Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody


09:49 am - 12:16 pm, Today on HBO (East) ()

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Small-town girl Whitney Houston discovers her remarkable penchant for powerful vocals that soon catapult her to the forefront of pop music in the early 1980s. Houston produced music that touched the lives of countless fans despite the challenges her meteoric rise to fame posed to her personal life, earning her the title of one of the greatest female vocalists in history. Based on true events.

2023 English Stereo
Musical Drama Music

Cast & Crew
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Naomi Ackie (Actor) .. Whitney Houston
Stanley Tucci (Actor) .. Clive Davis
Ashton Sanders (Actor) .. Bobby Brown
Tamara Tunie (Actor) .. Cissy Houston
Clarke Peters (Actor) .. John Houston
Nafessa Williams (Actor) .. Robyn Crawford
Evonne Archer (Actor) .. Concert Keyboardist
Bria Danielle Singleton (Actor) .. Bobbi Kristina
Daniel Washington (Actor) .. Gary Houston
Kris Sidberry (Actor) .. Pat Houston
Marilyn Swick (Actor) .. Dinner Date Couple
Naheem Garcia (Actor) .. New Hope Pastor
Greg Roman (Actor) .. Arista Exec #2
Alana Monteiro (Actor) .. Girl
Heidi Garza (Actor) .. Defiant Woman
Jennifer Ellis (Actor) .. Lisa Hintelmann
JaQuan Malik Jones (Actor) .. Michael Houston
Alexa Renée (Actor) .. Defiant Woman
Courtney Caruso (Actor) .. Super Bowl Fan
Dave Heard (Actor) .. Rickey Minor
Rob Lévesque (Actor) .. Arista Executive
Lance A. Williams (Actor) .. Gerry Griffith
Bradley Nnadi (Actor) .. Red Carpet Photographer #1
Tomm Voss (Actor) .. Copenhagen Stage Manager
Mary Ann Schaub (Actor) .. VIP Studio Guest/Socialite
Tanner Beard (Actor) .. Gunther
Jenifer Ellis (Actor) .. Lisa Hintelmann
Rob Levesque (Actor) .. Arista Executive
Zachariah Supka (Actor) .. NY Giants Football Player
Richard Conti (Actor) .. Arista Exec #1
Luke Crory (Actor) .. Superfan
Stevie Costa (Actor) .. Dinner Scene
Marcela Jaramillo (Actor) .. HS Counselor
Paul Taft (Actor) .. Video Director
Kevin Daigneault (Actor) .. Stage Manager
Adrian M. Mompoint (Actor) .. Marvin
James Gaiero (Actor) .. Desert Storm Soldier
Andrea Eversley (Actor) .. Barbara
Peter Brownlee (Actor) .. VIP Party Guest
Stew Replogle (Actor) .. Detective

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Did You Know..
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Naomi Ackie (Actor) .. Whitney Houston
Born: November 02, 1992
Trivia: Is the daughter of second-generation immigrants from Grenada.Acted for the first time at the age of 11, playing the angel Gabriel in a school nativity play.Rose to mainstream fame with her role in the 2016 drama film Lady Macbeth.Portrayed Bonnie in 2019 in the second season of dark comedy-drama television program The End of the F***ing World.Is best known for her role as Jannah in 2019 movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
Stanley Tucci (Actor) .. Clive Davis
Born: November 11, 1960
Birthplace: Peekskill, New York, United States
Trivia: Like many another contemporary movie and TV favorite, Stanley Tucci is a graduate of the drama department at SUNY-Purchase. Tucci made his film bow in 1985's Prizzi's Honor, after which he specialized in playing lowlifes and scuzzbags, despite his offscreen credentials as a loyal friend and loving family man. Some of his more memorable appearances were as Rick Pinzolo in TV's Wiseguy (1987-1989), a minor-league thug named Vernon in Beethoven (1992), and a Middle-Eastern assassin in The Pelican Brief (1993). Tucci acquired a fan following of sorts for his slimy year-long role of Richard Cross on the weekly TV series Murder One (1995).In 1996, Tucci broke loose from his established screen persona by playing an ambitious Italian-American restaurateur in Big Night, the most delightfully "gastronomic" film since Like Water for Chocolate. The art-house favorite was a sheer labor of love for Tucci, who served as its producer, co-wrote its script with his cousin Joe Tropiano, and shared directorial duties with his friend Campbell Scott. Tucci again directed two years later with The Impostors, a farcical comedy that cast him and longtime friend Oliver Platt as two stowaways on an ocean liner. Unlike Big Night, however, the film did not do well with audiences or critics. After starring in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1998) as Puck and In Too Deep (1999) as a police supervisor, Tucci again stepped behind the camera, this time to direct Joe Gould's Secret (2000). A historical drama about an eccentric man (Ian Holm) living on the streets of Greenwich Village, it received a very enthusiastic reception at the 2000 Sundance Festival, where it premiered. The early 2000s seemed to be a winning period for the versatile actor, with Tucci also taking home the Best Supporting Actor in a television movie award for his role in Conspiracy (2001). That same year he appeared in America's Sweethearts as an intense movie mogul. He continued doing solid work even when the finished films were sometimes lacking. He played in the Jennifer Lopez hit Maid in Manhattan, Sam Mendes' Road to Perdition, the American remake of Shall We Dance?, and landed his largest role in a major Hollywood production when Steven Spielberg cast him as the ambitious, officious manager of The Terminal. Tucci lent his voice to the animated film Robots in 2005, and the next year earned solid notices for his work as a fashion magazine editor loyal to the diva editor in chief Meryl Streep in The Devil Wears Prada.The highly-respected character actor continued to work steadily in a variety of projects, but a pair of high-profile supporting roles in 2009 earned him strong reviews and awards consideration. As the husband to Julia Child in Julie & Julia, Tucci got to work opposite Meryl Streep yet again in another box-office hit, but it was his creepy turn as a child killer in the big screen adaptation of The Lovely Bones that earned him Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe, and Academy Award nominations.In 2010 he appeared opposite Cher in Burlesque, and was a loving father in the sleeper hit Easy A. In 2012, Tucci was cast as the announcer and emcee Caesar Flickman in the hit adaptation of the smash novel The Hunger Games. Tucci continued to be a work horse, appearing in seven films in 2014, including Transformers: Age of Extinction and a cameo in Muppets Most Wanted.
Ashton Sanders (Actor) .. Bobby Brown
Born: October 24, 1995
Birthplace: Carson, California, United States
Trivia: Grew up performing in the theatre, jumping in and out of plays, sometimes 3 or 4 plays a year. Made his feature film debut playing Will in the 2013 western adventure drama The Retrieval. Was pursuing a BFA in acting at The Theatre School at DePaul University before leaving to focus on his acting career in 2016. Notably played Teen Chiron in the the Best Picture winning 2016 film Moonlight. Has modelled for Calvin Klein. Father is a fashion designer, and has hinted at possibly doing some of his own design work in the future.
Tamara Tunie (Actor) .. Cissy Houston
Born: March 14, 1959
Birthplace: McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States
Trivia: She might not be a household name, but the statuesque character actress Tamara Tunie sports a resumé as distinctive as she is innately glamorous. Tunie landed her first major role as litigator Jessica Griffin McKechnie Harris on the soap opera As the World Turns in 1986 -- a part she played for 11 years. In the mean time, Tunie signed for a small role in the endearing yet sadly overlooked coming-of-age dramedy Sweet Lorraine (1987), an unsung predecessor to the box-office blockbuster Dirty Dancing, starring Maureen Stapleton and Trini Alvarado. Tunie signed for a bit part in the 1989 period murder mystery Bloodhounds of Broadway, but despite the fact that it claimed a pedigree as impressive as Lorraine (with Matt Dillon, Madonna, Jennifer Grey, and others), the movie unfortunately failed to deliver on its noble intentions. Over the course of the next several years, Tunie turned up several times on Steven Bochco's NYPD Blue, and landed the bit part of Leslie Christos in the Al Pacino big-city crime drama City Hall (1996), directed by Harold Becker (Taps). She re-teamed with Pacino for the darkly comic supernatural horror film The Devil's Advocate (1997), then worked with Brian De Palma and Nicolas Cage on the 1998 thriller Snake Eyes. Tunie's most high-profile work, however, was yet to come. In 2002, she delivered a compelling performance as Alberta Green in the first season of the series thriller 24. In 1999, the actress resumed her portrayal of Jessica Harris on As the World Turns and continued to sporatically return to the role through the 2000s. Beginning in 2000, Tunie also portrayed Melinda Warner on the popular series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Clarke Peters (Actor) .. John Houston
Born: April 07, 1952
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Trivia: The second of four sons, he had his first experience of theatre in a school production of My Fair Lady. Moved to London in 1973, briefly working as a backup singer. Continued working as a backing vocalist during the 1970s but later chose to become an actor. Received a 1990 Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical, for his writing on the revue Five Guys Named Moe. In 1999, was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in Chicago. Played the role of Billy Flynn in the 2000 Broadway revival of Chicago. Between 2002 and 2008, starred as Detective Lester Freamon in The Wire. Between 2010 and 2013, starred as Albert Lambreaux in Treme. Is a follower of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, a movement dedicated to personal transformation and world renewal.
Nafessa Williams (Actor) .. Robyn Crawford
Born: December 04, 1989
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Trivia: Was an intern at the District Attorney's Office's homicide unit in Philadelphia.Started acting professionally in Philadelphia, then moved to New York, and later to Los Angeles.Was originally going to appear in only three episodes of One Life to Live, however she signed a four-year contract, but the show was cancelled one month later.In 2019, toured five U.S. military bases in Kuwait with the United Service Organizations (USO) as part of DC's 80th anniversary of Batman celebration.Best known for her work in the television series Black Lightning.
Evonne Archer (Actor) .. Concert Keyboardist
Bria Danielle Singleton (Actor) .. Bobbi Kristina
Daniel Washington (Actor) .. Gary Houston
Kris Sidberry (Actor) .. Pat Houston
Marilyn Swick (Actor) .. Dinner Date Couple
Naheem Garcia (Actor) .. New Hope Pastor
Greg Roman (Actor) .. Arista Exec #2
Born: November 23, 1931
Alana Monteiro (Actor) .. Girl
Heidi Garza (Actor) .. Defiant Woman
Jennifer Ellis (Actor) .. Lisa Hintelmann
JaQuan Malik Jones (Actor) .. Michael Houston
Alexa Renée (Actor) .. Defiant Woman
Courtney Caruso (Actor) .. Super Bowl Fan
Dave Heard (Actor) .. Rickey Minor
Rob Lévesque (Actor) .. Arista Executive
Lance A. Williams (Actor) .. Gerry Griffith
Bradley Nnadi (Actor) .. Red Carpet Photographer #1
Tomm Voss (Actor) .. Copenhagen Stage Manager
Mary Ann Schaub (Actor) .. VIP Studio Guest/Socialite
Tanner Beard (Actor) .. Gunther
Born: September 16, 1984
Jenifer Ellis (Actor) .. Lisa Hintelmann
Rob Levesque (Actor) .. Arista Executive
Zachariah Supka (Actor) .. NY Giants Football Player
Richard Conti (Actor) .. Arista Exec #1
Born: May 06, 1952
Luke Crory (Actor) .. Superfan
Stevie Costa (Actor) .. Dinner Scene
Marcela Jaramillo (Actor) .. HS Counselor
Paul Taft (Actor) .. Video Director
Kevin Daigneault (Actor) .. Stage Manager
Adrian M. Mompoint (Actor) .. Marvin
James Gaiero (Actor) .. Desert Storm Soldier
Andrea Eversley (Actor) .. Barbara
Peter Brownlee (Actor) .. VIP Party Guest
Stew Replogle (Actor) .. Detective