Biography

Series Storyline

Biography is a documentary television series. It was originally a half-hour filmed series produced for CBS by David Wolper from 1961 to 1964 and hosted by Mike Wallace. The A&E Network later re-ran it and has produced new episodes since 1987. The older version featured historical figures such as Helen Keller and Mark Twain, or long-dead entertainment figures such as Will Rogers or John Barrymore. The A&E series has placed the emphasis on such people as Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Plácido Domingo, Freddie Mercury, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eric Clapton, Pope John Paul II, Gene Tierney, Selena, Diego Rivera, Mao Zedong and Queen Elizabeth II, and fictional characters like The Phantom, Superman, Hamlet, Betty Boop, and Santa Claus. The program ended up profiling enough figures that in 1999, A&E spun it off into an entire network, The Biography Channel.

Seasons (27)

Season 1

15 Episodes • 1987

Season 2

1 Episodes • 1992

Season 3

81 Episodes

Season 4

2 Episodes

Season 5

33 Episodes • 1996

Season 6

51 Episodes • 1997

Season 7

26 Episodes • 1998

Season 8

0 Episodes

Season 9

2 Episodes

Season 10

31 Episodes • 1997

Season 11

25 Episodes • 1999

Season 12

3 Episodes

Season 13

2 Episodes

Season 14

1 Episodes

Season 15

0 Episodes

Season 16

0 Episodes

Season 17

0 Episodes

Season 18

29 Episodes

The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.

Season 19

2 Episodes • 2004

Season 20

45 Episodes • 2005

Season 21

2 Episodes • 2006

Season 22

0 Episodes

Season 23

0 Episodes

Season 24

2 Episodes • 2011

Season 25

1 Episodes

Season 26

1 Episodes

Season 27

1 Episodes