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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

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Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", and a Jackson 5 reunion.

Date: 05/16/1983
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Richard Pryor, Adam Ant, Nick Ashford, Renaldo Benson, Cindy Birdsong, Dick Clark, Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge, James DeBarge, Mark DeBarge, Randy DeBarge, Dennis Edwards, Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, José Feliciano, Melvin Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Berry Gordy, Howard Hesseman, Jermaine Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, Rick James, William King, Thomas McClary, John Moschitta Jr., Walter Orange, Lawrence Payton, Martha Reeves, Tim Reid, Lionel Richie, Claudette Robinson, Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Linda Ronstadt, Diana Ross, Valerie Simpson, Richard Street, Ron Tyson, Junior Walker, Mary Wells, Billy Dee Williams, Mary Wilson, Stevie Wonder, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland, Brian Holland, Norman Whitfield, Harvey Fuqua, Ron LaPread, Milan Williams, Pete Moore, Marv Taplin, Otis Williams, Levi Stubbs, Barbara Mitchell, Linda Howard, Michelle Martin, T.G. Sheppard

Richard Pryor as Self - Host in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Richard Pryor

Adam Ant as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Adam Ant

Nick Ashford as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Nick Ashford

Renaldo Benson

Cindy Birdsong as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Cindy Birdsong

Dick Clark as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Dick Clark

Bunny DeBarge

El DeBarge

James DeBarge

Mark DeBarge

Randy DeBarge

Dennis Edwards as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Dennis Edwards

Abdul 'Duke' Fakir

José Feliciano as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever José Feliciano

Melvin Franklin as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Melvin Franklin

Marvin Gaye as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Marvin Gaye

Berry Gordy as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Berry Gordy

Howard Hesseman as Johnny Caravella (Doctor Johnny Fever) in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Howard Hesseman

Jermaine Jackson as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Jermaine Jackson

Marlon Jackson as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Marlon Jackson

Michael Jackson as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Michael Jackson

Rick James as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Rick James

William King

Thomas McClary

John Moschitta Jr. as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever John Moschitta Jr.

Walter Orange

Lawrence Payton

Martha Reeves as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Martha Reeves

Tim Reid as Gordon Sims (Venus Flytrap) in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Tim Reid

Lionel Richie as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Lionel Richie

Claudette Robinson

Smokey Robinson as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Smokey Robinson

Bobby Rogers

Linda Ronstadt as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Linda Ronstadt

Diana Ross as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Diana Ross

Valerie Simpson as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Valerie Simpson

Richard Street

Ron Tyson

Junior Walker

Mary Wells

Billy Dee Williams as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Billy Dee Williams

Mary Wilson as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Mary Wilson

Stevie Wonder as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Stevie Wonder

Randy Jackson as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Randy Jackson

Tito Jackson as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Tito Jackson

Jackie Jackson as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Jackie Jackson

Lamont Dozier as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Lamont Dozier

Eddie Holland as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Eddie Holland

Brian Holland as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Brian Holland

Norman Whitfield

Harvey Fuqua

Ron LaPread

Milan Williams

Pete Moore

Marv Taplin

Otis Williams as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Otis Williams

Levi Stubbs as Self in Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Levi Stubbs

Barbara Mitchell

Linda Howard

Michelle Martin

T.G. Sheppard

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