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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Genres

DramaMusicAnimation

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The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

43 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

15 July 1987

Country

United States of America

Cast

Merrill Gruver

Merrill Gruver

Karen (voice)

Michael Edwards

Michael Edwards

Richard (voice)

Melissa Brown

Melissa Brown

Mother (voice)

Rob LaBelle

Rob LaBelle

Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)

Cynthia Schneider

Cynthia Schneider

Dionne Warwick (voice)

Todd Haynes

Todd Haynes

Todd Donovan

Bruce Tuthill

Bruce Tuthill

Narrator (voice)

Gwen Kraus

Gwen Kraus

Narrator (voice)

Nannie Doyle

Nannie Doyle

Cherry Boone

Larry Kole

Larry Kole

Announcer

Joanne Barrett

Joanne Barrett

Self-Singer

Michelle Manenti

Michelle Manenti

Michelle Hoyt, Musician

Moira McCarty

Moira McCarty

(voice)

Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan

Self (archive footage)

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