To promote the release of his album Garth Brooks in... The Life of Chris Gaines, Garth Brooks appeared as Chris Gaines in a television "mockumentary," a version of VH1's seminal cable classic Behind the Music, featuring a totally made-up tale that just may be the greatest rock n' roll documentary ever made. This piece of art has everything that makes the story of being a rockstar fucking cool. It has childhood trauma, record label trauma, death, disfigurement, a plane crash, a car crash, sex addiction, redemption, a house fire, random unexplained commentary from Billy Joel, and more sex addiction.
Cast
Garth Brooks
Chris Gaines
Brian Vaughn
Young Chris Gaines
Linda Ljoka
Roma Stihl
Anthony Meindl
Ryan Duffy
Tom Ballatore
Dan Lanier
Carolyn Seymour
Carolyn Johnns-Gaines
Don Was
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María Costa
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Light Rand
Tasha Simon
Melinda Newman
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Ninette Terhart
Jennifer Allgood
Joe Smith
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Billy Joel
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Ted Larkin
Officer Barry Sanders
Martin Joseph
Tommy Levitz
Mark Allan Staubach
Young Marc Obed
Thomas Voelpel
Older Marc Obed
Fred Reiser
Gene Gaines
Jim Forbes
Narrator (voice)
James Cooley
Young Chris Gaines
Crew
Christopher Meindl
Director, Producer
Michael McNamara
Director, Editor
T.J. Mahar
Editor
Jon Halloran
Editor
Parris Patton
Editor
Paul Crowder
Editor
Kevin Roberts
Director of Photography
Brian Anderson
Production Coordinator
Mara Soucie
Production Coordinator
Garth Brooks
Executive Producer
George Moll
Executive Producer
Jonathan Denbo
Associate Producer
Patrick Murphy
Line Producer
Mike Rinaldi
Production Assistant
Brian Ferdman
Production Assistant
Sherry Heidebrecht
Production Assistant
Tami Katzoff
Production Assistant
Mai-Ly Nguyen
Production Assistant
Brian Alexander
Production Assistant
Alan Ornesto
Camera Operator
James Lytle
Camera Operator
Anthony Lezno
Camera Operator
Mike Stodden
Camera Operator
Gerald Prezeau
Camera Operator
Drew Thomas
Camera Operator
Tom Zaleski
Camera Operator
Jim Martin
Post Production Coordinator
Dana Huth
Post Production Coordinator
David Lang
Post Production Assistant
Mark Sadlek
Post Production Supervisor
Ferne Cassel
Casting
Candida Conery
Hair Designer
Lynette Meyer
Hairstylist
Melissa Orndorff
Hairstylist
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Todd Kleitsch
Makeup Artist
Cheri Minns
Makeup Artist
Jennifer Saeta
Makeup Artist
Richard Gray
Sound Mixer
Mike Faher
Sound
Al Centrella
Sound
Brit McBryar
Sound
Eva Mazurs
Sound
Sean Kelly
Sound
Scott Harvey
Sound
The Gatt
Sound
Jon Ernst
Original Music Composer
Brian McNamara
Music Producer
Yoram Tal
Musician
Pete Rosenberg
Still Photographer
Bev Parker
Still Photographer
Henry Diltz
Still Photographer
Evan Greenspan
Clearances Coordinator
Amy Goodfriend
Clearances Coordinator
George Sheldon
Schedule Coordinator
Jennifer Bolin
Schedule Coordinator
Ryan McCormick
Business Affairs Coordinator
Mark Knell
Director of Operations
Bruce Gillmer
Public Relations
Jill Higgins
Production Manager
Cyndi Owgang
Unit Manager
Jill Modabber
Executive In Charge Of Production
Barry L. Hirsch
Legal Services
Alan Wertheimer
Legal Services
Arthur Armstrong
Legal Services
Deborah Handelman
Legal Services
James C. Mandelbaum
Legal Services
Barry Tyerman
Legal Services
James Jackoway
Legal Services
Paul Gallagher
Supervising Producer
Jill Fox
Coordinating Producer
Barbara Suckow
Graphic Designer
Robert Begley
Graphic Designer
Lisa Sanderson
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Mark Hendricks
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O'Neil Hagaman
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Jon Small
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Tom Forrest
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Tracy Greenwood
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Tommy Hilfiger
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Dian Roberts
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