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Lou Pearlman

1954 - 2016

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Louis Jay Pearlman (June 19, 1954 – August 19, 2016) was an American music manager and scam artist. He was the person behind many successful 1990s boy bands, having formed and funded the Backstreet Boys. After their massive success, he then developed NSYNC. In 2006, he was accused of running one of the largest and longest-running Ponzi schemes in United States history, leaving more than $300 million in debts. After attempting to evade capture, Pearlman was apprehended in Bali, Indonesia in June 2007. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lou Pearlman is the 83rd most popular producer (up from 96th in 2019), the 9,748th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,984th in 2019) and the 46th most popular American Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Lou Pearlman ranks 83 out of 140. Before him are Lawrence Gordon, Álex Pina, Buddy Adler, Matt Stone, Jerry Weintraub, and Gary Kurtz. After him are Norman Granz, Brian Grazer, Steven Bochco, Mark Ronson, Michael Patrick King, and Leon Schlesinger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Lou Pearlman ranks 469. Before him are Hubert Minnis, Zoran Simović, Alfonso Zamora, Dominique Bathenay, Irina Levitina, and Andrzej Sekuła. After him are Yuji Horii, José Diego, Silvio Micali, Gerónimo Barbadillo, Yuji Takada, and Verner Lička. Among people deceased in 2016, Lou Pearlman ranks 468. Before him are Alberto Sainz, Federico Edwards, Roberto Lovera, Kunio Hatoyama, André Guelfi, and Atilio López. After him are Bobby Hutcherson, Yngve Brodd, Ferreira Gullar, Denton Cooley, Douglas Slocombe, and Kevin Randleman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lou Pearlman ranks 9,750 out of 20,380. Before him are Edwin Booth (1833), Julian Casablancas (1978), August Dvorak (1894), Daniel Brandenstein (1943), Tom Heinsohn (1934), and Daniel Everett (1951). After him are Roger Clemens (1962), Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Henry Charles Carey (1793), John Abizaid (1951), Richard Scarry (1919), and Helen Slater (1963).

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Among PRODUCERS In United States

Among producers born in United States, Lou Pearlman ranks 46. Before him are Paul A. Rothchild (1935), Lawrence Gordon (1936), Buddy Adler (1906), Matt Stone (1971), Jerry Weintraub (1937), and Gary Kurtz (1940). After him are Norman Granz (1918), Brian Grazer (1951), Steven Bochco (1943), Michael Patrick King (1954), Leon Schlesinger (1884), and Walter Mirisch (1921).

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