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"Genius" Aretha: No One Sleeps (TV Episode 2021) Poster

(TV Series)

(2021)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Anthony Hemingway

Writing Credits  

Suzan-Lori Parks ... (created by)
 
Suzan-Lori Parks ... (written by)
 
Phillip Howze ... (staff writer) &
Bethany McHugh ... (staff writer) &
Natalie McKearin ... (staff writer) &
Bonnie Metzgar ... (staff writer) &
Pia Wilson ... (staff writer)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Cynthia Erivo ... Aretha Franklin
Malcolm Barrett ... Ted White
Patrice Covington ... Erma Franklin
Rebecca Naomi Jones ... Carolyn Franklin
David Cross ... Jerry Wexler
Kimberly Hebert Gregory ... Ruth Bowen (as Kimberly Hébert Gregory)
Shaian Jordan ... Little Re (archive footage)
Courtney B. Vance ... C.L. Franklin
Christine Adams ... Kate Walker
Luke James ... Glynn Turman
Christopher Redman ... Clive Davis
Pauletta Washington ... Rachel Franklin
Major. ... Curtis Mayfield (as Major Johnson Finley)
Steven G. Norfleet ... Cecil Franklin
Michael Bolwaire ... Big Frank (as Michael 'Bolo' Bolwaire)
Aubriana Davis ... Young Erma
Trent Fogleman ... Second Stagehand
Nathan Hesse ... First Stagehand
Sydney Hunter ... Young Carolyn
Tyler W. James ... Ken Ehrlich
Eric Jepson ... Production Assistant
Arthur Kirk Martin Arthur Kirk Martin ... George Michael (as Arthur 'Kirk' Martin)
Drake Strickland ... Young Cecil (as Drake V. Strickland)
Dana Michael Woods ... Little Norman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tip 'T.I.' Harris ... Ken Cunningham (archive footage) (uncredited)
Annie Lennox ... Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Antonique Smith ... Barbara Franklin (archive footage) (uncredited)

Produced by 

Peter Afterman ... producer
Kenneth Biller ... executive producer (as Ken Biller)
Francie Calfo ... executive producer
Ed Cathell III ... producer
Chris Cooney ... executive producer
Anna Culp ... executive producer
Clive Davis ... executive producer
Brian Grazer ... executive producer
Anthony Hemingway ... executive producer
Ron Howard ... executive producer
Nathan Louis Jackson ... supervising producer
Craig Kallman ... executive producer
Becky Mode ... co-executive producer
Gwendolyn M. Parker ... co-executive producer
Suzan-Lori Parks ... executive producer (showrunner) / executive producer
Gigi Pritzker ... executive producer
Rachel Shane ... executive producer
Sam Sokolow ... executive producer
David Woods ... co-producer

Music by 

Terence Blanchard

Cinematography by 

Kevin McKnight ... director of photography

Editing by 

James D. Wilcox

Casting By 

Kim Coleman

Production Design by 

Tim Galvin

Art Direction by 

Danny Brown ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by 

Kristie Suffield ... key set decorator

Costume Design by 

Jennifer L. Bryan ... (as Jennifer Bryan)

Makeup Department 

Antonette AnnieTucker ... hair stylist (credit only)
Louisa V. Anthony ... hair department head
Natasha Arellano ... makeup artist
Larraya Bynum ... hair stylist
Tyra Garzon ... additional makeup artist
Jennifer E Ivey ... additional make up
Natalie Johnson ... makeup artist
Milene Melendez ... makeup artist
Caroline Monge ... key makeup artist
Tracey Moss ... key hair stylist
Terrell Mullin ... personal makeup for lead Cynthia Erivo
Cristina Patterson ... contact lens painter
Victor Paz ... Lead barber / hair stylist
Reginald Robertson ... barber
Aisha Russell ... hair stylist
Omar Sfreddo ... additional makeup artist

Production Management 

Ed Cathell III ... unit production manager
Albert T. Dickerson III ... unit production manager
Alexandra Dimopoulos ... production supervisor
Claire Lawton ... post-production supervisor
Nikki Simpson ... production supervisor
Wes Irwin ... executive in charge of post production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Deon Boyce ... first assistant director
Matti Kluttz ... second assistant director
Alex Beaver ... additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Lance Resch-Anger ... second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department 

Justin Allmett ... scenic charge
Forest T. Bays ... carpenter
Mallory Curry ... Scenic Artist
Sean T. Davis ... props
Kedra S. Dawkins ... assistant art director
Ethan Kitchens ... greens gangboss
Kevin Ladson ... property master
Maru Patetta ... Art Department Coordinator
Shane Thomas ... construction coordinator
Morgan-Tierra Ukaonu ... props assistant
Dylan Whitfield ... propmaker gangboss
Anthony Stanislav Wislar ... scenic artist
Lindsay M. Alston ... set decoration buyer (uncredited)
Gábor Csiki ... prop builder (uncredited)
Kiersten Sonja Good ... set dresser (uncredited)
Scott Kinney ... graphic designer (uncredited)
Carlton Lee Jr. ... assistant art director (uncredited)
Arthur Kirk Martin ... on set dresser (uncredited)
Jeffery Michaels ... art department assistant (uncredited)
Yolande Thame ... set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Courtney Berg ... sound editor
Daniel Brennan ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Peter S. Carlstedt ... adr mixer
Michael Fowler ... adr mixer
Ken Hahn ... re-recording mixer
Jay Meagher ... production sound mixer
Brittany Myers ... sound utility
Daniel Pagan ... supervising sound editor
Kyle J. Sawyer ... sound
Nick Caramela ... mix technician (uncredited)
Brian Didsbury ... boom operator (uncredited)
Mason Kopeikin ... dialogue editor (uncredited)
John Maskew ... playback operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Robert Trammell ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by 

Matt Akey ... vfx executive producer: Crafty Apes
Luis Barquero ... visual effects artist
Luis Barquero ... Digital Compositor: Boxel Studio
Jimmy Barragán ... Digital Compositor: Boxel Studio
Steven Benjamin ... on-set vfx supervisor: Crafty Apes
Daniel Berkowitz ... compositor: Crafty Apes
Zack Beshears ... visual effects editor: Crafty Apes
Mikael Betru ... CG Production Manager: Crafty Apes (as Mikael G. Betru) / vfx set supervisor (as Mikael G. Betru)
Andrew J. Bly ... visual effects executive producer: The Molecule
Ricardo Camacho Páramo ... visual effects supervisor: Boxel Studio
Óscar Canchola ... Digital Compositor: Boxel Studio
Luke DiTommaso ... visual effects supervisor: The Molecule
Alejandro Pérez Domínguez ... digital compositor
Jon Doyle ... compositor: The Molecule
Linelly Enríquez ... Digital Compositor: Boxel Studio
Oscar Emilio Galvan Esquerra ... Digital Compositor: Boxel Studio
Matthew Fernandez ... visual effects producer / visual effects producer: The Molecule
Mandy Frazier ... cg production assistant: visual effects
Omar Sojo Gutierrez ... Digital Compositor: Boxel Studio
Ariyan Hashemi ... digital compositor
Duncan Key ... digital compositor
Randy Krueger ... digital compositor
Daniela Laniado-Cabrales ... Production manager: Boxel Studio
Chris LeDoux ... vfx executive producer: Crafty Apes
Lenka Likarova ... visual effects producer
Brad Lucas ... digital compositor
Prajwal Mankame ... production coordinator
Michael A. Martinez ... digital compositor
Brian McCann ... compositor: Crafty Apes
Rene Meillon ... Digital Compositor: Boxel Studio
Didier Moreno ... Digital Compositor: Boxel Studio
Danel Nehmad ... Digital Compositor: Boxel Studio
Yiris Hallal Padilla ... visual effects producer: Boxel Studio
Victoria Penzes ... compositing supervisor: The Molecule
Matthew T. Perry ... senior compositor
Odelba Salazar ... VFX Coordinator: Boxel Studio
Rick Shick ... compositor
Jesse Speer ... lead compositor: The Molecule
Sean Thigpen ... vfx supervisor/producer: Crafty Apes
Fabiola Trejo ... Digital Compositor: Boxel Studio
Tyler Usie ... digital compositor
Jonathan Lisandro Gutierrez Vleeschower ... Digital Compositor: Boxel Studio

Stunts 

Esther Ballesteros ... stunts
Darcel Danielle ... stunt performer
Tierre Turner ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department 

Phillip Aguilera ... Camera Supporter
Michael Alba ... a camera/steadicam operator
Rob Berrey ... Dolly grip: B camera
Thomas Browne ... rigging key grip
Jeff Crumbley ... additional camera
Conor Daily ... grip
Sway Davenport ... rigging electrician
Ross Davis ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Eric DeWolf ... best boy grip
Richard DuCree ... still photographer
Zach Dunlap ... rigging gaffer
Emily Gurley ... digital loader
Michael Hartzel ... camera operator: b camera
Peter Johnston ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Corey Jones ... rigging grip
Daniel John Lerch ... rigging best boy electric
Michael MacDuff ... camera preparation technician
Péter Manzel ... rigging electrician
Bill McConnell Jr. ... second assistant camera "a" camera
Jean-Philippe Pasquier ... a camera dolly grip
Eric Pickett ... lighting technician
Josh Schmitt ... lighting technician
Lukas Valderrama ... grip
Nathan Ward ... rigging grip
Joshua Robert Warren ... electrician
Dalton Wright ... electrician / lighting console programmer
Kyle Wroe ... electrician

Casting Department 

Shelby Cherniet ... casting associate
Tara Feldstein ... casting: Atlanta (as Tara Feldstein Bennett)
Brandi S. Hawkins ... extras casting
Alyssa Jacobson ... extras casting
Chase Paris ... casting: Atlanta
Toni Avalos ... extras casting (uncredited)
Elizabeth Jones ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Chana Klein ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Lindsay McCleery ... extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Irie Williams ... casting assistant (uncredited)
Bruce Winant ... adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Zina Arthur ... fitter
Evgenia Ermakova ... costumer
Muto-Little ... costume maker
Stephen Oh ... costume supervisor
Day Ramphal ... costumer
Kendall Rogers ... key costumer
Miklós Udvardy ... costumer

Editorial Department 

Tiffany Brown ... post-production coordinator
Owen Hutchinson ... assistant editor
Ty'rel Jones ... post-production assistant
Claire Lawton ... post production supervisor
Nick Maillet ... colorist: dailies
Ivo Marak ... dailies in-house producer
John Grenham ... post-production assistant (uncredited)
Ryan Rolandelli ... on-line editor (uncredited)

Location Management 

David Crigler ... assistant location manager
Jen Farris ... location scout
Caleb Hinshaw ... location manager
Nick Morris ... location coordinator
Constance Nava ... assistant location manager
Olliver Pearce ... location assistant
Danielle Robarge Rusk ... key assistant location manager
Benjamin McDaniel Smith ... assistant location manager
Chase Walker ... assistant location manager
Andrew Warren ... assistant location manager

Music Department 

Jamelle Adisa ... music producer
Laurence Anslow ... digital recordist
Marton Barka ... orchestra contractor
Steven Richard Davis ... composer: additional music (as Steve Davis)
Christine Day ... music contractor
Aamina Gant ... music production / music supervisor
Hotae Alexander Jang ... Music Recording Engineer
Thierry Malet ... composer: additional music
Joan Martorell ... orchestrator
Marvin R. Morris ... music editor
Kelsey Allen Richardson ... music coordinator
Jen Ross ... music supervisor (as Jennifer Ross)
Òscar Senén ... orchestrator

Script and Continuity Department 

Karen M. Cantley ... script supervisor (as Karen Cantley)

Transportation Department 

Dale Combs ... transportation coordinator
Audrey Hornsby ... dot admin
Scott Morlan ... production driver
Nathan Southerland ... transportation captain

Additional Crew 

David Arias ... production assistant
Paul Bednarz ... key set medic
Margaret Burke ... director production safety
Nick Chambers ... key set production assistant
Lee Coleman ... key set pa
Winter Coleman ... writer production assistant
Anthony J. Davis ... health and safety manager
Meg Dudley ... writers' production assistant
Calah Frazier ... production assistant
Elizabeth Guiberteau ... key craft service: second unit
Nina Hodge ... production coordinator
Ashley Jean-Louis ... Assistant Production Coordinator
Dondraico Johnson ... choreographer
Mark 'Skip' Keller ... first assistant accountant
Jacob Kepes ... second assistant accountant
Brittany Levin-Clarke ... assistant to producer: Anna Culp
January Miller ... accounting clerk
Sascha Rijo Marichal ... production assistant: first team
Cara Rothenberg ... Writers' Assistant
Angelique Silberman ... health & safety manager: post-production
Frank Arthur Smith ... Assistant to Kenneth Biller
Pam Olson Southwick ... key 2nd assistant accountant
Kelvin Tyler ... set production assistant
Felisha Renae Whitehead ... 2nd assistant accountant
Shelly Williams ... unit publicist
Jared Wright ... Production Assistant
Marti King Young ... assistant to line producer

See also

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