Person

Lou Pearlman

Acting · 1954–2016 · Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

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  20/20

  Self (archive footage)

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  Forensic Justice

  Self (archive footage)

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  Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons Event

  Self (archive footage)

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  Popstar

  Executive Producer

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  Making the Band

  Self

• Somewhere

  Executive Producer

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  Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam

  Self (archive footage)

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  Inside Monkey Zetterland

  Warden / Observation Psychiatrist

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  Red Riding Hood

  Executive Producer

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  Motocross Kids

  Executive Producer

• 2026Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons EventSelf (archive footage)
• 2024Larger than Life: Reign of the BoybandsSelf (archive footage)
• 2024Dirty Pop: The Boy Band ScamSelf (archive footage)
• 2019The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman StorySelf (archive footage)
• 2016Forensic JusticeSelf (archive footage)
• 2006Red Riding HoodExecutive Producer
• 2005PopstarExecutive Producer
• 2004Motocross KidsExecutive Producer
• 2004SomewhereExecutive Producer
• 2001LongshotCaptain Lewis
• 2000Making the BandSelf
• 1996Backstreet Boys: The VideoExecutive Producer
• 1992Inside Monkey ZetterlandWarden / Observation Psychiatrist
• 197820/20Self (archive footage)