Motown 40: The Music Is Forever - Cast

Name	Known for
Diana Ross Self - Hostess Self - Hostess See fewer	The Wiz (1978)
Nick Ashford Self Self See fewer	The Bodyguard (1992)
Florence Ballard Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	ABC Stage 67 (1966)
Shelly Berger Self Self See fewer	Mahogany (1975)
Cindy Birdsong Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tarzan (1966)
Michael Bolton Self Self See fewer	Back to School (1986)
Julian Bond Self Self See fewer	Greased Lightning (1977)
Albridge Bryant Self (archive footage) (as Elbridge 'Al' Bryant) Self (archive footage) (as Elbridge 'Al' Bryant) See fewer	The Temptations (1998)
Mariah Carey Self Self See fewer	Glitter (2001)
Diahann Carroll Self Self See fewer	Julia (1968)
Dick Clark Self Self See fewer	Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
George Clinton Self Self See fewer	Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus (2017)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs) Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs) See fewer	Get Him to the Greek (2010)
Don Cornelius Self Self See fewer	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Clive Davis Self Self See fewer	Deadpool 2 (2018)
Lamont Dozier Self Self See fewer	Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds Self Self See fewer	Ghostbusters II (1989)
Dennis Edwards Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bringing Down the House (2003)
Aretha Franklin Self Self See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Melvin Franklin Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations) Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations) See fewer	Pole Position (1984)
Harvey Fuqua Self Self See fewer	The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Marvin Gaye Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	High Fidelity (2000)
Berry Gordy Self Self See fewer	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Brian Holland Self Self See fewer	Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Eddie Holland Self Self See fewer	Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Jesse Jackson Self Self See fewer	S.O.S. - Saving Our Schools (2015)
Jimmy Jam Self Self See fewer	64th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony (2022)
Rick James Self Self See fewer	Colors (1988)
Eddie Kendricks Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Downsizing (2017)
Terry Lewis Self Self See fewer	Mo' Money (1992)
Little Richard Self Self See fewer	Last Action Hero (1993)
Branford Marsalis Self Self See fewer	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Bette Midler Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Beaches (1988)
Bonnie Raitt Self Self See fewer	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Martha Reeves Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Thelma & Louise (1991)
Lionel Richie Self Self See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Claudette Robinson Self Self See fewer	The First Lady of Motown: The Claudette Robinson Story
Smokey Robinson Self Self See fewer	Big Time (1977)
David Ruffin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	I Want You Back (2022)
RuPaul Self Self See fewer	RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
George Schlatter Self Self See fewer	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Russell Simmons Self Self See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1996)
Valerie Simpson Self Self See fewer	The Bodyguard (1992)
Raynoma Singleton Self Self See fewer	The Joan Rivers Show (1989)
Martha Jean Steinberg Self Self See fewer	Detroit 9000 (1973)
Rod Stewart Self Self See fewer	Innerspace (1987)
Richard Street Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Glory Road (2006)
Levi Stubbs Self Self See fewer	Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
James Taylor Self Self See fewer	Funny People (2009)
Tammi Terrell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Ron Tyson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
Luther Vandross Self Self See fewer	The Goonies (1985)
Cornel West Self Self See fewer	The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Norman Whitfield Self Self See fewer	Car Wash (1976)
Otis Williams Self Self See fewer	Goodfellas (1990)
Paul Williams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Temptations: Ball of Confusion (Live) (1970)
Jackie Wilson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
Mary Wilson Self Self See fewer	Golden Shoes (2015)