Guest Stars Kelly Rowland as Gladys Knight Nikeva Stapleton as Evelyn Douglas Co Starring James Devoti as Brooks Donald India R. McGee as Flo Davis Simeon Daise as Reggie Michaels Phillip Mullings, Jr. as Patrick Lorraine Ashani Roberts as Andrea Tucker Shannon Wallace as Private Nate Barker Reginald Johnson as Willie Matt Walton as Dick Clark Jonathan Bryant as Bubba Knight Allen Waddell as Eddie Njema Williams as Pete TJ Jackson as Recording Studio Manager Todd Anthony as Conrad Johnson Robert Pralgo as Doctor Bryan Murphy as Prescott Jarrett Michael Collins as Tyrone Taylor Billy Bussey as Teamster Rachel Leah Cohen as Vera Evans Brandon J. Shaw as Lionel Richie David Richard Vaughn as Dance Panel Director Adam Rivette as Protester