The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs
Joseph Jackson
Angela Bassett
Katherine Jackson
Billy Dee Williams
Barry Gordy
Holly Robinson Peete
Diana Ross
Jason Weaver
Michael Jackson (ages 9-14)
Margaret Avery
Martha Scruse
Terrence Howard
Jackie Jackson (adult)
Alex Burrall
Michael Jackson (Aged 6-8) / Michael Jackson (aged 6-8)
Jermaine Jackson II
Jermaine Jackson (Aged 13-17) / Jermaine Jackson (aged 13-17)
Vanessa Williams
Suzanne de Passe
Bumper Robinson
Jackie Jackson - Age 12-16 / Jackie Jackson - age 12-16
Kelli Martin
La Toya Jackson - Age 8-10
Ebonie Smith
La Toya Jackson (adult)
Floyd Roger Myers Jr.
Marlon Jackson - Age 7-9 / Marlon Jackson - age 7-9
Monica Calhoun
Rebbie Jackson
Monica Allison
Hazel Gordy
Shakiem Evans
Tito Jackson (ages 11-15)
Jacen Wilkerson
Marlon Jackson (ages 10-15)
Nicholas Phillips
Randy Jackson (ages 7-9)
Wylie Draper
Michael Jackson (adult)
Colin Steele
Jermaine Jackson (adult)
Robert Redcross
Randy Jackson (adult)
Finis Henderson III
Apollo Theatre MC
Ángel Vargas
Tito Jackson (adult)
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The Jacksons: An American Dream is a five-hour miniseries broadcast in two halves on ABC and originally broadcast on November 15 through November 18, 1992. It is based upon the history of the Jackson family, one of the most successful musical families in show business, and the early and successful years of the popular Motown group The Jackson 5.
The miniseries was executive produced by Suzanne de Passe and Stan Margulies, produced by Joyce Eliason, Jermaine Jackson and Margaret Maldonado, and directed by Karen Arthur. The movie was filmed in Los Angeles and Pittsburgh, where director Arthur had previously filmed her feature film Lady Beware.
The Jacksons: An American Dream is based on Katherine Jackson's My Family autobiography. A critical and commercial success, the program won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Choreography, while the performances of Hilton-Jacobs and Bassett received widespread acclaim.