Hitsville: The Making of Motown: cast and crew

• Benjamin Turner
• Gabe Turner

Actors

11

Crew

2

Youngest at release

39 yearsJohn Legend

Eldest at release

77 yearsPaul McCartney

• Stevie Wonder Self 69 at release Also in The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
• Jamie Foxx Self 51 at release Also in Django Unchained (2012)
• Lee Daniels Self 59 at release Also in Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
• John Legend Self 39 at release Also in La La Land (2016)
• Aretha Franklin † 2018 Self Also in The Blues Brothers (1980)
• Muhammad Ali † 2016 Self Also in Limitless (2011)
• Whitney Houston † 2012 Self Also in The Prince of Egypt (1998)
• Michael Jackson † 2009 Self Also in This Is It (2009)
• Paul McCartney Self 77 at release Also in Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge (2017)

The whole cast 11

1. Stevie Wonder Self
2. Jamie Foxx Self
3. Lee Daniels Self
4. John Legend Self
5. Aretha Franklin Self
6. Muhammad Ali Self
7. Whitney Houston Self
8. Michael Jackson Self
9. Paul McCartney Self
10. Richard Pryor Self
11. Oprah Winfrey Self

Who plays Self in Hitsville: The Making of Motown?

Stevie Wonder plays Self.

Who directed Hitsville: The Making of Motown?

Benjamin Turner and Gabe Turner.

Who wrote Hitsville: The Making of Motown?

Benjamin Turner and Gabe Turner.

How many actors are in Hitsville: The Making of Motown?

11 actors are credited, and 2 people in the crew.

• Benjamin Turner and Gabe Turner had already directed The Class of '92 (2013) together.

• Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder have worked together on 3 other films: Wham! (2023), 20 Feet from Stardom (2013) and The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006).

• Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder have worked together on 2 other films: Leaving Neverland (2019) and 20 Feet from Stardom (2013).

• Aretha Franklin and Paul McCartney have worked together on 2 other films: Wham! (2023) and Eric Clapton: A Life in 12 Bars (2017).

• Aretha Franklin and Muhammad Ali had already worked together on one film: Best of Enemies (2015).

• Jamie Foxx and Oprah Winfrey had already worked together on one film: Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond (2017).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Jamie Foxx (41), Paul McCartney (29) and Oprah Winfrey (25).

• The cast’s average age at release is 60 (of the 6 actors whose birth date we know).