Cast and credits of American Idol: The Search for a Superstar

Ryan Seacrest

Himself - Host / ... (198 episodes, 2002-2010)

Simon Cowell

Himself - Judge / ... (198 episodes, 2002-2010)

Randy Jackson

Himself - Judge / ... (198 episodes, 2002-2010)

Paula Abdul

Herself - Judge / ... (194 episodes, 2002-2009)

Kara DioGuardi

Herself - Judge (44 episodes, 2009-2010)

Taylor Hicks

Himself (34 episodes, 2006-2009)

Elliott Yamin

Himself (34 episodes, 2006-2008)

Jordin Sparks

Herself / ... (33 episodes, 2007-2009)

Katharine McPhee

Herself / ... (32 episodes, 2006-2008)

Chris Daughtry

Himself (31 episodes, 2006-2009)

Blake Lewis

Himself / ... (31 episodes, 2007-2008)

Kellie Pickler

Herself / ... (29 episodes, 2002-2009)

Vonzell Solomon

Herself (29 episodes, 2005)

Melinda Doolittle

Herself / ... (29 episodes, 2007-2008)

David Archuleta

Himself (29 episodes, 2008-2009)

David Cook

Himself (29 episodes, 2008-2009)

Syesha Mercado

Herself (28 episodes, 2008)

Adam Lambert

Himself (28 episodes, 2009)

Kimberley Locke

Herself / ... (27 episodes, 2003-2009)

Paris Bennett

Herself (26 episodes, 2006)

Lakisha Jones

Herself (26 episodes, 2007)

Jason Castro

Himself (25 episodes, 2008)

Carly Smithson

Herself (25 episodes, 2008)

Kris Allen

Himself (25 episodes, 2009)

Chris Richardson

Himself (24 episodes, 2007)

Phil Stacey

Himself (24 episodes, 2007)

Brooke White

Herself (24 episodes, 2008)

Danny Gokey

Himself (24 episodes, 2009)

Ace Young

Himself (22 episodes, 2006)

Allison Iraheta

Herself (22 episodes, 2009)

Anwar Robinson

Himself (21 episodes, 2005)

Sanjaya Malakar

Himself / ... (21 episodes, 2007-2008)

Kristy Lee Cook

Herself / ... (21 episodes, 2008)

Matt Giraud

Himself (21 episodes, 2009)

Bucky Covington

Himself (20 episodes, 2006)

Nadia Turner

Herself (20 episodes, 2005)

Haley Scarnato

Herself (19 episodes, 2007)

Anoop Desai

Himself (19 episodes, 2009)

Mandisa Hundley

Herself (18 episodes, 2006)

Nikko Smith

Himself (18 episodes, 2005)

Michael Johns

Himself / ... (18 episodes, 2008)

Ramiele Malubay

Herself / ... (18 episodes, 2008)

Lil Rounds

Herself (18 episodes, 2009)

Lisa Tucker

Herself (17 episodes, 2006-2008)

Gina Glocksen

Herself / ... (17 episodes, 2007-2008)

Mikalah Gordon

Herself / ... (16 episodes, 2005-2008)

Jessica Sierra

Herself (16 episodes, 2005)

Kelly Clarkson

Herself / ... (14 episodes, 2002-2009)

Justin Guarini

Himself / ... (14 episodes, 2002-2008)

Carrie Underwood

Herself / ... (14 episodes, 2005-2009)

Kevin Covais

Himself (14 episodes, 2006)

Lindsey Cardinale

Herself (14 episodes, 2005)

Chris Sligh

Himself (14 episodes, 2007)

Chikezie Eze

Himself / ... (14 episodes, 2008)

Megan Joy

Herself (14 episodes, 2009)

Scott MacIntyre

Himself (14 episodes, 2009)

Brian Dunkleman

Himself - Host / ... (13 episodes, 2002)

Tamyra Gray

Herself / ... (13 episodes, 2002-2004)

Ruben Studdard

Himself / ... (13 episodes, 2003-2009)

Amanda Overmyer

Herself / ... (13 episodes, 2008)

Melissa McGhee

Herself (12 episodes, 2006)

Stephanie Edwards

Herself (12 episodes, 2007)

Christina Christian

Herself / ... (11 episodes, 2002-2004)

R.J. Helton

Himself / ... (10 episodes, 2002-2004)

Brandon Rogers

Himself (10 episodes, 2007)

David Hernandez

Himself / ... (10 episodes, 2008)

Michael Sarver

Himself (10 episodes, 2009)

Nikki McKibbin

Herself / ... (9 episodes, 2002)

Ryan Starr

Herself / ... (9 episodes, 2002)

A.J. Gil

Himself / ... (9 episodes, 2002)

Bo Bice

Himself / ... (9 episodes, 2005-2008)

Clay Aiken

Himself / ... (9 episodes, 2003-2006)

Amanda Avila

Herself / ... (9 episodes, 2005)

Ayla Brown

Herself (9 episodes, 2006)

Will Makar

Himself (9 episodes, 2006)

Gedeon McKinney

Himself (9 episodes, 2006)

Kinnik Sky

Herself (9 episodes, 2006)

Alaina Alexander

Herself (8 episodes, 2007)

Antonella Barba

Herself (8 episodes, 2007)

Jared Cotter

Himself (8 episodes, 2007)

Sundance Head

Himself (8 episodes, 2007)

Alexis Grace

Herself (8 episodes, 2009)

Jim Verraros

Himself / ... (7 episodes, 2002)

EJay Day

Himself / ... (7 episodes, 2002)

Heather Cox

Herself (7 episodes, 2006)

Brenna Gethers

Herself (7 episodes, 2006)

Jose Penala

Himself (7 episodes, 2006)

David Radford

Himself (7 episodes, 2006)

Leslie Hunt

Herself (7 episodes, 2007)

Sabrina Sloan

Herself (7 episodes, 2007)

Asia'h Epperson

Herself (7 episodes, 2008)

Kady Malloy

Herself (7 episodes, 2008)

Luke Menard

Himself (7 episodes, 2008)

Jasmine Murray

Herself (7 episodes, 2009)

Jorge Nuñez

Himself (7 episodes, 2009)

Ellen DeGeneres

Herself - Judge / ... (6 episodes, 2007-2010)

Fantasia Barrino

Herself / ... (6 episodes, 2005-2008)

Matthew Metzger

Himself - Semifinalist / ... (6 episodes, 2004)

Constantine Maroulis

Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2005-2008)

Janay Castine

Herself / ... (6 episodes, 2005)

Travis Tucker

Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2005)

Mario Vazquez

Himself / ... (6 episodes, 2005)

AJ Tabaldo

Himself (6 episodes, 2007)

Danny Noriega

Himself (6 episodes, 2008)

Anthony Fedorov

Himself (5 episodes, 2005)

Scott Savol

Himself (5 episodes, 2005)

Alexis Lopez

Herself (5 episodes, 2002)

Edward Boddington

Himself (5 episodes, 2005-2009)

Ryan Nikole Parker

Herself (5 episodes, 2005)

Bobby Bennett

Himself (5 episodes, 2006)

Patrick Hall

Himself (5 episodes, 2006)

Becky O'Donohue

Herself (5 episodes, 2006)

Stevie Scott

Herself (5 episodes, 2006)

Nicholas Pedro

Himself (5 episodes, 2007)

Alexandrea Lushington

Herself (5 episodes, 2008)

Alaina Whitaker

Herself (5 episodes, 2008)

Tatiana Nicole Del Toro

Herself (5 episodes, 2009)

Joanna Pacitti

Herself (5 episodes, 2009)

Olivia Newton-John

Herself / ... (4 episodes, 2003-2009)

Clive Davis

Himself / ... (4 episodes, 2004-2008)

Alexandra Bachelier

Herself (4 episodes, 2002)

Adriel Herrera

Himself (4 episodes, 2002)

Jamar

Himself (4 episodes, 2002)

Tenia Taylor

Herself (4 episodes, 2002)

Smokey Robinson

Himself / ... (4 episodes, 2003-2009)

David Brown

Himself (4 episodes, 2005)

Aloha Mischeaux

Herself (4 episodes, 2005)

Joseph Murena Jr.

Himself (4 episodes, 2005)

Celena Rae

Herself (4 episodes, 2005)

Ben Stiller

Himself / ... (4 episodes, 2007-2009)

Teri Hatcher

Herself / ... (4 episodes, 2007-2008)

Rudy Cardenas

Himself (4 episodes, 2007)

Amanda Coluccio

Herself (4 episodes, 2007)

Paul Kim

Himself (4 episodes, 2007)

Amy Krebs

Herself (4 episodes, 2007)

Nicole Tranquillo

Herself (4 episodes, 2007)

Junot Joyner

Himself (4 episodes, 2008-2009)

Robbie Carrico

Himself (4 episodes, 2008)

Amy Jean Davis

Herself (4 episodes, 2008)

Jason Yeager

Himself (4 episodes, 2008)

Ricky Braddy

Himself (4 episodes, 2009)

Jesse Langseth

Herself (4 episodes, 2009)

Von Smith

Himself (4 episodes, 2009)

Tony Bennett

Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2007)

Gwen Stefani

Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2007)

Barry Manilow

Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2006)

Jules Sanchez

Ford Focus Dancer / ... (3 episodes, 2002-2004)

Christopher Aaron

Himself (3 episodes, 2002)

Kelli Glover

Herself (3 episodes, 2002)

Angela Peel

Herself (3 episodes, 2002)

Quentin Tarantino

Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2009)

Gladys Knight

Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2003-2007)

Nigel Lythgoe

Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2007)

Guy Sebastian

Himself / ... (3 episodes, 2004)

Nicole Tieri

Herself - Contestant (3 episodes, 2004)

Joely Fisher

Herself - Audience member / ... (3 episodes, 2007-

Bono

Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2008)

Stacy Ferguson

Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2007-2008)

Annie Lennox

Herself (3 episodes, 2007-2008)

Maroon 5

Themselves (3 episodes, 2007-2008)

Miley Cyrus

Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2008-2009)

Joanne Borgella

Herself (3 episodes, 2008)

Mariah Carey

Herself / ... (3 episodes, 2008)

Natashia Williams

Herself (3 episodes, 2008)

Arianna Afsar

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Felicia Barton

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Kendall Beard

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Ann Marie Boskovich

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Matt Breitzke

Himself (3 episodes, 2009)

Casey Carlson

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Katrina Darrell

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Stephen Fowler

Himself (3 episodes, 2009)

Misha Henson

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Kai Kalama

Himself (3 episodes, 2009)

Brent Keith

Himself (3 episodes, 2009)

Nathaniel Marshall

Himself (3 episodes, 2009)

Kristen McNamara

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Nick Mitchell

Himself (3 episodes, 2009)

Jackie Tohn

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Taylor Vaifanua

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Jeanine Vailes

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Alexander Wagner-Trugman

Himself (3 episodes, 2009)

Stevie Wright

Herself (3 episodes, 2009)

Jon Bon Jovi

Himself - Guest Performer (2 episodes, 2007)

Barry Gibb

Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)

Jennifer Lopez

Herself - Guest Star (2 episodes, 2007)

Martina McBride

Herself - Guest Performer (2 episodes, 2007)

Peter Noone

Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)

Lulu

Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)

Jewel Kilcher

Herself - Audience Member / ... (2 episodes, 2003-

Carole Bayer Sager

Herself - Guest Judge / ... (2 episodes, 2007)

Michael Bublé

Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007)

David Foster

Himself - Guest Performer (2 episodes, 2006-2008)

Joshua Gracin

Himself - Audience Member / ... (2 episodes, 2003-

Kimberly Caldwell

Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Rickey Smith

Himself (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Ray Romano

Audience Member / ... (2 episodes, 2002-2004)

Chris Badano

Himself (2 episodes, 2002)

Natalie Burge

Herself (2 episodes, 2002)

Khaleef Chiles

Himself (2 episodes, 2002)

Rodesia Eaves

Herself (2 episodes, 2002)

Brad Estrin

Himself (2 episodes, 2002)

Kristin Holt

Herself (2 episodes, 2002)

Jazmin Lowery

Herself (2 episodes, 2002)

Emmy Robbin

Herself (2 episodes, 2002)

Tanesha Ross

Herself (2 episodes, 2002)

Melanie Sanders

Herself (2 episodes, 2002)

Mark Scott

Himself (2 episodes, 2002)

Gil Sinuet

Himself (2 episodes, 2002)

Justinn Waddell

Himself (2 episodes, 2002)

Will Young

Himself (2 episodes, 2002)

Diane Warren

Guest Judge / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2008)

Paul Anka

Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Neil Sedaka

Guest Judge / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004)

Frenchie Davis

Herself - Contestant (2 episodes, 2003)

Ashley Hartman

Herself - Top 32 Contestant (2 episodes, 2003)

Gloria Estefan

Herself (2 episodes, 2004-2008)

Donna Summer

Herself - Performer (2 episodes, 2004-2008)

Jae Tracie

Background Vocalist (2 episodes, 2004-2005)

William Hung

Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2004)

Judd Harris

Himself (2 episodes, 2005)

Melinda Lira

Herself (2 episodes, 2005)

Sarah Mather

Herself (2 episodes, 2005)

Jared Yates

Himself (2 episodes, 2005)

Anthony Fitzgerald

Anthony - interviewed / ... (2 episodes, 2007-2009

Jennifer Hudson

Herself - Audience / ... (2 episodes, 2007-2009)

Jack Black

Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Michael Chiklis

Himself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Céline Dion

Herself (2 episodes, 2007-2008)

Phil Bredesen

Himself (2 episodes, 2007)

Dan Castellaneta

Homer Simpson (2 episodes, 2007)

Jarrod Fowler

Himself (2 episodes, 2007)

Denise Jackson

Herself (2 episodes, 2007)

Rachel Jenkins

Herself (2 episodes, 2007)

Sarah Krueger

Herself (2 episodes, 2007)

Perla Meneses

Herself (2 episodes, 2007)

Matt Sato

Himself (2 episodes, 2007)

Daughtry

Themselves (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Janice Dickinson

Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Jennette McCurdy

Herself - Audience (2 episodes, 2008-2009)

Colton David Berry

Himself (2 episodes, 2008)

Kobe Bryant

Himself (2 episodes, 2008)

James Denton

Band From TV / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Neil Diamond

Himself - Mentor / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Snoop Dogg

Himself (2 episodes, 2008)

Fawn

Herself (2 episodes, 2008)

Garrett Haley

Himself (2 episodes, 2008)

Jimmy Kimmel

Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Renaldo Lapuz

Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Camryn Manheim

Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Dolly Parton

Herself - Guest / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Brad Pitt

Himself (2 episodes, 2008)

Ashley Tisdale

Herself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Forest Whitaker

Himself (2 episodes, 2008)

Robin Williams

Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2008)

Slash

Himself (2 episodes, 2009)

Randy Travis

Himself - Guest / ... (2 episodes, 2009)

Simon Fuller

(256 episodes, 2002-2009)