Movie · 1987
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
“The brand new… All new”
Released 15 July 1987 43 min Drama / Music / History More from 1987 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.
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How old were they?
Bruce Tuthill
as Narrator (voice)
Michael Edwards
as Richard (voice)
Todd Haynes
as Todd Donovan
Rob LaBelle
as Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)
Merrill Gruver
as Karen (voice)
Melissa Brown
as Mother (voice)
Cynthia Schneider
as Dionne Warwick (voice)
Gwen Kraus
as Narrator (voice)
Nannie Doyle
as Cherry Boone
Larry Kole
as Announcer
Joanne Barrett
as Self-Singer
Michele Manenti
as Michelle Hoyt, Musician
Moira McCarty
as (voice)
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The numbers
19years between the oldest and youngest billed
43Bruce Tuthill — oldest on the call sheet
24Rob LaBelle — youngest billed
34average age of the credited cast