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25th Anniversary Essence Awards (1995) Poster

(1995 TV Special)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Bruce Gowers

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Rita Cash

Cast (in credits order)  

Sinbad ... Self - Co-Host
Natalie Cole ... Self - Co-Host
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anita Baker ... Self - Performer
Michael Bolton ... Self - Performer
Toni Braxton ... Self - Performer
Bill Cosby ... Self - Presenter
Des'ree ... Self - Presenter
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds ... Self (archive footage)
Laurence Fishburne ... Self - Presenter
Berry Gordy ... Self (archive footage)
Louis Gossett Jr. ... Self - Presenter
Janet Jackson ... Self - Honoree
Samuel L. Jackson ... Self - Presenter
Jimmy Jam ... Self (archive footage)
Cheryl 'Salt' James ... Self - Performer (as Salt-N-Pepa)
B.B. King ... Self - Performer
Gladys Knight ... Self (archive footage)
Eddie Levert Eddie Levert ... Self - Performer
Gerald Levert Gerald Levert ... Self - Performer
Terry Lewis ... Self (archive footage)
Brandy Norwood ... Self - Performer (as Brandy)
Jane Pauley ... Self - Presenter
Pepa ... Self - Performer (as Salt-N-Pepa)
Jada Pinkett Smith ... Self - Presenter (as Jada Pinkett)
Colin Powell ... Self - Honoree
Salt-N-Pepa ... Themselves - Performers
Jon Secada ... Self - Performer
Will Smith ... Self - Presenter
Oprah Winfrey ... Self - Presenter
Stevie Wonder ... Self - Honoree

Produced by 

Carol Rosenstein ... executive producer

Makeup Department 

Richard Gordon ... makeup artist

Music Department 

Michael Bearden ... musician / musician: keyboard

Script and Continuity Department 

Adam Bialow ... script coordinator

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