Dan Aykroyd, Bette Midler, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Bob Geldof, Billy Joel, Quincy Jones, Willie Nelson, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder, Lindsey Buckingham, Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Mario Cipollina, Johnny Colla, Sheila E., Bill Gibson, Daryl Hall, Chris Hayes, Dan Hill, Sean Hopper, James Ingram, Jackie Jackson, La Toya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Al Jarreau, Waylon Jennings, Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis, Kenny Loggins, John Oates, Jeffrey Osborne, Steve Perry, Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Ruth Pointer, Kenny Rogers, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, The Pointer Sisters, Hall & Oates, Huey Lewis & The News, and USA for Africa in We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song (1985)

Full cast & crew

We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song

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Director

Tom Trbovich
Tom Trbovich

Writer

Mikal Gilmore
Mikal Gilmore
narration

Cast

(in credits order)

Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Self - Host

Rest of cast listed alphabetically

USA for Africa
USA for Africa
Themselves
Dan Aykroyd
Dan Aykroyd
Self
Harry Belafonte
Harry Belafonte
Self
Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes
Self
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Self
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Self
Sheila E.
Sheila E.
Self
Bob Geldof
Bob Geldof
Self
Hall & Oates
Hall & Oates
Themselves
Daryl Hall
Daryl Hall
Self
James Ingram
James Ingram
Self
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Self
Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau
Self
Billy Joel
Billy Joel
Self
Louis Johnson
Louis Johnson
Self - Bassist
Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Self - Conductor
Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Self
Huey Lewis
Huey Lewis
Self
Kenny Loggins
Kenny Loggins
Self
Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Self
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Self
Steve Perry
Steve Perry
Self
Greg Phillinganes
Greg Phillinganes
Self - Keyboardist
Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Self
John Robinson
John Robinson
Self - Drummer
Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
Self
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers
Self
Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Self
Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Self
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Self
Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Self
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Self
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Self
Lindsey Buckingham
Lindsey Buckingham
Self
(uncredited)
Mario Cipollina
Mario Cipollina
Self
(uncredited)
Johnny Colla
Johnny Colla
Self
(uncredited)
Bill Gibson
Bill Gibson
Self
(uncredited)
Chris Hayes
Chris Hayes
Self
(uncredited)
Dan Hill
Dan Hill
Self
(uncredited)
Sean Hopper
Sean Hopper
Self
(uncredited)
Jackie Jackson
Jackie Jackson
Self
(uncredited)
La Toya Jackson
La Toya Jackson
Self
(uncredited)
Marlon Jackson
Marlon Jackson
Self
(uncredited)
Randy Jackson
Randy Jackson
Self
(uncredited)
Tito Jackson
Tito Jackson
Self
(uncredited)
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings
Self
(uncredited)
Huey Lewis & The News
Huey Lewis & The News
Themselves
(uncredited)
John Oates
John Oates
Self
(uncredited)
Jeffrey Osborne
Jeffrey Osborne
Self
(uncredited)
The Pointer Sisters
The Pointer Sisters
Themselves
(uncredited)
Anita Pointer
Anita Pointer
Self
(uncredited)
June Pointer
June Pointer
Self
(uncredited)
Ruth Pointer
Ruth Pointer
Self
(uncredited)

Producers

Paul Brownstein
Paul Brownstein
producer: DVD
Alan Collis
Alan Collis
supervising producer
Craig Golin
Craig Golin
producer
Ken Kragen
Ken Kragen
executive producer
Howard G. Malley
Howard G. Malley
producer
Debbie Slavin
Debbie Slavin
associate producer: DVD
Marcia Thomas
Marcia Thomas
co-producer: DVD
Kenneth Yates
Kenneth Yates
executive producer (as Ken Yates)

Composers

Editor

Charles Randazzo
Charles Randazzo
editor (as Charley Randazzo)

Art Director

John Coulter
John Coulter

Makeup Department

James Hajdukiewicz
James Hajdukiewicz
makeup artist
Gloria Levisohn
Gloria Levisohn
makeup artist
Brian McManus
Brian McManus
makeup department head
Sylvia Surdu
Sylvia Surdu
hair stylist (as Sylvia Surdu Barron)
Jim Gillespie
Jim Gillespie
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

April Lee Grebb
April Lee Grebb
post-production manager
Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg
Susan Nessanbaum-Goldberg
production manager (as Susan R. Nessenbaum)

Art Department

Isa Alsup
Isa Alsup
graphics (as Chris Alsup)
Helen Davis
Helen Davis
graphics (as Helen Scrim Davis)
Gabriela Del Campo
Gabriela Del Campo
graphics
Michael Manoogian
Michael Manoogian
logo design
Thomas Meleck
Thomas Meleck
set designer (as Tom Meleck)
Mark Perkins
Mark Perkins
graphics
Linda Rheinstein
Linda Rheinstein
graphics
Maury Rosenfeld
Maury Rosenfeld
graphics
Tony Torino
Tony Torino
graphics

Sound Department

Jerry Clemans
Jerry Clemans
re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Fecteau
Jeffrey Fecteau
audio assistant (as Jeff Fecteau)
David E. Fluhr
David E. Fluhr
re-recording (as David Fluhr)
Doug Nelson
Doug Nelson
audio
Murray Siegel
Murray Siegel
audio assistant

Camera and Electrical Department

Tim Anson
Tim Anson
electrician
Brian Burton
Brian Burton
electrician
Ernest A. Cox Jr.
Ernest A. Cox Jr.
electrician (as Ernie Cox)
Robert A. Dickinson
Robert A. Dickinson
lighting director (as Bob Dickinson)
Sam Drummy
Sam Drummy
camera operator
Dean Hall
Dean Hall
camera operator
Larry Heider
Larry Heider
camera operator
Bob Kaufman
Bob Kaufman
videotape
Bob Keys
Bob Keys
camera operator
Tom Kyle
Tom Kyle
videotape

Editorial Department

Craig Golin
Craig Golin
supervising editor

Music Department

Jellybean Benítez
Jellybean Benítez
music remixer: "We Are the World"
Dennis McCarthy
Dennis McCarthy
composer: additional music
Michael Boddicker
Michael Boddicker
musician: synthesizer (uncredited)
Paulinho Da Costa
Paulinho Da Costa
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Louis Johnson
Louis Johnson
musician: bass (uncredited)
Michael Omartian
Michael Omartian
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
David Paich
David Paich
musician: synthesizer (uncredited)
Greg Phillinganes
Greg Phillinganes
musician: keyboards (uncredited)
John Robinson
John Robinson
musician: drums (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Laurel Altman
Laurel Altman
talent coordinator
Dan Andresen
Dan Andresen
utility
Michael Branch
Michael Branch
assistant: Mr. Kragen
Matthew Cokee
Matthew Cokee
communications (as Matt Cokee)
Linda Corradina
Linda Corradina
consultant
Susan Diamont
Susan Diamont
production assistant
Charlie Fernandez
Charlie Fernandez
utility
John B. Field
John B. Field
technical director
Joseph Geus
Joseph Geus
utility
Marc A. Gilmartin
Marc A. Gilmartin
utility (as Marc Gilmartin)

Thanks

John Abrahams
John Abrahams
special thanks
Ken Abrahams
Ken Abrahams
special thanks
Joe Adams
Joe Adams
special thanks
Robert Adams
Robert Adams
special thanks (as Bobby Adams)
Irving Adler
Irving Adler
special thanks
Joan Adler
Joan Adler
special thanks
Nancy Agli
Nancy Agli
special thanks
Jack Albrecht
Jack Albrecht
special thanks
Dave Alpert
Dave Alpert
special thanks
Herb Alpert
Herb Alpert
special thanks

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