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The 2000 Essence Awards
The 2000 Essence Awards
(2000)
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Synopsis:
Coverage of the Essence Awards 2000 from Radio City Music Hall in New York, honoring entertainers, public figures and activists whose work contributes to advancement and awareness of social causes. This year's theme is "Building a Better World: A Cause to Celebrate."
Cast
Name
Credits
Oprah Winfrey
Host
Bill Cosby
Host
Ananda Lewis
Backstage Host
Christina Aguilera
Erykah Badu
Tyra Banks
Presenter
Harry Belafonte
Presenter
Kobe Bryant
Presenter
Benjamin Carson
Sampson Davis
Honoree
Loretta Devine
Marian Wright Edelman
Omar Epps
Faith Evans
Presenter
Vivica A. Fox
Presenter
Mel Gibson
Presenter
Ginuwine
Danny Glover
Honoree
Whoopi Goldberg
Presenter
Macy Gray
Emma R Gresham
Honoree
Robert Guillaume
Presenter
Rameck Hunt
Honoree
Phil Jackson
George Jenkins
Honoree
Michael Jordan
Honoree
Bernard King
Patti LaBelle
Spike Lee
Presenter
Gerald Levert
Delroy Lindo
Presenter
Love Fellowship Crusade Choir
Nelson Mandela
Presenter
W C Martin
Honoree
Donna Martin
Honoree
Michael Michele
Shemar Moore
Presenter
Rosie O'Donnell
Presenter
rah digga (Rah Digga)
Presenter
Randall Robinson
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Presenter
Susan Sarandon
Presenter
David Satcher
Blair Underwood
Presenter
Iyanla Vanzant
Presenter
Hezekiah Walker
Alfre Woodard
Presenter
Kevin Michael Richardson
Announcer
Writers
Name
Credits
Khephra Burns
Writer
Rita Cash
Writer
Producers
Name
Credits
Bob Bain
Executive Producer
Susan L Taylor
Executive Producer
Valerie Norman-Gammon
Co-Executive Producer
Kephra Burns
Co-Producer
Rita Cash
Co-Producer
Michelle LeTarre
Associate Producer
Mary Garner
Segment Producer backstage segment producer
Gisele Sanchez Rochet
Segment Producer
Directors
Name
Credits
Louis J Horvitz
Director
Production Management
Name
Credits
Garry Hood
Stage Manager
Ken Stein
Stage Manager
Andrea Dillon
Stage Manager
Andy Feigin
Stage Manager
Valdez Flagg
Stage Manager
Isiah James
Stage Manager
Arthur E Lewis
Stage Manager
Annette Powlis
Stage Manager
Lauren Class Schneider
Stage Manager
Rob Sellers
Stage Manager
Lisa Treadwell
Stage Manager
Daniel Konate
Production Manager
Danny Ohman
Production Coordinator
Gregory Gates
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lisa McAlpin
Script Coordinator
Sara Fung Niimi
Production Supervisor
Sheri Spitz
Script Supervisor
Editor
Name
Credits
Michael Polito
Editor
Ryan Polito
Editor
Noah Rosenstein
Editor
Tal
Editor
Randy Magalski
Editor
Camera, Film & Tape
Name
Credits
Allen Branton
Lighting lighting designer
Tom Beck
Lighting Director
Michael T Goodwin
Lighting Director
Christian Choi
Lighting Director
Ted Ashton
Camera Operator
Rob Balton
Camera Operator
John Burdick
Camera Operator
David Eastwood
Camera Operator
Marc Hunter
Camera Operator
Jay Millard
Camera Operator
Lyn Noland
Camera Operator
Kenneth A Patterson
Camera Operator
Bill Philbin
Camera Operator
Damian Tufford
Camera Operator
Mark Whitman
Camera Operator
