Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983)

Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", and a Jackson 5 reunion. This performance is noted for Michael Jackson debuting his signature moonwalk.

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	Richard Pryor	As: Self
	Adam Ant	As: Self
	Nick Ashford	As: Self
	Renaldo Benson	As: Self
	Cindy Birdsong	As: Self

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Genres: Music, Documentary, TV Movie

Language: English

Release Date: 16 May 1983

Country: US

Runtime: 128m

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Company: Motown Pictures

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	Richard Pryor	Self
	Adam Ant	Self
	Nick Ashford	Self
	Renaldo Benson	Self
	Cindy Birdsong	Self
	Dick Clark	Self
	Bunny DeBarge	Self
	El DeBarge	Self
	James DeBarge	Self
	Mark DeBarge	Self
	Randy DeBarge	Self
	Dennis Edwards	Self
	Abdul 'Duke' Fakir	Self
	José Feliciano	Self
	Melvin Franklin	Self
	Marvin Gaye	Self
	Berry Gordy	Self
	Howard Hesseman	Self
	Jermaine Jackson	Self
	Marlon Jackson	Self
	Michael Jackson	Self
	Rick James	Self
	William King	Self
	Thomas McClary	Self
	John Moschitta Jr.	Self
	Walter Orange	Self
	Lawrence Payton	Self
	Martha Reeves	Self
	Tim Reid	Self
	Lionel Richie	Self
	Claudette Robinson	Self
	Smokey Robinson	Self
	Bobby Rogers	Self
	Linda Ronstadt	Self
	Diana Ross	Self
	Valerie Simpson	Self
	Richard Street	Self
	Ron Tyson	Self
	Junior Walker	Self
	Mary Wells	Self
	Billy Dee Williams	Self
	Mary Wilson	Self
	Stevie Wonder	Self
	Randy Jackson	Self
	Tito Jackson	Self
	Jackie Jackson	Self
	Lamont Dozier	Self
	Eddie Holland	Self
	Brian Holland	Self
	Norman Whitfield	Self
	Harvey Fuqua	Self
	Ron LaPread	Self
	Milan Williams	Self
	Pete Moore	Self
	Marv Taplin	Self
	Otis Williams	Self
	Levi Stubbs	Self
	Barbara Mitchell	Self
	Linda Howard	Self
	Michelle Martin	Self
	T.G. Sheppard	Self