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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Cast
- Lionel Richie
- Self
- Harriet Sternberg
- Self - Head of Creative Services, Kragen & Co
- Wendy Rees
- Self - Creative Services, Kragen & Co
- Harry Belafonte
- Self
- Steven Ivory
- Self - Music Journalist
- Ken Kragen
- Self
- Quincy Jones
- Self
- Larry Klein
- Self - Producer, American Music Awards
- Cyndi Lauper
- Self
- Bruce Springsteen
- Self
- David Breskin
- Self - Author, 'We Are The World' Book
- Kenny Loggins
- Self
- Humberto Gatica
- Self - Recording Engineer
- Huey Lewis
- Self
- Smokey Robinson
- Self
- Tom Bähler
- Self - Vocal Arranger
- Bob Dickinson
- Self - Lighting Engineer
- Dionne Warwick
- Self
- Sheila E.
- Self
- Ken Woo
- Self - Cameraman
- Kenny Rogers
- Self
- USA for Africa
- Themselves
- Dan Aykroyd
- Self
- Philip Bailey
- Self
- Stephen Bishop
- Self
- Christie Brinkley
- Self
- Lindsey Buckingham
- Self
- David Byrne
- Self
- Kim Carnes
- Self
- Ray Charles
- Self
- Mario Cipollina
- Self
- Dick Clark
- Self
- Johnny Colla
- Self
- James Darren
- Self
- Bob Dylan
- Self
- Lola Falana
- Self
- Bob Geldof
- Self
- Bill Gibson
- Self
- Daryl Hall
- Self
- Brenda Harvey-Richie
- Self
- Chris Hayes
- Self
- Sean Hopper
- Self
- James Ingram
- Self
- Jackie Jackson
- Self
- La Toya Jackson
- Self
- Marlon Jackson
- Self
- Michael Jackson
- Self
- Randy Jackson
- Self
- Tito Jackson
- Self
- Al Jarreau
- Self
- Waylon Jennings
- Self
- Billy Joel
- Self
- Martin Luther King
- Self
- Madonna
- Self
- Bette Midler
- Self
- Willie Nelson
- Self
- John Oates
- Self
- Billy Ocean
- Self
- Jeffrey Osborne
- Self
- Steve Perry
- Self
- Greg Phillinganes
- Self
- Anita Pointer
- Self
- June Pointer
- Self
- Ruth Pointer
- Self
- Prince
- Self
- Diana Ross
- Self
- Paul Simon
- Self
- Tina Turner
- Self
- Van Halen
- Themselves
- Sarah Vaughan
- Self
- Stevie Wonder
- Self
Produced By
- Paul Brownstein
- executive producer: for USA for Africa
- Lina Caicedo
- archive producer
- Jackie Clary
- additional archive producer
- Amit Dey
- executive producer
- Rich Eckersley
- story producer
- Erin Elliott
- field producer: LA
- Bruce Eskowitz
- producer
- Lindsey Gardner
- line producer: NY
- Piper Gates
- associate producer
- Eden Hastings
- post producer
- George Hencken
- producer
- Melissa Jacobson
- additional archive producer
- Larry Klein
- producer
- Kent Kubena
- co-producer
- Terry Leonard
- co-producer
- Joyce Liu
- associate producer / associate producer
- Danielle Mandel
- field producer
- Lena Mesiano
- line producer: LA
- Julia Nottingham
- producer
- Reed Penney
- field producer
- Becky Read
- executive producer
- Lionel Richie
- producer
- Matthew Sanderson
- post producer
- Richard Sterling
- field producer
- Harriet Sternberg
- producer
- Lisa Stevens
- story producer
- Angus Wall
- executive producer
Music
Cinematography
- Caleb Heller
- director of photography
Sound
- Gavin Allingham
- re-recording mixer
- Delroy Cornick
- sound recordist
- Richard Gallagher
- dialogue editor
- Adam Grass
- audio supervisor
- Filip Stefanowski
- foley mixer
- Michal Wilczewski
- foley mixer
- Jacek Wisniewski
- foley artist
Editing
Art Direction
Makeup
- Sarah Ault
- hair stylist
- Maxine Christians
- hair & make up artist: LA
- Nil Muir
- hair & make up artist: LA
- Torsten Witte
- glam to Lionel Richie
Visual Effects
- Chris Chalklen
- motion graphics designer
- Elliot Riella
- flame artist
Production Management
- Ella Cook
- head of production
- Donna Ferry
- executive in charge of production
- Kara Rozansky
- production executive
- Louise Shrimpton
- production manager
Art Department
- Mauricio Marces
- art production assistant
- Kristen Nelson
- art production assistant
- Heather Uroff
- Art Assistant / art production assistant
Editorial
- Emma Comans
- post production supervisor
- Ric Crossley
- first assistant editor
- Michael Engelken
- additional editor
- Steve Erdmann
- assistant editor
- Tom Fenaille
- digital imaging technician
- George Geanopulos
- assistant editor
- Katy Gorman
- di assistant
- Carlos Haynes
- additional editor
- Caroline Hodge
- additional editor
- Stacy Kessler-Aungst
- post production supervisor: US
- Jennie Millar
- di assistant
- Luke Peckham
- digital imaging technician
- Mohammed Rahman
- additional editor
- Elliot Riella
- on-line editor
- Eli Schwartz
- post-production coordinator
- Joe Stabb
- digital intermediate colorist
- David Weitzel
- post-production assistant: US
- Dora Wu
- assistant editor
Other
- Mark Aguilar
- special thanks
- Zemetah Alemayo
- very special thanks
- S.A. Baron
- thanks: archival materials
- Harry Belafonte
- in loving memory of
- Samantha Benson
- special thanks
- Jeremy Berney
- special thanks
- Nina Bombardier
- special thanks
- Josh Braun
- special thanks
- Christopher Buchanan
- thanks: archival materials
- Chuong Bui
- special thanks
- Ray Charles
- in loving memory of
- Christina Chou
- special thanks
- Amaya Crump
- special thanks
- Emma Crump
- special thanks
- Mika Crump
- special thanks
- Taro Crump
- special thanks
- Sam Emerson
- very special thanks
- Bruce Eskowitz
- special thanks
- Faryal Ganjehei
- special thanks
- Craig Golin
- very special thanks
- Mike Guastella
- special thanks to / very special thanks
- James Ingram
- in loving memory of
- Michael Jackson
- in loving memory of
- Kim Jakwerth
- special thanks
- Al Jarreau
- in loving memory of
- Michael Jensen
- special thanks
- Rick Korn
- thanks: archival materials
- Emma Kragen
- thanks: archival materials
- Ken Kragen
- in loving memory of
- Mark Kraus
- special thanks
- Jon Landau
- special thanks
- Aidan Vu Le
- special thanks
- Anderson Le
- special thanks
- Jenni Trang Le
- special thanks
- Amanda Lebow
- special thanks
- Duke Leonard
- special thanks
- Lindsay Leonard
- special thanks
- Phan Gia Nhat Linh
- special thanks
- April Grebb Malley
- very special thanks
- Kristin Malley
- special thanks
- Mary Jo Mennella
- very special thanks
- Giang Nguyen
- special thanks
- Kenneth Nguyen
- special thanks
- Lich Nguyen
- special thanks
- Anita Pointer
- in loving memory of
- June Pointer
- in loving memory of
- Kelsey Porter
- special thanks
- Phil Quartararo
- special thanks
- Kenny Rogers
- in loving memory of
- Dawn Saltzman
- special thanks
- Ham Tran
- special thanks
- Mai Tran
- special thanks
- Tom Trbovich
- very special thanks
- Tina Turner
- in loving memory of
- John Tynan
- special thanks
- Cathy Worthington
- thanks: archival materials
Music Department
- Greg Ansin
- original music recording engineer
- Tim Bulkley
- musician: drummer & percussionist
- Karen Crossan
- music coordinator
- Art Hirahara
- musician: keyboardist
- Shin Kawasaki
- audio assistant
- Masaru Koga
- musician: saxophonist & flutist
- Anthony J. Resta
- opening title production & mix engineer
- Karyadi Sutedja
- opening title production & mix engineer
- Gary Welch
- music supervisor
- Gretchen O'Neal
- music research: 818 Music Group
Camera Department
- Justin Bennett
- lighting director
- Kevin Chiu
- best boy grip
- Nausheen Dadabhoy
- camera operator
- Sunil Devadanam
- first assistant camera
- Rob Exner
- key grip
- Eric Fahey
- gaffer
- Tom Fenaille
- second assistant camera
- John Fisher
- g&e swings
- Joe Kosty
- g&e swings / gaffer
- Felipe Larrondo
- first assistant camera
- Jun Li
- camera operator
- Adam LoNigro
- best boy
- Hayden Miller
- grip
- Kenneth Nguyen
- still photographer
- Luke Peckham
- second assistant camera
- Jake Reeder
- key grip
- Andres Reynoso
- g&e swings
- Rich Robles
- key grip
- Nobuyoshi Sakurai
- first assistant camera
- Brandon Taylor
- key grip
- Isaak van der Meulen
- gaffer
- Brandon W. Ziegenfuss
- camera operator
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