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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Mara Brock Akil
- screenplay
- Joel Schumacher
- story
- Howard Rosenman
- story
Cast
- Jordin Sparks
- Sparkle
- Whitney Houston
- Emma
- Derek Luke
- Stix
- Mike Epps
- Satin
- Carmen Ejogo
- Sister
- Tika Sumpter
- Dolores
- Omari Hardwick
- Levi
- CeeLo Green
- Black
- Curtis Armstrong
- Larry
- Terrence Jenkins
- Red
- Tamela J. Mann
- Ms. Sara Waters
- Michael Beach
- Rev. Bryce
- Brely Evans
- Tune Ann
- Linda Boston
- Sister Clora
- Sidi Henderson
- Mr. Bell
- Erika Hoveland
- Larry's Secretary
- Debra Port
- Receptionist
- Kem
- Buddy
- Sarah Hansen
- Heckler
- Doug Mingo
- Goofy Guy
- Mark Rademacher
- Filmore Manager
- David Regal
- Stage Manager
- Cory Pritchett
- Ham
- Howard Rosenman
- Landlord
- Robert Forte Shannon III
- Stix's Opponent
- Margaret Scott
- Church Saint
- Goapele
- Girl Group - Lead Singer
- Fatima Morris
- Girl Group - Back Up Singer #1
- Keeley Morris
- Girl Group - Back Up Singer #2
- Brittany Perry-Russell
- Sparkle's Back Up Singer #1
- Charm La'Donna
- Sparkle's Back Up Singer #2
- Dalibor Stolevski
- TV Host
- Tiffany Alexander
- Prison Guard
- Stephanie Moseley
- Rehearsal Dancer
- Temecha Myers
- Rehearsal Dancer
- Ruth E. Carter
- Sugar
- Melora Rivera
- Hussy
- Corey Bolls
- Bar Audience
- Arnold Agee
- Bar Patron
- Eligah Alexander Jr.
- Patron in Audience
- Lynn Anderson
- Columbia Records Executive
- Delaney Baynham II
- Church Member
- Ward Beard
- Bartender
- Toya D. Brazell
- Woman With Wig
- Michael Stephen Bryant
- Orchestra Trumpeter
- Michael B. Clark
- Officer Rapp
- Deborah Claybaugh
- Cliff Belles Patron / Prisoner
- Andrew Dow
- Detective
- Sabrina Dungan
- Record Store Patron
- Tiffani Elise Edwards
- Comedy Club Patron
- Helena Ellison
- Audience Member
- James Feaheny
- Columbia Records Executive
- Jacqueline Forton
- Violinist
- Steve Gast
- Officer McKenzie
- Pam German
- Neighbor
- David Glahn
- Police Officer
- Shahidah Hasan
- Club Patron
- Ron Heisler
- County Coroner
- Brett Hendrix
- Bar Patron
- Detric Hicks
- Background
- Tim Jenkins
- Guitarist
- Chanae Jordan
- Bible Study Member
- Krystal Katz-Page
- Kissing Couple
- Shirley Moon Koebbe
- Audience Member
- Abe Larkin
- Couple
- Norine Marsh
- Audience Member
- Jarren Martin
- Record store shopper
- Ralph H. Meyer
- Coney Island Cook
- Mikal
- Bar Patron
- Michael Miles
- Record Store Shopper / Second Booth
- Da'Ron Mitchell
- Valet Worker / Bartender
- Rose Anne Nepa
- Audience
- Brandon Nice
- Military Officer / Club Patron
- Jill Opal Oliver
- Audience Member
- Terri Partyka
- Orchestra Timpanist
- Krishawn Peace
- Church Girl
- Ryan Pearson
- Club Patron
- Vincent Pelligrino
- Orchestra Violinist
- Jor él Quinn
- Club Patron
- DaJuan Manwell Rippy
- Driver
- Nicholas Ritz
- Pedestrian
- Lin Rountree
- Trumpet Player in Club
- Julie Ariane Russell
- Comedy Club Patron
- Stephanie Schaberg
- Columbia Records Employee
- Michael W. Campbell Jr.
- Bar Patron
- Kristyn Shelley
- Bar Patron
- Gary Lee Simpson
- Lawyer
- Nikki Smith
- Extra
- Connie Sonnenberg
- Orchestra
- Eric Adam Swenson
- Businessman
- Takesha L. Walker
- Audience Member
- Chelsea West
- Audience Member
- Mark Allan White
- Taxi Driver 3
- Mozi Zhuli
- Columbia Employee
Produced By
- Salim Akil
- producer
- Mara Brock Akil
- producer
- Debra Martin Chase
- producer
- Gaylyn Fraiche
- executive producer
- Whitney Houston
- executive producer
- T.D. Jakes
- producer
- Avram 'Butch' Kaplan
- executive producer
- Howard Rosenman
- executive producer
- Curtis Wallace
- producer
- Derrick Williams
- co-producer
Music
Cinematography
- Anastas N. Michos
- director of photography
Sound
- Ryan Briley
- assistant sound editor
- Robert Dehn
- sound studio manager
- Craig Dollinger
- boom operator
- Michael Faba
- sound utility
- Aaron Grice
- boom operator: Los Angeles
- Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson
- dialogue editor
- Bryan Mendoza
- sound utility: Los Angeles
- Steven Morrow
- sound mixer
- Beauxregard Neylen
- adr mixer
- Jay Nierenberg
- supervising sound editor
- Stuart Provine
- sound effects editor
- Jason Stevens
- sound negative
- Jonathan Wales
- re-recording mixer
- Rickley W. Dumm
- sound effects editor
- Ginger Geary
- foley artist
- Roy Machado
- adr mixer
- Kevin Nanaumi
- assistant sound editor
Editing
Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
Set Design
Costumes
Makeup
- Shannon Bakeman
- key hair stylist
- Marietta Carter-Narcisse
- makeup department head
- Lauri Cuppetilli
- key makeup artist
- Jasmine Kimble
- key hair stylist
- Kimberly Kimble
- hair department head
- Kym Lee
- key makeup artist
- Jon Lieckfelt
- hair stylist
- Sarah Strong
- additional hair
- Zoe Brown
- makeup artist
- Mia Daaja
- hair stylist
- Jessica Y. Hernandez
- makeup artist
- Louise Holoday
- makeup artist
- Kimberly Jones
- key makeup artist / special makeup effects artist
- Patricia Krupske
- makeup artist
- Robbin Kujus
- makeup artist
- Jayne Laube
- makeup artist
Special Effects
- Bob Sturgess
- special effects coordinator: Los Angeles
- Dean Tyrrell
- special effects foreman
- Jake Tyrrell
- special effects technician
- Russell Tyrrell
- special effects coordinator
Visual Effects
- Sean Apple
- compositing: Dilated Pixels
- Natalie Coon
- roto artist: Dilated Pixels
- P.J. Foley
- visual effects producer: Dilated Pixels
- Paul Linden
- visual effects supervisor: Dilated Pixels
- Chucky Malko
- visual effects artist: Dilated Pixels
- Chris Peters
- visual effects artist: Dilated Pixels
- Efram Potelle
- visual effects supervisor
- T.J. Sakasegawa
- visual effects: Dilated Pixels
- Brian Skvarla
- visual effects artist: Dilated Pixels
Assistant Director
- Christy Busby
- second second assistant director
- Lisa Meier Coll
- second assistant director: Los Angeles
- Peter Dress
- second second assistant director
- Kevin O'Neil
- second assistant director
- Darin Rivetti
- first assistant director
Production Management
- Avram 'Butch' Kaplan
- unit production manager
- Nancy Kirhoffer
- post-production supervisor
- Larissa Michel
- production supervisor
- Daniel A. Mondschain
- production supervisor
- Scott Putman
- unit production manager
Art Department
- Justin Lamg
- set designer
- Justin N. Lang
- set designer
- Mark Sanger
- on-set dresser
- David Stasiak
- propmaker
- Kristie Thompson
- set decorator: Los Angele
- Michael A. Watt
- leadman
- Amie McCarthy Winn
- property master
- Andy Bays
- painter
- David Boyd
- storyboard artist
- Drew Finos
- graphic designer
- Amy Graham
- set dresser
- Ronald Hill
- charge scenic
- Deborah Jurvis
- art department coordinator
- Gaby Kuhn
- assistant property master
- Mark Kwiatkowski
- set dresser
- Greg Lester
- set dresser
- Justin Mutschler
- set dresser
- Paul Peabody
- construction coordinator
- Bobby Rhodes
- set dresser
- Brittin Richter
- props
- Tom Sparkman
- signwriter
- Kim Thrasher
- set buyer
- Jim Warren
- set decoration buyer: additional
Stunts
- Ele Bardha
- stunt coordinator
- Sazan Bardha
- stunt performer
- Amber Whelan
- stunts
Editorial
- Paul E. Alderman
- first assistant editor
- Mandy Arnold
- digital intermediate editor
- Aziza Ngozi
- first assistant editor / post-production assistant
- John Persichetti
- digital colorist
- Morning Star Schott
- digital intermediate producer
- David Townsend
- post-production coordinator
- Reed Whorton
- post-production assistant
- Cat Rowe Farquharson
- digital color assist
- Jim Passon
- color timer
- Rob Randall
- colorist: dailies
- Benjamin Sutor
- on-line editor
Other
- Corey Askins
- transportation coordinator
- Darrell Foley
- driver
- Kimmie Knudsen
- driver: cast
- Jim DePue
- picture car coordinator
- Demond Dickerson
- driver
- Jennifer Gonzalez
- driver: cast
- Jonathon Isom
- hair/make-up driver
- Kurt Knudsen
- driver: cast
- Robert Middendorff
- driver
- Dean Miller
- rigging electric driver
- Frank Morreale
- unit driver
- Franco Rea
- driver
- Robert 'Bob' Rice Sr.
- production van driver
Music Department
- Glen Berger
- musician: saxophone
- Todd Bozung
- supervising music editor
- Tim Davies
- score arranged by
- R. Kelly
- executive music consultant
- Joson Mills
- music editor / music supervisor
- Michael Mindingall
- piano coach: Jordin Sparks
- Marvin R. Morris
- on-set music editor
- Jaclyn Newman
- music editor
- Michael Parlett
- musician
- Frank Wolf
- song mixer
- Spring Aspers
- music supervisor
- Gregory Clark
- vocal coach: Tika Sumpter, Carmen Ejogo
- Serge Courtois
- score assistant engineer
- Kier Lehman
- music supervisor
- Justin Moshkevich
- score mixer
Casting Department
- Michelle Adams
- additional casting / casting associate
- Barbara Harris
- adr voice casting
- Brett Hendrix
- extras casting production assistant
- Germán Legarreta
- casting assistant
- Kathy Mooney
- casting: Michigan
- Janet Pound
- casting: Michigan
- Winsome Sinclair
- extras casting
- Chris Bustard
- extras casting: Los Angeles
- Brittany N. Grooms
- casting assistant
- Jill Hamburgo
- extras casting assistant
- Ryan Hill
- extras casting: Michigan
Costume Department
- Craig Anthony
- key set costumer
- Mary Kasprzak
- set costumer
- B. Michael
- wardrobe designer: Ms. Houston
- Corey O'Sullivan
- set costumer
- Devon Patterson
- costume supervisor
- Anthony Rivera Jr.
- set costumer
- Josielyn Works
- costume assistant
- Chloe Ji Yoon
- costume illustrator
- Deanna Zapico
- seamstress
- Felecia Hatcher Brown
- additional costumer
- Kathy Fennessy
- set costumer
- Kimberly Leitz
- set costumer
- Barbara Marko
- costumer
- Gina Nalli
- costumer
Camera Department
- Brad Baker
- second assistant camera: "b" camera
- Mike Bauman
- chief lighting technician: Los Angeles
- Lucas Bielan
- camera operator / director of photography: Los Angeles
- Marvin J. Bowie
- lighting technician
- James Frank Brown
- video assist operator
- Alex Carr
- digital imaging technician: Los Angeles
- Michael J. Conner
- best boy electric
- Mike Conner
- assistant chief lighting technician / best boy electric
- Justin Cragin
- rigging electric
- Michael Dzialowski
- additional first assistant camera / first assistant camera
- Joe Elrom
- digital loader
- Scott Friedland
- key grip
- Alicia Gbur
- still photographer
- Andrew Hoehn Jr.
- first assistant camera: "a" camera
- Gregg Horvath
- first assistant camera: "b" camera
- Tucker Korte
- first assistant camera: Los Angeles
- Jamie Lagerhausen
- key grip: Los Angeles
- Seth A. Peschansky
- second assistant camera: Los Angeles
- Trevor Rios
- second assistant camera: "a" camera
- David Schmalz
- video assist operator: Los Angeles
- Anthony 'Spike' Simms
- chief lighting technician
- Patrick Spain
- lighting operator / lighting programmer
- John Wendling
- dolly grip
- Felecia Hatcher Brown
- follow spot operator
- Tom Cornell
- key rigging grip
- Drew Dawson
- additional second assistant camera
- Geoff Ernst
- electrician
- Ryan Faulkner
- grip
- Jim Hentges
- grip
- Kevin D. Hewitt
- steadicam operator
- Brad Irvin
- rigging best boy electric
- Mark Karavite
- steadicam operator
- Brian Paul Kelly
- rigging electric
- Dean M. King
- key grip
- Brad Knopf
- rigging gaffer
- Adam Kogelman
- grip
- Joe Layson
- dolly grip
- Casey McClurken
- grip
- Chris McLeod
- electrician
- Joe Miller
- best boy grip
- Ted Nimz
- electrician
- Cory O'Dea
- grip
- Jedediah Shoemaker
- rigging grip
- Carl F. Shuffett
- rigging grip
- Stephen Smith
- additional camera loader
- Lon Stratton
- camera operator
- Keith Wandrei
- dolly grip
Location Management
- Alasdair Boyd
- location manager: Los Angeles
- Michael S. Jones
- location manager
- Tim McClure
- location assistant
- Bridget Reddeman
- key assistant location manager
- Gena Varajon
- location assistant
- Dave Krieger
- location scout
Script Department
- Carolyn Tolley
- script supervisor
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