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2008 MTV Video Music Awards (2008) Poster

(2008 TV Special)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Joe DeMaio
Steve Paley ... (director: Kanye West Performance)

Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)  

Peter Karinen
Corinne Marshall
Brian Sacca
Joe Wagner ... (consultant writer)
Melissa A. Wong

Cast  

Cisco Adler ... Self
Christina Aguilera ... Self - Performer
DJ AM ... Self
Carmit Bachar ... Self (as The Pussycat Dolls)
Travis Barker ... Self
Karen Jin Beck ... Self
Drake Bell ... Self
Shannon Bex Shannon Bex ... Self (as Danity Kane)
Corbin Bleu ... Self - Presenter
Russell Brand ... Self - Host
Chris Brown ... Self
Kobe Bryant ... Self
Basilina Butler Basilina Butler ... Self (as Basil McCurry)
Bethany Carkhuff ... Self
Ciara ... Self
Tom Clark ... Self
Sinsu Co Sinsu Co ... Self
Sean 'Diddy' Combs ... Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)
Lauren Conrad ... Self - Presenter
Chace Crawford ... Self - Presenter
Kid Cudi ... Self
Miley Cyrus ... Self - Nominee & Presenter
Frankie Delgado ... Self
Shane C. Drake ... Self
Rob Dyrdek ... Self
Lamar Edwards ... Self
Zac Efron ... Self - Presenter
Trey Fanjoy ... Self - Nominee: Best New Artist
Fanny Pak Fanny Pak ... Themselves
Lupe Fiasco ... Self
Aundrea Fimbres Aundrea Fimbres ... Self (as Danity Kane)
Jamie Foxx ... Self - Presenter
DJ Will Gill ... Self (as William Gilbert)
Sanetta Y. Gipson Sanetta Y. Gipson ... Singer
Mary Grace ... Self - Window Dancer
Tip 'T.I.' Harris ... Self (as T.I.)
Jonah Hill ... Self
Keri Hilson ... Self (as The Pussycat Dolls)
Paris Hilton ... Self
Brooke Hogan ... Self
Vanessa Hudgens ... Self
Ashley James Ashley James ... Self - Backup dancer
Brody Jenner ... Self
Scarlett Johansson ... Self - Presenter
The Jonas Brothers ... Themselves
Kid Rock ... Self
Joey Kovar ... Self
Shia LaBeouf ... Self - Presenter
Taylor Lautner ... Self - Presenter
John Legend ... Self
Andrea Leon ... Self
Jesse Lewis IV ... Self
Leona Lewis ... Self
May-Har Li May-Har Li ... Self
LL Cool J ... Self
Lindsay Lohan ... Self - Presenter
Brittini London ... Self (as Brittini Sherrod)
Demi Lovato ... Self
Jules De Martino Jules De Martino ... Self
Maya McClean Maya McClean ... Rihanna featured dancer
Nandy McClean Nandy McClean ... Rihanna featured dancer
Paula Meronek ... Self
Christopher Mintz-Plasse ... Self - Presenter
Kc Monnie ... Self
Heidi Montag ... Self - Presenter
Demi Moore ... Self - Presenter
Aubrey O'Day ... Self (as Danity Kane)
Paramore ... Themselves
Sabrina Parisi ... Self
Audrina Patridge ... Self
Corey Pattakos Corey Pattakos ... Hottest Hottie (rumored)
Robert Pattinson ... Self - Presenter
Josh Peck ... Self
Katy Perry ... Self
Michael Phelps ... Self
Pink ... Self
Spencer Pratt ... Self
Stephanie Pratt ... Self
Jade Puga Jade Puga ... Self (as Jessica Martinez)
The Pussycat Dolls ... Themselves
Busta Rhymes ... Self
Dawn Richard ... Self (as Danity Kane)
Flo Rida ... Self
Rihanna ... Self
Ashley Roberts ... Self (as The Pussycat Dolls)
Aurora Rosselli ... Self
Matthew Santos Matthew Santos ... Self
Kenny Santucci ... Self
Nicole Scherzinger ... Self (as The Pussycat Dolls)
Fatman Scoop ... Self
Ryan Sheckler ... Self
Angela Simmons ... Self
Russell Simmons ... Self
Vanessa Simmons ... Self
Ashlee Simpson ... Self (as Ashlee Simpson-Wentz)
Slash ... Self
Slipknot ... Themselves
Jordin Sparks ... Self
Shane Sparks ... Self
Britney Spears ... Self
Kristen Stewart ... Self - Presenter
Jessica Sutta ... Self (as The Pussycat Dolls)
Taylor Swift ... Self - Presenter
T-Pain ... Self
Tila Tequila ... Self
Melody Thornton ... Self
The Ting Tings The Ting Tings ... Themselves
Ashley Tisdale ... Self - Presenter
Tokio Hotel Tokio Hotel ... Themselves
Jason Wahler Jason Wahler ... Self
Lil' Wayne ... Self - Performer
Nikki BreAnne Wells ... Self
Pete Wentz ... Self
Carl Weyant ... Self (as Carlucci Weyant)
Katie White ... Self
D. Woods ... Self (as Danity Kane)
Kimberly Wyatt ... Self (as The Pussycat Dolls)
Ye ... Self (as Kanye West)
Elle Young ... Rihanna Dancer
Chris Blount ... Self (uncredited)
Greg Brown Greg Brown ... Self (uncredited)
Mary Pascoe Conway ... Backup Dancer (uncredited)
Nick Drago ... Self (uncredited)
Teri Fruichantie ... Self (uncredited)
Mighty Mike Murga ... Juggling Clown (uncredited)

Produced by 

James Barnes ... backstage producer
John Berkson ... segment producer (segment "producer")
Joanna Bomberg ... talent executive
Daniela Capistrano ... associate producer
Chris Choun ... co-executive producer
Kelly S. Cook ... band producer
Rob Crawford ... audience producer
Amy Doyle ... talent executive
Jesse Ignjatovic ... executive producer
Jeff Jacobs ... supervising producer
Robin Katz ... talent executive
Kimmie Kim ... line producer (as Hyunjoo Kim)
Colin McRae ... element producer
Jane Mun ... producer
Evan Prager ... executive producer
Robin Reinhardt ... talent executive producer
Gabby Revilla Lugo ... assistant producer (as Gabriela Revilla)
Jeff Roe ... segment producer (segment "producer")
Dave Sirulnick ... executive producer

Music by 

Dylan Berry
Noah Lifschey

Editing by 

Sujit Agrawal
Matt Edwards
Guy Harding ... lead editor
Alistair Knapp
Hector Lopez ... (as Héctor López)
Tim Qualtrough

Casting By 

Michael Petolino
Justin Ruse

Production Design by 

Keith Raywood

Art Direction by 

James Connelly
Star Theodos Kahn ... (as Star Theodos)
Andy Stumme

Costume Design by 

Shanna Knecht

Makeup Department 

Kelsey Deenihan ... personal makeup artist
Sarah Sandin ... makeup artist (2008)

Production Management 

Jaclyn Austin ... unit manager
Garrett English ... executive in charge of production
Melanie Capacia Johnson ... production manager (as Melanie Ann Capacia)
Lisa Millstein ... unit manager (2008)
Gerardo F. Santos ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Leslie E. Vincent ... associate director

Art Department 

Aaron Becker ... storyboard artist animator: prologue

Sound Department 

Shaun Cunningham ... sound designer
Adrian Ordonez ... additional sound re-recording mixer
Brian Riordan ... re-recording mixer
Matt Slivinski ... sound designer

Special Effects by 

Chris L. Ward ... pyrotechnician

Stunts 

Heather Arthur ... stunt performer
Craig Baxley Jr. ... stunt coordinator
Mike Gunther ... stunts
Nikki Hester-Jose ... stunt performer (as Nikki Hester)
Tracy Kay ... stunt actress / stunt performer
Henry Kingi Jr. ... stunt performer
Hiro Koda ... stunt performer
Keisha Tucker ... stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Michael Appel ... lighting director
Tim Arasheben ... camera operator
Carston Bell ... aerial camera operator
Gus Dominguez ... lighting director
John Ellar ... gaffer
Dustin Ford ... camera utility
Mike Grimes ... gaffer (2009)
Tom Kenny ... Lighting designer / lighting designer
Bryan Klunder ... gaffer
Frank Linder ... head camera utility
Emanuele Salvatore ... key rigging grip
Brian Sheil ... technical director (backstage press) / tricaster operator (backstage press)
Ronnie Skopac ... gaffer

Casting Department 

Scott Moretti ... casting producer
Eric McCoy ... casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Elizabeth Abate ... costumer
Craig Chapman ... dressing room production assistant
Tamara Hill ... costumer
Leslie Schilling ... costumer
Rebecca Todd ... fashion stylist (as Rebecca Koenig)
Marcia Zigler ... costumer

Editorial Department 

Bartholomew Burcham ... assistant editor
Joey Castro ... assistant editor
Taylor C. Ervin ... assistant editor
Matthew Sakimoto ... assistant editor

Location Management 

Joe Fontao ... location manager
Gerren Kelsaw ... locations coordinator

Music Department 

Ben Hochstein ... music supervisor
David Montalvo ... music and media licensing
Chris Walden ... music arranger

Script and Continuity Department 

Jonathan Burch ... script coordinator
Deena Grassia ... script assistant

Transportation Department 

Scott Caudill ... talent transportation coordinator

Additional Crew 

Ted Absher ... talent logistics manager
Jimmy Alfred ... talent coordinator
Ben Biscotti ... audience coordinator
Michael Boschetti ... security director
Seth Bowman ... show production associate
Michael Bretten ... production assistant
Larry Chong ... engineer
Jerri Churchill ... stage manager
Courtney Clydesdale ... production assistant
Dara Cook ... lead consultant
LaSean Cross ... production staff
Kristin Denehy ... choreographer
Hannah Depew ... production assistant
Marcelle Dias ... researcher
Jeff Doiron ... production assistant
Liz Epp ... promotions producer
Christopher D. Faber ... production assistant
Alison Faulk ... assistant choreographer
Christopher Gaida ... talent flow
Gabriel Grimaldi ... production assistant
Monica J. Harris ... talent escort
Seraphin Hedges ... talent production coordinator
Heather Hollin ... production assistant
Jessica Hornedo ... audience production assistant
Richard Itskovich ... production assistant
Melanie Capacia Johnson ... production coordinator (as Melanie Ann Capacia)
Peter Karinen ... consultant
Johnny Byul Lee ... audience coordinator
Bryan Leung ... production assistant
Chris Manigault ... production assistant
Corinne Marshall ... consultant
Jennalee Martin ... production accountant
Maya McClean ... choreographer
Nandy McClean ... choreographer
Kaitlyn Metcalf ... show production associate
Michelle Montgomery-Baynes ... travel manager
Erik L. Nelson ... talent logistics crew
Dan Olson ... production coordinator
Gabe Pasillas ... production assistant
Joe Pezzula ... production assistant
Christian Polsinelli ... production assistant
Armand Prisco ... promotion writer
Natalie Prisco ... promotion writer
Sophia Rai ... mtv.com
Gabby Revilla Lugo ... talent booker (as Gabriela Revilla)
Brieann Rich ... craft service
Michael Rich ... production assistant
Nicholas Rich ... set medic
Pete Rizzo ... technical manager
Angelo Ruzzo ... production coordinator
Brian Sacca ... consultant
Edgar Sardarian ... production assistant
Sheree Shu ... promotions producer
Chase Simonds ... show production associate
Gene Patrick Smith ... production assistant
Terry F. Smith ... production assistant (2008)
Ryan Sommer ... talent: check-in
Cody Speer ... coordinator
Matt Taff ... production assistant
Nina Tarrab ... production assistant (2008)
Ron Timmons ... production assistant
Christina Tong ... credentials coordinator
Joe Wagner ... consultant
Melissa A. Wong ... consultant
Tina Woodhull ... credentials assistant
Kameron Zach ... production assistant

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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