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The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008) Poster

(2008 TV Special)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Walter C. Miller
Paul Miller ... (segment director)

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Ken Ehrlich
David Wild

Cast  

Akon ... Self
Adrian Anderson Adrian Anderson ... Self
Patti Austin ... Self
Burt Bacharach ... Self - Honoree
Fantasia Barrino ... Self (as Fantasia)
Jason Bateman ... Self - Presenter
Madison Bumble Bees Madison Bumble Bees ... Themselves
Tony Bennett ... Self
Dierks Bentley ... Self
Beyoncé ... Self - Performer
Andrea Bocelli ... Self
Chris Brown ... Self - Presenter
Ann Marie Calhoun Ann Marie Calhoun ... Self
Cab Calloway ... Self - Honoree (archive footage)
Cher ... Self - Presenter
Cirque du Soleil ... Themselves
The Clark Sisters The Clark Sisters ... Themselves
Keyshia Cole ... Self
Natalie Cole ... Self
Brian Corsetti Brian Corsetti ... Self
Miley Cyrus ... Self - Presenter
Jeremy Davis Jeremy Davis ... Self - Paramore
Doris Day ... Self - Honoree
Eldar Djangirov Eldar Djangirov ... Self (as Eldar)
Josh Farro Josh Farro ... Self - Paramore
Zac Farro Zac Farro ... Self - Paramore
Fawn Fawn ... Self
Leslie Feist ... Self (as Feist)
Fergie ... Self
John Fogerty ... Self
Foo Fighters ... Themselves
Aretha Franklin ... Self
Kevin Frazier ... Self
Nelly Furtado ... Self
Biel Fuster ... Self (as Biel)
Vince Gill ... Self
Cuba Gooding Jr. ... Self
Berry Gordy ... Self
Victoria Gracie Victoria Gracie ... Rihanna's Dancer (as Victoria Parsons)
Josh Groban ... Self
Hassan El Hajjami Hassan El Hajjami ... Self
Herbie Hancock ... Self
Tom Hanks ... Self - Presenter
James Harris James Harris ... Self - Performer
Brooke Hogan ... Self
Judy Homen Judy Homen ... Self
Raquel Horsford ... Carrie Underwood Dancer
Israel & New Breed Israel & New Breed ... Themselves
Giovanni Jackson ... Self
Jay-Z ... Self
Fat Joe ... Self
John Paul Jones ... Self
Quincy Jones ... Self
Juanes ... Self
Alicia Keys ... Self
Kid Rock ... Self
Carole King ... Self
Larry Klein Larry Klein ... Self
Dave Koz ... Self - Performer
Láng Lang ... Self (as Lang Lang)
Cyndi Lauper ... Self
Ledisi ... Self
John Legend ... Self
Jerry Lee Lewis ... Self
Little Richard ... Self
George Lopez ... Self - Presenter
Lyle Lovett ... Self - Presenter
Ludacris ... Self - Presenter (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Joe Mantegna ... Self - Presenter
George Martin ... Self
Giles Martin ... Self
John Mauceri John Mauceri ... Self
John Mayer ... Self - Performer
Chrisette Michele ... Self
Ne-Yo ... Self
Yoko Ono ... Self
Brad Paisley ... Self
Paramore ... Themselves
Itzhak Perlman ... Self - Honoree
Neil Portnow ... Self
Prince ... Self
Daft Punk ... Themselves
Bonnie Raitt ... Self
Rebecca Riedy ... Self - Show Announcer (voice)
Rihanna ... Self - Performer
Max Roach ... Self - Honoree (archive footage)
Mark Ronson ... Self
Roselyn Sanchez ... Self - Presenter
Frank Sinatra ... Self - Performer (archive footage)
Keely Smith ... Self
Solange ... Self - Presenter
Taryn Southern ... Self
Dirk Spently Dirk Spently ... Self - Presenter
Ringo Starr ... Self
David A. Stewart ... Self (as Dave Stewart)
Taylor Swift ... Self - Presenter
The Time The Time ... Themselves
Trinitee 5.7 ... Themselves
Tina Turner ... Self - Performer
Carrie Underwood ... Self
Usher ... Self - Presenter
Will.i.am ... Self - Performer
Andy Williams ... Self
Hayley Williams ... Self - Paramore
BeBe Winans ... Self
Amy Winehouse ... Self
Stevie Wonder ... Self
Ye ... Self (as Kanye West)
Carol Woods ... Self (uncredited)

Produced by 

John Cossette ... executive producer
Pierre Cossette ... producer
Mark East ... Live Stream Producer
Ken Ehrlich ... executive producer
Tisha Fein ... coordinating producer
Greg V. Fera ... producer
Quincy Jones ... producer
Lee Lodge ... producer
Walter C. Miller ... producer

Music by 

Nissim Aharon
Ryan Brady
John Harris
Rickey Minor
Brian Reiter
Eric Schilling
Jon Singh

Editing by 

Dan O'Sullivan
Rex Pauling
Jon Regul
Scott Riddle

Production Design by 

Steve Bass
Brian J. Stonestreet

Art Direction by 

Alana Billingsley
Kristen Merlino
Scott Welborn

Costume Design by 

Katja Cahill

Makeup Department 

Cassandra Bostwick ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Jonathan Seti ... personal makeup artist

Production Management 

Melinda Cote ... production manager
Jenny Stanley Kashola ... production supervisor (as Jenny Stanley)
Rob Leifer ... music production manager
Marc Lucas ... executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Kelly Hernacki ... associate director
Booey Kober ... trainee assistant director
Sandra Restrepo ... associate director
Sharon Taylor ... associate director

Art Department 

Colin Cheer ... graphic designer
Vincent Jimenez ... graphic designer
Wilt Manglicmot ... graphic designer
Juli Pritchard ... graphic designer
Allan Wells ... graphic designer

Sound Department 

Michael Abbott ... sound
Steve Anderson ... sound (as Steven Anderson)
Damon Andres ... sound
Bruce Arledge Jr. ... sound
Tom Banghart ... sound
Charles L. Campbell ... sound
Paul Chapman ... sound
Kirk Donovan ... sound
Randy Ezratty ... sound
Max Feldman ... sound
Andrew Fletcher ... sound
Peter Gary ... sound
Tim Hatayama ... audio assist
Tom Holmes ... sound mixer
Eric Johnston ... sound mixer
Hardi Kamsani ... sound
Bill Kappelman ... sound
J. Mark King ... sound mixer
Bob La Masney ... sound
Anthony Lalumia ... sound
Klaus Landsberg ... sound mixer
Gary Long ... sound
Dennis Mays ... sound
Eddie McKarge ... sound
Doug Mountain ... consulting engineer
Pablo Munguia ... sound
Mike Parker ... sound mixer
Tom Pesa ... sound mixer
Ron Reaves ... sound mixer (as Ron Reeves)
Craig Rovello ... sound
Pete San Filipo Sr. ... sound
Dirk Sciarrotta ... sound
Steve Sich ... sound
Mikael Stewart ... sound mixer
Ric Teller ... sound
Juan Pablo Velasco ... digital source mixer
Paul Wittman ... sound mixer / sound

Visual Effects by 

Andres Arango ... head stage technician
James Young ... head stage technician

Camera and Electrical Department 

Dan Andresen ... camera utility
Jonathan Aroesty ... camera operator
Theodore Ashton ... camera operator (as Ted Ashton)
Randy Baer ... camera operator
Loren Barton ... lighting intern
Diane Biederbeck ... camera operator
Manny Bonilla ... camera operator
Mike Breece ... camera operator
Mike Bushner ... camera utility
Michael Caulfield ... stills photographer
Dario Cueva ... camera utility
Ken Dahlquist ... camera operator
Steve Deaver ... camera utility
Robert A. Dickinson ... lighting designer (as Robert Dickinson)
Kit Donovan ... camera utility
Dave Eastwood ... camera operator
Suzanne Ebner ... assistant camera
Charlie Fernandez ... camera utility
Matt Firestone ... lighting director
Freddy Frederick ... camera operator
Hank Geving ... camera operator
Dean Hall ... camera operator
Eric Wood Hansen ... electrician (as Eric Hansen)
Larry Heider ... camera operator
Alex Hernandez ... camera operator
Dave Hilmer ... camera operator
Ed Horton ... camera operator
Marc Hunter ... camera operator
Charlie Huntley ... camera operator
Jon Kusner ... lighting director
David Levisohn ... camera operator
Frank Linder ... camera utility
Frank Maronski ... camera utility
Steve Martyniuk ... camera operator
Kevin Muldoon ... camera operator
Andy O'Reilly ... lighting director
Rob Palmer ... camera operator
Bill Philbin ... camera operator
Randy Pully ... camera utility
Fred Quillen ... camera operator
Erez Ram ... videotape operator
Hector Ramirez ... camera operator
Brian Reason ... camera operator
Dan Reed ... lighting director
Chuck Reilly ... videotape operator
Dennis Rudge ... gaffer
Gil Samuelian ... generator operator
Bruce Solberg ... videotape operator
Mike Wilson ... camera utility
Keith Winikoff ... video controller
Larry Woodside ... camera utility
Sean Woodside ... camera utility

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Dina Bar-El ... wardrobe
Zoë Battles ... assistant costume designer
Joy Freeman ... costumes
Igigi ... wardrobe
Sue Wong ... wardrobe
Marcia Zigler ... wardrobe

Editorial Department 

Hugh Grew ... electronic graphics
Lori Pond ... graphics
Laura Staat ... graphics

Music Department 

Jules Chaikin ... music contractor
John Harris ... music mixer
Johnny Lord ... musician
Rickey Minor ... musical director
Jan Parent ... musician
Eric Schilling ... music mixer
Gerald White ... singer

Script and Continuity Department 

Tom DeBone ... script coordinator
Josh Jackson ... script supervisor
Augie Max Vargas ... script coordinator (as Augie Vargas)

Additional Crew 

Gabriel Abaroa ... other crew
Ted Absher ... other crew / talent logistics manager
John Arenas ... other crew
Vanessa Ashton ... coordinator
Jeffon Avin ... assistant: executive in charge of talent
Denny Barry ... stage manager
Renato Basile ... executive / talent executive
Kevin Battle ... production coordinator
Terrill Bazile ... stage manager
Eric Becker ... technical director
Stephanetta Bingley ... talent escort
Jonathan Boschan ... set production assistant
John Bradley ... stage manager
Erica L. Brown ... production associate
Steve Burgess ... stage manager
Kevin Caldwell ... coordinator
Matt Campisi ... other crew
Margot Carlson ... production associate
Jerri Churchill ... stage manager
Kevin W. Clark ... led technician
Kris Claver ... production associate (as Kristina L. Claver)
Jesse Collins ... creative consultant
Nikki Content ... production associate
Denise Cooper ... coordinator
Rita Cossette ... stage manager
John Cox ... teleprompter operator
Ashley DeLapp ... production coordinator
Julie Demedeiros ... mosh pit coordinator
Mark Diccio ... engineer
Rose Dorado ... coordinator
Danielle Edgren ... talent assistant
Rick Edwards ... technical director
John Esposito ... stage manager
Jim Fay ... other crew
John Fekas ... technical manager
Dorothy Ferlin ... production associate
John B. Field ... technical director
George Flanigen ... other crew
Katherine Frank ... assistant to the producers
Sean Freelon ... production staff (2008)
Bron Galleran ... teleprompter operator
Ady Gil ... projectionist
Meryl Ginsberg ... rights and clearances
Khristine Gomez ... coordinator
Monica J. Harris ... talent escort
Robert F. Harrison ... production staff
Hugh Healy ... engineer
Keith Kice Healy ... engineer
Terence Hendrix ... production associate
Chris Hines ... stage manager
Athena Zoe Hogue ... production associate
Garry Hood ... stage manager
Jimmy Jam ... executive (as James Harris III) / other crew (as James Harris III)
Danica Jerosimich ... coordinator
Garth Fundis Jonathan ... other crew
Guy Jones ... video control
Leslie Ann Jones ... other crew
Patty Jovel ... coordinator / talent coordinator
Dana Kenerson ... coordinator
Chris Kiley ... stage manager
Leon Knoles ... technical director
Tim Kubit ... engineer (as Tim Kubitchief)
Harve Levine ... stage manager
Silawn Lewis ... talent logistics: Kanye West, Natalie Cole
Terry Lickona ... executive
Steve Llamas ... mosh pit crew
Magi Loucks ... rehearsal actor
Roxanne Lozano ... stage manager
Kristen Madsen ... executive
Scott Masterson ... talent flow
Shawnee Timberlake Mayer ... coordinator
Jonathan McHugh ... other crew
Eli McKinney ... other crew
Gary Moses ... other crew
Jennifer Naranjo ... coordinator
Thea Nash ... production coordinator
Dency Nelson ... stage manager
Erik L. Nelson ... talent logistics crew
Hank Neuberger ... other crew
Eboni Nichols ... Choreographer (segment "Trin-i-tee 5: 7")
James 'Jimbo' Nowlan ... lead systems engineer
Ron Paul ... stage manager
Jon Platt ... other crew (as Jonathan 'Big Jon' Platt)
Paula Pletcher ... talent logistics crew
Neil Portnow ... executive
Vince Poxon ... stage manager
Richard Priest ... stage manager
John Pritchett ... technical director
Tammy Raab ... stage manager
Paul Raksit ... coordinator
Phil Ramone ... other crew
Richard R. Ranta ... other crew
Selina Riley ... production staff
Christopher Risucci ... production associate
Kelli Rollins ... production staff
Ken Rose ... production staff
Aaron Ross ... coordinator
Reginald Rutherford ... stage manager
Andrew Sabol ... engineer
Dale Sahlin ... production staff
Robert Santelli ... other crew
Chantel Sausedo ... executive in charge of talent / executive
Eric Schilling ... other crew
Avi Septimus ... talent credentials/check-in
Nancy Shefts ... coordinator
Delbert Shoopman ... production assistant
Murray Siegel ... stage manager
Maurice Simpson ... production coordinator
Phillip Sino-Cruz ... coordinator
Doug Smith ... stage manager
Beatriz Sohni ... coordinator
Cody Speer ... talent logistics coordinator
Beau Ste. Marie ... production associate
Ken Stein ... stage manager
Rachel Steinman ... production associate
Keith Taber ... production coordinator
Neil Tesser ... other crew
Diane Theriot ... senior executive
Jose Tillan ... other crew
Joann Tominaga ... coordinator
John Milo Train ... production associate (as Milo Train)
Michelle Vasquez ... coordinator
Desphina Vorgeas ... talent department
David Wader ... stage manager
Josh Wader ... stage manager (as Joshua C. Wader)

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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