E! True Hollywood Story is an American television documentary series on E! that pulls back the curtain and highlights some of pop culture's most fascinating people, moments and trends. The series offers exclusive interviews with new insights and never-before-heard details from the celebrities, family members, journalists and industry executives with first-hand experience.

Overview

E! True Hollywood Story originally started as a series of specials beginning on March 29, 1996, but evolved into a weekly biographical documentary series. The regular run as a series began in October 1996. The first True Hollywood Story focused on the murder of Rebecca Schaeffer. Episodes are either one or two hours long, depending on the topic being covered. There have been more than 500 True Hollywood Stories. The series won a Gracie Award in 1998 for the episode on Gilda Radner and was nominated for Emmy Awards in 2001, 2002, and 2003, and Prism Awards in 2009. On August 22, 2019, it was announced that the series would return on October 6, 2019. On November 12, 2020, the reboot series was renewed for a second season which premiered in 2021.

List of stories

Unless otherwise indicated, all original airdates are primarily when the episode first aired in the United States

Adult industry performers

(June 18, 2000) ("Blood Brothers: Jim & Artie Mitchell") (March 16, 2003)

Athletes

("Tai & Randy") (February 6, 2002) ("Chris Benoit: Wrestling with Demons") (August 27, 2008) ("Tennis: Anna Kournikova") (October 3, 2009) (Also: "O.J. Simpson Interview") (August 23, 1998) ("OJ, Nicole & Ron: Countdown to Murder") (June 14, 1998) ("Williams Sisters") (May 23, 2004)

Comedians

(Canada: August 27, 2008) (January 11, 2004) (April 1, 2001)

Couples and families

("Hilton Sisters") (February 20, 2005) (Linda Hogan, Brooke Hogan & Nick Hogan) (Jessica, Ashlee, Joe, and Tina Simpson) (Naomi, Wynonna, and Ashley Judd) (Robert, Sr; Kourtney; Kimberley; Khloé; Robert, Jr.; Bruce Jenner; Kris Jenner; Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner) ("The Kennedys: Power, Seduction and Hollywood") (April 5, 1998) ("Kate & Pippa") (October 12, 2011) (Tatum, Ryan, and Griffin O'Neal) (Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly, and Jack Osbourne) (December 14, 2004) ("Rick & Darva: Million Dollar Mistake") (July 9, 2000) ("Arnold & Maria") (February 15, 2004) ("Britney & Kevin") (October 9, 2005)

Criminals

("Death by Disco") (April 16, 2000) ("Claudine Longet & Spider Sabich") (June 11, 2000) ("Sam Sheppard Murder Case") (May 21, 2000) (featuring Kristin Rossum and Margaret Rudin)

Directors and producers

("Al Adamson: Murder of a B-Movie King") (March 26, 2000) (February 3, 1999) ("Joe Francis Gone Wild") (August 1, 2008) ("Julia Phillips: Hollywood Outcast") (June 27, 1999)

Entertainers and actors

(December 26, 2008) (November 28, 2007) ("Mischa & Kristin: Babes of the O.C.") (September 10, 2006) ("Jeannie Carmen: Queen of the B-Movies") (October 4, 1998) ("Kung Fu: David Carradine Story") (July 30, 2000) ("Dog the Bounty Hunter") (May 24, 2010) ("Macaulay Culkin: A Child's Rise, A Family's Fall") (April 20, 1998) ("Dominique Dunne: American Tragedy") (February 23, 1997) (August 5, 2009) ("Last Days of Judy Garland") (January 14, 2001) ("Poisoned Dreams: Rodney Harvey") (August 23, 1999) (November 21, 1999) ("Family Affair: The Anissa Jones Story") (April 18, 1999) ("H.R. Pufnstuf: The Strange World of Sid and Marty Krofft") (December 24, 2000) (September 17, 1997) (February 20, 2012) ("Eva Longoria Parker") (May 20, 2009) (Canada: July 30, 2008) ("Many Loves of Marilyn Monroe") (March 4, 2001) ("Dennis the Menace Revealed: Jay North Story") (January 9, 2000) ("Superfly: The Ron O'Neal Story") (February 27, 2000) (2000) ("Dark Obsession: The Rebecca Schaeffer Story") (1996) ("Last Days of Sharon Tate") (July 25, 1999) ("Ernest Goes to Hollywood") (January 9, 2001) ("Just a Little More Beauty...Michael Weatherly's Life") (April 11, 2012) ("NCIS Star Michael Weatherly Gets Silly") (July 30, 2012) (Miley Cyrus, Zac Efron, Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift)

Fashion designers

Fashion models

("Gia: Supermodel") (April 22, 2001) (February 14, 2001)

Game shows

Movies

("American Pie Uncovered") ("Cotton Club Movie") (May 25, 1997) ("Curse of the Exorcist") (August 15, 2004) ("Curse of The Little Rascals") (November 24, 2000) ("Curse of the Poltergeist") (October 19, 2002) (featuring Heather O'Rourke and Dominique Dunne) ("The Twilight Zone Trial") (January 23, 2000)

Musicians

("2005 Trial") (December 23, 2008) ("John Lennon: Final Days") (October 11, 1998) ("Elvis: Hollywood Years") (March 29, 1998) ("Last Days of Elvis") (September 19, 1999) ("Sinatra in Hollywood") (May 17, 1998) ("Britney Spears: The Price of Fame") (July 25, 2008) ("Britney Spears: Fall from Grace") (March 25, 2001)

News anchors, reporters and journalists

Playboy personalities

("Bettie Page: From Pinup to Sex Queen") (March 27, 1997) (April 27, 1997) ("Kendra") (March 17, 2010)

Royalty and billionaires

(also "Diana: Legacy of a Princess") (August 31, 2003) ("Sultan and Centerfold") (December 6, 1998) (Daughters of United States presidents) ("Grace, Caroline, Stephanie: Curse of the Royal Family") (April 7, 1998) (Daughters of rich and famous parents, such as Paris Hilton)

Television / reality shows

(Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, and Fantasia Barrino) ("Andy of Mayberry") (February 6, 2000) ("The Cosby Kids") (August 12, 2001) ("The Kids of Dawson's Creek") (December 4, 2005) ("Women of Desperate Housewives") (September 25, 2005) ("Facts of Life Girls") (November 28, 1999) ("Curse of the Little Rascals") (November 24, 2002) (All three versions, 1955–58, 1977–79, and 1989–96) (also its star Soleil Moon Frye) ("Women of Sex and the City") (April 16, 2006)

THS Investigates

U.S. presidents

("Bill Clinton: All the President's Women") (December 14, 2003)

Venues

("Studio 54: Sex, Drugs & Disco") (May 24, 1998)

Other

("Long Island Scandal: The Buttafuocos & Amy Fisher") (September 14, 1999) (November 14, 1999) ("Last Days of Jackie O") (October 29, 2000) ("The Last Days of John F. Kennedy, Jr.") (July 15, 2001) ("America's Crime Fighter: John Walsh") (October 15, 2000) ("The Murder of Miss Hollywood") (October 31, 1999)