who plays whitney houston in the lifetime movie
Whitney (film) The movie stars Yaya DaCosta as Houston, Arlen Escarpeta as Brown and Yolonda Ross as Houston's longtime friend and road manager Robyn Crawford. Whitney is set in a period of five years (1989â€“1994) when Houston was catapulted in the worldwide success of her film debut The Bodyguard and its subsequent soundtrack. Filming took 20 days to shoot and was primarily filmed in Los Angeles and Santa Clarita, California.
Kari Kimmel Kari has had on camera performances singing on shows and films such as NCIS, The Middle, and the Al Pacino film “Imagined”. And she has sung backgrounds for some incredible artists she greatly respects over the past few years. Kari has sung with artists such as Ringo Starr, Dave Grohl, John Mayer, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, Pharrell, and Keith Urban for “The Beatles Tribute” that aired on CBS. She also performed at “The 2014 Grammys” singing with Ringo Starr as well as the “Lifetime of Peace and Love” concert honoring Ringo. In addition to those performances, she sang with Bruce Springsteen for the 2015 MusicCares event, as well as Toby Keith and Willie Nelson, among others for a tribute concert honoring Waylon Jennings. Kari currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two kids.