E! True Hollywood Story

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E! True Hollywood Story is an American television documentary series on E! that pulls back the curtain and highlights some of pop culture's most fascinating people, moments and trends. The series offers exclusive interviews with new insights and never-before-heard details from the celebrities, family members, journalists and industry executives with first-hand experience.

E! True Hollywood Story originally started as a series of specials beginning on March 29, 1996, but evolved into a weekly biographical documentary series. The regular run as a series began in October 1996. The first True Hollywood Story focused on the murder of Rebecca Schaeffer.

Episodes are either one or two hours long, depending on the topic being covered. There have been more than 500 True Hollywood Stories.

The series won a Gracie Award in 1998 for the episode on Gilda Radner and was nominated for Emmy Awards in 2001, 2002, and 2003, and Prism Awards in 2009.

On August 22, 2019, it was announced that the series would return on October 6, 2019.^[1][2]

On November 12, 2020, the reboot series was renewed for a second season which premiered in 2021.^[3]

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Unless otherwise indicated, all original airdates are primarily when the episode first aired in the United States

• Bob Guccione (December 19, 1999)^[4]
• John Holmes ("John Holmes & Wonderland Murders")
  (June 18, 2000)
• Jenna Jameson (August 10, 2003)
• Traci Lords (August 16, 1998)
• Linda Lovelace (November 5, 2000)^{[citation needed]}
• Ginger Lynn (August 4, 2002)
• Jim and Artie Mitchell
  ("Blood Brothers: Jim & Artie Mitchell") (March 16, 2003)
• Savannah (October 3, 1999)

• Tai Babilonia and Randy Gardner
  ("Tai & Randy") (February 6, 2002)
• Oksana Baiul (February 8, 1998)
• Chris Benoit (Canada: September 3, 2008)^[5]
  ("Chris Benoit: Wrestling with Demons") (August 27, 2008)
• Kobe Bryant (November 16, 2003)^{[citation needed]}
• Dave Draper (July 8, 2001)
• Female Bodybuilders (August 19, 2009)
• Rudy Galindo (December 13, 1998)
• Tonya Harding (January 17, 1999)
• Scott Hamilton (January 30, 2000)
• Hulk Hogan (December 19, 1999)
• Bruce Jenner (September 17, 2000)
• Anna Kournikova (August 17, 2003)
  ("Tennis: Anna Kournikova") (October 3, 2009)
• NASCAR: Life in the Fast Lane (May 30, 2005)
• Dennis Rodman (June 13, 1999)
• O. J. Simpson (September 8, 2002)
  (Also: "O.J. Simpson Interview") (August 23, 1998)
  ("OJ, Nicole & Ron: Countdown to Murder") (June 14, 1998)
• Tim Tebow (July 2012)^[6]
• Serena and Venus Williams
  ("Williams Sisters") (May 23, 2004)
• Tiger Woods (April 14, 2010)

• John Belushi (May 31, 1998)
• Lenny Bruce (April 25, 1999)
• Brett Butler (August 23, 1999)
• Jim Carrey (September 10, 1998)
  (Canada: August 27, 2008)^[7]
• Cheech & Chong (February 20, 2000)
• Ray Combs (November 16, 1997)^[8]
• Ellen DeGeneres (January 4, 2004)^[9]
  (January 11, 2004)^[10]
• Andrew Dice Clay (July 4, 1999)
• Andy Dick (September 15, 2002)
• Phyllis Diller (January 28, 2001)^[11]
• Chris Farley (January 10, 1999)^[12]
• Redd Foxx (April 25, 1999)
• Gallagher (April 4, 2001)^[13]
• Kathy Griffin (October 20, 2007)^[14]
• Phil Hartman (September 6, 1998)
• Andy Kaufman (October 25, 1998)
• Sam Kinison (August 31, 1996)
• Martin Lawrence (July 27, 2003)
• Jerry Lewis (May 18, 2003)
• Joe Piscopo (December 19, 2000)^[15]
• Paula Poundstone (December 12, 2001)
• Richard Pryor (February 2, 2003)
• Gilda Radner (October 19, 1997)
• Joan Rivers (A parody of her career) (February 22, 2001)^[16]
  (April 1, 2001)^[17]

• Alice and Calico Cooper (December 7, 2003)^[18]
• The Baldwin Brothers (January 8, 2006)^[19]
• Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson (March 8, 2004)^[20][21]
• Paris and Nicky Hilton
  ("Hilton Sisters") (February 20, 2005)
• Hulk Hogan and Family (November 7, 2008)
  (Linda Hogan, Brooke Hogan & Nick Hogan)
• Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown (February 18, 2001)
• Ice-T and Coco (February 12, 2012)
• Mick Jagger and Jerry Hall (September 5, 1999)
• Jessica, Ashlee, and the Simpson Family (August 7, 2005)
  (Jessica, Ashlee, Joe, and Tina Simpson)
• The Judds (June 6, 2004)^[22]
  (Naomi, Wynonna, and Ashley Judd)
• The Kardashians (April 4, 2008)
  (Robert, Sr; Kourtney; Kimberley; Khloé; Robert, Jr.; Bruce Jenner; Kris Jenner; Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner)
• The Kennedys
  ("The Kennedys: Power, Seduction and Hollywood") (April 5, 1998)^[23]
• Kate and Pippa Middleton
  ("Kate & Pippa") (October 12, 2011)
• The O'Neals (November 18, 2001)
  (Tatum, Ryan, and Griffin O'Neal)
• The Osbournes (May 17, 2007)
  (Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly, and Jack Osbourne)
• Sean Penn and Madonna (August 29, 1999)
• Posh and Becks (February 16, 2008)
• Lionel and Nicole Richie (December 12, 2004)^[24]
  (December 14, 2004)^[25]
• Joan and Melissa Rivers (May 13, 2012)
• Rick Rockwell and Darva Conger
  ("Rick & Darva: Million Dollar Mistake") (July 9, 2000)
• Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver
  ("Arnold & Maria") (February 15, 2004)
• Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards
• Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
  ("Britney & Kevin") (October 9, 2005)
• Rod and Kimberly Stewart (June 11, 2006)
• Steven and Liv Tyler (June 16, 2007)^[26]
• Mike Tyson and Robin Givens (June 2, 2002)
• Luke and Owen Wilson (April 11, 2008)
• Kevin Jonas and Danielle Deleasa

• Michael Alig
  ("Death by Disco")^[27] (April 16, 2000)
• Casey Anthony (October 19, 2011)
• Christian Brando (1997)^[28]
• Heidi Fleiss (July 12, 1998)
• Mary Kay Letourneau (January 2, 2005)
• Claudine Longet
  ("Claudine Longet & Spider Sabich") (June 11, 2000)
• The Menendez Brothers (April 29, 2001)
• NXIVM: Self Help or Sex Cult? (October 6, 2019)
• Sam Sheppard
  ("Sam Sheppard Murder Case") (May 21, 2000)
• Women Who Kill (October 30, 2005)
  (featuring Kristin Rossum and Margaret Rudin)^[29]
• Andrea Yates (November 6, 2005)

• Al Adamson
  ("Al Adamson: Murder of a B-Movie King") (March 26, 2000)
• James Cameron (May 21, 2009)
• Bob Fosse (January 3, 1999)^[30]
  (February 3, 1999)^[31]
• Joe Francis
  ("Joe Francis Gone Wild") (August 1, 2008)
• Alfred Hitchcock (August 8, 1999)
• Russ Meyer (November 7, 1999)
• Julia Phillips
  ("Julia Phillips: Hollywood Outcast") (June 27, 1999)
• Roman Polanski (January 4, 1998)
• Dawn Steel (November 15, 1998)

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• Halston (February 21, 1999)
• Erin Hughes
• Gianni Versace

• Tyra Banks (November 13, 2005)
• Christie Brinkley
• Naomi Campbell
• Gia Carangi
  ("Gia: Supermodel") (April 22, 2001)
• Janice Dickinson (March 27, 2005)
• Fabio (February 11, 2001)^[65]
  (February 14, 2001)^[66]
• Jerry Hall
• Margaux Hemingway (January 12, 1997)^[67][68]
• Lauren Hutton (November 25, 2001)
• Heidi Klum (October 24, 2008)
• Kate Moss
• Carré Otis (January 6, 2002)
• Brooke Shields (September 11, 2005)
• Kimora Lee Simmons (October 3, 2008)
• Supermodels: Beyond Skin Deep
• Niki Taylor (June 16, 2002)

• Family Feud (July 28, 2002)
• The Gong Show (January 5, 2003)
• Hollywood Squares (March 30, 2003)
• The Price Is Right (January 27, 2002)
• Wheel of Fortune (January 23, 2005)

• American Pie
  ("American Pie Uncovered")
• Billy Jack (March 12, 2000)
• Clueless (December 19, 2001)
• The Cotton Club
  ("Cotton Club Movie") (May 25, 1997)
• Diner (May 12, 2002)
• Dirty Dancing (September 3, 2000)
• The Exorcist
  ("Curse of the Exorcist") (August 15, 2004)
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (January 13, 2002)
• Flashdance (April 2, 2000)
• Jaws (June 9, 2002)
• Mean Girls (March 16, 2007)
• Our Gang/The Little Rascals
  ("Curse of The Little Rascals") (November 24, 2000)
• Poltergeist
  ("Curse of the Poltergeist") (October 19, 2002)^[69]
  (featuring Heather O'Rourke and Dominique Dunne)^[70]
• Scarface (October 7, 2006)
• Scream (October 31, 2001)
• Sixteen Candles (June 10, 2001)
• The Terminator (April 14, 2002)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (October 1, 2006)
• Tropic Thunder
• Twilight Zone: The Movie
  ("The Twilight Zone Trial") (January 23, 2000)^[71]

• James Bacon
• Rona Barrett
• Katie Couric
• Star Jones (October 31, 2008)
• Jane Pauley
• Giuliana Rancic (April 1, 2012)
• Geraldo Rivera (November 21, 2004)

• Pamela Anderson (November 6, 2008)
• Rebekka Armstrong
• The Barbi Twins (May 27, 2001)
• Carmen Electra (February 4, 2001)
• Jessica Hahn (November 8, 1998)
• Hugh Hefner
• Claudia Jennings
• Holly Madison (March 30, 2011)
• Jenny McCarthy (May 9, 2004)
• Bettie Page
  ("Bettie Page: From Pinup to Sex Queen") (March 27, 1997)^[76]
  (April 27, 1997)^[77]
• Anna Nicole Smith (September 23, 2001)
• Dorothy Stratten (January 16, 2000)
• Shannon Tweed (April 30, 2009)
• Kendra Wilkinson
  ("Kendra") (March 17, 2010)

• Princess Diana (August 30, 1998)
  (also "Diana: Legacy of a Princess") (August 31, 2003)
• Rebecca Ferratti and Sultan of Brunei
  ("Sultan and Centerfold") (December 6, 1998)
• First Daughters (April 14, 2007)
  (Daughters of United States presidents)
• Grace Kelly, Princess Caroline, and Princess Stéphanie
  ("Grace, Caroline, Stephanie: Curse of the Royal Family")
  (April 7, 1998)
• Sarah: Duchess of York (December 21, 2010)
• Society Girls (Daughters of high society's wealthiest figures)
• Donald Trump (April 9, 2000)
• Trust Fund Babies (May 31, 2004)
  (Daughters of rich and famous parents, such as Paris Hilton)
• Young Royals (Seven European royals)

• Bill Clinton
  ("Bill Clinton: All the President's Women") (December 14, 2003)
• John F. Kennedy
• Donald Trump

• The Comedy Store
• Studio 54
  ("Studio 54: Sex, Drugs & Disco") (May 24, 1998)

• The Insider

• Official website
• E! True Hollywood Story at IMDb (original series)
  • E! True Hollywood Story at IMDb (2019 reboot)
• E! True Hollywood Story at epguides.com