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Lou Pearlman

Lou Pearlman

Born: 1954-06-19 • 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
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands poster
Larger than Life: Reign of the Boybands
2024 • Self (archive footage)
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story poster
The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story
2019 • Self (archive footage)
Longshot poster
Longshot
2001 • Captain Lewis
Inside Monkey Zetterland poster
Inside Monkey Zetterland
1992 • Warden / Observation Psychiatrist