About Making the Video
- Released on July 11, 1999
Making the Video is an MTV show, consisting of half-hour episodes, which chronicles the process of filming various music videos. Usually the director outlines the concept of the video and the show often includes light-hearted and humorous moments. It always concludes with a premiere of the finished video. The show premiered on July 11, 1999 and is currently on a hiatus as of 2009.
MTV2 has a similar show entitled [Name of Band/Artist] Makes a Video that has featured artists such as 50 Cent, Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Evanescence, and Mos Def among others.
Full Cast of Making the Video
Travis Barker
Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer, best known as...
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Jessica Ann Simpson (born July 10, 1980) is an American singer, actress, television personality and fashion designer ...
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Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris, is an American rapper and acto...
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Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Aw...
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Shakira
Nick Cannon
Nicholas Scott "Nick" Cannon (born October 8, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, rapper, record producer, radio an...
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Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), known professionally as Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor and ...
See Cedric the Entertainer's other roles →50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known by his stage name 50 Cent, is an American rapper and actor...
See 50 Cent's other roles →Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "So...
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