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Rating

7.0/10

Release2013

Runtime1h 15m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Nomoneyfun Films

A&E IndieFilms

Movie

Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon

2013

1h 15m

7.0

Documentary

Synopsis

Supermensch documents the astounding career of Hollywood insider, the loveable Shep Gordon, who fell into music management by chance after moving to LA straight out of college, and befriending Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. Shep managed rock stars such as Pink Floyd, Luther Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass and Alice Cooper, and later went on to manage chefs such as Emeril Lagasse, ushering in the era of celebrity chefs on television.

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