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The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2017)
TV Special | 91 min | Music

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The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2017)

TV Special | 91 min | Music

Honorees: Gloria Estefan, Norman Lear, LL COOL J, Carmen de Lavallade, and Lionel Richie.

Director

Glenn Weiss

Writer

Rob Reiner

Composer

Peter Calandra (score composer)

Editors

Hector Lopez | Nathan Morgan

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Updated Dec 26, 2017

Release date

Dec 26, 2017 (United States)

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40 cast members

Name	Known for
Quincy Jones Self Self See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Gloria Estefan Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	Music of the Heart (1999)
Norman Lear Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
LL Cool J Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Carmen De Lavallade Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Lionel Richie Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Caroline Kennedy Self Self See fewer	Don't Eat the Pictures: Sesame Street at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (1983)
Anthony Anderson Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Kenya Barris Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Jon Batiste Self - Performer (as Jonathan Batiste) Self - Performer (as Jonathan Batiste) See fewer	Soul (2020)
Rachel Bloom Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)
Luke Bryan Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Luke Bryan: One Margarita (2020)
Dave Chappelle Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Chappelle's Show (2003)
Misty Copeland Self - Presenter / Self - Performer Self - Presenter / Self - Performer See fewer	The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
Sonia Debreczeni Self - Dance Troupe LL Cool J Self - Dance Troupe LL Cool J See fewer	House of Cards (2013)
Brandon Victor Dixon Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds Self Self See fewer	Ghostbusters II (1989)
Emily Marie Estefan Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Father of the Bride (2022)
Lucky Harmon Self (Dancer) Self (Dancer) See fewer	21 Bridges (2019)
Randi Langdon Self - LL Cool J Tribute Performer Self - LL Cool J Tribute Performer See fewer	Disenchanted (2022)
Leona Lewis Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Avatar (2009)
Eva Longoria Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Desperate Housewives (2004)
MC Lyte Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Girls Trip (2017)
Darryl McDaniels Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Rita Moreno Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Laura Osnes Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	One Royal Holiday (2020)
Queen Latifah Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Chicago (2002)
Questlove Self - Presenter (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson) Self - Presenter (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson) See fewer	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Rob Reiner Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Busta Rhymes Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Nicole Richie Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Kids in America (2005)
Kenny Rogers Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Six Pack (1982)
Arianna Rosario Self - Performer in Gloria Estefan Tribute Self - Performer in Gloria Estefan Tribute See fewer	West Side Story (2021)
Spliff Starr Self - Performer (as Spliff Star) Self - Performer (as Spliff Star) See fewer	Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
Meryl Streep Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Out of Africa (1985)
Tariq Trotter Self - Perfomrer Self - Perfomrer See fewer	Zoolander 2 (2016)
Marla Aaron Wapner Self - Dancer Self - Dancer See fewer	House of Cards (2013)
Stevie Wonder Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Wild Wild West (1999)
DJ Z-Trip Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Warrior (2011)
Anita Moore Self - Club Dancer - LL Cool J Tribute (uncredited) Self - Club Dancer - LL Cool J Tribute (uncredited) See fewer	Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)