Director: Oz Scott
Genre: Comedy Drama
Premiere: 2003 (US TV)


PLOT SYNOPSIS

Based on the popular series of children's books by Deborah Gregory, the made-for-cable The Cheetah Girls is all about four teenage girlfriends, all from different ethnic and economic backgrounds, all attending a Manhattan high school specializing in fashion design. The foursome includes the unofficial leader, Galleria Garibaldi (Raven) and her pals Dorinda (Sabrina Bryan) and Chanel (Adrienne Bailon), as well as comparative newcomer Aqua (Kiely Williams). Aspiring to pop-music stardom, the quartet forms a girl group, whereupon they attract the interest of music teacher (and former disco queen) Drinka Champagne (Sandra Caldwell) — who, in turn, refers the girls to Jackal Johnson (Vincent Corazza), a charming but duplicitous producer for Def Duck Records. Sensing that the Cheeta Girls' first taste of showbiz success will degenerate into exploitation and backstabbing, Galleria's mom, ex-model Dorothea (Lynn Whitfield), tries to save her daughter and friends from the cruelties of life in the fast lane. The Cheetah Girls debuted August 15, 2003, on the Disney Channel. — Hal Erickson

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Oz Scott - Director
Debra Martin Chase - Producer
Jackie George - Producer
Whitney Houston - Producer
Deborah Gregory - Book Author
Alison Taylor - Teleplay By
John Van Tongeren - Composer (Music Score)
Rocco Matteo - Production Designer
Neil Morfitt - Art Director

CAST

Raven - Galleria Garibaldi
Lynn Whitfield - Dorothea Garibaldi
Sabrina Bryan - Dorinda Thomas
Adrienne Bailon - Chanel
Kiely Williams - Aqua
Kyle Schmid - Derrick
Sandra Caldwell - Drinka Champagne
Vincent Corazza - Jackal Johnson
Shane Daly - Police Officer
Enis Esmer - Stand-Up Comic

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