The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors - Cast

The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2022)
TV Special

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The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2022)

TV Special

The Kennedy Center Honors celebrates the lives and careers of actor, George Clooney; singer Amy Grant; singer Gladys Knight; composer and musician Tania Leon and the Irish music band, U2, with tributes and performances.

Director

Alex Rudzinski

Writers

Magda Liolis (written by) | Jon Macks (written by) | Agathe Panaretos (written by) | Ayana Reece (written by) & 4 more

Editors

Cole Benton | Wolf Durango | Kari Heavenrich | Jef Huey & 6 more

Production Designer

Julio Himede

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Updated Dec 28, 2022

Release date

Dec 28, 2022 (United States)

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58 cast members

Name	Known for
George Clooney Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	The Ides of March (2011)
Amy Grant Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	The Postman (1997)
Gladys Knight Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Tania Leon Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	The Sensual Nature of Sound: 4 Composers Laurie Anderson, Tania Leon, Meredith Monk, Pauline Oliveros (1993)
U2 Themselves - Honorees Themselves - Honorees See fewer	Morning Joe (2007)
Sacha Baron Cohen Borat Borat See fewer	Borat (2006)
Jill Biden Self Self See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Joe Biden Self Self See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Bono Honoree Honoree See fewer	Across the Universe (2007)
Garth Brooks Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Frequency (2000)
Brandi Carlile Self Self See fewer	Onward (I) (2020)
Matt Chapman Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	New Waterford Girl (1999)
Millie Chapman Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Buffering (2021)
Sarah Chapman Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Amy Grant: Building the House of Love (1994)
Don Cheadle Self Self See fewer	Crash (I) (2004)
Adam Clayton U2 honoree U2 honoree See fewer	Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Amal Clooney Self Self See fewer	Forced from Home
Nick Clooney Self Self See fewer	The Monuments Men (2014)
Katie Couric Self Self See fewer	Zoolander 2 (2016)
Sheryl Crow Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Matt Damon Self Self See fewer	Good Will Hunting (1997)
Carmen De Lavallade Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Ariana DeBose Self Self See fewer	West Side Story (2021)
The Edge U2 honoree U2 honoree See fewer	Gangs of New York (2002)
Sterling Elliott Self - Cellist Self - Cellist See fewer	Classic FM Rising Stars with Julian Lloyd Webber (2023)
Chloe Flower Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	With/In (2022)
Corinna Grant Gill Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2022)
Jennifer Gill Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2022)
Mickey Guyton Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Forever My Girl (2018)
Herbie Hancock Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	'Round Midnight (1986)
Kamala Harris Self Self See fewer	Whistleblowers: The Untold Stories (2011)
Natalie Hemby Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	A Star Is Born (2018)
The Highwomen Self -performers Self -performers See fewer	The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Hozier Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	The Legend of Tarzan (2016)
Jamala Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
Jeri Lynne Johnson Self - Conductor Self - Conductor See fewer	The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2022)
Richard Kind Self Self See fewer	Inside Out (I) (2015)
Patti LaBelle Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Miami Vice (2006)
LL Cool J Self Self See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Alicia Hall Moran Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	She Came to Me (2023)
Jason Moran Self - Pianist Self - Pianist See fewer	Selma (2014)
Maren Morris Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Maren Morris: My Church (2016)
Larry Mullen Jr. U2 honoree U2 honoree See fewer	Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013)
Barack Obama Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Dempsey Pappion Announcer (voice) Announcer (voice) See fewer	Lift (I) (2024)
Sean Penn Self Self See fewer	Mystic River (2003)
Brad Pitt Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Fight Club (1999)
Dianne Reeves Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Chita Rivera Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Chicago (2002)
Julia Roberts Self Self See fewer	Pretty Woman (1990)
David Rubenstein Self Self See fewer	United in Song: Celebrating the Resilience of America (2020)
Amanda Shires Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Country Strong (2010)
Anna Deavere Smith Self Self See fewer	The Human Stain (2003)
Michael W. Smith Self -performer Self -performer See fewer	The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2022)
Michael Tilson Thomas Self - Attendee Self - Attendee See fewer	Manhattan (1979)
Eddie Vedder Self Self See fewer	Into the Wild (2007)
BeBe Winans Self - performer Self - performer See fewer	White Men Can't Jump (1992)
Cici Winans Self -performer Self -performer See fewer	The 45th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2022)