#Whitney houston lifetime movie cast series#

Whitney and Bobby continue to date for a number of years, with Brown proposing to her by late 1991, and the two are married by the summer of 1992. Sometime later, Brown is unable to replicate the success of his album Don't Be Cruel, as his record label wants him to record a greatest hits compilation. Bobby later severs ties with Kim, and Whitney later manages to pull through and persevere in the already hectic relationship. Just as Houston discovers this, she is left heartbroken and infuriated. Unbeknownst to her, Brown is in a relationship with his girlfriend Kim, who had just given birth to his daughter. Whitney begins recording her third album I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990), the relationship between her and Brown continues to blossom consistently, leading to a sexual relationship between the two. In August 1989, Whitney invites Bobby to her lavish 26th birthday celebration, where Bobby discovers Whitney abusing cocaine. It is here that she meets fellow R&B singer Bobby Brown and they begin a courtship shortly after, due to her being impressed with Brown's performance of 'Every Little Step'. During a category in which Houston's name is booed by the audience, she later performs at the ceremony. She attends the 3rd Annual Soul Train Awards with her high school friend and road manager Robyn (Yolonda Ross), who is a lesbian.

In 1989, Whitney Houston (Yaya DaCosta) is a worldwide phenomenon and household name with two highly successful self-titled albums under her belt. In addition, songwriting/production team The Jackie Boyz performed Brown's vocals for 'Every Little Step' in the Soul Train Awards scene. Filming took 20 days to shoot and was primarily filmed in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California.Д¬anadian R&B singer Deborah Cox performs all of Houston's vocals in the film, including 'I Will Always Love You', 'I'm Your Baby Tonight', 'I'm Every Woman', 'Jesus Loves Me' and 'The Greatest Love of All'. Whitney is set in a period of five years (1989вЂ“1994) when Houston was catapulted in the worldwide success of her film debut The Bodyguard and its subsequent soundtrack. The movie stars Yaya DaCosta as Houston, Arlen Escarpeta as Brown and Yolonda Ross as Houston's longtime friend and road manager Robyn Crawford. received mixed reviews from critics, with praise going to DaCosta's performance as Houston and Bassett's direction of the film but criticism of Escarpeta's casting and the film's accuracy. Whitney is a 2015 American biographical film directed by Angela Bassett based on American recording artist Whitney Houston and her turbulent marriage to R&B artist Bobby Brown that premiered on Lifetime in North America on January 17, 2015. Whitney Houston Lifetime Movie Deborah Cox.

#Whitney houston lifetime movie cast series#

After Houston died in 2012, Bobbi Kristina Brown and HoustonвЂ™s family, including her mother, Cissy Houston, appeared in the Lifetime reality series вЂњThe Houstons: On Our Own.' In 2015, the network.

Whitney (TV Movie 2015) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. America's Next Top Model alum Yaya DaCosta portrayed Houston in the 2015 Lifetime biopic Whitney, directed by Angela Bassett, while actress Gabrielle Dennis played Houston in BET's 2018 miniseries. Whitney HoustonвЂ™s estate is telling fans they should вЂњbrace for the worstвЂќ if they choose to watch LifetimeвЂ™s Angela Bassett-directed biopic, which premiered on Saturday.