The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
Mar 13 2019
•2h 39m
•Documentary
The life and crimes of boy band impresario Lou Pearlman. The film tracks his life from discovering NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, to his perpetration of one of the largest ponzi schemes in US history.
Cast
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Lou Pearlman
Self (archive footage)
Lance Bass
Self
AJ McLean
Self
Ashley Parker Angel
Self
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