About It's Black Entertainment
- Released on February 08, 2002
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.
Full Cast of It's Black Entertainment
Vanessa Williams plays Self - Host
An American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, and actress. In 1983, she became the first woman of Af...
See Vanessa Williams's other roles →Whitney Houston plays Self
Ella Fitzgerald plays Self (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg plays Self
Snoop Dogg (given name is Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr.) is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, ac...
See Snoop Dogg's other roles →Diana Ross plays Self (archive footage)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, actress, and record pr...
See Diana Ross's other roles →Spike Lee plays Self
Spike Lee was born Shelton Lee in 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia. At a very young age, he moved from pre-civil rights Geor...
See Spike Lee's other roles →Louis Armstrong plays Self (archive footage)
Little Richard plays Self
Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 - May 9, 2020), better known as Little Richard, was a flamboyant and groundb...
See Little Richard's other roles →Debbie Allen plays Self
Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.
See Debbie Allen's other roles →Carl Anderson plays Self
Josephine Baker plays Self (archive footage)
James Brown plays Self (archive footage)
James Brown (May 3, 1933 - December 25, 2006) was an American singer and songwriter, eventually referred to as "The G...
See James Brown's other roles →Tisha Campbell plays Self
Tisha Michelle Campbell (born October 13, 1968) is an American actress, comedian, singer and dancer. She's best known...
See Tisha Campbell's other roles →Nat King Cole plays Self (archive footage)
Sean Combs plays Self (archive footage)
Sean Love Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, or Didd...
See Sean Combs's other roles →Dorothy Dandridge plays Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr. plays Self (archive footage)
Rah Digga plays Self
Suzzanne Douglas plays Self
Dr. Dre plays Self
Billy Eckstine plays Self (archive footage)
Duke Ellington plays Self (archive footage)
Jamie Foxx plays Self
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwri...
See Jamie Foxx's other roles →Aretha Franklin plays Mrs. Murphy (archive footage)
Nelson George plays Self
Jasmine Guy plays Self
Jimi Hendrix plays Self (archive footage)
Gregory Hines plays Self
Billie Holiday plays Self (archive footage)
Lena Horne plays Self (archive footage)
Reginald Hudlin plays Self
Reginald Alan Hudlin is an American writer and film director.
See Reginald Hudlin's other roles →Ice-T plays Self
Tracy Morrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T, is an American musician and actor. He w...
See Ice-T's other roles →Michael Jackson plays Self (archive footage)
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter,...
See Michael Jackson's other roles →James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III plays Self
Quincy Jones plays Self
A.J. Johnson plays Self (archive footage)
Eartha Kitt plays Self (archive footage)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American actres...
See Eartha Kitt's other roles →John Landis plays Self
John Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and producer. He is known for hi...
See John Landis's other roles →Stan Lathan plays Self
Terry Lewis plays Self
LL Cool J plays Self (archive footage)
James Todd Smith, better known as LL Cool J (acronym for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper, songwriter, ...
See LL Cool J's other roles →Wynton Marsalis plays Self
Harold Nicholas plays Self (archive footage)
Alan Parker plays Self
Otis Redding plays Self (archive footage)
Christopher Reid plays Self (archive footage)
Busta Rhymes plays Self
Smokey Robinson plays Self
Russell Simmons plays Self
Bessie Smith plays Self (archive footage)
Tina Turner plays Self (archive footage)
Tina Turner (November 26, 1939 - May 24, 2023) was an American singer and actress whose career spanned more than 50 y...
See Tina Turner's other roles →Fats Waller plays Self (archive footage)
Billy Dee Williams plays Self
William December "Billy Dee" Williams Jr. (born April 6, 1937) is an American actor, voice actor, and artist. He is b...
See Billy Dee Williams's other roles →Donald Bogle plays Self
Kenny Burrell plays Self
James Cross plays Self (archive footage)
Suzanne de Passe plays Self
Berry Gordy plays Self
Eddie Hartman plays Self (archive footage)
'Crip' Heard plays Self (archive footage)
Rubberneck Holmes plays Self (archive footage)
Louis Jordan plays Self (archive footage)
Camille King plays Maddam CJ Walker
Kyme plays Rachel Meadows (archive footage)
Velma Middleton plays Self (archive footage)
Fayard Nicholas plays Self
The Notorious B.I.G. plays Self (archive footage)
Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker plays Self (archive footage)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe plays Self (archive footage)
Crew of It's Black Entertainment
Discover the backstage crew of It's Black Entertainment →- Vanessa Williams
- Whitney Houston
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Snoop Dogg
- Diana Ross
- Spike Lee
- Louis Armstrong
- Little Richard
- Debbie Allen
- Carl Anderson
- Josephine Baker
- James Brown
- Tisha Campbell
- Nat King Cole
- Sean Combs
- Dorothy Dandridge
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Rah Digga
- Suzzanne Douglas
- Dr. Dre
- Billy Eckstine
- Duke Ellington
- Jamie Foxx
- Aretha Franklin
- Nelson George
- Jasmine Guy
- Jimi Hendrix
- Gregory Hines
- Billie Holiday
- Lena Horne
- Reginald Hudlin
- Ice-T
- Michael Jackson
- James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III
- Quincy Jones
- A.J. Johnson
- Eartha Kitt
- John Landis
- Stan Lathan
- Terry Lewis
- LL Cool J
- Wynton Marsalis
- Harold Nicholas
- Alan Parker
- Otis Redding
- Christopher Reid
- Busta Rhymes
- Smokey Robinson
- Russell Simmons
- Bessie Smith
- Tina Turner
- Fats Waller
- Billy Dee Williams
- Donald Bogle
- Kenny Burrell
- James Cross
- Suzanne de Passe
- Berry Gordy
- Eddie Hartman
- 'Crip' Heard
- Rubberneck Holmes
- Louis Jordan
- Camille King
- Kyme
- Velma Middleton
- Fayard Nicholas
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Earl 'Snake Hips' Tucker
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe