Lou Pearlman

Known for: Acting

Born: 1954-06-19 – 2016-08-19 (aged 62)

From: Flushing, 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.

Filmography (9)

TV★ 8.7
Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons Event
2026
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.7
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
2024
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.5
Dirty Pop: The Boy Band Scam
2024
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
2019
as Self (archive footage)
TV
Forensic Justice
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.7
Longshot
2001
as Captain Lewis
TV★ 9.0
Making the Band
2000
as Self
MOVIE★ 3.6
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992
as Warden / Observation Psychiatrist
TV★ 6.3
20/20
1978
as Self (archive footage)