Lou Pearlman

Acting

Lou Pearlman

Born — Died

1954-06-19 — 2016-08-19

Place of birth

Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Known for

Acting

Credits

11 titles

Louis Jay "Lou" Pearlman was an American music manager and convicted felon. He was the person behind many successful 1990s boy bands, including the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. In 2008, Pearlman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history; he died in federal custody.

Known for

20/20 poster
6.3

20/20 is an American television newsmagazine that has been broadcast on ABC since June 6, 1978. Created by ABC News executive Roone Arledge, the show was designed similarly to CBS's 60 Minutes but focuses more on human interest stories than international and political subjects. The program's name derives from the "20/20" measurement of visual acuity. The hour-long program has been a staple on Friday evenings for much of the time since it moved to that timeslot from Thursdays in September 1987, though special editions of the program occasionally air on other nights.

20/20

1978

Forensic Justice poster
NR

Expert analysis and dramatic storytelling of recent crime stories.

Forensic Justice

2016

Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons Event poster
8.0

NSYNC's Joey Fatone exposes the secret machinery behind manufactured superstardom — and its devastating human cost. Candid interviews with artists from Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees, and others reveal the darker realities of power struggles and exploitation.

Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons Event

2026

Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands poster
7.5

Highlights boy bands and their rise — and fall — to fame, from The Beatles to Jackson 5 to the Jonas Brothers and One Direction, as well as the K-pop group Seventeen.

Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

2024

Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam poster
6.6

Backstreet Boys. NSYNC. Lou Pearlman created the biggest boy bands of the '90s — and one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history.

Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam

2024

Inside Monkey Zetterland poster
3.6

An off beat comedy about an out of work screen writing/artist that complains about being too cool, too talented and way too gay.

Inside Monkey Zetterland

1992

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Series credits

Behind the camera