It's Black Entertainment (2002)

ALL 02/08/2002 (en) Documentary, Music 80 Min
  • Release
    02/08/2002
  • Production
    Showtime Entertainment Television
  • Rotten tomato
    80%
  • Original title
    It's Black Entertainment
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  1. Stan Lathan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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  1. Vanessa Williams

    Self - Host

  2. Whitney Houston

    Self

  3. Ella Fitzgerald

    Self (archive footage)

  4. Snoop Dogg

    Self

  5. Diana Ross

    Self (archive footage)

  6. Spike Lee

    Self

  7. Louis Armstrong

    Self (archive footage)

  8. Little Richard

    Self

  9. Debbie Allen

    Self

  10. Carl Anderson

    Self

  11. Josephine Baker

    Self (archive footage)

  12. James Brown

    Self (archive footage)

  13. Tisha Campbell

    Self

  14. Nat King Cole

    Self (archive footage)

  15. Sean Combs

    Self (archive footage)

  16. Dorothy Dandridge

    Self (archive footage)

  17. Sammy Davis Jr.

    Self (archive footage)

  18. Rah Digga

    Self

  19. Suzzanne Douglas

    Self

  20. Dr. Dre

    Self

  21. Billy Eckstine

    Self (archive footage)

  22. Duke Ellington

    Self (archive footage)

  23. Jamie Foxx

    Self

  24. Aretha Franklin

    Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)

  25. Nelson George

    Self

  26. Jasmine Guy

    Self

  27. Jimi Hendrix

    Self (archive footage)

  28. Gregory Hines

    Self

  29. Billie Holiday

    Self (archive footage)

  30. Lena Horne

    Self (archive footage)

  31. Reginald Hudlin

    Self

  32. Ice-T

    Self

  33. Michael Jackson

    Self (archive footage)

  34. James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III

    Self

  35. Quincy Jones

    Self

  36. A.J. Johnson

    Self (archive footage)

  37. Eartha Kitt

    Self (archive footage)

  38. John Landis

    Self

  39. Stan Lathan

    Self

  40. Terry Lewis

    Self

  41. LL Cool J

    Self (archive footage)

  42. Wynton Marsalis

    Self

  43. Harold Nicholas

    Self (archive footage)

  44. Alan Parker

    Self

  45. Otis Redding

    Self (archive footage)

  46. Christopher Reid

    Self (archive footage)

  47. Busta Rhymes

    Self

  48. Smokey Robinson

    Self

  49. Russell Simmons

    Self

  50. Bessie Smith

    Self (archive footage)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 69 , Crews : 2

Keyword

It's Black Entertainment (2002) 80 Min

ALL 02/08/2002 (en)
Documentary, Music
  • Release 02/08/2002
  • Production
    Showtime Entertainment Television
  • Original title It's Black Entertainment
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Stan Lathan

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer