after Eddie quits the act. Others Alan Rosenberg as Shelly Berger, the Temptations' manager. Obba Babatundé as Berry Gordy, founder of Motown Records. Erik Michael Tristan as a young Smokey Robinson, the lead singer of The Miracles and The Temptations' primary songwriter and producer during the early 1960s. The real-life Smokey Robinson appears as himself in a cameo at the end of Part Two, where he sings at Melvin's funeral. Vanessa Bell Calloway as Johnnie Mae Matthews, producer and manager for Otis Williams & the Distants. Mel Jackson as Norman Whitfield, The Temptations' primary producer and songwriter during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Adam Lazarre-White as Flynn, David's driver and self-appointed manager. Christopher Reid as Joltin' Joe, a radio DJ who summons The Distants for Johnnie Mae Matthews Bianca Lawson as Diana Ross of The Primettes/The Supremes. Melissa Mercedes Cardello as Florence Ballard of The Primettes/The Supremes. She begins an affair with Otis while on the Motor Town Revue in 1964. Taifa Harris as Mary Wilson of The Primettes/The Supremes. N'Tasha A. Pierre]as Martha Reeves, a Motown performer and secretary. Ricky Fanté as Marvin Gaye, a Motown performer. Russell Clark as Cholly Atkins, Motown's in-house choreographer. Vincent A. Ponder as James 'Pee-Wee' Crawford, a member of Otis Williams & the Distants. Awards Notes Eddie Kendricks died in October 1992. References Further reading External links 1990s American television miniseries African-American biographical dramas African-American television Films directed by Allan Arkush Motown Productions films The Temptations Primetime Emmy Award-winning television series