
Lou Pearlman
Acting
1954-06-19 — 2016-08-19Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
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

tv
6.3
1978
20/20
1978 · tv

tv
2016
Forensic Justice
2016 · tv

tv
9.0
2000
Making the Band
2000 · tv

tv
6.5
2024
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam
2024 · tv

tv
8.7
2026
Boy Band Confidential
2026 · tv

movie
5.7
2001
Longshot
2001 · movie

movie
7.8
2024
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
2024 · movie

movie
3.6
1992
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992 · movie

movie
6.3
2019
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
2019 · movie