Performers:
Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, Bobby Bones, Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban, Harry Connick, Jr. (more)Plots(1)
What drives over 30 million people to watch American Idol every week? Find out what the network doesn't want you to see! Kelly, Ruben, Clay, Fantasia, Carrie, Bo, Ryan, Paula, Randy and, of course, Simon, have become household names. How did a simple talent show transform into the most successful television program of all time? Now see an up-close and personal look at the dynamic cast of personalities that made the show a run-away hit from the start. Step backstage and get firsthand accounts of the nail-biting audition process, sold out concert, the fortune and the price of fame. Candid interviews with the show's most unforgettable and forgettable contestants reveal what life is like after the spotlight of being on American Idol has faded. In-depth interviews, expert commentary and diehard fan testimonials laced with good old-fashioned juicy gossip make this a behind-the-scenes expose not to miss! It's unofficial, unrelenting and unaffiliated with the show, so you know you're getting the unadulterated untold story! (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Performers
![Reese Witherspoon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/082/164082576_64fcca.jpg)
Reese Witherspoon
USA
Best movies:
Walk the Line (2005)
Pleasantville (1998)
The Good Lie (2014)
![Jamie-Lynn Sigler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/713/161713164_418b88.jpg)
Jamie-Lynn Sigler
USA
Best movies:
I Do (2012)
Death of a Dynasty (2003)
Call Me: The Rise and Fall of Heidi Fleiss (2004) (TV movie)
![Amy Yasbeck](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/098/162098837_282484.jpg)
Amy Yasbeck
USA
Best movies:
Pretty Woman (1990)
The Odd Couple II (1998)
The Mask (1994)
![Olivia Newton-John](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/857/164857501_100791.jpg)
Olivia Newton-John
UK
Best movies:
Bee Gees: One Night Only (1997) (concert)
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
Grease (1978)
![Snoop Dogg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271727_e67f80.jpg)
Snoop Dogg
USA
Best movies:
The Up In Smoke Tour (2000) (concert)
Tupac: Live at the House of Blues (2005) (concert)
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
![Robin Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996828_09b209.png)
Robin Williams
USA
Best movies:
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Awakenings (1990)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
![Forest Whitaker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/438/164438982_ed2bec.jpg)
Forest Whitaker
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Phone Booth (2002)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
![Geri Horner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278250_7fd885.jpg)
Geri Horner
UK
Best movies:
Gran Turismo (2023)
Live Earth (2007) (concert)
Crank: High Voltage (2009)
![Emma Bunton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278251_599706.jpg)
Emma Bunton
UK
Best movies:
Zoolander (2001)
Cómo sobrevivir a una despedida (2015)
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)
![Jack Nicholson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390374_6b48ce.jpg)
Jack Nicholson
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Shining (1980)
The Departed (2006)
![Cole Sprouse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/289/162289945_3a90b1.jpg)
Cole Sprouse
Italy
Best movies:
Five Feet Apart (2019)
Big Daddy (1999)
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
![Dylan Sprouse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279279_e7197f.jpg)
Dylan Sprouse
Italy
Best movies:
Big Daddy (1999)
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)
Dismissed (2017)
![Jackie Tohn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/582/162582160_6203be.jpg)
Jackie Tohn
USA
Best movies:
The Boys (2019) (series)
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018)
CHiPs (2017)
![Ricki Lake](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/964/159964988_3b8e28.jpg)
Ricki Lake
USA
Best movies:
Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)
Working Girl (1988)
Hairspray (1988)
![Teri Hatcher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268004_f1e290.jpg)
Teri Hatcher
USA
Best movies:
Coraline (2009)
Tango & Cash (1989)
Divas Live: An Honors Concert for VH1 Save the Music (1998) (concert)
![Ray Romano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271409_68f766.jpg)
Ray Romano
USA
Best movies:
Ice Age (2002)
Vinyl (2016) (series)
The Irishman (2019)
![Dan Castellaneta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272328_5eec36.jpg)
Dan Castellaneta
USA
Best movies:
Bart Wars: The Simpsons Strike Back (1999) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Heaven and Hell (2002) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1998) (video compilation)
![James Denton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276630_79342f.jpg)
James Denton
USA
Best movies:
Face/Off (1997)
Dark Skies (1996) (series)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
![Josh Groban](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/497/158497982_36c688.jpg)
Josh Groban
USA
Best movies:
Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Coffee Town (2013)
![Wyclef Jean](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/926/160926283_44f95c.jpg)
Wyclef Jean
Haiti
Best movies:
One Last Thing... (2005)
Dirty (2005)
Shottas (2002)