Acting credits
9
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Lou Pearlman
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.7
Low visibility
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Movies: 8Series: 5Crew credits: 6
TMDB ID: 2215197
IMDb ID: nm0669117
Known for: Acting
Born: June 19, 1954
Died: August 19, 2016
Age: 62
Place of birth: Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1978 - 2026
Years active: 49
Average TMDB rating: 5.74
Wikidata: Q730887
Also known as
Louis Jay Pearlman • Louis J. Pearlman
Other jobs
Executive Producer (4)Director (1)Writer (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Lou Pearlman.
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
as Self (archive footage)
2024 Movie
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
as Self (archive footage)
2019 Movie
Red Riding Hood
Executive Producer
2006 Movie
Popstar
Executive Producer
2005 Movie
Motocross Kids
Executive Producer
2004 Movie
Longshot
as Captain Lewis
2001 Movie
Backstreet Boys: For the Fans
Director
2001 Movie
Inside Monkey Zetterland
as Warden / Observation Psychiatrist
1992 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Lou Pearlman.
Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons Event
as Self (archive footage) • 4 eps
2026 Series
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam
as Self (archive footage) • 3 eps
2024 Series
Forensic Justice
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2016 Series
Making the Band
as Self • 45 eps
2000 Series
20/20
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
1978 Series