Whitney: Can I Be Me

The life and tragic death of Whitney Houston.

2017

Music·Documentary

1h 45min

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Whitney Houston
Self (archive footage)
Cissy Houston
Self - Whitney's Mother
Bobbi Kristina Brown
Self - Whitney and Bobby Brown's Daughter (archive footage)
Bobby Brown
Self (archive footage)
Robyn Crawford
Self - Whitney's Closest Confidant (archive footage)
John Russell Houston Jr.
Self (archive footage)
David Roberts
Self - Whitney's Bodyguard
Clive Davis
Self - Chairman and CEO, Arista Records (archive footage)
Oprah Winfrey
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Tyson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Serge Gainsbourg
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Carson
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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