Lionel Richie Filmography

Born:: June 20, 1949 in Tuskegee, AL
Occupation:: Actor, Songwriter
Birth name:: Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr.

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The Lionel Richie Collection

Synopsis: Smooth R&B vocalist Lionel Richie emerged from the top-selling funk group the Commodores in the '80s to become a major star in his own right, adopting an accessible and romantic style that earned him a long string of hit singles. The Lionel Richie Collection compiles music videos and live Read More

2003
Pavarotti & Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo

Synopsis: Luciano Pavarotti, one of the world's best-known classical tenors, both headlines and plays host for this special concert, held to benefit War Child, a charitable organization which provides relief for children orphaned by war. Pavarotti and Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo features Pavarotti Read More

1999
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

Actors: Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, Branford Marsalis, George Clinton, Kenneth Edmonds

Synopsis: Diana Ross hosts this four-hour TV special tracing the rise of Berry Gordy's Detroit-based Motown record label during the '60s. Clips were compiled from a variety of sources, including such TV shows as Teen Town, Where the Action Is and It's What's Happening Baby. The history covers the label's Read More

1998
Pioneer Karaoke Library, Vol. 2

1998
The Preacher's Wife

Actors: Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney Vance, Gregory Hines, Justin Pierce Edmund

Synopsis: An angel wonders if love can be Heaven on Earth in this family-themed romantic fantasy. Rev. Henry Biggs (Courtney B. Vance) is the pastor of a struggling Baptist church in a poor section of New York City. Biggs is devoted to serving his flock and his community, but things are not easy; membership Read More

1996
Luciano Pavarotti: Duets

Actors: Luciano Pavarotti, Bryan Adams, Andrea Bocelli, Bon Jovi, Bono

Synopsis: Per its title, this performance release features a compilation of famed tenor Luciano Pavarotti's duets; the duettists consist not of classical mainstays as one might expect, but pop stars such as Jon Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Lionel Richie and Elton John. Selections include Panis Angelicus with Read More

1992
Heart of Rock: Classic Love Songs

1992
Lionel Richie: All Night Long

1990
The Color Purple

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery, Oprah Winfrey, Willard E. Pugh

Synopsis: Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple spans the years 1909 to 1949, relating the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), a Southern black woman virtually sold into a life of servitude to her brutal husband, sharecropper Albert (Danny Glover). Celie pours out her Read More

1985
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

Synopsis: On January 28, 1985, as famine devastated the African continent, a stellar roster of musical talent entered a recording studio in Los Angeles, CA, to make a record dedicated to alleviating hunger in the Third World. The song was called "We Are the World," the collected artists billed themselves as Read More

1985
White Nights

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren, Geraldine Page

Synopsis: The fancy footwork and star appeal of Gregory Hines as Raymond, an exiled American, and the powerful grace of Mikhail Baryshnikov as Nikolai, a defector, combine with a great production design to carry this otherwise thinly-stretched tale of intrigue. With a stellar supporting cast (Isabella Rossellini Read More

1985
We Are the World: The Video Event

1985
Saturday Night Live: Eddie Murphy [1]

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Lionel Richie

Synopsis: This 1982 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Eddie Murphy and features musical guest Lionel Ritchie. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1982
Endless Love

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight, Don Murray, Richard Kiley

Synopsis: Based on a novel by Scott Spencer, Endless Love details the doomed romance between 17-year-old David (Martin Hewitt) and 15-year-old Jade (Brooke Shields). Banished from Jade's home by her daddy Hugh (Don Murray), David obsessively cooks up a scheme to get back into the family's good graces. Since Read More

1981
Making of "Dancing on the Ceiling"

Actors: Lionel Richie