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21 May 2008 (Season 7, Episode 42)Plot:
After more than 97.5 million votes were tallied, America crowned David Cook the seventh American Idol with 56 percent of the vote. Celebrity performers included The Jonas Brothers, OneRepublic, Donna Summer, Seal, Graham Nash and George Michael. | full synopsisPlot Keywords:
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(Episode Cast) (in credits order) | Ryan Seacrest | ... | Himself - Host |
 | Simon Cowell | ... | Himself - Judge |
 | Paula Abdul | ... | Herself - Judge |
| Randy Jackson | ... | Himself - Judge |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bryan Adams | ... | Himself - Performer |
 | David Archuleta | ... | Himself |
| Bo Bice | ... | Himself - Audience |
 | Jack Black | ... | Rejected Pip |
 | Jason Castro | ... | Himself |
 | David Cook | ... | Himself |
| Kristy Lee Cook | ... | Herself |
| Janice Dickinson | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Melinda Doolittle | ... | Herself - Audience |
 | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Rejected Pip |
| Chikezie Eze | ... | Himself |
 | Fawn | ... | Herself |
| Mikalah Gordon | ... | Herself - Correspondent |
 | Justin Guarini | ... | Himself - Audience |
| David Hernandez | ... | Himself |
| Michael Johns | ... | Himself |
| The Jonas Brothers | ... | Themselves - Performers |
 | Jimmy Kimmel | ... | Himself - Performer |
 | Heidi Klum | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Gladys Knight | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Renaldo Lapuz | ... | Himself - Performer |
 | Blake Lewis | ... | Himself - Audience |
 | Lori Loughlin | ... | Herself - Audience |
 | Sanjaya Malakar | ... | Himself - Audience |
| Ramiele Malubay | ... | Herself |
 | Camryn Manheim | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Syesha Mercado | ... | Herself |
| George Michael | ... | Himself - Performer |
 | Mike Myers | ... | Guru Pitka |
| Graham Nash | ... | Himself - Performer |
| OneRepublic | ... | Themselves - Performers |
| Amanda Overmyer | ... | Herself |
 | Holly Robinson Peete | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Matthew Rogers | ... | Himself - Correspondent |
 | Jeri Ryan | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Seal | ... | Himself - Performer |
| Carly Smithson | ... | Herself |
 | Jordin Sparks | ... | Herself - Performer |
 | Ben Stiller | ... | Rejected Pip |
| Ruben Studdard | ... | Himself - Audience |
| Donna Summer | ... | Herself - Performer |
 | Ashley Tisdale | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Carrie Underwood | ... | Herself - Performer |
| USC Trojan Marching Band | ... | Themselves |
| Brooke White | ... | Herself |
 | Marissa Jaret Winokur | ... | Herself - Audience |
| ZZ Top | ... | Themselves - Performers |
| Episode Crew |
Film Editing by | |||
| John M. Cox | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Mandy Danielle Benton | .... | makeup artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Kamal Humphrey | .... | sound mixer | |
| Daniel S. McCoy | .... | production sound mixer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Shar Alamdari | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Chris Walden | .... | music arranger | |
Other crew | |||
| Rachel Grow | .... | production assistant | |
| Sigal Walder | .... | production assistant | |
| Jeffon Avin | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Charles Chen | .... | audience page (uncredited) | |
| Series Crew These people are regular crew members. Were they in this episode? |
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Simon Fuller | creator | |
Produced by | |||
| Nikki Boella | .... | associate producer | |
| Jennifer Bresnan | .... | producer | |
| Billy Cooper | .... | producer | |
| John Entz | .... | producer | |
| Esther Frank | .... | associate producer | |
| Cam Frierson | .... | associate producer | |
| Brian Gadinsky | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Nicola Gaha | .... | producer | |
| David Goffin | .... | supervising producer | |
| Mona Grenier | .... | associate producer | |
| Simon Jones | .... | executive producer | |
| Tarvenia Jones | .... | producer | |
| Sarah Kane | .... | segment producer | |
| Jessica Kelly | .... | associate producer | |
| Nigel Lythgoe | .... | executive producer (2004) | |
| Simon Lythgoe | .... | producer | |
| Beth McNamara | .... | producer | |
| Andy Meyer | .... | producer | |
| Megan Michaels | .... | associate producer (-2005) | |
| Ken Warwick | .... | executive producer (2004) | |
| Mike Yurchuk | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jeremy Sweet | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jack Messitt | (location photography) | ||
| Dave Rutherford | |||
Casting by | |||
| Kelly Brock | (2004) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Steve Bass | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| John Dahlstrom | .... | hair stylist | |
| Kimberly Hendrickson | .... | hair stylist | |
| Klexius Kolby | .... | key makeup artist (2003) | |
| Klexius Kolby | .... | makeup artist: Paula Abdul | |
| Mezhgan | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Theraesa Rivers | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Vicki Ariamal | .... | production manager | |
| Michelle Baker | .... | production manager | |
| Mike Hofferth | .... | production manager | |
| Chris Wagner | .... | production manager | |
| Barry J. Ward | .... | post-production supervisor (season 3) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Michael Abbott | .... | sound mixer (2004) | |
| Steve Anderson | .... | sound mixer | |
| Elliott Cowand | .... | sound | |
| Keith A. Garcia | .... | sound mixer | |
| J. Mark King | .... | sound mixer | |
| Klaus Landsberg | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Jenn Raudman | .... | sound mixer | |
| A. Troy Thomas | .... | sound (1 episode) | |
| Andrew Tills | .... | sound mixer | |
| Adam Weber | .... | audio systems technician (2004) | |
| Rob Whitehurst | .... | location sound mixer (2004-) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Theodore Ashton | .... | camera operator | |
| Ffilip Bolton | .... | rigging electrician | |
| Manny Bonilla | .... | camera operator | |
| Mark Clark | .... | gaffer | |
| Matt Firestone | .... | lighting director (as Matthew Firestone) | |
| Matt Ford | .... | lighting director | |
| Thomas Geren | .... | camera operator (as Tom 'Scoop' Geren) | |
| Larry Heider | .... | camera operator | |
| Derek Hoffmann | .... | camera operator | |
| Jeff Howison | .... | electrician | |
| Steve Martyniuk | .... | camera operator | |
| Allen Merriweather | .... | camera operator | |
| Kenneth Patterson | .... | camera operator (as Kenny Patterson) | |
| Derek Paulin | .... | electrician (2005-2006) | |
| Dave Rutherford | .... | camera operator | |
| Tony Sacco | .... | camera operator | |
| Wade Samul | .... | camera operator | |
| Barry Strickland | .... | best boy electric | |
| Barry Strickland | .... | electrician | |
| Matt Wicks | .... | camera operator (season 4) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Amy Kolsky | .... | casting associate | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Nick Manno | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Ben Folts | .... | assistant editor | |
| Colby Guillory | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Geoff Hathaway | .... | assistant editor | |
| Sean Humphries | .... | assistant editor | |
| Cory L. McNeill | .... | assistant editor | |
| Josh Miyaji | .... | assistant editor | |
| Christina Parisi | .... | assistant editor | |
| Joe Tarantini | .... | post-production assistant | |
| David Teller | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Kevin Bassinson | .... | music arranger | |
| Kevin Bassinson | .... | musical director | |
| Avi Kipper | .... | music mixer (season 1) | |
| Steven Orich | .... | music arranger | |
| Susan Slamer | .... | music supervisor | |
| Ed Smart | .... | orchestrator | |
| Cathy Waldman | .... | music clearance coordinator | |
| Cathy Waldman | .... | music supervisor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| J. Armin Garza II | .... | driver: camera car | |
| Billy Kane | .... | driver: honeywagon | |
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