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((short description|American television series))
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((Infobox television
| image                = Star Search.jpg
| genre                = [[Interactive television|Interactive]] [[reality television|reality]] [[game show]]
| creator              = [[Al Masini]]
| writer               = [[Sam Riddle]]<br />Al Masini<br />Phil Kellard<br />Tom Shatz<br />Jerrod Cardwell<br />Scott C. Voss
| director             = [[Tony Charmoli]]<br />Tim Kiley<br />Greg V. Fera
| developer            = 
| presenter            = [[Ed McMahon]] (1983–1995)<br />[[Martha Quinn]] (1994–95)<br />[[Arsenio Hall]] (2003–04)
| starring             = 
| narrated             = Sam Riddle (1983–1994)<br />[[Beau Weaver]] (1994–95)
| theme_music_composer = Joseph Carbone and Carol Connors (1983–1994)
| opentheme            = Theme From ''Star Search'' ("You Can Be A Star")
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| list_episodes        = 
| executive_producer   = Bob Banner<br />Todd Wagner
| producer             = Sam Riddle
| runtime              = 60 minutes
| company              = Bob Banner Associates<br>(1983–1988)<br>Metromedia Television<br>(1983–1986)<br>[[Rysher Entertainment|Television Program Enterprises]]<br>(1983–1993)<br>[[Rysher Entertainment|Rysher TPE]]<br>(1993–94)<br>[[Rysher Entertainment]]<br>(1994)<br>[[2929 Productions]]<br>(2003–2004)<br>A.Gold.er Productions<br>(2003–2004)<br>[[CBS Productions]]<br>(2003–2004)
| channel              = [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]]
| channel2             = [[CBS]]
| num_seasons          = 13
| first_aired          = ((Start date|1983|09|10))
| last_aired           = ((End date|1995|05|20))
| first_aired2         = ((Start date|2003|01|08))
| last_aired2          = ((End date|2004|03|13))
))

'''''Star Search''''' is an American [[television show]] that was produced by T.P.E./[[Rysher Entertainment]] from 1983 to 1995, hosted by [[Ed McMahon]], and created by [[Al Masini]]. A relaunch was produced by [[2929 Entertainment|2929 Productions]] from 2003 to 2004. On both versions of the show, contestants competed in several genres of entertainment. The show was originally filmed at the [[Earl Carroll Theatre (Los Angeles)|Earl Carroll Theatre]] at 6230 Sunset Blvd. in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]];<ref name="Gordon">((cite book |title=The Ultimate Hollywood Tour Book |last=Gordon |first=William A. |year=1990 |location=[[Toluca Lake, CA]] |isbn=0-937813-03-6 |page=[https://archive.org/details/ultimatehollywoo00gord/page/156 156] |url=https://archive.org/details/ultimatehollywoo00gord/page/156 |url-access=registration ))</ref> it was later filmed at the [[Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney-MGM Studios]] in Orlando, Florida.

==1983–1995 version==
While categories varied slightly from season to season, the ten basic categories<ref>((cite episode|series=Star Search |network=CBS |year=1983–1995))</ref> during the 1983–1995 version were:

* Female singer
* Male singer
* Junior singer (Second half of the season)
* Teen singer (First half of the season)
* Group vocal
* Dance
* Junior dance (First half of the season)
* Teen dance (Second half of the season)
* Spokesmodel
* Comedy

[[Image:Star Search original logo.png|thumb|150px|left|The original ''Star Search'' logo, used from 1983 to 1994.]]
[[Image:Star Search '95.jpg|thumb|150px|left|The ''Star Search'' logo used from 1994 to 1995.]]
Eight categories were contested per show. Potential contestants auditioned to be on the show. In each category, two selected contestants would compete, a champion and a challenger. The challenger would usually perform first, while the champion performed second. In later seasons, the champion performed first.

All acts were judged by a panel of four judges, and each judge could award an act from one to four stars (later changed to five stars).  Once both acts were complete, Ed would reveal the scores, and the best average won. If there was a tie, a studio audience vote broke the tie, in which case the results were revealed at the end of the show.

Any performer must win at least several shows in a row, depending on the number of shows left in the season, to earn an entry into the next round of the competition; usually this was three or four wins in a row.  In later seasons, three-match winners were automatically retired. In this case, two new performers would compete in that category the following week.

In most seasons, two semifinal shows took place, one in the fall, the other in the spring, prior to the championship show.  Each semifinal used seven judges.  No scoring was used, and the judges' votes weren't revealed, but the acts that won their semifinals would then compete in the championship show.

On the championship show, winners of Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist, Vocal Group, Comedy, and Dance, were awarded $100,000 but no record contract was guaranteed. Many Star Search winners from the early seasons secured recording contracts within a few weeks of the end of the competition—first season vocal group winner [[Sawyer Brown]], first season male vocalist champion [[Sam Harris (singer)|Sam Harris]] and second season male vocalist champion Durell Coleman were the first three, and were later followed by second season vocal group winner Limited Warranty, third season female vocalist champion [[Linda Eder]], second season junior male vocalist champion Jimmy Salvemini, whose album was produced by [[Luther Vandross]], fourth season male vocalist champion [[David Slater]], and third season junior female vocalist runner-up [[Tiffany Darwish|Tiffany]].  Despite not winning her competition (she lost to Melissa Moultrie), Tiffany, performing as 'Tiffany Renee,' was the first ''Star Search'' alumna to land a #1 hit, with her cover of the Top 5 [[Tommy James and the Shondells]] hit "[[I Think We're Alone Now]]" —actually improving on the original single's chart performance.<ref>Chart positions courtesy Billboard Publications, Inc.</ref> The winner of the Spokesmodel category was awarded $100,000 and a contract with a well-known modeling agency.  The first Spokesmodel winner was [[Tracey Ross]], who later became a leading actress on the soap opera ''[[Passions]]''.  Winners of Junior Vocalist, Junior Dance, Teen Vocalist, and Teen Dance win $10,000.

In early seasons, before the three match limit rule was adopted, the grand champions were determined by how long a champion held their title.  While it is believed that [[Sam Harris (singer)|Sam Harris]] holds the record for longest championship, at 14 weeks in Season 1, Harris was actually defeated by singer Beau Williams on Harris' 14th attempt. This record is actually held by singer Durell Coleman (1985), who won the $100,000 on Season 2 with 15 wins and no defeats.

In the 1992–93 season, a daily version of the show aired but was cancelled midseason.

In the 1993–1994 season, the title was changed to "Ed McMahon's Star Search."

Former [[MTV]] veejay [[Martha Quinn]] joined the series as co-host for the 1994–95 season, judging the musical groups competition.<ref>"'STAR SEARCH' ROLLS 3RD YEAR AT DISNEY." THE ORLANDO SENTINEL, 3 STAR ed., sec. A SECTION, August 20, 1994, p. A2. NewsBank: Access World News, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0EB4F1F836C700D3. Accessed January 31, 2020.</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.nndb.com/people/631/000025556/|title=Martha Quinn))</ref>

''Star Search'' was typically syndicated on [[Fox Television Stations]] (before October 1986, [[Metromedia|Metromedia, Inc.]]), stations owned by the [[Ryman Hospitality Properties#Broadcast properties|Gaylord Broadcasting Co.]], stations owned by [[Taft Broadcasting]], and stations owned by [[Cox Media Group|Cox Communications]].

==2003–2004 version==
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In the wake of ''[[American Idol]]''((-'))s success, [[Arsenio Hall]] hosted a new version of ''Star Search'', which ran from 2003 to 2004 on CBS. It would be rerun on [[Game Show Network|GSN]] from 2004 to 2005. This new version was judged by four panelists, including [[Ben Stein]], [[Naomi Judd]], [[Ahmet Zappa]] and a rotating celebrity panelist (which in at least one case was McMahon himself). Among the winners were singer [[Tiffany Evans]], comedian John Roy and singer Mark Mejia.

The revival consisted of four seasons. For the first season, the categories were Adult and Junior Singer, Comedy, and Modeling. In seasons two and three, Modeling was replaced with Dance. In the final season, the Comedy category was scrapped altogether and only the singing and dancing categories remained.

For the first three seasons, two new competitors faced off. The three house judges, along with the one celebrity judge, gave each contestant a score on a scale from one to five stars, making a maximum studio score 20 stars. During each commercial break, the home audience went to www.cbs.com/star to rate the competitors who just performed. Each performer could earn up to another 20 stars from the home audience. In the climactic moment before the score from the home audience was revealed, Hall would often say, "Hit me with the digits!"

When the scores were tallied, the higher scoring performer won. If the score was tied, then Hall would read off each performer's score rounded to the nearest hundredth (the at-home score was initially rounded down to the nearest star, unless there was a tie). That performer would then go on to the next round of competition. The only real exception to this format during the first three seasons was that three people competed in the semi-final rounds, not two. After the first three seasons, a special, "Battle of the Best" show took place, where the three Adult Singer, Junior Singer, Comedian, and two Young Dancer Grand Champions (Modeling was only the first season, and Dance had only been around for two seasons) were brought back to face off for an additional $100,000.

For the fourth and final season, three contestants in Adult Singer, Junior Singer, and Dance were brought back to initially compete (Comedy was dropped, jokingly because Naomi gave many comics only one star). The three brought back in each category were not necessarily the Grand Champions of their season. The show scrapped the celebrity judge and had three house judges for the entire series: [[Naomi Judd]], [[MC Lyte]], and Matti Leshem (who tried to berate contestants as [[Simon Cowell]] was doing at the time on ''[[American Idol]]'').

As in past seasons, two new contestants competed. With only three judges, a score of 15 stars was possible, and ties were broken by a majority vote between the three. This is where the former contestants came in. Initially, in each category, these three performers made up the "Winner's Circle". The winning challenger then had the chance to challenge one of the three performers in his or her respective winner's circle. The winner's circle performer then had to beat or tie the bar set by the challenger; ties were automatically given to the Winner's Circle performer. If they couldn't beat the score, they were out of the competition, and the challenger took his or her place in the Winner's Circle.

Halfway through the program, the three performers in each Winner's Circle competed against each other in a special show. The winner in each category not only received a trip home, but a free pass to the final show. From then on, there were only two people who could be challenged in each Winner's Circle. In the final show, the three people in each Winner's Circle competed against each other for $100,000. This, along with the Free Pass show, were the only two shows which re-adopted the at-home voting concept.

* The Adult Singer group was the only group to record a complete shutout. The three performers in the beginning were there in the end as well.
* The free pass was equally important in the other two groups as well. In both the Dance and Junior Singer categories, not only did the free pass save the winner from being challenged in an ever-changing Winner's Circle, but they ended up winning their group finals (Junior Singer Mark Mejia and Dancer Jon Cruz).
* Adult Singer and season 1 champion Jake Simpson was challenged a record four times during his tenure in the Winner's Circle. He not only went a perfect 4–0, but he also won his group final. The only match he lost that entire season was the Winner's Circle Square-Off Special.

At the same time, a [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] called ''Star Search – Das Duell der Stars von Morgen'' was produced and aired in Germany, but with less success than the more popular show ''[[Deutschland sucht den Superstar]]'', the German version of the ''[[Idols (franchise)|Idol]]'' franchise.

==Notable competitors==
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===Competition winners===
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{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Female Vocalist
! Male Vocalist
! Junior Vocalist
! Vocal Group
! Spokesmodel
! Comedy
! Dance
|-
| 1983–84 || Monica Pege || [[Sam Harris (entertainer)|Sam Harris]] || || [[Sawyer Brown]] || [[Tracey Ross]]|| [[Brad Garrett]]  ||Mark & Laura Sellers
|-
| 1984 || || || [[Shanice]] || ||  ||  ||
|-
| 1985 || Catte Adams || Durell Coleman ||  ||Limited Warranty|| Barbara Baan || [[John Kassir]] || The Williams Brothers
|-
| 1986 || [[Peggi Blu]]<ref name="Winners1986a">((cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CrQDAAAAMBAJ&q=Kenny+James+Star+Search&pg=PA60 |title=Black Vocalists Winners of 'Star Search' Contest |newspaper=[[Jet (magazine)|Jet]] |date=March 17, 1986 |page=60|publisher=Johnson Publishing Company ))</ref>|| Kenny James<ref name="Winners1986a" /> || [[Tracie Spencer]] || [[Tchukon]] ||Devin Devasquez || [[Jenny Jones (presenter)|Jenny Jones]] || Christopher and Snowy
|-
| 1987 || [[Cheryl Barnes]] || [[David Slater]] || [[Alisan Porter]] || The Kingpins || Theresa Ring || Mark McCollum || Eddie and Lisa
|-
| 1988 || [[Linda Eder]] || Victor Elijah Cook || [[Countess Vaughn]] || || [[Cynthia Gouw]] || [[Al Lubel]] || The Boys Club
|-
| 1989 || || Dave Demay || || || Heather Medway || ||
|-
| 1990 || Angela Teek || || Lisa Gentile (as Lisa Lambert)||Mad About Plaid|| Debbie James || [[Michael Colyar]] ||
|-
| 1991 || Anita Whitaker || John Minnis || [[LeAnn Rimes]]
| Moment of Silence || Symba Smith || [[Taylor Mason]] || New World 
|-
| 1992 || Britt Savage || [[Billy Porter (entertainer)|Billy Porter]] ||[[Blake McIver Ewing]]|| || Andrea Leithe||[[Felicia Michaels]] || Boys Back East
|-
| 1993 || [[Beth Hart]] || || [[Kelli Williams (musician)|Kelli Williams]] || || Sandy Flynn|| [[Vince Champ]]||
|-
| 1994 || ||Greg Rowles <ref>((cite web | url=https://gregrowles.com/greg-rowles/ | title=Greg Rowles - Performer & Musician in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina ))</ref> || || || || [[Jim Tavaré]]||
|-
| 1995 || || || Colleen Ford || || Mona Wyatt||  ||
|-
| 2003 || [[Vickie Natale]] || || [[David Archuleta]] || || |John Roy|| [[Loni Love]]  ||
|}

===Other performers===
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* 4 Ta, 1990 (Vocal Group)
* [[Aaliyah]], 1989 (Junior Vocalist)
* Absolut Drama, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[Adam Sandler]], (Comedy)
* [[Alanis Morissette]], 1988 (Female Vocalist)
* [[Alison Armitage]], 1993, (Spokesmodel, competed as Brittany York)
* Altered States, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[Anna Maria Perez de Tagle]], 2003 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Andrea Leithe]], 1992 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Andrew Young (singer)|Andrew Young]], 1989 (Male Vocalist)
* [[April LaChelle]], 1993 (Spokesmodel)
* [[April Lerman]], 1991 (Female Vocalist)
* Aries, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[Ashley Argota]], 2003
* [[Backstreet Boys]], 1993 (Vocal Group)
* Ballistic Missiles, 1985 (Vocal Group)
* Bang The Drum, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[Ben Bailey]], 2003 (Comedy)
* [[Bianca Ryan]], 2004 (Female Vocalist)
* [[Bill Engvall]], (Comedy)
* [[Billy Dean]]
* [[Bill Sohonage]], 1985 (Comedy)
* [[Blaine Stewart]], 1993 (Teen Vocalist)
* [[Blake McIver Ewing]], 1992 (Junior Vocalist)
* Blue Baboons, 1987 (Vocal Group)
* [[Bobbie Brown]], 1990 (Spokesmodel)
* Boys Cry Wolf, 1987 (Vocal Group)
* Brian Page & The Next, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[Britney Spears]], 1992 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Carlos Mencia]], 1991 (Comedy)
* Catch 22, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[Celeste Weaver]], 1993 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Christina Aguilera]], 1990 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Conan O'Brien]], (Comedy)((citation needed|date=April 2023))
* [[Coors Light Twins]] ([[Diane Klimaszewski]] & [[Elaine Klimaszewski]]), 1987 (Teen Dance)
* [[City Limits (band)|City Limits]], 1989 (French Canadian Cover Band)
* Crazy 8's, 1985 (Vocal Group)
* Cry Monday, 1986 (Vocal Group)
* [[Curve (American band)|Curve]], 1990 (Vocal Group)
* [[Dana Gould]], 1987 (Comedy)
* [[Danielle Corley]], 1992 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Danni Boatwright]], (Spokesmodel)
* [[Dave Chappelle]], 1993 (Comedy)
* [[David Peaston]], 1984 (Male Vocalist)
* [[David Raleigh]], 1990 (Male Vocalist)
* [[Dawn Stern]], 1993 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Dennis Miller]], 1985 (Comedy)
* [[Destiny's Child]], 1993 (Vocal Group, as Girls Tyme)
* [[Diana DeGarmo]], (Female Vocalist)
* [[Don McMillan]], 1993 (Comedy)
* [[Dominic Lucero]], 1991 (Dancer, New World)
* [[Drew Carey]], 1988 (Comedy)
* [[Elisa Fiorillo]]
* Eliza, 1987 (Vocal Group)
* [[Eva LaRue]], 1985 (Acting)
* [[Garcelle Beauvais]], 1986 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Geechy Guy]], 1990 (Comedy)
* [[Gina Malia Aurio]], 1992 (Spokesmodel)
* Heaven The Band, 1985 (Vocal Group)
* High Noon, 1990 (Vocal Group)
* Holly Baker, 1984 (Junior Acting)
* Insight, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[J. D. Roth]]
* [[Jack Gallagher (comedian)|Jack Gallagher]], 1985 (Comedy)
* [[Jackie Martling]] (Comedy)
* Jailbait, 1985 (Vocal Group)
* [[James Bonamy]]
* [[Janel Parrish]], 2003 (Female Vocalist)
* [[Jeanie Tracy]], 1984 (Female Vocalist)
* [[Jennifer Gareis]], 1993 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Jennifer Blair]], 1993 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Jessica Sierra]], (Female Vocalist)
* [[Jimmy Salvemini]], 1985 (Male Vocalist)
* [[Joe Lando]], 1985 (Acting)
* [[Joey Pearson]], (Male Vocalist)
* [[Johnnie Harris]], 1993 (Male Vocalist)
* [[Jordan Brady]], 1990 (Comedy)
* [[Jordis Unga]], 2004 (Female Vocalist)
* [[Joseph Williams (musician)|Joseph Williams]], 1984 (Male Vocalist)
* [[Josh Kaufman]], 1993 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Josh Strickland]], 2004 (Male Vocalist)
* [[Julie McCullough]], 1987 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Justin Timberlake]], 1993 (Junior Vocalist, as Justin Randall)
* [[Katrina Woolverton|Katrina Abrams]], (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Karina Pasian]]
* [[Karmyn Tyler]], 1993 (Female Vocalist)<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMWtHwREDNw|title = Star Search – Beth Hart vs Karmyn Tyler|website = [[YouTube]]))</ref>
* [[Ken Ober]], 1984 (Comedy)
* [[Kevin James]], 1995 (Comedy)
* [[Kimberly Caldwell]], (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Lainie Howard]], 1994 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Lauren Ambrose]], 1990
* [[LeAnn Rimes]], 1991 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Liberty Silver]], (Female Vocalist)
* Line One, 1985 (Vocal Group)
* [[Lisa Tucker (singer)|Lisa Tucker]], 2003 (Female Vocalist)
* [[Little Texas (band)|Little Texas]], 1990 (Vocal Group)
* [[Lizette Santana]] (a.k.a. Lizé), 1994 (Female Vocalist)
* [[Loni Love]], 2003 (Comedy)
* [[Machel Montano]], 1987 (Male Vocalist)
* Tee
* [[Marc Summers]], 1983 (Comedy)
* [[Marne Patterson]], 1989 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Martin Lawrence]], 1987 (Comedy)
* Metro All Stars (The Metros), 1985 (Vocal Group)
Mary Jo Pierce (teen vocalist)
* [[Michelle LaRocque]], 1993 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Mitzi Kapture]], 1985 (Acting)
* Moments Notice, 1986 (Vocal Group)
* [[Nadia Turner]], (Female Vocalist)
* [[Nick Lazzarini]], 2003 (as a part of the dance group Hot Under the Collar)
* [[Norm Macdonald]], 1990 (Comedy)
* Perfect World, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]] (as Armando Perez), 1994 (Male Vocalist)
* [[Phil Vassar]], 1987 (Male Vocalist)
* Pressure Point, 1986 (Vocal Group)
* Preston Smith & The Crocodiles, 1985 (Vocal Group)
* Private Subject, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[Q'Orianka Kilcher]], 2003 (Female Vocalist)
* [[Rashaan Patterson]], (Male Vocalist)
* [[Ray Romano]], (Comedy)
* Ray Walker Male Vocalist
* Reflex, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[Reva Rice]], (Female Vocalist)
* [[Richard H. Blake]], 1991 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Rick Ducommun]], 1984 (Comedy)
* [[Rissi Palmer]] (Female Vocalist)
* [[Rondell Sheridan]], 1990 (Comedy)
* [[Rosie O'Donnell]], 1984 (Comedy)
* [[Roy Wood Jr.]], 2003 (Comedy)
* [[Sandy Flynn]], 1993 (Spokesmodel)
* Safety In Numbers, 1987 (Vocal Group)
* Sass, 1986 (Vocal Group)
* [[Scott Hoying]], 2004 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Scott Thompson Baker]], 1985 (Acting)
* [[Shanice Wilson]], (Female Vocalist)
* [[Sharon Stone]], 1984 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Shayna Steele]], 1992 (Teen Vocalist)
* Shoot The Doctor, 1990 (Vocal Group)
* [[Sinbad (entertainer)|Sinbad]], 1985 (Comedy)
* Social Voyeurs, 1986 (Vocal Group)
* [[Sophie Tamiko Oda]]' (Female Vocalist)
* Speak The Language, 1986 (Vocal Group)
* [[Spensha Baker]], 2004 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Steve Oedekerk]], (Comedy)
* [[Stephen "tWitch" Boss]], 2003 (Dance)
* Stroxx, 1984 (Vocal Group)
* Sugarcreek, 1985 (Vocal Group)
* [[Super Cr3w|Jon "Do-Knock" Cruz]]
* [[Sutton Foster]], 1990 (Teen Vocalist)
* Symba Smith, 1991 (Spokesmodel)
* Tall Boys, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[Támar]], 2004 (Female Vocalist)
* [[Tamara Walker]], 1991 (Spokesmodel)
* [[Tatyana Ali]], 1987 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Terrena Hope]], 1994 (Female Vocalist)
* [[Terri Lynn Doss]], (Spokesmodel)
* The Action, 1985 (Vocal Group)
* [[The Boys (American band)|The Boys]], 1986 (Vocal Group)
* The Cheeters, 1987 (Vocal Group)
* The Chills, 1987 (Vocal Group)
* The Face, 1987 (Vocal Group)
* The Heat, 1987 (Vocal Group)
* The Janglers, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* The Newsboys, 1987 (Vocal Group)
* The Press, 1984 and 1985 (Vocal Group)
* The Running, 1986 (Vocal Group)
* The Surf, 1985 (Vocal Group)
* The Touch, 1990 (Vocal Group)
* The Zoo, 1985 (Vocal Group)
* [[Tiffany Darwish|Tiffany]], 1985 (Teen Vocalist)
* [[Tinashe]], 2004 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Todd Berry]], 1991 (Male Vocalist)
* Tom Grose And The Varsity, 1986 (Vocal Group)
* Top Secret, 1987 (Vocal Group)
* [[Tori Kelly]], 2003 (Junior Vocalist)
* [[Toy Subs]], 1991 (Vocal Group)
* Trux, 1987 (Vocal Group)
* [[Ty Herndon]]
* [[Tyce Diorio]], (Dance)
* Ultra Blue, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* Unity, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], 1991 (Male Vocalist, as Usher Raymond)
* Utrec, 1991 (Vocal Group)
* Valor, 1990 (Vocal Group)
* [[Vic Mignogna]], 1993 (Male Vocalist)
* [[Vince Champ]], 1992 (Comedy) 
* [[Wayne Federman]], 1987 (Comedy)
* Westside, 1986 (Vocal Group)
* Words Four Two, 1991 (Vocal Group)
))

===In popular culture===
Steve Oedekerk appeared with Ed McMahon on a 1989 episode of ''[[Full House]]'', where character [[Joey Gladstone]] scores a perfect 4 stars, tying Oedekerk, but loses the chance to continue after an audience vote breaks the tie.

==References==

((reflist))

==External links==
*[http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A439960%20|%20Number%3A440509%20|%20Number%3A440508;querytype=;resCount=10 ''Star Search'' at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia]((Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes ))
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20031204215839/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/star_search/ Official Website (CBS Version|via Internet Archive)]
* ((IMDb title|0085093|Star Search))

((Operation Prime Time))

[[Category:1980s American reality television series]]
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[[Category:Television series created by Al Masini]]
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