1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards - Production & Contact Info

1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
TV Special | 180 min | Music

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1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards (1984)

TV Special | 180 min | Music

The first ever MTV Video Music Award show. Hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler.

Director

Edd Griles

Writers

Christopher Brett | Justin Drew

Producers

Les Garland | Edd Griles | John Sykes

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Updated Sep 14, 1984

Release date

Sep 14, 1984 (United States)

Awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 2 nominations

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40 cast members

Name	Known for
Dan Aykroyd Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Bette Midler Self - Hostess Self - Hostess See fewer	Beaches (1988)
Frank Beard Self (ZZ Top drummer) Self (ZZ Top drummer) See fewer	Armageddon (1998)
The Beatles Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
David Bowie Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Labyrinth (1986)
Dale Bozzio Self Self See fewer	Lunch Wagon (1981)
Belinda Carlisle Self Self See fewer	Frequency (2000)
Stewart Copeland Self Self See fewer	Rumble Fish (1983)
Roger Daltrey Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Lisztomania (1975)
Billy Gibbons Self (ZZ Top guitarist) Self (ZZ Top guitarist) See fewer	Battleship (2012)
Daryl Hall Self Self See fewer	Ready Player One (2018)
Herbie Hancock Self Self See fewer	'Round Midnight (1986)
Dusty Hill Self (ZZ Top bassist) Self (ZZ Top bassist) See fewer	Armageddon (1998)
Billy Idol Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The Wedding Singer (1998)
Mick Jagger Self Self See fewer	Alfie (2004)
Ed Koch Self Self See fewer	We Own the Night (2007)
John Landis Self Self See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Cyndi Lauper Self Self See fewer	Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983)
Simon Le Bon Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The Saint (1997)
Richard Lester Self Self See fewer	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Madonna Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	A League of Their Own (1992)
Eddie Murphy Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1996)
Huey Lewis & The News Self Self See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
John Oates Self Self See fewer	No Hard Feelings (2023)
Ric Ocasek Self Self See fewer	The Saint (1997)
Ray Parker Jr. Self Self See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Joe Piscopo Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Martha Quinn Self Self See fewer	Motorama (1991)
Nick Rhodes Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999)
Diana Ross Self Self See fewer	The Wiz (1978)
David Lee Roth Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	David Lee Roth: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (1984)
Grace Slick Self Self See fewer	American Hustle (2013)
Rod Stewart Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Innerspace (1987)
Andy Summers Self Self See fewer	Copycat (1995)
Mickey Thomas Self Self See fewer	Youngblood (1986)
Tina Turner Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Kathy Valentine Self Self See fewer	The Transcendents (2018)
Fee Waybill Self Self See fewer	St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Peter Wolf Self Self See fewer	Rambo III (1988)
Ronnie Wood Self - Presenter (as Ron Wood) Self - Presenter (as Ron Wood) See fewer	Almost Famous (2000)