Is Biography coming back?
Biography (1961–2015) on A&E
The answer: Concluded December 16, 2015.
28seasons
616episodes
About Biography
The show Biography ended on December 16, 2015, on A&E.
Biography was a documentary television series that originally debuted in 1961 and was later revived by A&E in 1987. It featured in-depth profiles of notable individuals such as Elvis Presley, Pope John Paul II, and Queen Elizabeth II, as well as fictional characters like Superman and Santa Claus. The series covered a wide array of figures from various fields, providing viewers with biographical insights into their lives and achievements.
The series was a documentary format that aired for many years, with episodes typically lasting around 70 minutes. It was hosted by several notable figures including Mike Wallace, Jack Perkins, and Harry Smith.
Biography episode schedule
616 aired
Aired · 616
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 16, 2015 | S2015·E3 | Who is Donald Trump? |
| February 16, 2015 | S2007·E7 | Whitney Houston |
| August 8, 2014 | S2000·E25 | Bob Dylan |
| April 2, 2014 | S2014·E1 | Sarah Palin |
| September 23, 2013 | S2000·E18 | Ed O'Neill |
| February 26, 2013 | S2013·E1 | Grimaldi Family Dynasty |
| August 28, 2012 | S2012·E6 | Harley-Davidson |
| June 23, 2012 | S2012·E1 | Jaws: The Inside Story |
| April 15, 2012 | S2012·E4 | Warren Jeffs |
| April 10, 2012 | S2012·E3 | Glee - Don't Stop Believing |
| March 8, 2012 | S2012·E27 | Danny DeVito |
| January 22, 2012 | S2012·E2 | David Bowie |
| January 3, 2012 | S2012·E5 | Lucky - The Story of Charles Lindbergh |
| December 30, 2011 | S2011·E10 | Under 21 and Filthy Rich |
| December 29, 2011 | S2011·E5 | Natalie Portman: The Professional |
| December 23, 2011 | S2011·E6 | Scarlett Johansson |
| December 22, 2011 | S2011·E8 | Hollywood: From Homely to Hot |
| December 20, 2011 | S2011·E4 | Fallen Centerfolds |
| December 15, 2011 | S2011·E9 | Hollywood's Baddest Breakups |
| December 14, 2011 | S2011·E7 | America's 10 Most Hated |
| December 8, 2011 | S2011·E22 | The Nehru-Gandhi Dynasty |
| November 22, 2011 | S2011·E1 | Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy |
| November 9, 2011 | S2011·E20 | Jennifer Aniston |
| November 3, 2011 | S2011·E3 | The Captains of the Final Frontier |
| July 21, 2011 | S2011·E14 | Tawny Kitaen |
| June 7, 2011 | S2011·E17 | Steve-O |
| April 21, 2011 | S2011·E2 | Gordon Ramsay |
| January 10, 2011 | S2011·E21 | Marisa Tomei |
| December 22, 2010 | S2010·E31 | The Jackson 5 |
| December 2, 2010 | S2010·E8 | Fallen Beauty Queens |
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| November 24, 2010 | S2010·E37 | Mariah Carey |
| November 22, 2010 | S2010·E12 | Megan Fox |
| November 18, 2010 | S2010·E5 | Billy Joel |
| November 3, 2010 | S2010·E13 | The Captains of the Final Frontier |
| November 2, 2010 | S2010·E9 | Ellen DeGeneres |
| October 31, 2010 | S2010·E1 | P. Ramlee |
| October 7, 2010 | S2010·E11 | Pink |
| September 23, 2010 | S2010·E10 | Tyra Banks |
| August 31, 2010 | S2010·E36 | Nancy McKeon |
| July 21, 2010 | S2010·E4 | Rosie O'Donnell |
| July 15, 2010 | S2010·E15 | Black Sabbath |
| July 14, 2010 | S2010·E3 | Married with Children |
| June 23, 2010 | S2010·E34 | Mark Harmon |
| March 16, 2010 | S2010·E20 | Ernest & Julio Gallo: An American Vintage |
| February 26, 2010 | S2010·E7 | Leonardo DiCaprio |
| January 21, 2010 | S2010·E2 | Rodney Dangerfield |
| January 9, 2010 | S2010·E6 | John Candy |
| December 23, 2009 | S2009·E24 | Joaquin Phoenix |
| November 24, 2009 | S2009·E27 | Woody Harrelson |
| November 12, 2009 | S2009·E6 | Bill Gates |
| November 12, 2009 | S2009·E5 | Carrie Underwood |
| November 10, 2009 | S2009·E35 | J.W. Marriott |
| October 30, 2009 | S2009·E34 | Norman Rockwell: An American Portrait |
| October 15, 2009 | S2009·E33 | Jules Verne |
| October 7, 2009 | S2009·E19 | Kirstie Alley |
| October 1, 2009 | S2009·E43 | Green Day |
| September 17, 2009 | S2009·E17 | David Letterman |
| September 8, 2009 | S2009·E16 | Beverly Hills, 90210 |
| August 11, 2009 | S2009·E4 | Three's Company |
| August 6, 2009 | S2009·E7 | Bruce Springsteen |
| July 30, 2009 | S2009·E21 | Kurt Cobain |
| July 22, 2009 | S2009·E20 | Robert DeNiro |
| June 24, 2009 | S2009·E11 | Tragic Side of Comedy |
| June 4, 2009 | S2009·E8 | Aerosmith |
| June 3, 2009 | S2009·E3 | Metallica |
| May 28, 2009 | S2009·E2 | The Mamas and the Papas |
| May 27, 2009 | S2009·E23 | Sean Penn |
| May 7, 2009 | S2009·E36 | Bono |
| April 28, 2009 | S2009·E44 | Pope Benedict XVI |
| April 28, 2009 | S2009·E10 | Moses and the Ten Commandments |
| April 8, 2009 | S2009·E1 | Child Star Heart Throbs |
| April 1, 2009 | S2009·E12 | Diffrent Strokes |
| January 29, 2009 | S2009·E9 | Freddie Mercury |
| January 28, 2009 | S2009·E22 | Heath Ledger |
| December 28, 2008 | S2008·E56 | Sam Kinison |
| December 28, 2008 | S2008·E8 | Martin Short |
| December 25, 2008 | S2008·E26 | Pink Floyd |
| December 23, 2008 | S2008·E36 | Genesis |
| December 19, 2008 | S2008·E27 | The Rolling Stones |
| December 17, 2008 | S2008·E41 | Kate Winslet |
| December 14, 2008 | S2008·E51 | The Kinks |
| December 8, 2008 | S2008·E44 | Stevie Wonder |
| December 5, 2008 | S2008·E52 | Ian Fleming |
| December 5, 2008 | S2008·E29 | The Wahlberg Brothers |
| December 4, 2008 | S2008·E39 | Martina Navratilova |
| November 27, 2008 | S2008·E45 | Clive Owen |
| November 18, 2008 | S2008·E53 | The Chessboard Killer: Alexander Pichushkin |
| October 30, 2008 | S2008·E50 | Witches |
| October 12, 2008 | S2008·E25 | Colin Farrell |
| October 2, 2008 | S2008·E43 | Christian Slater |
| September 13, 2008 | S2008·E55 | The Agnelli Family Dynasty |
| August 31, 2008 | S2008·E57 | Andy Gibb |
| August 6, 2008 | S2008·E21 | Randy Couture: Ultimate Fighter |
| July 9, 2008 | S2008·E54 | Eddie Murphy |
| June 10, 2008 | S2008·E22 | Patrick Duffy |
| May 28, 2008 | S2008·E19 | Scott Baio |
| May 25, 2008 | S2008·E40 | Cate Blanchett |
| April 15, 2008 | S2008·E46 | Edmund Kemper |
| April 2, 2008 | S2008·E28 | Matt Damon |
| March 19, 2008 | S2008·E18 | Jamie Foxx |
| March 18, 2008 | S2008·E42 | Salma Hayek |
| March 11, 2008 | S2008·E17 | Sacha Baron Cohen |
| March 5, 2008 | S2008·E16 | Bret Michaels |
| March 1, 2008 | S2008·E23 | Sarah Silverman |
| February 28, 2008 | S2008·E15 | Kenny Chesney |
| February 22, 2008 | S2008·E14 | Hugh Grant |
| February 22, 2008 | S2008·E13 | Gucci Family Dynasty |
| February 21, 2008 | S2008·E12 | Johnson Family Dynsaty |
| February 21, 2008 | S2008·E11 | Halle Berry |
| February 20, 2008 | S2008·E10 | Rothschild Family Dynasty |
| February 20, 2008 | S2008·E9 | Goldie Hawn |
| February 14, 2008 | S2008·E20 | Sharon Osbourne |
| February 14, 2008 | S2008·E7 | Barry White |
| February 7, 2008 | S2008·E6 | Raul Castro |
| February 6, 2008 | S2008·E5 | Hugh Laurie |
| February 5, 2008 | S2008·E4 | Ayman Al Zawahiri |
| January 31, 2008 | S2008·E3 | Lindsay Lohan |
| January 10, 2008 | S2008·E2 | Duran Duran |
| January 4, 2008 | S2008·E1 | The Spice Girls |
| December 20, 2007 | S2007·E6 | Sheryl Crow |
| December 20, 2007 | S2007·E3 | The Monkees |
| December 17, 2007 | S2007·E17 | The Harry Potter Kids |
| December 6, 2007 | S2007·E44 | NSYNC |
| December 5, 2007 | S2007·E25 | Denzel Washington |
| November 29, 2007 | S2007·E14 | George Michael |
| November 21, 2007 | S2007·E12 | Rachael Ray |
| November 8, 2007 | S2007·E42 | Fleetwood Mac |
| November 7, 2007 | S2007·E11 | Jon Stewart |
| October 17, 2007 | S2007·E43 | Kelsey Grammer |
| October 11, 2007 | S2007·E1 | Weird Al Yankovic |
| October 10, 2007 | S2007·E2 | The Brat Pack |
| October 7, 2007 | S2007·E10 | The Ken and Barbie Killers: Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka |
| September 13, 2007 | S2007·E36 | Queen Latifah |
| August 29, 2007 | S2007·E24 | Howard Schultz and Starbucks |
| August 27, 2007 | S2007·E39 | Diana: Tragic Love |
| August 25, 2007 | S2007·E41 | The Terminator: Anatoly Onoprienko |
| August 18, 2007 | S2007·E23 | Raquel Welch |
| August 15, 2007 | S2007·E22 | Rob Lowe |
| August 9, 2007 | S2007·E8 | Tina Turner |
| August 8, 2007 | S2007·E4 | The Beatles Women |
| July 28, 2007 | S2007·E21 | Tom Hanks |
| July 15, 2007 | S2007·E20 | Ozzy Osbourne |
| July 11, 2007 | S1994·E15 | Anthony Hopkins |
| June 25, 2007 | S2007·E18 | Reese Witherspoon |
| June 7, 2007 | S2007·E19 | Sean Connery |
| May 27, 2007 | S2007·E46 | Johnny Depp: Under his skin |
| April 27, 2007 | S2007·E15 | Meat Loaf |
| April 25, 2007 | S2007·E16 | Cameron Diaz |
| April 24, 2007 | S2007·E34 | Meredith Vieira |
| April 23, 2007 | S2007·E5 | Meatloaf |
| March 10, 2007 | S2007·E26 | John Belushi |
| January 10, 2007 | S2007·E35 | Robert Downey Jr. |
| December 21, 2006 | S2006·E20 | Tiger Woods |
| December 20, 2006 | S2006·E19 | Bobby Flay |
| December 15, 2006 | S2006·E17 | Mary Kay |
| December 5, 2006 | S2006·E15 | Jason Priestley |
| November 23, 2006 | S2006·E10 | Bea Arthur |
| November 15, 2006 | S2006·E9 | Bill Cosby |
| October 30, 2006 | S2006·E18 | Gallo Brothers |
| August 28, 2006 | S2006·E6 | Bobby Fischer |
| July 31, 2006 | S2006·E12 | Dave Chappelle |
| July 14, 2006 | S2006·E11 | TV Game Shows |
| July 7, 2006 | S2006·E22 | Robin Williams |
| May 30, 2006 | S1996·E97 | The Earp Brothers: Lawmen of the West |
| April 28, 2006 | S2006·E16 | Dolly Parton |
| April 7, 2006 | S2005·E12 | Solomon |
| March 28, 2006 | S2006·E8 | Country Diva |
| March 17, 2006 | S2006·E4 | Final Days: The Fame and Fate of Marilyn Monroe |
| February 3, 2006 | S2006·E3 | Steve Martin |
| January 5, 2006 | S2006·E1 | Tom Jones |
| December 28, 2005 | S2005·E13 | ABBA |
| December 22, 2005 | S2005·E27 | Catherine the Great |
| December 17, 2005 | S2005·E26 | Ron Popeil |
| December 15, 2005 | S2005·E11 | Pontius Pilate |
| December 13, 2005 | S2005·E3 | Jerry Garcia |
| December 11, 2005 | S2005·E10 | Peter |
| December 10, 2005 | S2005·E17 | Calamity Jane |
| December 9, 2005 | S2005·E24 | Toby Keith |
| December 5, 2005 | S2005·E28 | The Onassis Dynasty |
| November 26, 2005 | S2005·E31 | Ben & Jerry |
| November 22, 2005 | S2005·E7 | Onassis Dynasty |
| November 4, 2005 | S2005·E16 | Charles Darwin Evolution's Voice |
| November 4, 2005 | S2005·E15 | Paris Hilton: Not So Simple |
| September 30, 2005 | S2005·E20 | General Douglas MacArthur: The Return of a Legend |
| September 23, 2005 | S2005·E1 | Chuck Norris |
| August 5, 2005 | S2005·E34 | David Hasselhoff: Driven |
| July 29, 2005 | S2005·E23 | Arthur Shawcross |
| July 25, 2005 | S2005·E14 | The Facts of Life |
| June 28, 2005 | S2005·E30 | Frida Kahlo |
| June 24, 2005 | S2005·E6 | The Brady Bunch |
| June 17, 2005 | S2005·E33 | Heather Locklear |
| June 12, 2005 | S2005·E29 | Lech Walesa |
| May 13, 2005 | S2005·E22 | Ray Romano |
| May 6, 2005 | S2005·E37 | Céline Dion |
| May 6, 2005 | S2005·E4 | Shania Twain |
| April 29, 2005 | S2005·E36 | Paula Abdul |
| April 16, 2005 | S2005·E19 | The Google Boys |
| April 13, 2005 | S2005·E25 | Gary Coleman |
| March 25, 2005 | S2005·E2 | Elton John |
| March 2, 2005 | S2005·E8 | Sylvester Stallone: The Rocky Road to the Top |
| February 23, 2005 | S2005·E32 | Bruce Willis |
| January 31, 2005 | S2005·E9 | Jackie Robinson |
| January 25, 2005 | S2005·E21 | Dorothy Stratten |
| January 8, 2005 | S2005·E35 | Danielle Steel |
| January 1, 2005 | S2005·E5 | Genghis Khan: Terror and Conquest |
| December 21, 2004 | S2004·E51 | Harold Shipman |
| December 13, 2004 | S2004·E32 | Rudyard Kipling |
| December 9, 2004 | S2004·E38 | Jack Unterweger |
| December 7, 2004 | S2004·E24 | Brad Pitt |
| December 1, 2004 | S2004·E8 | Led Zeppelin |
| November 30, 2004 | S2004·E4 | Pete Townshend |
| November 30, 2004 | S2004·E2 | Ottis Toole and Henry Lee Lucas |
| November 23, 2004 | S2004·E12 | Joel Rifkin |
| November 9, 2004 | S2004·E23 | Matthew McConaughey |
| November 9, 2004 | S2004·E14 | Moses Sithole |
| November 4, 2004 | S2004·E36 | Hunter S. Thompson |
| November 3, 2004 | S2004·E5 | Andrei Chikatilo |
| October 21, 2004 | S2004·E9 | Jackson Pollock |
| October 19, 2004 | S2004·E3 | Richard Ramirez |
| October 12, 2004 | S2004·E34 | James Joyce |
| October 11, 2004 | S2004·E6 | Johnny Depp |
| October 7, 2004 | S2004·E49 | Salvador Dali |
| October 3, 2004 | S2004·E35 | Cecil B. DeMille |
| September 29, 2004 | S2004·E45 | Don Adams |
| September 27, 2004 | S2004·E48 | The Kray Twins |
| September 1, 2004 | S2004·E47 | Laura Bush |
| September 1, 2004 | S2004·E43 | Steve McQueen: Life in the Fast Lane |
| August 16, 2004 | S2004·E13 | Ariel Sharon |
| August 15, 2004 | S2004·E44 | Tippi Hedren: Magnificent Obsession |
| August 10, 2004 | S2004·E16 | Albert Einstein |
…and 386 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.
