Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama - Production & Contact Info

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64 cast members

Name	Known for
Jesse Williams Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Michele Bachmann Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015)
Glenn Beck Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Nefarious (2023)
Cornell Belcher Former Obama Pollster Former Obama Pollster See fewer	Kasie DC (2017)
Beyoncé Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dreamgirls (2006)
Mary J. Blige Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mudbound (2017)
Wolf Blitzer Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Skyfall (2012)
John Boehner Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	ABC World News Tonight with David Muir (1953)
Cory Booker U.S. Senator - New Jersey U.S. Senator - New Jersey See fewer	Being Mary Jane (2013)
Donna Brazile Self Self See fewer	Army of the Dead (2021)
Arun Chaudhary Official White House Videographer Official White House Videographer See fewer	Craig Tinker, Computer Psychiatrist (2002)
Hillary Clinton Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	State of Terror (I)
Jelani Cobb Professor, Columbia University Professor, Columbia University See fewer	Frontline (1983)
Sean 'Diddy' Combs Actor (archive footage) (as Sean Combs) Actor (archive footage) (as Sean Combs) See fewer	Get Him to the Greek (2010)
Common Self Self See fewer	Wanted (2008)
Brittany Packnett Cunningham Activist (as Brittany Packnett) Activist (as Brittany Packnett) See fewer	Stamped from the Beginning (2023)
Michaela Angela Davis Cultural Critic Cultural Critic See fewer	The Hair Tales (2022)
John Edwards Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Daily Show (1996)
Estelle Self Self See fewer	Steven Universe (2013)
Jimmy Fallon Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator - California U.S. Senator - California See fewer	California State of Mind: The Legacy of Pat Brown (2011)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. Actor (archive footage) (as Henry Louis Gates) Actor (archive footage) (as Henry Louis Gates) See fewer	12 Years a Slave (2013)
Regina Hall Self Self See fewer	Girls Trip (2017)
Anthony Hamilton Self Self See fewer	Blindspotting (2018)
Ange-Marie Hancock Self Self See fewer	The Wedding Matters (2010)
Hill Harper Self Self See fewer	CSI: NY (2004)
Chris Hayes Self Self See fewer	Inside with Jen Psaki on a Monday and All in with Chris Hayes (2013)
Mellody Hobson President of Ariel Investments President of Ariel Investments See fewer	Zafari (2018)
Jesse Jackson Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Burning
Samuel L. Jackson Self Self See fewer	Pulp Fiction (1994)
Valerie Jarrett Senior Advisor to Presidnet Obama Senior Advisor to Presidnet Obama See fewer	The Good Wife (2009)
Jay-Z Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	The Harder They Fall (2021)
Jeezy Self Self See fewer	The Bling Ring (2013)
Broderick Johnson Self Self See fewer	Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Van Jones Self Self See fewer	The Messy Truth with Van Jones (2016)
Barbara Lee U.S. Congresswoman U.S. Congresswoman See fewer	She Dared to Dream
Regina Love White House Aide to President Obama White House Aide to President Obama See fewer	How to Make a Werewolf (2024)
David Maraniss Author Author See fewer	Clemente (I)
John McCain Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Mitch McConnell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Andrew Klavan Show (2015)
DeRay Mckesson Activist Activist See fewer	Being Mary Jane (2013)
Khalil Gibran Muhammad Professor - Harvard Kennedy School Professor - Harvard Kennedy School See fewer	Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard (2018)
Bill O'Reilly Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Barack Obama Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Michelle Obama Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Keke Palmer Self Self See fewer	Nope (2022)
Kenya Parham Self Self See fewer	The Kwanzaa Menu (2022)
Melanye Price Professor, Rutgers University Professor, Rutgers University See fewer	Picturing the Obamas (2022)
LaTanya Richardson Jackson Self Self See fewer	U.S. Marshals (1998)
John W. Rogers Jr. CEO of Ariel Investments CEO of Ariel Investments See fewer	18th Annual Trumpet Awards (2010)
The Roots Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Marco Rubio Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Marco Rubio) Self (archive footage) (as Sen. Marco Rubio) See fewer	PBS News Hour (1975)
Angela Rye Political Strategist Political Strategist See fewer	Black Lightning (2018)
Al Sharpton Self Self See fewer	Mr. Deeds (2002)
Russell Simmons Self Self See fewer	The Nutty Professor (1996)
Anna Deavere Smith Self Self See fewer	The Human Stain (2003)
Michael Strautmanis White House Aide to President Obama White House Aide to President Obama See fewer	West Wing Week (2010)
Symone Sanders Townsend Self - Political Strategist (as Symone Sanders) Self - Political Strategist (as Symone Sanders) See fewer	Symone (2022)
Donald Trump Actor (archive footage) (as Donald J. Trump) Actor (archive footage) (as Donald J. Trump) See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)
Usher Self Self See fewer	The Faculty (1998)
Kerry Washington Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	Scandal (2012)
Will.i.am Self Self See fewer	X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Oprah Winfrey Actress (archive footage) Actress (archive footage) See fewer	The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)
Jeremiah Wright Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)