 | Larenz Tate als Frankie Lymon |
 | Halle Berry als Zola Taylor |
 | Vivica A. Fox als Elizabeth 'Mickey' Waters |
 | Lela Rochon als Emira Eagle |
 | Pamela Reed als Judge Lambrey |
 | Clifton Powell als Lawrence Roberts |
 | Paul Mazursky als Morris Levy |
 | Miguel A. Núñez Jr. als Young Little Richard |
 | James Gleason als Stage Manager |
 | Ben Vereen als Richard Barrett |
 | Paula Jai Parker als Paula King |
 | Little Richard als Himself |
 | Miya McGhee als Girl Group Singer |
 | Aries Spears als Redd Foxx |
 | Alexis Cruz als Herman Santiago |
 | David Barry Gray als Peter Markowitz |
 | Marcello Thedford als Drug Dealer |
 | Jon Huertas als Joe Negroni |
 | Craig Kirkwood als Eddie Williams |
 | Lucille M. Oliver als Linda |
 | Alex Thomas als Jimmy Mac (as Alex Thomas Jr.) |
| Gregory Nava | Director |
| Paul Hall | Producer |
| Tina Andrews | Writer |
| Wes Mattox | Special Effects |
| Nancy Richardson | Editor |
| Russell Clark | Choreographer |
| Erica L. Hiller | Post Production Supervisor |
| Kevin E. Carpenter | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David M. Garber | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Wayne Middleton | Location Manager |
| Cheryl Beasley Blackwell | Costume Supervisor |
| John Yarbrough | Transportation Captain |
| Richard King | Sound Designer |
| Larry Fioritto | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Cary White | Production Design |
| Albert Aquino | Boom Operator |
| Jeffrey J. Haboush | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Charles Maynes | Sound Effects Editor |
| Dan DiPrima | Music Editor |
| Michael Bernard | Set Designer |
| Reuben Cannon | Casting |
| Jackie Carr | Set Decoration |
| John Chichester | Art Direction |
| Elisabetta Beraldo | Costume Design |
| Ray Maxwell | Construction Coordinator |
| William Washington | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sydney Gilner | Script Supervisor |
| Edward Lachman | Director of Photography |
| John W. DeBlau | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Veda Campbell | Sound Mixer |
| Steven M. Levine | Property Master |
| Frank Smathers | Foley Editor |
| Stephen James Taylor | Original Music Composer |
| Michael Magill | Dialogue Editor |
| James Matheny | Dialogue Editor |
| Nicola Goode | Still Photographer |
| Christopher Lyons | Rigging Gaffer |
| Kimberly Lambert | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Mario Simon | Transportation Coordinator |
| Cheryl Miller | Production Coordinator |
| Steve M. Davison | Stunts |
| Pat Romano | Stunts |
