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American Greed, also known as American Greed: Scams, Scoundrels, And Suckers and as American Greed: Scams, Schemes, And Broken Dreams, is an original primetime series airing on the business news network CNBC. It was created by Bill Kurtis through his Chicago-based Kurtis Productions. As Kurtis was under exclusive contract to competing network A&E at the time, the program is narrated by Stacy Keach Jr.. It first aired on June 21, 2007, in the US and is currently celebrating its tenth anniversary. Episodes are also rebroadcast on the television network Escape.
Original Release
06/21/2007 on NBC
US Release
06/21/2007
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Stacy Keach | Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator |
| Scott Cohn | Self - CNBC Senior Correspondent |
| Kristin Reyer | Call Center Worker / FBI Agent & Bartender / Party Girl / Sexy office worker |
| Katharin 'Ladie K' Mraz | Lingerie Model / Film Crew |
| Bryan Burrough | Self - Special Correspondent, Vanity Fair |
| Kevin Lingle | State Policeman / Cecil McCroy / James Hammes |
| David Marchant | Self |
| Bill Stoneking | FBI Agent / Film Crew |
| Michael Shnayerson | Self |
| Mary Thompson | Self - CNBC Correspondent |
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| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Life & Crimes of Joel Greenberg | Wednesday, 05 January 2022 |
| 2 | Theranos CEO on Trial | Wednesday, 12 January 2022 |
| 3 | How WeWork Went Wild | Wednesday, 19 January 2022 |
| 4 | Boeing’s Deadly Design | Wednesday, 26 January 2022 |
| 5 | The Biggest Theft of All Time? | Wednesday, 02 February 2022 |
| 6 | The Kingpin Next Door | Wednesday, 09 February 2022 |
| 7 | The Polygamist & The Bio Fuel Baron | Tuesday, 27 September 2022 |
| 8 | Chasing Tesla | Tuesday, 04 October 2022 |
| 9 | COVID Cons | Tuesday, 11 October 2022 |
| 10 | The Accused Crypto Couple | Tuesday, 18 October 2022 |
| 11 | Financial Infidelity | Tuesday, 25 October 2022 |
| 12 | The Spy Who Conned Me | Tuesday, 01 November 2022 |
| 13 | Million Dollar Prison Kickback | Tuesday, 15 November 2022 |
| 14 | California Schemin’ | Tuesday, 22 November 2022 |
| 15 | Streaming and Scheming | Tuesday, 29 November 2022 |
| 16 | The Decline of a Dynasty | Tuesday, 06 December 2022 |
| 17 | A Legacy of Fraud | Tuesday, 13 December 2022 |
| 18 | The Busted Mogul | Tuesday, 20 December 2022 |
| 19 | Follow the Juul Money | Tuesday, 24 January 2023 |
| 20 | VIP Schemers | Monday, 30 January 2023 |
| 21 | Preaching Pyramid Schemes | Tuesday, 07 February 2023 |
| 22 | Drunk with Power | Tuesday, 21 February 2023 |
| 23 | Fame, Fortune & Fraud | Tuesday, 28 February 2023 |
| 24 | Lawyers, Lies, and a Housewife | Wednesday, 01 March 2023 |
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Directors
Brendan Walsh, Greg Gricus, Mike West
Writers
Jeanne Heffron, Lance Hori, Anna Gardner, Sean Keenehan, Stacy Robinson, Daniel Freed, Bernard Dudek, Kristen Akers Gozdecki, Rebecca Halpern, Risé Sanders-Weir, Mike West, Daniel Freed, Heidi Zersen
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Stacy Keach | Narrator / Self - Narrator (voice) / Self - Narrator |
| Scott Cohn | Self - CNBC Senior Correspondent |
| Kristin Reyer | Call Center Worker / FBI Agent & Bartender / Party Girl / Sexy office worker |
| Katharin 'Ladie K' Mraz | Lingerie Model / Film Crew |
| Bryan Burrough | Self - Special Correspondent, Vanity Fair |
| Kevin Lingle | State Policeman / Cecil McCroy / James Hammes |
| David Marchant | Self |
| Bill Stoneking | FBI Agent / Film Crew |
| Michael Shnayerson | Self |
| Mary Thompson | Self - CNBC Correspondent |
| Tommy Bartlett | Alberto Villar / Arthur Nadal |
| Jay Washington | Michael McCant |
| Lillian Lamour | Jordan Belfort's Girlfriend / Lingerie Model |
| Brian Brusokas | Self |
| Keli Delane | Beth |
| Pete Berwick | Private Investigator |
| Sean Keenehan | Mark Riddell / Adam Neumann |
| Lamont Metcalf | Philip Mayfield / Self - Criminal |
| Chip Lane | Alex Murdaugh |
| Katharine Harrington | Gloria Satterfield |
Producers
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Editors
Joe Winston, Scott Holoubek, David Fortney, Bill Ward, Mark Lofgren, Joshua Bowen, Jan Sutcliffe, Ryan Mayers, Greg Gheorghiu
