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Michael Bearden(I)

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  • Composer
  • Actor
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Michael Bearden on the podium at Sony Soundstage
The TV trailer for the Michael Jackson performance documentary, This Is It.
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This Is It (2009)
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Michael Bearden is known for This Is It (2009), Super Bowl LI (2017) and The Outlaw Johnny Black (2023).
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 nominations total

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Michael Bearden
Michael Bearden

Known for

Michael Jackson in This Is It (2009)
This Is It
7.2
  • Music Department(keyboard)
  • 2009
Super Bowl LI (2017)
Super Bowl LI
8.4
TV Special
  • Music Department
  • 2017
The Outlaw Johnny Black (2023)
The Outlaw Johnny Black
  • Composer
  • 2023
Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
A Star Is Born
7.6
  • Super Group Keyboardist
  • 2018

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Music Department

  • Adam Sandler: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2023)
    Adam Sandler: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
    • music director
    • TV Special
    • 2023
  • The 64th Annual Grammy Awards (2022)
    The 64th Annual Grammy Awards
    • music director and conductor for Lady Gaga
    • TV Special
    • 2022
  • Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga in One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga (2021)
    One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga
    • conductor
    • music director
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • The Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (2021)
    The Inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
    • arranger: National Anthem for Lady Gaga
    • musical director: Lady Gaga
    • TV Special
    • 2021
  • 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (2020)
    2020 MTV Video Music Awards
    • music director: Lady Gaga
    • TV Special
    • 2020
  • An Opry Salute to Ray Charles (2019)
    An Opry Salute to Ray Charles
    • music director
    • TV Special
    • 2019
  • Motown Magic (2018)
    Motown Magic
    • musician: keyboard
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2019
  • The Oscars (2019)
    The Oscars
    • musical director: Lady Gaga
    • TV Special
    • 2019
  • The 61st Annual Grammy Awards (2019)
    The 61st Annual Grammy Awards
    • musical director
    • TV Special
    • 2019
  • The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018)
    The Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
    • musical director
    • TV Movie
    • 2018
  • Whitney Houston in Whitney (2018)
    Whitney
    • keyboards whitney houston band
    • musician (uncredited)
    • 2018
  • Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2018)
    The Oscars
    • musician
    • TV Special
    • 2018
  • The 60th Annual Grammy Awards (2018)
    The 60th Annual Grammy Awards
    • musical director
    • TV Special
    • 2018
  • Jimmy Kimmel in The Oscars (2017)
    The Oscars
    • musician
    • TV Special
    • 2017
  • Super Bowl LI (2017)
    Super Bowl LI
    • music arranger
    • music producer
    • musical director
    • TV Special
    • 2017

Composer

  • The Outlaw Johnny Black
    • head composer
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Hanging By A Thread
    • Composer
    • Pre-production
  • The Park Bench (2022)
    The Park Bench
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Hip Hop Uncovered (2021)
    Hip Hop Uncovered
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Primetime Emmys Backstage Live!
    • Composer
    • TV Special
    • 2016
  • April Apocalypse (2013)
    April Apocalypse
    • Composer
    • 2013
  • Michael Jackson in This Is It (2009)
    This Is It
    • Composer (original score composed and produced by)
    • 2009
  • Jill Marie Jones in Redrum (2007)
    Redrum
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • America the Beautiful (2007)
    America the Beautiful
    • Composer
    • 2007
  • American Blackout (2006)
    American Blackout
    • Composer (original music composed by)
    • 2006
  • Lesley Ann Warren in Constellation (2005)
    Constellation
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • Dense
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 2004
  • Allergic to Nuts
    • Composer
    • Short
    • 2003
  • One Week (2000)
    One Week
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Rae Dawn Chong, Billy Dee Williams, and Hill Harper in The Visit (2000)
    The Visit
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Arrangement (1999)
    Arrangement
    • Composer (as Mike Bearden)
    • 1999
  • Ving Rhames, Eriq La Salle, and Vondie Curtis-Hall in Drop Squad (1994)
    Drop Squad
    • Composer (as Mike Bearden)
    • 1994

Actor

  • The Outlaw Johnny Black
    • Teeny
    • Completed
    • 2023
  • Motown Magic (2018)
    Motown Magic
    • Doc Ellington
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born (2018)
    A Star Is Born
    • Super Group Keyboardist
    • 2018

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Clip: Billie Jean
This Is It: TV Trailer
Trailer 0:34
This Is It: TV Trailer
This Is It
Trailer 2:34
This Is It

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