DramaRomanceMusic5469908592 Play Trailer Play Trailer 5469908592DramaRomanceMusicthumb_upthumb_downThe IdolmakerNovember 14, 1980Directed byTaylor HackfordBased on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.US content warning musicalrock music Last Updated: 19 days ago Request Update CastRay SharkeyVincent 'Vinnie' VacarriPeter GallagherCaesareJoe PantolianoGino PilatoPaul LandTommy DeeJoJo D'AmoreHarmonMaureen McCormickEllen FieldsOlympia DukakisMrs. VacarriJimmy CarterJimmy RyanTovah FeldshuhBrenda RobertsJohn ApreaMario VacarriRichard BrightUncle TonyMyrna SmithSweet InspirationsJeanette LinneSpectator (uncredited)TrailerThe Idolmaker 1980 TV trailer Image Gallery RecommendedWyatt EarpLittle Miss MarkerJayne Mansfield's CarJokerTitanicOppenheimerTenetBack to the FutureHarry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanEden LakeOnce Upon a Time... in HollywoodThe Truman ShowThe Shawshank Redemption191728 Weeks Later