X
Cast & Crew
Directed By
Cast
- Clarence Avant
- Self
- Hank Aaron
- Self
- Gwen Adolph
- Self - Clarence Avant's Biographer
- Dina R. Andrews
- Self
- Alex Avant
- Self - Son of Clarence, Founder of All Star Entertainment
- Jacqueline Avant
- Self - Wife of Clarence
- Nicole Avant
- Self - Daughter of Clarence Avant
- Irving Azoff
- Self - Former Chairman of MCA Records
- Danny Bakewell
- Self - Civil Rights Activist
- Candace Bond-McKeever
- Self - Former Executive at Motown Records
- Jim Brown
- Self - Legendary Pro Football Hall of Famer
- Cherrelle
- Self
- Bill Clinton
- Self - 42nd President of the United States of America
- Oscar Cohen
- Self - President of Associated Booking Corporation
- Sean 'Diddy' Combs
- Self
- Shakim Compere
- Self - Film Producer, Co-Founder of Flavor Unit Entertainment
- Tony Cornelius
- Self - Son of Don Cornelius
- Clive Davis
- Self - Founder of Arista Records
- Suzanne De Passe
- Self - Co-Founder, Gordy / De Passe Productions
- Jeff Dixon
- Self - Co-Manager of Ludacris
- Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds
- Self - Co-Founder of LaFace Records
- Harold Ford
- Self - Former United States Congressman
- Jamie Foxx
- Self - Academy Award Winning Actor
- Jesus Garber
- Self - Former Head of Promotions for A&M Records
- David Geffen
- Self - Business Magnate, Producer, Film Studio Executive and Philanthropist
- Nelson George
- Self - Music and Culture Historian
- Ron Gillyard
- Self - Record Executive, Grammy Award Winning Producer
- Berry Gordy
- Self - Founder of Motown Records
- Lucian Grainge
- Self - CEO of Universal Music Group
- Andre Harrell
- Self - Founder of Uptown Records
- Kamala Harris
- Self - United States Senator from California
- Julius Hollis
- Self - Founder of Alliance for Digital Equality
- Zach Horowitz
- Self - Former CEO, Universal Music Publishing Group
- Cathy Hughes
- Self - Founder of Radio One / TV One
- Jesse Jackson
- Self
- Jimmy Jam
- Self
- Quincy Jones
- Self - Composer, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Winner
- Stan Lathan
- Self - Director of 'Save the Children'
- Terry Lewis
- Self
- David Lombard
- Self - Talent Manager
- Ludacris
- Self
- Tracy Maitland
- Founder of Advent Capital Management, LLC
- Brian Mathis
- Self - Member of Obama's Finance Committee
- Steve McKeever
- Self - Former Executive at Motown Records
- Benny Medina
- Self - Former Head of A&R for Motown Records
- Elvis Mitchell
- Self - Film and Culture Scholar
- Jerry Moss
- Self - Co-Founder of A&M Records
- Barack Obama
- Self - 44th President of the United States of America
- Jonathan Platt
- Self - CEO of Sony / ATV Music Publishing
- L.A. Reid
- Self - Co-Founder of LaFace Records
- Lionel Richie
- Self
- Dolores Robinson
- Self - Talent Manager
- Ted Sarandos
- Self - Son-in-Law of Clarence, CCO of Netflix
- Lalo Schifrin
- Self - Pianist, Composer, Arranger and Conductor
- Al Sharpton
- Self
- Sid Sheinberg
- Self - President and COO of MCA Inc and Universal Studios
- Joe Smith
- Self - Former President of Warner Bros. Records
- Snoop Dogg
- Self
- Abe Somer
- Self - Clarence's Former Lawyer
- Ron Sweeney
- Self - Entertainment Attorney for Clarence
- Jimmy Thomas
- Self - Assistant to Clarence Avant
- Mike Traylor
- Self - Former Attorney for Clarence Avant
- Cicely Tyson
- Self - Tony, Oscar and Three-Time Emmy Award Winning Actress
- Bill Withers
- Self - Three-Time Grammy Award Winning Singer / Songwriter
- Tomica Wright
- Self - Clarence's Former Executive Assistant, CEO of Ruthless Records (as Tomica Woods-Wright)
- Andrew Young
- Self
- Chaka Zulu
- Self - Co-Manager of Ludacris
- Cannonball Adderley
- Self
- Muhammad Ali
- Self
- Louis Armstrong
- Self
- J. Paul Austin
- Self - Former Chairman of Coca-Cola
- Toni Braxton
- Self
- Jerry Brown
- Self
- George Bush
- Self
- Al Capone
- Self
- Jimmy Carter
- Self
- Dick Clark
- Self
- Dennis Coffey
- Self
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Self
- Roberta Flack
- Self
- David Frost
- Self
- Gallery
- Themselves
- Marvin Gaye
- Self
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Self
- Gladys Knight & The Pips
- Themselves
- Joe Glaser
- Self - Founder of Associated Booking Company (as Joseph G. Glaser)
- Isaac Hayes
- Self
- Al Haymon
- Self - Music and Boxing Promoter
- Jackson 5
- Themselves
- Janet Jackson
- Self
- Michael Jackson
- Self
- Little Willie John
- Self
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Self
- Ted Kennedy
- Self
- Martin Luther King
- Self
- Sid Korshak
- Self - Lawyer for Joe Glaser and Al Capone (as Sidney Korshak)
- Alain Levy
- Self - Chairman of Polygram
- Thurgood Marshall
- Self
- Curtis Mayfield
- Self
- Mamie Till Mobley
- Self
Produced By
- Nicole Avant
- producer
- Leon Chills
- associate producer
- Dina Ciccotello
- post production producer
- Ann Finnegan
- executive producer / line producer
- Andrew Fried
- executive producer
- Nelson George
- producer
- Jennifer Sofio Hall
- executive producer
- Jenya James Hamidi
- field producer
- Reginald Hudlin
- executive producer
- Dane Lillegard
- executive producer
- Jonathan Mussman
- production executive
- Byron Phillips
- producer
- Nandi Pointer
- associate producer
- Caitrin Rogers
- producer
- Adele Sparks
- archival producer
- Angus Wall
- executive producer
Music
Cinematography
Sound
- Kyle Bailey
- sound editor
- Lon Bender
- re-recording mixer
- Marcos Castro
- sound mixer
- Rusty Dunn
- sound designer/sound effects editor
- Jimmy Gilmore
- sound mixer
- Dennis Hamlin
- sound mixer
- Michael Kool
- sound mixer / sound mixer
- Michael Miller
- adr mixer
- Alex Nomick
- sound effects editor
- Ryan Owens
- dialogue editor
- Nick Pavey
- dialogue editor
- Orin Shochat
- sound mixer
- Chykeria Thompson
- sound mixer
- Adrienne Wade
- sound mixer
- Erik Whitestone
- sound mixer
Editing
Makeup
- Shawn Janifer
- makeup artist: Jamie Foxx
- Cheyenne Webster
- key makeup artist
Production Management
- Lis Kern
- post-production supervisor
- Drew Palombi
- production manager
- Denny Rubianes
- production supervisor
Animation
- EJ Kang
- animator: opening title animation - Elastic - title sequence
Editorial
- Reanne de Klerk
- first assistant editor
- Rob Doolittle
- online editor
- Suzanne Greenfield
- boardwalk head of post production
- Josh Hayes
- assistant editor
- Stacy Kessler-Aungst
- post producer
- Inbal B. Lessner
- additional editor
- Corey Robert Martinez
- on-line editor
- Ben Montez
- assistant editor
- Thatcher Peterson
- digital intermediate Executive Producer
- Lauren Rady
- clearance coordinator
- Chris Riley
- on-line editor
- Gabe Sanchez
- color assistant
- Phillip Schwartz
- post-production coordinator
- Sarah Smithies
- post-production coordinator
- Patrick Welch
- additional editor
- Paul Yacono
- colorist
Other
- Lacie Armstrong
- production assistant
- Collin Buckingham
- production assistant
- Michelle Chang
- production attorney
- Leon Chitman
- assistant to reggie hudlin
- McKenzie Clemans
- assistant to andrew fried
- Joe Coffey
- production assistant
- Kacie Corzel
- boardwalk finance executive
- Don-Ya
- production assistant
- Walter Donald
- production assistant
- Rose Ermer
- assistant to andrew fried
- Britnee Forest
- production accountant
- Kelsey Frederickson
- production coordinator
- Charles Gavero
- production assistant
- Angela Gygi
- archival researcher
- Arthur Kohl-Riggs
- production assistant
- John Lackmeyer
- production assistant
- David Liebman
- production assistant
- Collin Lockett
- production assistant
- Chris Menown
- production assistant
- Matthew Mucci
- production coordinator
- Gabrielle Ntsimi
- production assistant
- Donald Orbitz
- production assistant
- Sean Pope
- production attorney
- Ellen Porter
- assistant production accountant
- Quinn Powers
- production assistant
- Daniel Rbibo
- insurance services
- Anthony Soloman
- dit
- Jake Tremblay
- production assistant
- Daniel Yonathan
- production assistant
Music Department
- John W. Chapman
- score mixer
- Evan Solomita
- score supervisor
- Lara Somogyi
- musician: harp
Camera Department
- Team Bashet
- gaffer
- Halo Amrani Bitton
- key grip
- Nick Bodkin
- swing
- Adam Bricker
- additional photography
- Matthew Brown
- best boy
- Paulina Bryant
- data manager / second assistant camera
- Alan Certeza
- data manager / second assistant camera
- Kenny Chang
- data manager / second assistant camera
- Stephen Chang
- swing
- Chris Clarke
- best boy
- Chris Clarke
- key grip
- Henry Dhuy
- camera operator
- Jason Faust
- digital loader / second assistant camera
- Andrew Fisher
- best boy
- Andrew Fisher
- best boy
- Bryant Fisher
- additional photography
- Kimberley Friedrich
- b camera first assistant
- Lee Fyee
- key grip
- Stan Fyee
- gaffer
- Randy Garcia
- key grip
- Joel Gill
- best boy
- Brett Graybill
- first assistant camera
- Dennis Haddock
- key grip
- Rich Hawkinson
- first assistant camera
- Emily Herold
- first assistant camera
- Zak Hindle
- best boy
- Corrin Hodgson
- gaffer
- Rob Horwitz
- assistant camera / first assistant camera
- Scott Kukla
- dit
- Matt LaRoche
- first assistant camera
- Joe Lee
- dit
- Joseph Lee
- data manager / second assistant camera
- Diego Lopez
- data manager / second assistant camera
- Nicholas Lorden
- dit / second assistant camera
- Woo Lovinger
- camera operator
- Kenneth Marc
- gaffer
- Joe Marine
- first assistant camera / first assistant camera
- Nicola Marsh
- additional photography
- Jaime Medrano Jr.
- first assistant camera
- Josh Miller
- second assistant camera
- Joshua Miller
- data manager / second assistant camera
- Arlene Nelson
- additional photographer / additional photography
- Charlie Panian
- first assistant camera
- Alexander Paul
- camera operator
- Dagan Reinhardt
- first assistant camera
- Craig Ryan
- gaffer
- Zack Savitz
- gaffer
- Kevin W. Skaggs
- gaffer
- Josh Smith
- gaffer
- Joshua Smith
- gaffer
- Anthony Soloman
- second assistant camera
- Jamie Sutor
- swing
- Cliff Thenard
- first assistant camera
- Joe Watts
- second assistant camera
- Joseph Watts
- data manager / second assistant camera
- Chloe Weaver
- camera operator
- Michael Yetter
- gaffer
Movie title data and credits provided by 