975)
    Diana Ross
    Diana Ross
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Paul Simon
    Paul Simon
    Paul Simon
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Tina Turner in Brother Bear (2003)
    Tina Turner
    Tina Turner
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Edward Van Halen and Van Halen at an event for 2015 Billboard Music Awards (2015)
    Van Halen
    Van Halen
    Themselves
    (archive footage)
  • Sarah Vaughan, c. 1945.
    Sarah Vaughan
    Sarah Vaughan
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Stevie Wonder
    Stevie Wonder
    Stevie Wonder
    Self
    (archive footage)

Producers

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  • Paul Brownstein
    Paul Brownstein
    executive producer: for USA for Africa
  • Lina Caicedo
    Lina Caicedo
    archive producer
  • Jackie Clary
    Jackie Clary
    additional archive producer
  • Amit Dey
    Amit Dey
    executive producer
  • Rich Eckersley
    Rich Eckersley
    story producer
  • Erin Elliott
    Erin Elliott
    field producer: LA
  • Bruce Eskowitz
    Bruce Eskowitz
    producer
  • Lindsey Michelle Gardner
    Lindsey Michelle Gardner
    line producer: NY (as Lindsey Gardner)
  • Piper Gates
    Piper Gates
    associate producer
  • Eden Hastings
    Eden Hastings
    post producer
  • George Hencken
    George Hencken
    producer
  • Melissa Jacobson
    Melissa Jacobson
    additional archive producer
  • Larry Klein
    Larry Klein
    producer
  • Kent Kubena
    Kent Kubena
    co-producer
  • Terry Leonard
    Terry Leonard
    co-producer
  • Joyce Liu
    Joyce Liu
    associate producer (as Joyce Liu-Countryman) / associate producer
  • Danielle Mandel
    Danielle Mandel
    field producer
  • Lena Mesiano
    Lena Mesiano
    line producer: LA
  • Julia Nottingham
    Julia Nottingham
    producer
  • Reed Penney
    Reed Penney
    field producer
  • Becky Read
    Becky Read
    executive producer
  • Lionel Richie
    Lionel Richie
    producer
  • Matthew Sanderson
    Matthew Sanderson
    post producer
  • Richard Sterling
    Richard Sterling
    field producer
  • Harriet Sternberg
    Harriet Sternberg
    producer
  • Lisa Stevens
    Lisa Stevens
    story producer
  • Angus Wall
    Angus Wall
    executive producer
  • Ariane Wu
    Ariane Wu
    executive producer

Composers

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  • Darren Morze
    Darren Morze
  • Goh Nakamura
    Goh Nakamura

Cinematographer

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  • Caleb Heller
    Caleb Heller
    director of photography

Editors

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  • David Brodie
    David Brodie
  • Nic Zimmermann
    Nic Zimmermann
  • Will Znidaric
    Will Znidaric

Art Director

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  • Hanrui Wang
    Hanrui Wang

Makeup Department

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  • Sarah Ault
    Sarah Ault
    hair stylist
  • Maxine Christians
    Maxine Christians
    hair & make up artist: LA
  • Nil Muir
    Nil Muir
    hair & make up artist: LA
  • Torsten Witte
    Torsten Witte
    glam to Lionel Richie

Production Management

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  • Ella Cook
    Ella Cook
    head of production
  • Donna Ferry
    Donna Ferry
    executive in charge of production
  • Kara Rozansky
    Kara Rozansky
    production executive
  • Louise Shrimpton
    Louise Shrimpton
    production manager (as Lou Shrimpton)

Art Department

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  • Mauricio Marces
    Mauricio Marces
    art production assistant
  • Kristen Nelson
    Kristen Nelson
    art production assistant
  • Heather Uroff
    Heather Uroff
    art assistant / art production assistant

Sound Department

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  • Gavin Allingham
    Gavin Allingham
    re-recording mixer
  • Delroy Cornick
    Delroy Cornick
    sound recordist
  • Richard Gallagher
    Richard Gallagher
    dialogue editor
  • Adam Grass
    Adam Grass
    audio supervisor
  • Filip Stefanowski
    Filip Stefanowski
    foley mixer
  • Michal Wilczewski
    Michal Wilczewski
    foley mixer
  • Jacek Wisniewski
    Jacek Wisniewski
    foley artist

Visual Effects

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  • Chris Chalklen
    Chris Chalklen
    motion graphics designer

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Justin Bennett
    Justin Bennett
    lighting director
  • Kevin Chiu
    Kevin Chiu
    best boy grip
  • Nausheen Dadabhoy
    Nausheen Dadabhoy
    camera operator
  • Sunil Devadanam
    Sunil Devadanam
    first assistant camera
  • Rob Exner
    Rob Exner
    key grip
  • Eric Fahey
    Eric Fahey
    gaffer
  • Tom Fenaille
    Tom Fenaille
    second assistant camera
  • John Fisher
    John Fisher
    g&e swings
  • Joseph Kosty
    Joseph Kosty
    g&e swings / gaffer
  • Felipe Larrondo
    Felipe Larrondo
    first assistant camera

Editorial Department

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  • Emma Comans
    Emma Comans
    post production supervisor
  • Ric Crossley
    Ric Crossley
    first assistant editor
  • Michael Engelken
    Michael Engelken
    additional editor
  • Stephen Erdmann
    Stephen Erdmann
    assistant editor (as Steve Erdmann)
  • Steve Erdmann
    Steve Erdmann
    assistant editor
  • Tom Fenaille
    Tom Fenaille
    digital imaging technician
  • George Geanopulos
    George Geanopulos
    assistant editor
  • Katy Gorman
    Katy Gorman
    di assistant
  • Carlos Haynes
    Carlos Haynes
    additional editor
  • Caroline Hodge
    Caroline Hodge
    additional editor

Music Department

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  • Greg Ansin
    Greg Ansin
    original music recording engineer
  • Tim Bulkley
    Tim Bulkley
    musician: drummer & percussionist
  • Karen Crossan
    Karen Crossan
    music coordinator
  • Art Hirahara
    Art Hirahara
    musician: keyboardist
  • Linden Joseph
    Linden Joseph
    additional music
  • Shin Kawasaki
    Shin Kawasaki
    audio assistant
  • Masaru Koga
    Masaru Koga
    musician: saxophonist & flutist
  • Anthony J. Resta
    Anthony J. Resta
    opening title production & mix engineer
  • Karyadi Sutedja
    Karyadi Sutedja
    opening title production & mix engineer
  • Gary Welch
    Gary Welch
    music supervisor

Additional Crew

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  • Anfernee Aguado
    Anfernee Aguado
    production assistant: LA
  • Josh Braun
    Josh Braun
    sales agency: Submarine
  • David Breskin
    David Breskin
    archival materials courtesy of: Cassette Tapes
  • Matt Burke
    Matt Burke
    sales agency: Submarine
  • Laura Centeno
    Laura Centeno
    production accountant
  • Natalia Christabelle
    Natalia Christabelle
    re-creation supporting artist
  • Marisa Cole
    Marisa Cole
    re-creation supporting artist
  • Jay Cooper
    Jay Cooper
    attorney: USA for Africa
  • Tae Daaz
    Tae Daaz
    production assistant: LA
  • Rashpal Dhaliwal
    Rashpal Dhaliwal
    production executive

Thanks

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  • Mark Aguilar
    Mark Aguilar
    special thanks
  • Zemetah Alemayo
    Zemetah Alemayo
    very special thanks
  • S.A. Baron
    S.A. Baron
    thanks: archival materials
  • Harry Belafonte
    Harry Belafonte
    in loving memory of
  • Samantha Benson
    Samantha Benson
    special thanks
  • Jeremy Berney
    Jeremy Berney
    special thanks
  • Nina Bombardier
    Nina Bombardier
    special thanks
  • Josh Braun
    Josh Braun
    special thanks
  • Christopher Buchanan
    Christopher Buchanan
    thanks: archival materials
  • Chuong Bui
    Chuong Bui
    special thanks

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