Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

Dec 20, 2022

2h 24m

★ 7.0

Celebrate the untold story of an icon.

Overview

The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking her journey from obscurity to musical superstardom.

Genres

Music

History

Drama

Production Companies

Compelling Pictures

Black Label Media

TriStar Pictures

West Madison Entertainment

Muse of Fire

Primary Wave Music

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody Trailers

Cast

Whitney Houston

Naomi Ackie

Bobby Brown

Ashton Sanders

Clive Davis

Stanley Tucci

Robyn Crawford

Nafessa Williams

Gerry Griffith

Lance A. Williams

Cissy Houston

Tamara Tunie

John Houston

Clarke Peters

Gary Houston

Daniel Washington

Michael Houston

JaQuan Malik Jones

Pat Houston

Kris Sidberry

Günther

Tanner Beard

Bobbi-Kristina (8-10 Yrs old)

Bailee Lopes

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