Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story The final 17 years of American singer and musician Karen Carpenter, performed almost entirely by modified Barbie dolls. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Title Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Release Date 1987-07-15 Runtime 00 Hours 43 Minutes Genres Drama Music Animation Production Companies Iced Tea Productions Production Countries United States of America Merrill Gruver... Karen (voice)... Michael Edwards... Richard (voice)... Melissa Brown... Mother (voice)... Rob LaBelle... Dad / Mr. A&M (voice)... Cynthia Schneider... Dionne Warwick (voice)... Todd Haynes... Todd Donovan... Bruce Tuthill... Narrator (voice)... Gwen Kraus... Narrator (voice)... Nannie Doyle... Cherry Boone... Larry Kole... Announcer... Joanne Barrett... Self-Singer... Michelle Manenti... Michelle Hoyt, Musician... Moira McCarty... (voice)... Richard Nixon... (archive footage) as hims... Ronald Reagan... (archive footage) as hims... Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story duex (Clip) Original Size (1722x968) Original Size (640x960)