Lou Pearlman

Known for

Acting

Born

June 19, 1954

Birthplace

Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Died

August 19, 2016 (aged 62)

Biography

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.

Best known work

Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam

2024

Popstar

2005

20/20

1978

Red Riding Hood

2006

The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story

2019

Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands

2024

Inside Monkey Zetterland

1992

Motocross Kids

2004

Longshot

2001

Making the Band

2000

Filmography

2026
Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons EventTV
as Self (archive footage) (4 episodes)
2024
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band ScamTV
as Self (archive footage) (3 episodes)
2019
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Forensic JusticeTV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)
2006
Red Riding Hood
Executive Producer
2005
Popstar
Executive Producer
2004
Motocross Kids
Executive Producer
2004
Somewhere
Executive Producer
2001
Longshot
as Captain Lewis, Writer, Producer
2001
Backstreet Boys: For the Fans
Director
2000
Making the BandTV
as Self (45 episodes)
1996
Backstreet Boys: The Video
Executive Producer
1992
Inside Monkey Zetterland
as Warden / Observation Psychiatrist, Executive Producer
1978
20/20TV
as Self (archive footage) (1 episode)