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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story
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Title: Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story

Release Date: 15 Jul 1987

Runtime: 43m

Genre: Drama, Music, Animation

Director: Iced Tea Productions

Production Companies: Iced Tea Productions

Overview: The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls.

Additional Information

IMDB: View on IMDB

TMDB: View on TMDB

Ratings

Average Vote: 7.1 (55 votes)

Cast

  • Karen (voice): Merrill Gruver
  • Richard (voice): Michael Edwards
  • Mother (voice): Melissa Brown
  • Dad / Mr. A&M (voice): Rob LaBelle
  • Dionne Warwick (voice): Cynthia Schneider
  • Todd Donovan: Todd Haynes
  • Narrator (voice): Bruce Tuthill
  • Narrator (voice): Gwen Kraus
  • Cherry Boone: Nannie Doyle
  • Announcer: Larry Kole
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