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Reading Rainbow

Cast & Crew

Tony Buttino
executive producer
3 Episodes, 1983 - 1990: Twila Liggett
executive producer
2 Episodes, 1983 - 1988

Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

Cast

LeVar Burton
Self - Host / Levar Burton - Self
153 Episodes, 1983 - 2006: Jennifer Betit Yen
Self
5 Episodes, 0 - 0: Arnold Stang
Self
3 Episodes, 1986 - 1995: Fred Newman
Self / Dr. Skull
3 Episodes, 1986 - 1991: Michael Ansara
Self - Narrator
2 Episodes, 1983 - 1993: Vincent Gardenia
Self
2 Episodes, 1983 - 1991: Stephen Horelick
Self
2 Episodes, 1983 - 1983: Doug Parvin
Camper / Self
2 Episodes, 1983 - 1983: Ruby Dee
Self
2 Episodes, 1984 - 1992: Laura Haymann
Self
2 Episodes, 1986 - 1986: Patrick Stewart
Self
2 Episodes, 1988 - 1997: Lisa Drew
Singer in Fourtune
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Charisma Largy
Singer in Fourtune
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Larry Mabrey
Singer in Fourtune
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Eric Mabrey
Singer in Fourtune
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: James Earl Jones
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Madeline Kahn
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Lauren Tom
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Jerry Stiller
Dinosaur Comic
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Bill Cosby
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Ruth Buzzi
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Ben Vereen
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Kaleena Kiff
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Maya Angelou
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Lou Rawls
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Herk Harvey
Policeman (segment "Puddle Hopping")
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Stephanie Mills
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Marilyn Michaels
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Phoebe Snow
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Jane Lind
Poem Narrator
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Harry Blackstone Jr.
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Linda Gelman
Narrator
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Robert Tree Cody
Flute Player
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Cassandra Murray
Dancer
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Carolyn McMahon
Self
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Raul Julia
Self
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: William Windom
Self
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Lorne Greene
Self
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Amy Linker
Self
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Bobby McFerrin
Self
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Esther Elise
Dancer
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Anthony Vincent Bova
Dancer
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Byron Easley
Dancer
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: John Prignano
Dancer
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Shell Benjamin
Dancer
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Beth Cloninger Mayo
Dancer
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Stephanie Albers
Dancer
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Stanley Kramer
Dancer
1 Episode, 1984 - 1984: Buddy Ebsen
Self
1 Episode, 1985 - 1985: Gilda Radner
Self
1 Episode, 1985 - 1985: Jim Henson
Kermit the Frog
1 Episode, 1985 - 1985: James Coco
Self
1 Episode, 1985 - 1985: Isabel Sanford
Self
1 Episode, 1985 - 1985: John Sebastian
Self
1 Episode, 1985 - 1985: Fernando Escandon
Self
1 Episode, 1985 - 1985: Martin Short
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Jerry Orbach
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Eric Bogosian
Conan the Librarian
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Michael Winslow
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Imogene Coca
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Alaina Reed-Hall
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Joseph Simmons
Run
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Lenora Claire
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Pete Seeger
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Marv Albert
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Darryl McDaniels
DMC
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Jam Master Jay
Jam Master Jay
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Michael Opal
Cab Driver
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Penny Patterson
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Bonnie Wong
Dancer
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Jessica Mercado
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Pamela Stagner
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Paul Sidoriak
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Timothy Oakes
Self
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Orson Bean
Self
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Barbara Feldon
Self
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Ralph Waite
Self
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Georgia Engel
Self
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Zelda Rubinstein
Self
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Keye Luke
Self
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Hoyt Axton
Self
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Sada Thompson
Self
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Kenny Blank
Self - Book Reviewer
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Ron Foster
Self
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Kelly Hrudey
Self - a New York Islanders' goalie
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Liza Siegler
Self
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Jenny Maki
Wench
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Todd Maki
Peasant
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Tim Maki
Young Peasant
1 Episode, 1987 - 1987: Marina Sirtis
Self
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Peter Falk
Self
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Hector Elizondo
Self
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Brent Spiner
Self
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Jonathan Frakes
Self
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Denise Crosby
Self
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Michael Dorn
Self
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Jack Gilford
Self
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Kevin Clash
Self
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Robert Legato
Self
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Rich Thorne
Self
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988

Produced By

Jill Gluckson
producer
39 Episodes, 1985 - 1997: Cecily Truett
producer / supervising producer
28 Episodes, 1983 - 1990: Ronnie Krauss
associate producer / associate field producer / field producer / segment producer
5 Episodes, 1983 - 1990: Larry Lancit
supervising producer / producer
5 Episodes, 1983 - 1990: Aaron Levine
associate producer
5 Episodes, 2004 - 2005: Ed Wiseman
assistant producer / producer
4 Episodes, 1983 - 2005: Nan Schweiger
producer
3 Episodes, 2004 - 2005: Sherman Bryce
associate producer
2 Episodes, 1983 - 1983: Lynne Brenner Ganek
associate producer
2 Episodes, 1983 - 1983: Orly Berger
associate field producer / producer
2 Episodes, 1987 - 1990: Stacey Raider
associate producer
2 Episodes, 1988 - 1990: Sudie Anning
producer
2 Episodes, 2005 - 2005: Marisa Genna
assistant producer
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Ellen Schecter
associate producer
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Robin Fogelman
associate producer
1 Episode, 1990 - 1990: Norma Seegal
assistant producer
1 Episode, 1990 - 1990: Kathy Kinsner
producer
1 Episode, 1996 - 1996: Don Boswell
producer
1 Episode, 2004 - 2004: David C. McCourt
supervising producer
1 Episode, 2004 - 2004: Lauren Elbaum
associate producer
Episodes, null - null: Andrew Ames
producer
Episodes, null - null: Guy Merrill
associate producer
Episodes, null - null: Nikki Silver
coordinating producer
Episodes, null - null: Rob Stork
producer
Episodes, null - null: Orly Wiseman
producer
Episodes, null - null

Music

Stephen Horelick

88 Episodes, 1983 - 2006: Daniel Shklair

69 Episodes, 1986 - 1994: Jam Master Jay

1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Darryl McDaniels

1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Rick Rubin

1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Joseph Simmons

1 Episode, 1986 - 1986

Cinematography

Dean Parisot

2 Episodes, 1987 - 1989: Jordan Klein Jr.

2 Episodes, 2000 - 2000: Peter Fernberger

1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Ari Haberberg

Episodes, null - null: Kevin Lombard

Episodes, null - null: Joel Shapiro

Episodes, null - null: Jimmy O'Donnell

Episodes, null - null

Sound

Gary Silver
production sound mixer / sound
61 Episodes, 1988 - 2006: Billy Gardner
re-recording mixer
20 Episodes, 2000 - 2006: Paul Cote
production sound mixer
11 Episodes, 1997 - 2006: John Sutton
sound mixer
5 Episodes, 1984 - 1984: Lee Murphy
sound
1 Episode, 1990 - 1990: Buzz Turner
production mixer
1 Episode, 1995 - 1995: Jared Seidman
re-recording mixer
1 Episode, 2006 - 2006: Brandon Loulias
sound mixer
1 Episode, 0 - 0: Bill Ivie
re-recording mixer
Episodes, null - null: Brian Miksis
sound mixer
Episodes, null - null

Editing

Casting Director

Laura Frame Sullivan

104 Episodes, 1984 - 1996: Stacey Raider

Episodes, null - null

Production Design

Richard D. Bluhm

10 Episodes, 1993 - 1996

Makeup

Stephanie Cozart Burton
makeup artist
5 Episodes, 1995 - 1995: Randy Houston Mercer
makeup artist
5 Episodes, 1995 - 1995: Ellen Eastin
makeup artist
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Tim Nelson
make-up
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Toni Wilson
makeup artist
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983

Assistant Director

Neil Daly
first assistant director
10 Episodes, 2004 - 2006: Richard Spector
second assistant director
7 Episodes, 1988 - 1992: John Paul Cayetano
assistant director
6 Episodes, 2004 - 2005: Amy Cutler
second assistant director
3 Episodes, 2006 - 2006: Ed Wiseman
assistant director
2 Episodes, 1988 - 1990

Production Management

Yuma Morita
production manager
5 Episodes, 2000 - 2001: Rick Birmingham
post-production supervisor
5 Episodes, 2006 - 2006: Orly Berger
production manager
3 Episodes, 1983 - 1987: Dana Eshghi
production manager / production supervisor
2 Episodes, 1996 - 1996: Margo Halle
production manager
1 Episode, 1990 - 1990: Louise Fenton
production manager
Episodes, null - null: Erica Levin
post-production supervisor
Episodes, null - null: Elizabeth O'Mara
production manager
Episodes, null - null

Art Department

Kailin Gow
production
1 Episode, 1992 - 1992: Marj Kleinman
assistant art director
1 Episode, 1993 - 1993

Stunts

Michael Kinney
Stunt Skateboarder
1 Episode, 1990 - 1990: Fabian Kravitz
Stunt Skateboarder
1 Episode, 1990 - 1990: John J. Trimble
Stunt Skateboarder / freestyle skateboarding
1 Episode, 1990 - 1990

Animation

Bill Davis
animator
10 Episodes, 1984 - 1988: Aldin Baroza
animator
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Colleen Davis
animator
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Mike de Seve
animator
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Simi Gulati
animator
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Masako Kanayama
animator
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988

Editorial

Rick Birmingham
post-production coordinator
5 Episodes, 2006 - 2006: Mike Stivala
assistant editor
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Jacob Steingroot
assistant editor
Episodes, null - null: Jason Locke
assistant editor
Episodes, null - null: Erik Emond
post-production coordinator
Episodes, null - null

Other

Sam Freedle
special thanks
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Dan T. Hall
special thanks
1 Episode, 1990 - 1990: Terry G. Trimble
Skateboarder talent coordinator
1 Episode, 1990 - 1990: Robert Bryce Milburn
kickstarter funder
Episodes, null - null

Music Department

Stephen Horelick
musical director / composer: main title theme / music director / composer: theme music / conductor / music composer / music producer
155 Episodes, 1983 - 2006: Daniel Lentz
composer: song "Is it Love?"
1 Episode, 1986 - 1986: Jason Graves
orchestrator
1 Episode, 1996 - 1996

Camera Department

Peter Boynton
lighting technician
3 Episodes, 2000 - 2002: Kelly J. Richardson
camera operator: jib
3 Episodes, 2001 - 2004: Jim Bala
camera operator
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Jerry Bucknowski
camera operator
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Mike Dwyer
camera operator
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Doug Joseph
video engineer
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Robert Lower
camera operator
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: David Satin
video engineer
1 Episode, 1983 - 1983: Larry Debaun
key grip
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Howard C. Rosenzweig
video
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Carlos Sanchez
animation photography
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Peter Smokler
camera
1 Episode, 1988 - 1988: Alan Pierce
assistant camera
1 Episode, 2000 - 2000: Tom McGrath
gaffer
Episodes, null - null: Wesley Ortiz
gaffer: NYC/DC unit
Episodes, null - null

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