Lou Pearlman
1954 - 2016 (age 62) • Acting
Lou Pearlman
Louis Jay "Lou" Pearlman was an American music manager and convicted felon. He was the person behind many successful 1990s boy bands, including the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. In 2008, Pearlman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for running one of the largest Ponzi schemes in U.S. history; he died in federal custody.
Known For
Popstar
41%
Executive Producer
2005
Red Riding Hood
57%
Executive Producer
2006
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
63%
Self (archive footage)
2019
Motocross Kids
60%
Executive Producer
2004
Inside Monkey Zetterland
36%
Executive Producer
1992
Longshot
57%
Writer
2001
Somewhere
70%
Executive Producer
2004
Forensic Justice
Self (archive footage)
2016
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
75%
Self (archive footage)
2024
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
63%
Self (archive footage)
2019
Forensic Justice
Self (archive footage)
2016
Red Riding Hood
57%
Executive Producer
2006
Popstar
41%
Executive Producer
2005
Motocross Kids
60%
Executive Producer
2004
Somewhere
70%
Executive Producer
2004
Longshot
57%
Captain Lewis
2001
Longshot
57%
Writer
2001
Longshot
57%
Producer
2001
Backstreet Boys: For the Fans
Director
2001
Backstreet Boys: The Video
Executive Producer
1996
Inside Monkey Zetterland
36%
Warden / Observation Psychiatrist
1992
Inside Monkey Zetterland
36%
Executive Producer
1992