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Biography Season 2009 Episodes

  • 2021-2023
  • 2010 Seasons
  • A&E
  • Documentary
  • TVPG
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A popular documentary series profiling an eclectic range of notables, with each episode focusing on one figure. Based on a half-hour syndicated program that ran from 1961-64 and in 1979, the concept was successfully revived as an hourlong show with Peter Graves as host in 1987. Well-established and a franchise series for A&E by 1994, it later spun off the Biography Channel.

Season 2009 Episode Guide

Season 2009

4 Episodes 2009 - 0

Episode 1

Freddie Mercury

Thu, Jan 29, 2009 60 mins

A profile of Freddie Mercury, the singer-songwriter and guitarist for the band Queen, who died from complications from AIDS in 1991.

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Episode 2

The Tragic Side of Comedy

Wed, Jun 24, 2009 60 mins

A look inside the troubled lives and hysterical work of some of the greatest comic minds. Featuring the fantastic rises and fatal descents of stars like John Belushi, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman and others. Uncovering the reasons why the gift of laughter often comes with a steep price tag.

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Episode 3

Cat Stevens

Thu, Apr 9, 2009 60 mins

A profile of singer and humanitarian Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, who was a top solo artist in the 1960s and 1970s, and converted to Islam in the mid-70s. In 2004, he was the recipient of the "Man for Peace" award by a committee of Nobel Peace Prize laureates.

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Episode 4

Guns n' Roses

Thu, Nov 29, 2007 60 mins

A history of the band Guns n' Roses focuses on frontman Axl Rose, the only original remaining member.

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