1985 MTV Video Music Awards - Cast

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57 cast members

Name	Known for
Bryan Adams Self Self See fewer	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Joan Baez Self Self See fewer	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
Pat Benatar Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Deadpool 2 (2018)
Nina Blackwood Self Self See fewer	Vice Squad (1982)
Boy George Self Self See fewer	The Crying Game (1992)
Sonia Braga Self Self See fewer	Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (1976)
David Byrne Self Self See fewer	True Stories (1986)
Morris Day Self Self See fewer	Purple Rain (1984)
Sheila E. Self Self See fewer	Man of Steel (2013)
Elliot Easton Self Self See fewer	Jackie Brown (1997)
Bob Geldof Self Self See fewer	Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
Mark J. Goodman Self Self See fewer	Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
Lou Gramm Self Self See fewer	The Lost Boys (1987)
Sammy Hagar Self Self See fewer	Rock & Roll Road Trip with Sammy Hagar (2016)
Daryl Hall Self - Performer (as Hall & Oates) Self - Performer (as Hall & Oates) See fewer	Ready Player One (2018)
Herbie Hancock Self Self See fewer	'Round Midnight (1986)
Debbie Harry Self (as Deborah Harry) Self (as Deborah Harry) See fewer	Videodrome (1983)
Corey Hart Self Self See fewer	Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Mariel Hemingway Self Self See fewer	Manhattan (1979)
Don Henley Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	In America (2002)
Alan Hunter Self Self See fewer	Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
Chrissie Hynde Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Happy Feet (2006)
J.J. Jackson Self Self See fewer	Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rick James Self Self See fewer	Colors (1988)
Jam Master Jay Self - Performer (as Run-DMC) Self - Performer (as Run-DMC) See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Grace Jones Self Self See fewer	A View to a Kill (1985)
Mick Jones Self Self See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Eddie Kendricks Self - Performer (as The Temptations) Self - Performer (as The Temptations) See fewer	Downsizing (2017)
Jim Kerr Self Self See fewer	The Siege (1998)
Cyndi Lauper Self Self See fewer	Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983)
Julian Lennon Self Self See fewer	Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Annie Lennox Self - Performer (as Eurythmics) Self - Performer (as Eurythmics) See fewer	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Madonna Self Self See fewer	A League of Their Own (1992)
Aimee Mann Self - Performer with 'Til Tuesday Self - Performer with 'Til Tuesday See fewer	Magnolia (1999)
Darryl McDaniels Self - Performer (as Run-DMC) Self - Performer (as Run-DMC) See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
John Mellencamp Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	The Perfect Storm (2000)
Russell Mulcahy Self Self See fewer	Highlander (1986)
Eddie Murphy Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1996)
John Oates Self - Performer (as Hall & Oates) Self - Performer (as Hall & Oates) See fewer	Ready Player One (2018)
Ben Orr Self Self See fewer	The Cars: Drive (1984)
Stephen Pearcy Self Self See fewer	The Golden Child (1986)
Martha Quinn Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Motorama (1991)
Lou Reed Self Self See fewer	V for Vendetta (2005)
Nile Rodgers Self Self See fewer	Coming to America (1988)
David Lee Roth Self Self See fewer	David Lee Roth: Just a Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody (1984)
David Ruffin Self - Performer (as The Temptations) Self - Performer (as The Temptations) See fewer	I Want You Back (2022)
Joseph Simmons Self - Performer (as Run-DMC) Self - Performer (as Run-DMC) See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Russell Simmons Self Self See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1996)
David A. Stewart Self - Performer (as Eurythmics) Self - Performer (as Eurythmics) See fewer	Alfie (2004)
Sting Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	Dune (1984)
Andy Taylor Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Commando (1985)
John Taylor Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	9½ Weeks (1986)
Tears for Fears Themselves - Performers Themselves - Performers See fewer	Ready Player One (2018)
'Til Tuesday Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Fighter (I) (2010)
Tina Turner Self Self See fewer	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Steven Van Zandt Self (Lil' Steven) Self (Lil' Steven) See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Paul Young Self Self See fewer	Sixteen Candles (1984)