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The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2017)
TV Special | 91 min | Music

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The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (2017)

TV Special | 91 min | Music

Honorees: Gloria Estefan, Norman Lear, LL COOL J, Carmen de Lavallade, and Lionel Richie.

Director

Glenn Weiss

Writer

Rob Reiner

Composer

Peter Calandra

Editors

Hector Lopez | Nathan Morgan

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Updated Dec 26, 2017

Release date

Dec 26, 2017 (United States)

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40 cast members

Name	Known for
Quincy Jones Self Self See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Gloria Estefan Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	Music of the Heart (1999)
Norman Lear Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
LL Cool J Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	Deep Blue Sea (1999)
Carmen De Lavallade Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Lionel Richie Self - Honoree Self - Honoree See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Caroline Kennedy Self Self See fewer	Poetry in America with Elisa New (2018)
Anthony Anderson Presenter Presenter See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Kenya Barris Presenter Presenter See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Jon Batiste Performer (as Jonathan Batiste) Performer (as Jonathan Batiste) See fewer	Soul (2020)
Rachel Bloom Presenter Presenter See fewer	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015)
Luke Bryan Performer Performer See fewer	Luke Bryan: One Margarita (2020)
Dave Chappelle Presenter Presenter See fewer	Chappelle's Show (2003)
Misty Copeland Presenter / Performer Presenter / Performer See fewer	The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
Sonia Debreczeni Dance Troupe LL Cool J Dance Troupe LL Cool J See fewer	House of Cards (2013)
Brandon Victor Dixon Performer Performer See fewer	Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (2018)
Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds Self Self See fewer	Ghostbusters II (1989)
Emily Marie Estefan Performer Performer See fewer	Father of the Bride (2022)
Lucky Harmon Self (Dancer) Self (Dancer) See fewer	Who the Bleep Is That? (2023)
Randi Langdon LL Cool J Tribute Performer LL Cool J Tribute Performer See fewer	Disenchanted (2022)
Leona Lewis Performer Performer See fewer	Avatar (2009)
Eva Longoria Presenter Presenter See fewer	Desperate Housewives (2004)
MC Lyte Performer Performer See fewer	Girls Trip (2017)
Darryl McDaniels Presenter Presenter See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Rita Moreno Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	West Side Story (1961)
Laura Osnes Self - Performer Self - Performer See fewer	One Royal Holiday (2020)
Queen Latifah Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Chicago (2002)
Questlove Presenter (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson) Presenter (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson) See fewer	Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Rob Reiner Presenter Presenter See fewer	All in the Family (1971)
Busta Rhymes Performer Performer See fewer	Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
Nicole Richie Presenter Presenter See fewer	Kids in America (2005)
Kenny Rogers Presenter Presenter See fewer	Six Pack (1982)
Arianna Rosario Self - Performer in Gloria Estefan Tribute Self - Performer in Gloria Estefan Tribute See fewer	West Side Story (2021)
Spliff Starr Performer (as Spliff Star) Performer (as Spliff Star) See fewer	Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
Meryl Streep Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Out of Africa (1985)
Tariq Trotter Perfomrer Perfomrer See fewer	Zoolander 2 (2016)
Marla Aaron Wapner Dancer Dancer See fewer	House of Cards (2013)
Stevie Wonder Performer Performer See fewer	Wild Wild West (1999)
DJ Z-Trip Performer Performer See fewer	Warrior (2011)
Anita Moore Club Dancer - LL Cool J Tribute (uncredited) Club Dancer - LL Cool J Tribute (uncredited) See fewer	Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)