| E! True Hollywood Story | |
|---|---|
| Format | Entertainment documentary |
| Narrated by | Don Morrow Neil Ross Kieran Mulroney Chip Bolcik Phil Crowley Ivan Allen Beng Spies Angela Bishop (Ten network only |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 13 |
| No. of episodes | 501 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Suzanne Ross |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | E! |
| Original run | 1996 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
E! True Hollywood Story is a TV documentary series on the E! Entertainment Television cable and DBS channel that deals with famous Hollywood celebrities, movies, TV shows and well-known public figures. Among the topics covered on the program include salacious retellings of Hollywood secrets, show-biz scandals, celebrity murders and mysteries, porn-star biographies, and "where-are-they-now?" investigations of former child stars. It frequently features in-depth interviews, actual courtroom footage, and dramatic reenactments. Episodes are sometimes updated to reflect the current life or status of the subject.
E! True Hollywood Story originally started as a series of specials beginning on March 29, 1996, but evolved into a weekly biographical documentary series. The regular run as a series began in October 1996. The first True Hollywood Story focused on the Murder of Rebecca Schaeffer.
Episodes are either one or two hours long, depending on the topic being covered. There have been more than 500 True Hollywood Stories.
The series was nominated for Emmy Awards in 2001, 2002 and 2003. And nominated for a couple Prism Awards in 2009.
On Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at 10pm Pacific time, the 500th THS episode premiered. It was a top 10 countdown of the greatest stories ever told.
List of E! True Hollywood Stories
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Actors / actresses / other entertainers
Athletes
- Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner
- Oksana Baiul
- Kobe Bryant
- Chris Benoit
- Dave Draper
- Rudy Galindo
- Tonya Harding
- Scott Hamilton
- Hulk Hogan
- Baseball Wives
- O.J Simpson
- The Williams Sisters
Adult industry entertainers
- Shannon Tweed
- John Holmes
- Jenna Jameson
- Traci Lords
- Linda Lovelace
- Ginger Lynn
- Savannah
- Pamela Anderson
- Rebekka Armstrong
- The Barbi Twins
- Carmen Electra
- Hugh Hefner
- Jessica Hahn
- Claudia Jennings
- Jenny McCarthy
- Bettie Page
- Anna Nicole Smith
- Dorothy Stratten
Comedians
- John Belushi
- Brett Butler
- Cheech & Chong
- Ellen DeGeneres
- Andrew Dice Clay
- Andy Dick
- Chris Farley
- Gallagher
- Kathy Griffin
- Andy Kaufman
- Sam Kinison
- Martin Lawrence
- Joe Piscopo
- Paula Poundstone
- Richard Pryor
- Gilda Radner
- Joan Rivers (A parody on her career, April 1, 2001)[1]
Couples and families
- The Baldwin Brothers
- Darva Conger & Rick Rockwell ("Rick & Darva: The Million Dollar Mistake")
- The Douglas Dynasty (Kirk Douglas & Michael Douglas)
- Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson
- Paris & Nicky Hilton
- Whitney Houston & Bobby Brown
- The Judds (Naomi, Wynonna, and Ashley Judd)
- The Kardashians
- The Kennedys
- The O'Neals (Tatum, Ryan, and Griffin O'Neal)
- The Osbournes (Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Jack Osbourne)
- Sean Penn & Madonna
- Posh and Becks
- Lionel & Nicole Richie
- Jessica, Ashlee and the Simpson Family (Jessica, Ashlee, Joe, & Tina Simpson)
- Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards
- Britney Spears & Kevin Federline
- Rod and Kimberly Stewart
- Arnold Schwarzenegger & Maria Shriver
- Steven & Liv Tyler
- Luke & Owen Wilson
Criminals
- Margaret Rudin
- Michael Alig
- Christian Brando
- Amy Fisher ("Long Island Scandal: The Buttafuocos & Amy Fisher")
- Heidi Fleiss
- Mary Kay Letourneau
- Claudine Longet ("Death in Aspen: The Claudine Longet and Spider Sabich Story")
- Charles Manson
- The Menendez Brothers
- Andrea Yates
Directors / producers
Fashion designers
Fashion models (supermodels)
- Tyra Banks
- Christie Brinkley
- Naomi Campbell
- Gia Carangi
- Janice Dickinson
- Fabio
- Jerry Hall
- Margaux Hemingway
- Lauren Hutton
- Heidi Klum
- Kate Moss
- Carre Otis
- Kimora Lee Simmons
- Supermodels: Beyond Skin Deep
- Niki Taylor
Game shows
Movies
- American Pie ("American Pie Uncovered")
- Billy Jack
- Bond Girls
- Clueless
- The Cotton Club
- Poltergeist ("Curse of the Poltergeist")
- Diner
- Dirty Dancing
- The Exorcist ("Curse of The Exorcist")
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- Flashdance
- Jaws
- Mean Girls
- Our Gang/The Little Rascals ("Curse of The Little Rascals")
- Scarface
- Scream
- Sixteen Candles
- The Terminator
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- Tropic Thunder
- Twilight Zone: The Movie ("The Twilight Zone Movie Trial")
Musicians
- Aaliyah
- Paula Abdul
- Christina Aguilera
- Clay Aiken
- The Beach Boys
- Brandy
- Mariah Carey
- Karen Carpenter
- Johnny Cash
- Sean Combs
- Sheryl Crow
- Celine Dion
- Country Divas (Shania Twain, Shelby Lynne, Faith Hill, Dixie Chicks, Trisha Yearwood & Gretchen Wilson)
- John Denver
- Mama Cass Elliot
- Missy Elliott
- Eminem
- Marvin Gaye
- Michael Hutchence
- Janet Jackson
- LaToya Jackson
- Michael Jackson
- Michael Jackson (post death)
- Janis Joplin
- Liberace
- Little Richard
- Tommy Lee
- John Lennon
- Courtney Love
- LL Cool J
- Dean Martin
- George Michael
- The Monkees
- New Kids on the Block
- *NSYNC
- Wayne Newton
- Olivia Newton-John
- Pink
- Elvis Presley ("The Last Days of Elvis Presley")
- Diana Ross
- Selena (A recreation of her 1995 murder trial)
- Frank Sinatra
- Snoop Dogg
- The Spice Girls
- Britney Spears ("Britney Spears: Fall From Grace")
- Britney Spears ("Britney Spears: Price of Fame")
- Tiffany
- Tiny Tim
- Tanya Tucker
- Village People
- Amy Winehouse
- Hip Hop Wives
- Rock Star Wives
- Rock Wives Part 2
- The Pussycat Dolls
- Rapper Wives
News anchors / reporters / journalists
Playboy / pin-up / glamour / nude models
- Shannon Tweed
- Rebekka Armstrong
- The Barbi Twins
- Drew Barrymore
- Kim Basinger
- Shannen Doherty
- Carmen Electra
- Farrah Fawcett
- Debbie Gibson
- Joey Heatherton
- Hugh Hefner
- Jessica Hahn
- LaToya Jackson
- Claudia Jennings
- Jenny McCarthy
- Marilyn Monroe
- Bettie Page
- Dana Plato
- Anna Nicole Smith
- Dorothy Stratten
- John Holmes
- Jenna Jameson
- Traci Lords
- Linda Lovelace
- Ginger Lynn
- Pamela Anderson
- Savannah
- Suzanne Somers
- Sharon Stone
- Tiffany
Presidents
Royalty / billionaires
- Grace Kelly, Princess Caroline, and Princess Stéphanie
- Diana: Legacy of a Princess
- Donald Trump
- Oprah Winfrey
- First Daughters (daughters of United States presidents)
- Trust Fund Babies (daughters of rich and famous parents, such as Paris Hilton)
- Young Royals (looking at the lives of 7 European royals)
- Society Girls (looking at the daughters of high society's wealthiest figures)
Television / reality shows
- 24
- All in the Family
- American Idol
- Big Brother
- American Idol: Girls Rule (Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Fantasia Barrino)
- America's Next Top Model
- The Andy Griffith Show ("Andy of Mayberry")
- The Apprentice
- The Bachelor
- Bad Girls of Reality TV (Omarosa, Trishelle Cannatella, and Alison Irwin)
- Baywatch
- The Beverly Hillbillies
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- Bewitched
- Big Brother
- Blossom
- The Brady Bunch
- Charles in Charge
- Cheers
- CHiPs
- Clueless
- The Cosby Show ("The Cosby Kids")
- Dallas
- Dancing with the Stars
- Dawson's Creek
- Desperate Housewives
- Diff'rent Strokes
- The Dukes of Hazzard
- Dynasty
- Eight is Enough
- The Facts of Life ("Facts of Life Girls")
- Friends
- Full House
- Gimme a Break!
- Gilligan's Island
- Good Times
- Growing Pains
- Hollywood Squares
- Home Improvement
- I Dream of Jeannie
- I Love Lucy
- The Jenny Jones Show (Including the murder of Scott Amedure by Jonathan Schmitz after their appearance on the show, which never aired)
- L.A. Law
- The Little Rascals
- Magnum, P.I.
- Married… with Children
- Melrose Place
- Miami Vice
- The Mickey Mouse Club (All three versions, 1955-58, 1977-79, and 1989-96)
- The Mod Squad
- The Partridge Family
- Punky Brewster (and its star Soleil Moon Frye)
- The Real World
- Roseanne
- Saved by the Bell
- Seinfeld
- Sex and the City
- Survivor
- Three's Company
- That '70s Show
- The View
- Who's the Boss?
- Welcome Back Kotter
- The Young and the Restless
THS investigates
- Chandra Levy and the Capitol Murders
- Cheerleading
- Cults, Religion and Mind Control
- Curse of the Lottery
- Dating Nightmares
- Deadly Waters
- Diet Fads
- Hazing
- Hot for Student
- Husbands Who Kill
- Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer
- Kidnapping
- Love Behind Bars
- Murder and the Media Machine
- Online Nightmares
- Original Night Stalker
- Paparazzi
- Plastic Surgery Nightmares
- Prom Nightmares
- Teen Pregnancy Nightmares
- Teenage Trafficking
- The Real-Life CSI
- Spring Break Nightmares
- Stalking
- Starving for Perfection
- Women Who Kill
Venues
Other
- Criss Angel
- Baseball Wives
- The Beatle Wives
- Beauty Pageants
- The Bond Girls
- John DeLorean
- Pamela Des Barres
- Erica P.
- Female Body Builders
- First Daughters
- Larry Flynt
- Amber Frey
- Wally George
- Elizabeth Glaser
- Patty Hearst
- Hollywood Ex-Wives
- John F. Kennedy, Jr. ("The Last Days of John F. Kennedy, Jr.")
- Evel Knievel
- Lobster Boy
- Heather Mills
- Jim and Artie Mitchell
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
- Laci Peterson
- JonBenét Ramsey
- Siegfried & Roy
- Richard Simmons
- Linda Sobek
- Martha Stewart
- The Sunset Strip
- Jacqueline Susann
- Heidi von Beltz
- John Walsh ("America's Crime Fighter: John Walsh")
- Jill Ann Weatherwax ("The Murder of Miss Hollywood")
- "Young Hollywood: A to Zac" (Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron, The Jonas Brothers and Taylor Swift)
References
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