E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story | |
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Developed by | Ilya Reznikov |
Starring | various |
Narrated by |
Don Morrow Neil Ross Kieran Mulroney Chip Bolcik Phil Crowley Ivan Allen Beng Spies Angela Bishop (only in Australia) |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 17 |
No. of episodes | 501 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Suzanne Ross |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | E! |
Original run | 1996 – present |
External links | |
Website |
E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious re-tellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. When aired on the E! network, episodes are usually updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
Overview
E! True Hollywood Story originally started as a series of specials beginning on March 29, 1996, but evolved into a weekly biographical documentary series. The regular run as a series began in October 1996. The first True Hollywood Story focused on the murder of Rebecca Schaeffer.
Episodes are either one or two hours long, depending on the topic being covered. There have been more than 500 True Hollywood Stories.
The series was nominated for Emmy Awards in 2001, 2002 and 2003, and Prism Awards in 2009.
On Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at 10pm Pacific time, the 500th THS episode premiered. It was a top 10 countdown of the greatest stories ever told.
List of E! True Hollywood Stories
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Adult industry entertainers
Athletes
- Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner
- Oksana Baiul
- Kobe Bryant
- Anna Kournikova
- Chris Benoit
- Dave Draper
- Rudy Galindo
- Tonya Harding
- Scott Hamilton
- Hulk Hogan
- O.J. Simpson
- Tim Tebow
- Serena and Venus Williams
- Tiger Woods
Comedians
- John Belushi
- Lenny Bruce
- Brett Butler
- Cheech & Chong
- Ray Combs
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Andrew Dice Clay
- Andy Dick
- Phyllis Diller
- Chris Farley
- Redd Foxx
- Gallagher
- Kathy Griffin
- Phil Hartman
- Andy Kaufman
- Sam Kinison
- Martin Lawrence
- Joe Piscopo
- Paula Poundstone
- Richard Pryor
- Gilda Radner
- Joan Rivers (A parody on her career, April 1, 2001)[1]
- Jerry Lewis
Couples and families
- The Baldwin Brothers
- Darva Conger & Rick Rockwell
- The Douglas Dynasty (Kirk Douglas and Michael Douglas)
- Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson
- Paris and Nicky Hilton
- Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown
- Ice-T and Coco
- The Judds (Naomi, Wynonna, and Ashley Judd)
- The Kardashians (Robert, Sr; Bruce; Kris; Kourtney; Kim; Khloé; Robert, Jr.; Kendall and Kylie)
- The Kennedys
- Kate and Pippa Middleton
- The O'Neals (Tatum, Ryan, and Griffin O'Neal)
- The Osbournes (Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne)
- Sean Penn and Madonna
- Posh and Becks
- Lionel and Nicole Richie
- Joan and Melissa Rivers
- Brett Salisbury and Sean Salisbury
- Jessica, Ashlee and the Simpson Family (Jessica, Ashlee, Joe, and Tina Simpson)
- Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards
- Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
- Rod and Kimberly Stewart
- Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver
- Steven and Liv Tyler
- Luke and Owen Wilson
- Kevin Jonas and Danielle Deleasa
Criminals
- Margaret Rudin
- Michael Alig
- Casey Anthony
- Christian Brando
- Amy Fisher
- Heidi Fleiss
- Mary Kay Letourneau
- Claudine Longet
- Charles Manson
- The Menendez Brothers
- Andrea Yates
Directors / producers
Entertainers and actors
- Paula Abdul
- Loni Anderson
- Jennifer Aniston
- Drew Barrymore
- Mischa Barton and Kristin Cavallari
- Justine Bateman
- Kim Basinger
- Halle Berry
- Valerie Bertinelli
- Bill Bixby
- Robert Blake
- Linda Blair
- Sonny Bono
- Linda Boreman also known as Linda Lovelace
- Lara Flynn Boyle
- Marlon Brando
- The Brat Pack
- Jim J. Bullock
- Gary Busey
- Amanda Bynes
- John Candy
- Lynda Carter
- Jeanne Carmen
- Lauren Chapin
- Duane "Dog" Chapman
- Chippendales
- Ray Combs
- Simon Cowell
- Courteney Cox
- Bob Crane
- Macaulay Culkin ("Macaulay Culkin: A Child's Rise, A Family's Fall")
- Miley Cyrus
- Patrick Dempsey
- Johnny Depp
- Bo Derek
- Pete Duel
- Phyllis Diller
- Kara DioGuardi
- Divine
- Shannen Doherty
- Robert Downey, Jr.
- Dominique Dunne
- Zac Efron
- Chris Farley
- Colin Farrell
- Farrah Fawcett
- Corey Feldman
- Jane Fonda
- Jodie Foster
- Michael J. Fox
- Redd Foxx
- Bethenny Frankel
- Judy Garland
- Richard Gere
- Mel Gibson
- Selena Gomez
- Kate Gosselin
- Melanie Griffith
- Corey Haim
- Daryl Hannah
- Mariska Hargitay
- Melissa Joan Hart
- Phil Hartman
- Rodney Harvey
- David Hasselhoff
- Joey Heatherton
- Paul Reubens/"Pee-wee Herman"
- Dennis Hopper
- Kate Hudson
- Rock Hudson
- Elizabeth Hurley
- Angelina Jolie
- Anissa Jones
- Christopher Jones
- Margot Kidder
- Nicole Kidman
- Tawny Kitaen
- Sid & Marty Krofft
- Michael Landon
- Queen Latifah
- Heath Ledger
- Brandon Lee
- Emmanuel Lewis
- Jerry Lewis
- Heather Locklear
- Lindsay Lohan
- Eva Longoria
- Jennifer Lopez
- Mario Lopez
- Demi Lovato
- Howie Mandel
- Kristy McNichol
- Steve McQueen
- Tammy Faye Messner
- Marilyn Monroe
- Demi Moore
- Dudley Moore
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Mr. T
- Jack Nicholson
- Brigitte Nielsen
- Nick Nolte
- Jay North
- Rosie O'Donnell
- Heather O'Rourke
- Ty Pennington
- Anthony Perkins
- Dr. Phil
- Mackenzie Phillips
- River Phoenix
- Dana Plato
- Freddie Prinze
- The Rat Pack
- Rachael Ray
- Keanu Reeves
- Tara Reid
- Burt Reynolds
- Natasha Richardson
- Kelly Ripa
- John Ritter
- Mickey Rourke
- Meg Ryan
- Winona Ryder
- Rebecca Schaeffer ("Dark Obsession: The Rebecca Schaeffer Story")
- Scott Schwartz
- Steven Seagal
- Rod Serling
- William Shatner
- Charlie Sheen
- Cybill Shepherd
- Brooke Shields
- Richard Simmons
- Will Smith
- Snooki
- Suzanne Somers
- Tori Spelling
- James Stacy
- Sylvester Stallone
- John Stamos
- Sharon Stone
- David Strickland
- Hilary Swank
- Patrick Swayze
- Sharon Tate
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Charlize Theron
- Uma Thurman
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Jim Varney
- Hervé Villechaize
- Jan-Michael Vincent
- Andy Warhol
- Mark Wahlberg
- Adam West
- Montel Williams
- Vanessa Williams
- Oprah Winfrey
- Natalie Wood
- Young Hollywood: A to Zac
- Sean Young
- Pia Zadora
- Renée Zellweger
Fashion designers
- Gianni Versace
- Halston
- Erin Hughes
Fashion models (supermodels)
- Tyra Banks
- Christie Brinkley
- Naomi Campbell
- Gia Carangi
- Janice Dickinson
- Fabio
- Jerry Hall
- Margaux Hemingway
- Lauren Hutton
- Heidi Klum
- Kate Moss
- Carre Otis
- Kimora Lee Simmons
- Supermodels: Beyond Skin Deep
- Niki Taylor
Game shows
Movies
- American Pie ("American Pie Uncovered")
- Billy Jack
- Bond Girls
- Clueless
- The Cotton Club
- Diner
- Dirty Dancing
- The Exorcist
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- Flashdance
- Jaws
- Mean Girls
- Our Gang/The Little Rascals ("Curse of The Little Rascals")
- Poltergeist ("Curse of the Poltergeist")
- Scarface
- Scream
- Sixteen Candles
- The Terminator
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Tropic Thunder
- Twilight Zone: The Movie ("The Twilight Zone Movie Trial")
Musicians
- Nicole Scherzinger
- Aaliyah
- Paula Abdul
- Cher
- Christina Aguilera
- Clay Aiken
- The Beach Boys
- Brandy
- Mariah Carey
- Karen Carpenter
- Johnny Cash
- Sean Combs
- Sheryl Crow
- Sammy Davis, Jr.
- Doris Day
- Celine Dion
- Country Divas (Shania Twain, Shelby Lynne, Faith Hill, Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood & Gretchen Wilson)
- Miley Cyrus
- John Denver
- Mama Cass Elliot
- Missy Elliott
- Eminem
- Judy Garland
- Marvin Gaye
- Taylor Swift
- Selena Gomez
- Michael Hutchence
- Janet Jackson
- La Toya Jackson
- Michael Jackson
- Hip Hop Wives
- Jonas Brothers
- Janis Joplin
- Adam Lambert
- Demi Lovato
- Liberace
- Little Richard
- Tommy Lee
- John Lennon
- Jennifer Lopez
- Courtney Love
- LL Cool J
- Dean Martin
- George Michael
- Liza Minnelli
- The Monkees
- New Kids on the Block
- *NSYNC
- Wayne Newton
- Olivia Newton-John
- Dolly Parton
- Katy Perry
- Pink
- Elvis Presley
- Lisa Marie Presley
- The Pussycat Dolls
- Diana Ross
- Selena (A recreation of her 1995 murder trial)
- Frank Sinatra
- Snoop Dogg
- Britney Spears ("Britney Spears: Fall from Grace" and '"Britney Spears: The Price of Fame")
- Spice Girls
- Tiffany
- Timbaland
- Tiny Tim
- Tanya Tucker
- Usher
- Village People
- Amy Winehouse
News anchors / reporters / journalists
Playboy
- Pamela Anderson
- Rebekka Armstrong
- The Barbi Twins
- Carmen Electra
- Hugh Hefner
- Jessica Hahn
- Claudia Jennings
- Holly Madison
- Jenny McCarthy
- Bettie Page
- Anna Nicole Smith
- Dorothy Stratten
- Shannon Tweed
- Kendra Wilkinson
Presidents
Royalty / billionaires
- Diana: Legacy of a Princess
- Sarah: Duchess of York
- Grace Kelly, Princess Caroline, and Princess Stéphanie
- Donald Trump
- First Daughters (Daughters of United States presidents)
- Society Girls (Daughters of high society's wealthiest figures)
- Trust Fund Babies (Daughters of rich and famous parents, such as Paris Hilton)
- Young Royals (Seven European royals)
Television / reality shows
- 24
- All in the Family
- American Idol
- American Idol: Girls Rule (Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Fantasia Barrino)
- America's Next Top Model
- The Andy Griffith Show ("Andy of Mayberry")
- The Apprentice
- The Bachelor
- Bad Girls of Reality TV (Omarosa, Trishelle Cannatella, and Alison Irwin)
- Baywatch
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Bewitched
- Big Brother
- Blossom
- The Brady Bunch
- Charles in Charge
- Cheers
- CHiPs
- Clueless
- The Cosby Show ("The Cosby Kids")
- Dallas
- Dancing with the Stars
- Dawson's Creek ("The Kids of Dawson's Creek")
- Desperate Housewives
- Diff'rent Strokes
- Duck Dynasty
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- Dynasty
- Dog The Bounty Hunter
- Eight is Enough
- The Facts of Life ("Facts of Life Girls")
- Friends
- Full House
- Gimme a Break!
- Gilligan's Island
- Good Times
- Growing Pains
- Home Improvement
- I Dream of Jeannie
- I Love Lucy
- The Jenny Jones Show (Including the murder of Scott Amedure by Jonathan Schmitz after their appearance on the show, which never aired)
- L.A. Law
- The Little Rascals
- Magnum, P.I.
- Married... with Children
- Melrose Place
- Miami Vice
- Modern Family
- The Mickey Mouse Club (All three versions, 1955–58, 1977–79, and 1989–96)
- The Mod Squad
- The Partridge Family
- Punky Brewster (and its star Soleil Moon Frye)
- The Real World
- Reality Ex-wives (Adrianne Curry, LuAnn de Lesseps, Linda Bollea, Courtney Stodden, and Jennifer Williams)
- Roseanne
- Saved by the Bell
- Seinfeld
- Sex and the City
- Survivor
- Three's Company
- That '70s Show
- The View
- Who's the Boss?
- Welcome Back Kotter
- The Young and the Restless
THS investigates
- Bridal to Homicidal
- Chandra Levy and the Capitol Murders
- Cheerleading
- Cults, Religion and Mind Control
- Curse of the Lottery
- Curse of the Lottery 2
- Dating Nightmares
- Deadly Waters
- Diet Fads
- Hazing
- Hot for Student
- Husbands Who Kill
- Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer
- Kidnapping
- Love Behind Bars
- Murder and the Media Machine
- Online Nightmares
- Original Night Stalker
- Paparazzi
- Plastic Surgery Nightmares
- Prom Nightmares
- Rich Kids Who Kill
- Teen Pregnancy Nightmares
- Teenage Trafficking
- The Real-Life CSI
- Spring Break Nightmares
- Stalking
- Starving for Perfection
- Women Who Kill
Venues
Other
- Criss Angel
- Baseball Wives
- The Beatle Wives
- Beauty Pageants
- Biggest Scandals Ever
- The Bond Girls
- Paula Deen
- John DeLorean
- Pamela Des Barres
- Female Body Builders
- First Daughters
- Larry Flynt
- Football Wives
- Amber Frey
- Wally George
- Elizabeth Glaser
- Patty Hearst
- Hollywood Ex-Wives
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
- John F. Kennedy, Jr. ("The Last Days of John F. Kennedy, Jr.")
- Evel Knievel
- Lobster Boy
- Heather Mills
- Jim and Artie Mitchell
- Sarah Palin
- Laci Peterson
- JonBenét Ramsey
- Rapper Wives
- Rock Star Wives
- Rock Wives Part 2
- Siegfried & Roy
- Laura Schlessinger
- Richard Simmons
- Linda Sobek
- Martha Stewart
- The Sunset Strip
- Jacqueline Susann
- Heidi von Beltz
- John Walsh ("America's Crime Fighter: John Walsh")
- Jill Ann Weatherwax ("The Murder of Miss Hollywood")
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- E! True Hollywood Story at the Internet Movie Database
- E! True Hollywood Story at TV.com
- E! True Hollywood Story at epguides.com