Directed by
Marina Zenovich |
Cast (in credits order)
Robin Williams | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Mark Rasmussen | ... | Self - Friend | |
Stan Wilson | ... | Self - Friend (as Stanley Wilson) | |
John Houseman | ... | Self - Director, Drama Division Juilliard School (archive footage) | |
Valerie Velardi | ... | Self | |
David Letterman | ... | Self - Comedian | |
Bennett Tramer | ... | Self - Writer | |
McLaurin Smith | ... | Self - Half Brother (as McLaurin Smith-Williams) | |
Frankie Williams | ... | Self - Sister-in-Law | |
Elayne Boosler | ... | Self - Comedian | |
Scott Marshall | ... | Self - Garry Marshall's Son | |
Pam Dawber | ... | Self - Actor | |
Howard Storm | ... | Self - Director, 'Mork and Mindy' | |
Eric Idle | ... | Self - Comedian | |
Stu Smiley | ... | Self - Manager | |
Arthur Grace | ... | Self - Photographer | |
David Steinberg | ... | Self - Manager | |
Billy Crystal | ... | Self - Comedian | |
Zak Williams | ... | Self | |
Steve Martin | ... | Self - Comedian | |
Whoopi Goldberg | ... | Self - Comedian | |
Mark Romanek | ... | Self - Director, 'One Hour Photo' | |
Cheri Minns | ... | Self - Hair and Makeup Artist | |
Lewis Black | ... | Self - Comedian | |
Bobcat Goldthwait | ... | Self - Director, 'World's Greatest Dad' (archive footage) | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Steve Allen | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Robert Altman | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Roseanne Barr | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
John Belushi | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Kate Capshaw | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Drew Carey | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
George Carlin | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Jim Carrey | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Johnny Carson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Dick Cavett | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
John Chancellor | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Cher | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Matt Damon | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Tony Danza | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Daniel Day-Lewis | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Robert De Niro | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Michael Douglas | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Shelley Duvall | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Craig Ferguson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Shane Fistell | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Dexter Gordon | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Larry Grobel | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Woody Harrelson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Salma Hayek | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Ron Howard | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Holly Hunter | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Andy Kaufman | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Nicole Kidman | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
James Lipton | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
George Martin | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Ed McMahon | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Jack Nicholson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Edward Norton | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Jack Paar | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Nancy Reagan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Christopher Reeve | ... | Self / Godfather of Zak Williams (archive footage) | |
John C. Reilly | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Joan Rivers | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Joe Rogan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Oliver Sacks | ... | Self / Writer 'Awakenings' (archive footage) | |
Susan Schneider | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Martin Scorsese | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Garry Shandling | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Steven Spielberg | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Michael Vartan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Raquel Welch | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Cody Williams | ... | Self / Son of Robin (archive footage) | |
Laurie Williams | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Marsha Garces Williams | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Henry Winkler | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Jonathan Winters | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Kathy Bates | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Jeff Bridges | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Jerry Brown | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Dave Chappelle | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Sally Field | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Ethan Hawke | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Philip Seymour Hoffman | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Conrad Janis | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Julie Kavner | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Elizabeth Kerr | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Jay Leno | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Laura Linney | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Garry Marshall | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Don Most | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Tom Poston | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Richard Pryor | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Carl Reiner | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Linda Ronstadt | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Lyle Waggoner | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Andy Warhol | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Forest Whitaker | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Anson Williams | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Renée Zellweger | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
Catherine Zeta-Jones | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Nancy Abraham | ... | senior producer: HBO Documentary Films |
Bethany Dettmore | ... | associate producer |
Blair Foster | ... | consulting producer |
Alex Gibney | ... | producer |
Shirel Kozak | ... | producer |
Sheila Nevins | ... | executive producer: HBO Documentary Films |
Stacey Offman | ... | co-executive producer |
Richard Perello | ... | co-executive producer |
David Steinberg | ... | executive producer |
Kristen Vaurio | ... | executive producer |
Marina Zenovich | ... | executive producer |
Music by
Adam Dorn |
Cinematography by
Wolfgang Held | ||
Nick Higgins | ||
Jenna Rosher | ||
Thorsten Thielow |
Editing by
Poppy Das | ||
Greg Finton |
Makeup Department
Cheryl Augustine | ... | hair & makeup artist |
Erin Blinn | ... | hair & makeup artist |
Cheryl Esposito | ... | hair & makeup artist |
Joann Kozloff | ... | hair & makeup artist (as JoAnn Kozloff) |
Larry Waggoner | ... | hair & makeup artist |
Production Management
Olivia Arokiasamy | ... | office manager |
Erin Edeiken | ... | executive in charge of production |
Stuart Macphee | ... | post-production supervisor |
Art Department
Allie Dunning | ... | graphics producer: The Glossary |
Allan Duso | ... | graphics: The Glossary |
Matthew Freidell | ... | graphic designer: The Glossary |
Nick Gibney | ... | additional graphics: The Glossary |
Zach Mulligan | ... | graphics: The Glossary |
Sound Department
Christine Andrews | ... | sound project manager |
Bryan Baeta | ... | sound recordist |
Eric Di Stefano | ... | dialogue editor (as Eric DiStefano) |
Christopher Koch | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
Filipe Messeder | ... | sound effects editor |
Greg Miller | ... | sound recordist |
Tom Tierney | ... | sound recordist |
Joshua Wilkinson | ... | sound recordist (as Joshua A. Wilkinson) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Nancy Serna Guerrero | ... | assistant camera (as Nancy Guerrero) |
Carolina Lara | ... | assistant camera |
Lucas Millard | ... | assistant camera |
Keri Oberly | ... | assistant camera |
David Smoler | ... | assistant camera |
Jonathan Spence | ... | assistant camera (as Johnnie Spence) |
David Smoler | ... | gaffer (uncredited) |
Animation Department
Matthew Freidell | ... | animator: The Glossary |
Editorial Department
Allie Ames | ... | digital intermediate colorist: Technicolor Postworks New York |
Christina Delerme | ... | digital intermediate producer: Technicolor Postworks New York |
John DiMare | ... | assistant editor |
Stuart Macphee | ... | post-production supervisor |
Benjamin Murray | ... | digital intermediate supervising conform editor: Technicolor Postworks New York |
Pete Olshansky | ... | digital intermediate account executive: Technicolor Postworks New York |
Sean Perry | ... | digital intermediate conform editor: Technicolor Postworks New York |
Jeffrey Burgess Reed | ... | digital intermediate producer (as Jeff Reed) |
Jake Witterschein | ... | first assistant editor |
Music Department
John McCullough | ... | music supervisor |
Additional Crew
Alfred Arn | ... | photos courtesy of: Marin Independent Journal |
U.T. Austin | ... | photos courtesy of: The Center for American History |
Peter C. Borsari | ... | photos courtesy of: Borsarilmages |
Dolph Briscoe | ... | photos courtesy of: Eddie Adams Photographic Archive |
Mirella Brussani | ... | production intern |
Cliff Collins | ... | production assistant |
Guisel Contreras | ... | production assistant |
Christine Cotter | ... | photos courtesy of |
Beverly Davies | ... | photos courtesy of |
Tony De Paul | ... | photos courtesy of |
Martin DeMartino | ... | photos courtesy of |
Ralph Dominguez | ... | photos courtesy of: Globe Photos |
Mariano Dongo | ... | production intern |
Jacqueline Eckhouse | ... | production counsel (as Jackie Eckhouse Esq.) |
Jillian Elkin | ... | production intern |
Annamarie Fernandez | ... | executive assistant: Alex Gibney |
Elijah Ferry-Santiago | ... | production intern |
Steven Finestone | ... | photos courtesy of |
Natalie Fält | ... | production assistant (as Natalie Rodger Fält) |
Tanner Gibson | ... | creative executive |
Arthur Grace | ... | photos courtesy of: Contact Press Images |
Delilah Ruth Harris | ... | production assistant (as Delilah Ohstrom) |
Emme Harris | ... | production intern |
Nicholas Hartman | ... | 2nd 2nd assistant accountant |
Ophelia Harutyunyan | ... | executive assistant: Alex Gibney |
Tia Hill | ... | production intern |
Caitlyn Hynes | ... | story associate |
Leo Jarzomb | ... | photos courtesy of: Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library |
Pat Johnson | ... | photos courtesy of |
Breezy Lucia | ... | production assistant |
Georgia Rae Lyken | ... | production intern |
Mark Mann | ... | photos courtesy of |
Scott Marshall | ... | photos courtesy of |
Makia Martin | ... | second assistant accountant |
Zach Martin | ... | production intern |
César Martínez | ... | production intern |
Bruce McBroom | ... | photos courtesy of: MPTV Images |
Alexander McCoy | ... | production assistant (as Alexander Mccoy) |
Cheri Minns | ... | photos courtesy of |
Margaux Moores-Tanvier | ... | executive assistant: Stacey Offman & Richard Perello |
Dean Musgrove | ... | photos courtesy of: Herald Examiner Collection |
Anike Niemeyer | ... | production intern |
Joyce Ostin | ... | photos courtesy of: Trunk Archive |
Ken Papaleo | ... | photos courtesy of: Herald Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library |
Nastasya Popov | ... | production intern |
Tess Ranahan | ... | senior researcher |
Mark Rasmussen | ... | photos courtesy of |
Bonnie Schiffman | ... | photos courtesy of |
Beth M. Schniebolk | ... | production accountant |
Mark Sennet | ... | photos courtesy of |
McLaurin Smith | ... | photos courtesy of (as McLaurin Smith-Williams) |
Sonya Sones | ... | footage courtesy of / photos courtesy of |
Emma Starr | ... | production intern |
Don Steele | ... | legal counsel (as Don Steele Esq.) |
Robert Stein | ... | counsel: E&O (as F. Robert Stein Esq.) |
Rosemary Stevens | ... | assistant accountant |
Jansen Thurmer | ... | production counsel (as Jackie Eckhouse Esq.) |
Maggie Tracy | ... | second assistant accountant |
Valerie Velardi | ... | photos courtesy of |
Carinthia West | ... | photos courtesy of |
Frankie Williams | ... | photos courtesy of |
Marsha Garces Williams | ... | photos courtesy of |
Stan Wilson | ... | photos courtesy of (as Stanley Wilson) |
Thanks
Carol Acquaviva | ... | special thanks |
Peter Asher | ... | very special thanks |
Mark Bailey | ... | special thanks |
Adam Berenson | ... | special thanks |
Rebecca Berenson | ... | special thanks |
Lisa Birnbach | ... | very special thanks |
Janet Bloom | ... | special thanks |
Donna Bocco | ... | special thanks |
Alex Braverman | ... | special thanks |
Michael Carmichael | ... | special thanks |
Kelsey Carr | ... | special thanks |
Mark Ryan Chariker | ... | special thanks |
Maro Chermayeff | ... | special thanks |
Diana Cohen | ... | special thanks |
Joe Cohen | ... | special thanks |
Chris Columbus | ... | very special thanks |
Noah Cowan | ... | special thanks |
Bonnie Curtis | ... | special thanks |
Wendy Cutler | ... | special thanks |
Ron De Blasio | ... | special thanks (as Ron De Biasio) |
Shannon Dill | ... | special thanks |
Daniel DiMauro | ... | special thanks |
Dan Dobbins | ... | special thanks |
Debi Durst | ... | special thanks |
Christine Ecklund | ... | special thanks |
Juliette Eisner | ... | special thanks |
Susan Elliot | ... | special thanks |
Kara Elverson | ... | special thanks |
Liam Epstein | ... | special thanks |
Jessica Frost | ... | special thanks |
Francis Gasparini | ... | special thanks |
Andy Goldberg | ... | special thanks |
Bobcat Goldthwait | ... | very special thanks |
Will Greene | ... | special thanks |
Davis Guggenheim | ... | special thanks |
Ronny Hallin | ... | very special thanks |
Mat Hames | ... | special thanks |
Bonnie Hunt | ... | very special thanks |
Pat Hunter | ... | very special thanks |
Dave Itzkoff | ... | very special thanks |
Dennis Ivans | ... | special thanks |
J.C. Johnson | ... | special thanks (as JC Johnson) |
Laura Kadner | ... | special thanks |
Moisés Kaufman | ... | special thanks |
Lynne Kirby | ... | special thanks |
Christopher Hoyt Knight | ... | special thanks |
Katherine Krebs | ... | special thanks |
Jason Lewis | ... | special thanks |
Linda Lichter | ... | special thanks |
Mark Lomas | ... | special thanks |
Cristina Lombardo | ... | special thanks |
Julie Lynn | ... | special thanks |
Marlise Malkames | ... | special thanks |
DeVera Marcus | ... | special thanks |
Norman Marcus | ... | special thanks |
M.C. Marden | ... | special thanks |
Cyndi McHale Margolis | ... | special thanks (as Cyndi McHale) |
Marc Maron | ... | special thanks |
Mike Menchel | ... | special thanks |
Jeffrey Miller | ... | special thanks |
Cara Mones | ... | special thanks |
P.G. Morgan | ... | very special thanks |
Theodore G.D. Morgan | ... | special thanks (as Theodore George Dalton Morgan) |
Stephen J. Morrison | ... | special thanks |
Jim Ochowicz | ... | special thanks (as James Ochowicz) |
Kimi Okada | ... | special thanks |
Beth Osisek | ... | special thanks |
David Patterson | ... | special thanks |
Robin Platzer | ... | special thanks |
Paula Potter | ... | special thanks |
Paula Poundstone | ... | very special thanks |
Michael Pritchard | ... | very special thanks |
Amy Lynn Quinn | ... | special thanks (as Amy Quinn) |
Paul Rachman | ... | special thanks |
David Rahtz | ... | special thanks |
Nancy Randle | ... | special thanks |
Jason Reif | ... | special thanks |
Robert Richman | ... | special thanks (as Bob Richman) |
Barbara Romen | ... | special thanks |
Jay Rubin | ... | special thanks |
Roxy Russo | ... | special thanks |
Jeffrey Schweers | ... | special thanks |
Peter Sheehy | ... | special thanks |
Mitzi Shore | ... | special thanks |
Julia Simpson | ... | special thanks |
Dan Spencer | ... | very special thanks |
Rebecca Erwin Spencer | ... | very special thanks |
Jeff Springer | ... | special thanks |
Christopher St. John | ... | special thanks |
Mark Sterns | ... | special thanks |
Biff Thiele | ... | special thanks |
Alex Trocker | ... | special thanks |
Kenton von Boer | ... | special thanks |
Austin Wilkin | ... | special thanks |
Kyle Scott Wilson | ... | special thanks |
Paul Wilson | ... | special thanks |
Jamie Wright | ... | special thanks |
Lila Yacoub | ... | special thanks |