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Whitney: Can I Be Me

Whitney: Can I Be Me

20176.51h 45m

Overview

The life and tragic death of Whitney Houston.

Directed by Nick Broomfield
Written by Nick Broomfield
Produced by Nick Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin
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Top Cast

Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Self (archive footage)

Cissy Houston

Cissy Houston

Self - Whitney's Mother

Bobbi Kristina Brown

Bobbi Kristina Brown

Self - Whitney and Bobby Brown's Daughter (archive footage)

Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown

Self (archive footage)

R

Robyn Crawford

Self - Whitney's Closest Confidant (archive footage)

J

John Russell Houston Jr.

Self (archive footage)

D

David Roberts

Self - Whitney's Bodyguard

Clive Davis

Clive Davis

Self - Chairman and CEO, Arista Records (archive footage)

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

careerbiographyaddictiondrugsfamily

About Whitney: Can I Be Me

Whitney: Can I Be Me is a music, documentary film released in 2017 exploring themes of career, biography, addiction, drugs, family. Directed by Nick Broomfield, it stars Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown. The life and tragic death of Whitney Houston.

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