Wendy Williams: The Movie

Wendy Williams: The Movie
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Genre	Biographical drama
Teleplay by	Leigh Davenport Scarlett Lacey
Story by	Leigh Davenport
Directed by	Darren Grant
Starring	Ciera Payton Jamall Johnson Morocco Omari
Music by	Kurt Farquhar
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Wendy Williams Will Packer Sheila Ducksworth
Producer	Charles Cooper
Cinematography	Adam Swilinski
Editor	Dean Soltys
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	Front Street Pictures Just Wendy Will Packer Entertainment
Original release
Network	Lifetime
Release	January 30, 2021 (2021-01-30)

Wendy Williams: The Movie is an American biographical drama television film directed by Darren Grant about the life of entertainer Wendy Williams. The film premiered on January 30, 2021, on Lifetime. ^[1]

Plot

Wendy Williams is a teenage girl growing up in New Jersey.

Cathy Hughes hires Williams to work in Washington, D.C., at the WOL radio station. Williams takes cocaine to suppress her appetite. She also gets a weekend job in New York City as an emcee. By 1990, she's working full-time in New York City. Hot 103.5 becomes Hot 97.

Williams remains addicted to cocaine during her marriage to Kevin Hunter. However, she finally quit cocaine.

Cast

• Ciera Payton as Wendy Williams
• Jamall Johnson as Eric B.
• Morocco Omari as Kelvin Hunter
• Adrian Neblett as Charlamagne tha God
• Nykeem Provo as Ricky Tony, based on Sherrick ^[2]
• Emy Aneke as DJ Red Alert
• Rebecca Davis as program director

Reception

Jezebel.com both criticised and praised the movie. ^[3]

References

1. "The Star Ledger". p. A13.
2. Didymus, John Thomas (January 31, 2021). "Wendy Williams movie: Who was the real-life Ricky Tony?". Monsters and Critics.
3. Juzwiak, Rich (January 25, 2021). "Lifetime's Wendy Williams Movies Celebrate the Host in All Her Messy Glory". Jezebel.com .

External links

Wendy Williams: The Movie at IMDb