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Series Directed by
Bruce Gowers (176 episodes, 2002-2007)
Gregg Gelfand (5 episodes, 2008)
John Pritchett (3 episodes, 2008)
Ken Warwick (2 episodes, 2007)
Shane C. Drake (2 episodes, 2008)
 
Series Writing credits
Simon Fuller (215 episodes, 2002-2008)

Series Cast

Ryan Seacrest ... Himself - Host (153 episodes, 2002-2008)
Simon Cowell ... Himself - Judge / ... (153 episodes, 2002-2008)

Paula Abdul ... Herself - Judge / ... (153 episodes, 2002-2008)
Randy Jackson ... Himself - Judge / ... (153 episodes, 2002-2008)
Elliott Yamin ... Himself (34 episodes, 2006-2008)
Taylor Hicks ... Himself (33 episodes, 2006-2007)

Katharine McPhee ... Herself / ... (32 episodes, 2006-2008)

Jordin Sparks ... Herself / ... (32 episodes, 2007-2008)
Vonzell Solomon ... Herself (31 episodes, 2005)

Blake Lewis ... Himself / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2008)
Chris Daughtry ... Himself (30 episodes, 2006-2008)
Melinda Doolittle ... Herself / ... (29 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kellie Pickler ... Herself / ... (28 episodes, 2002-2008)

David Archuleta ... Himself (28 episodes, 2008)

David Cook ... Himself (28 episodes, 2008)
Syesha Mercado ... Herself (28 episodes, 2008)
Paris Bennett ... Herself (26 episodes, 2006)
Lakisha Jones ... Herself (26 episodes, 2007)

Jason Castro ... Himself (25 episodes, 2008)
Carly Smithson ... Herself / ... (25 episodes, 2008)
Chris Richardson ... Himself (24 episodes, 2007)
Phil Stacey ... Himself (24 episodes, 2007)
Brooke White ... Herself (24 episodes, 2008)

Anwar Robinson ... Himself (23 episodes, 2005)
Ace Young ... Himself (22 episodes, 2006)

Nadia Turner ... Herself (22 episodes, 2005)

Sanjaya Malakar ... Himself / ... (21 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kristy Lee Cook ... Herself / ... (21 episodes, 2008)
Bucky Covington ... Himself (20 episodes, 2006)
Mandisa Hundley ... Herself (18 episodes, 2006)
Nikko Smith ... Himself (18 episodes, 2005)
Haley Scarnato ... Herself (18 episodes, 2007)
Michael Johns ... Himself / ... (18 episodes, 2008)
Ramiele Malubay ... Herself / ... (18 episodes, 2008)

Kelly Clarkson ... Herself / ... (17 episodes, 2002-2007)

Lisa Tucker ... Herself (17 episodes, 2006-2008)
Gina Glocksen ... Herself / ... (17 episodes, 2007-2008)

Justin Guarini ... Himself / ... (16 episodes, 2002-2008)
Mikalah Gordon ... Herself / ... (16 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jessica Sierra ... Herself (16 episodes, 2005)
Tamyra Gray ... Herself / ... (14 episodes, 2002-2004)

Christina Christian ... Herself / ... (14 episodes, 2002-2004)

Kevin Covais ... Himself (14 episodes, 2006)
Lindsey Cardinale ... Herself (14 episodes, 2005)
Chris Sligh ... Himself (14 episodes, 2007)
Chikezie Eze ... Himself / ... (14 episodes, 2008)

Brian Dunkleman ... Himself - Host / ... (13 episodes, 2002)
R.J. Helton ... Himself / ... (13 episodes, 2002-2004)
Carrie Underwood ... Herself / ... (13 episodes, 2005-2008)
Amanda Overmyer ... Herself / ... (13 episodes, 2008)
Nikki McKibbin ... Herself / ... (12 episodes, 2002)
Melissa McGhee ... Herself (12 episodes, 2006)
Stephanie Edwards ... Herself (12 episodes, 2007)
A.J. Gil ... Himself / ... (11 episodes, 2002)
Ruben Studdard ... Himself / ... (11 episodes, 2003-2008)
Ryan Starr ... Herself / ... (10 episodes, 2002)
EJay Day ... Himself / ... (10 episodes, 2002)
Brandon Rogers ... Himself (10 episodes, 2007)
David Hernandez ... Himself / ... (10 episodes, 2008)
Bo Bice ... Himself / ... (9 episodes, 2005-2008)
Clay Aiken ... Himself / ... (9 episodes, 2003-2006)
Amanda Avila ... Herself / ... (9 episodes, 2005)
Ayla Brown ... Herself (9 episodes, 2006)
Will Makar ... Himself (9 episodes, 2006)
Gedeon McKinney ... Himself (9 episodes, 2006)
Kinnik Sky ... Herself (9 episodes, 2006)

Jim Verraros ... Himself / ... (8 episodes, 2002)
Alaina Alexander ... Herself (8 episodes, 2007)
Antonella Barba ... Herself (8 episodes, 2007)
Jared Cotter ... Himself (8 episodes, 2007)
Sundance Head ... Himself (8 episodes, 2007)
Heather Cox ... Herself (7 episodes, 2006)
Brenna Gethers ... Herself (7 episodes, 2006)
Jose Penala ... Himself (7 episodes, 2006)
David Radford ... Himself (7 episodes, 2006)
Leslie Hunt ... Herself (7 episodes, 2007)
Sabrina Sloan ... Herself (7 episodes, 2007)
Asia'h Epperson ... Herself (7 episodes, 2008)
Kady Malloy ... Herself (7 episodes, 2008)
Luke Menard ... Himself / ... (7 episodes, 2008)

Fantasia Barrino ... Herself / ... (6 episodes, 2005-2008)
Matthew Metzger ... Himself - Semifinalist / ... (6 episodes, 2004)
Janay Castine ... Herself / ... (6 episodes, 2005)
Travis Tucker ... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2005)
Mario Vazquez ... Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2005)
AJ Tabaldo ... Himself (6 episodes, 2007)
Danny Noriega ... Himself (6 episodes, 2008)
Anthony Fedorov ... Himself (5 episodes, 2005)

Scott Savol ... Himself (5 episodes, 2005)

Constantine Maroulis ... Himself / ... (5 episodes, 2005-2008)

Ryan Nikole Parker ... Herself (5 episodes, 2005)
Bobby Bennett ... Himself (5 episodes, 2006)
Patrick Hall ... Himself (5 episodes, 2006)

Becky O'Donohue ... Herself (5 episodes, 2006)
Stevie Scott ... Herself (5 episodes, 2006)
Nicholas Pedro ... Himself (5 episodes, 2007)
Alexandrea Lushington ... Herself (5 episodes, 2008)
Alaina Whitaker ... Herself (5 episodes, 2008)

Clive Davis ... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 2004-2008)

Emmy Robbin (4 episodes, 2002)
David Brown ... Himself (4 episodes, 2005)
Aloha Mischeaux ... Herself (4 episodes, 2005)
Joseph Murena Jr. ... Himself (4 episodes, 2005)
Celena Rae ... Herself (4 episodes, 2005)
Rudy Cardenas ... Himself (4 episodes, 2007)
Amanda Coluccio ... Herself (4 episodes, 2007)
Paul Kim ... Himself (4 episodes, 2007)
Amy Krebs ... Herself (4 episodes, 2007)
Nicole Tranquillo ... Herself (4 episodes, 2007)
Robbie Carrico ... Himself (4 episodes, 2008)
Amy Jean Davis ... Herself / ... (4 episodes, 2008)
Jason Yeager ... Himself (4 episodes, 2008)

Tony Bennett ... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2007)

Gwen Stefani ... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2007)
Kimberley Locke ... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2003-2008)

Olivia Newton-John ... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2003-2007)
Barry Manilow ... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
Jules Sanchez ... Ford Focus Dancer / ... (3 episodes, 2002-2004)
Gladys Knight ... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2003-2007)
Guy Sebastian ... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2004)
Nicole Tieri ... Herself - Contestant (3 episodes, 2004)

Bono ... Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2008)

Stacy Ferguson ... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Annie Lennox ... Herself (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Maroon 5 ... Themselves (3 episodes, 2007-2008)

Ben Stiller ... Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Joanne Borgella ... Herself (3 episodes, 2008)

Mariah Carey ... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2008)

Teri Hatcher ... Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2008)
Cassie Silva ... Herself - Contestant (3 episodes, 2008)

Jon Bon Jovi ... Himself - Guest Performer (2 episodes, 2007)
Barry Gibb ... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)

Jennifer Lopez ... Herself - Guest Star (2 episodes, 2007)
Martina McBride ... Herself - Guest Performer (2 episodes, 2007)
Peter Noone ... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)
Lulu ... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)
Jewel Kilcher ... Herself - Audience Member / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2007)

Ellen DeGeneres ... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Carole Bayer Sager ... Herself - Guest Judge / ... (2 episodes, 2007)
Michael Bublé ... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)
David Foster ... Himself - Guest Performer (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
Joshua Gracin ... Himself - Audience Member / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Kimberly Caldwell ... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Rickey Smith ... Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Ray Romano ... Audience Member / ... (2 episodes, 2002-2004)
Chris Badano ... Himself (2 episodes, 2002)
Khaleef Chiles ... Himself (2 episodes, 2002)

Kristin Holt ... Herself (2 episodes, 2002)
Alexis Lopez ... Herself (2 episodes, 2002)
Angela Peel ... Herself (2 episodes, 2002)
Tanesha Ross ... Herself (2 episodes, 2002)
Melanie Sanders ... Herself (2 episodes, 2002)
Mark Scott ... Himself (2 episodes, 2002)
Will Young ... Himself (2 episodes, 2002)

Diane Warren ... Guest Judge / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2008)

Smokey Robinson ... Guest Judge / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2007)
Paul Anka ... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Neil Sedaka ... Guest Judge / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Quentin Tarantino ... Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
Frenchie Davis ... Herself - Contestant (2 episodes, 2003)

Ashley Hartman ... Herself - Top 32 Contestant (2 episodes, 2003)
Gloria Estefan ... Herself (2 episodes, 2004-2008)
Donna Summer ... Herself - Performer (2 episodes, 2004-2008)
Nigel Lythgoe ... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2005)
William Hung ... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2004)
Judd Harris ... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
Melinda Lira ... Herself (2 episodes, 2005)
Sarah Mather ... Herself (2 episodes, 2005)
Jared Yates ... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)

Jack Black ... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Céline Dion ... Herself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
Phil Bredesen ... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)

Dan Castellaneta ... Homer Simpson (2 episodes, 2007)

Jarrod Fowler ... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
Denise Jackson ... Herself (2 episodes, 2007)
Rachel Jenkins ... Herself (2 episodes, 2007)
Sarah Krueger ... Herself (2 episodes, 2007)
Perla Meneses ... Herself (2 episodes, 2007)
Matt Sato ... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
Colton David Berry ... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)
Kobe Bryant ... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)

Miley Cyrus ... Herself (2 episodes, 2008)

James Denton ... Band From TV / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Neil Diamond ... Himself - Mentor / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Snoop Dogg ... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)

Fawn ... Herself (2 episodes, 2008)
Garrett Haley ... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)

Jimmy Kimmel ... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)
Renaldo Lapuz ... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Andrew Lloyd Webber ... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Camryn Manheim ... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Dolly Parton ... Herself - Guest / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Brad Pitt ... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)

Ashley Tisdale ... Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Forest Whitaker ... Himself (2 episodes, 2008)

Robin Williams ... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)
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Series Produced by
Brian Robinson .... associate producer / segment producer (83 episodes, 2004-2008)
Katie Fennelly .... associate producer (48 episodes, 2007-2008)
Norm Betts .... segment producer / associate producer (41 episodes, 2008)
Clay Wolflick .... associate producer (41 episodes, 2008)
Simon Fuller .... executive producer (26 episodes, 2007-2008)
Cécile Frot-Coutaz .... executive producer (9 episodes, 2007-2008)
Priya Balachandran .... segment producer (8 episodes, 2002-2003)
Nigel Lythgoe .... executive producer / co-executive producer (8 episodes, 2004-2008)
Ken Warwick .... executive producer (8 episodes, 2004-2008)
Sam Brenzel .... segment producer (7 episodes, 2008)
Theo Dimitriou .... associate producer (7 episodes, 2008)
Patrick Lynn .... senior producer (7 episodes, 2008)
Megan Michaels .... senior producer (7 episodes, 2008)
Chris Wagner .... line producer (7 episodes, 2008)
Charles Boyd .... supervising producer (6 episodes, 2008)
Jessica Jones .... associate producer (6 episodes, 2008)
Stephanie Lydecker .... segment producer (2 episodes, 2002)
Pam Niedzwiadek .... casting associate producer (2 episodes, 2005)
Marc Ambrose .... line producer (2 episodes, 2007)
John Bard Manulis .... executive producer (2 episodes, 2007)
Ben Dolenc .... associate producer (2 episodes, 2008)
Tisha Fein .... talent producer (2 episodes, 2008)
Steven Schillaci .... celebrity talent producer (2 episodes, 2008)

Nikki Boella .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Bresnan .... producer (unknown episodes)
Billy Cooper .... producer (unknown episodes)
John Entz .... producer (unknown episodes)
Esther Frank .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Cam Frierson .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Brian Gadinsky .... co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Nicola Gaha .... producer (unknown episodes)
David Goffin .... supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Mona Grenier .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Simon Jones .... executive producer (unknown episodes)
Tarvenia Jones .... producer (unknown episodes)
Sarah Kane .... segment producer (unknown episodes)
Jessica Kelly .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
Simon Lythgoe .... producer (unknown episodes)
Beth McNamara .... producer (unknown episodes)
Andy Meyer .... producer (unknown episodes)
Mike Yurchuk .... associate producer (unknown episodes)
 
Series Original Music by
Shawn K. Clement (9 episodes, 2006)

Jeremy Sweet (unknown episodes)
 
Series Cinematography by
Jack Messitt (unknown episodes)
Dave Rutherford (unknown episodes)
 
Series Film Editing by
Barnaby Levy (109 episodes, 2003-2006)
Narumi Inatsugu (74 episodes, 2006-2007)
John M. Cox (42 episodes, 2008)
Gus Comegys (40 episodes, 2007)
Richard Arsenault (31 episodes, 2004-2005)
Dora Rosas (13 episodes, 2003)
Oren Castro (10 episodes, 2006-2008)
Teresa Lang (9 episodes, 2002)
John Cox (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Tim Perniciaro (7 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matthew Sharp (5 episodes, 2005)
Patrick Franks (4 episodes, 2007)
Ryan Tanner (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ben Folts (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Robert M. Malachowski Jr. (2 episodes, 2002)
Cliff Dorsey (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Eric B. Shanks (2 episodes, 2006)
Ed Servaites (2 episodes, 2008)

George W. Ball (unknown episodes)
Bill DeRonde (unknown episodes)
Sharon Everitt (unknown episodes)
Kevin Finn (unknown episodes)
Spencer Keimon (unknown episodes)
Michael B. Klein (unknown episodes)
David Michael Maurer (unknown episodes)
William Morris (unknown episodes)
Ryan Polito (unknown episodes)
Julius Ramsay (unknown episodes)
Patrick Sayers (unknown episodes)
John Sterneman (unknown episodes)
Yoram Tal (unknown episodes)
 
Series Casting by
Kelly Brock (unknown episodes, 2004)
 
Series Production Design by
Andy Walmsley (5 episodes, 2008)

Steve Bass (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Direction by
James Yarnell (5 episodes, 2008)
 
Series Makeup Department
Tifanie White .... makeup artist (116 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ryan Randall .... hair stylist (34 episodes, 2004-2005)
Richard De Alba .... hair stylist (19 episodes, 2008)
Crystal Wolfchild .... makeup artist (16 episodes, 2008)
Mandy Danielle Benton .... makeup artist (8 episodes, 2008)
Mezhgan Hussainy .... key makeup artist / makeup artist (7 episodes, 2008)
Jayson Stacey .... key hair stylist / hair stylist (7 episodes, 2008)
Amy Barkzi .... makeup artist (6 episodes, 2008)
Suzi Smits .... makeup artist (6 episodes, 2008)
Nicole Venables .... hair stylist (6 episodes, 2008)
Lawrence Davis .... hair stylist (5 episodes, 2002-2008)
Sarah Ault .... hair stylist (4 episodes, 2008)

Klexius Kolby .... key makeup artist / makeup artist: Paula Abdul (unknown episodes, 2003)
John Dahlstrom .... hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Kimberly Hendrickson .... hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Mezhgan .... key makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Theraesa Rivers .... hair stylist (unknown episodes)
 
Series Production Management
Michelle LeTarte .... executive in charge of production (15 episodes, 2002)
Craig Gooder .... post-production supervisor (7 episodes, 2008)
Christine Klages Staley .... production supervisor (6 episodes, 2008)
Wylleen May .... executive in charge of production (6 episodes, 2008)
Timothy J. Hamilton .... production supervisor: Kodak Theater (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jenny Stanley .... production supervisor (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Vicki Ariamal .... production manager (unknown episodes)
Michelle Baker .... production manager (unknown episodes)
Mike Hofferth .... production manager (unknown episodes)
Chris Wagner .... production manager (unknown episodes)
Barry J. Ward .... post-production supervisor (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Department
Gary Speakman .... staging supervisor (6 episodes, 2008)
 
Series Sound Department
Brian Riordan .... sound re-recording mixer / post audio mixer / ... (229 episodes, 2003-2008)
Kamal Humphrey .... sound mixer / sound (83 episodes, 2007-2008)
Conner Moore .... sound re-recording mixer / post audio mixer (41 episodes, 2006-2008)
Jason Atwell .... sound (24 episodes, 2002)
Daniel S. McCoy .... production sound mixer / sound mixer (16 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matt Slivinski .... supervising sound editor / sound editor (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Andrew Fletcher .... house p.a. mixer (6 episodes, 2008)
Pablo Munguia .... audio assist (6 episodes, 2008)
Mike Parker .... monitor mixer (6 episodes, 2008)
Shaun Cunningham .... sound editor (5 episodes, 2008)
Debbie Fecteau .... audio assist (5 episodes, 2008)
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