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Full Cast & Crew

Writing Credits  

Brian Leff ... (senior writer)
 
Todd Ludy
Erik Pinkston
Rob O'Brien

Cast (in credits order)  

William Shatner ... Self - Host
Kashe Quest Kashe Quest ... Self - Child Prodigy
Sukhjit Athwal Sukhjit Athwal ... Self - Kashe's Mother
Darrin McMahon Darrin McMahon ... Self - Author, Divine Fury: A History of Genius
Ramani Durvasula Ramani Durvasula ... Self - Clinical Psychologist (as Dr. Ramani Durvasula)
Dean Keith Simonton Dean Keith Simonton ... Self - Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of California, Davis (as Dean Keith Simonton Ph.D.)
Lis Wiehl Lis Wiehl ... Self - Author, Hunting the Unabomber
Joel Moss ... Self - FBI Supervisory Special Agent, Unabomb Task Force
Kathleen Puckett ... Self - FBI Special Agent (1978-2001) (as Kathleen Puckett Ph.D.)
Chip Walton Chip Walton ... Self - Wright Brothers National Memorial
Shilo Brooks Shilo Brooks ... Self - Director, Engineering Leadership Program, University of Colorado (as Shilo Brooks Ph.D.)
Darrell Collins Darrell Collins ... Self - Historian, Wright Brothers National Memorial (1978-2017)
Jeremy Chapman Jeremy Chapman ... Self - Psychiatrist, Treffert Center (as Dr. Jeremy Chapman)
Tony DeBlois Tony DeBlois ... Self - Musical Savant
Ben Wilson Ben Wilson ... Self - Calendar Savant
Heather Berlin ... Self - Neuroscientist (as Heather Berlin Ph.D.)
Jason Padgett ... Self - Author, Struck by Genius
Michio Kaku ... Self - Physicist, CUNY (as Michio Kaku Ph.D.)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luis Alvarez Luis Alvarez ... Self - 1968 Nobel Prize in Physics Winner (archive footage)
Derek Amato ... Self - Acquired Musical Savant (archive footage)
Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan Anand ... Self - Chess Grandmaster (archive footage)
Alexander Graham Bell ... Self (archive footage)
Alfred Binet Alfred Binet ... Self - French Psychologist (archive footage)
George Washington Carver ... Self - Agricultural Scientist (archive footage)
Marie Curie ... Self - Physicist (archive footage)
Walt Disney ... Self (archive footage)
Thomas A. Edison ... Self (archive footage)
Albert Einstein ... Self (archive footage)
Bobby Fischer ... Self - Chess Grandmaster (archive footage)
Henry Ford ... Self - Automotive Industrialist (archive footage)
Rosalind Elsie Franklin Rosalind Elsie Franklin ... Self - Molecular Biologist (archive footage)
Stephen Hawking ... Self - Theoretical Physicist (archive footage)
Katherine Johnson ... Self - NASA Mathematician (archive footage)
Ted Kaczynski ... Self (archive footage)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ... Self (archive footage)
Isaac Newton Isaac Newton ... Self (archive footage)
Derek Paravicini ... Self - Musical Savant (archive footage)
Kim Peek Kim Peek ... Self - Megasavant and Inspiration for 'Rainman' (archive footage)
Orlando Serrell Orlando Serrell ... Self - Acquired Calendar Savant (archive footage)
William Shockley William Shockley ... Self - 1956 Nobel Prize in Physics Winner (archive footage)
Lewis Terman Lewis Terman ... Self - American Psychologist (archive footage)
Ludwig van Beethoven ... Self (archive footage)
Stephen Wiltshire Stephen Wiltshire ... Self - Artistic Savant (archive footage)
Orville Wright ... Self (archive footage)
Wilbur Wright ... Self (archive footage)

Produced by 

Michael Batchelder ... associate producer
Edith Becker ... visual producer (host segments)
David Comtois ... executive producer
Kim Egan ... executive producer
John Gengl ... post production producer
Jeremy Gilbreath ... field producer
Doug Gordon ... field producer
Michelle Gorski ... supervising producer
Nuria Hernandez ... associate producer
Lisa Holden ... field producer
Kerry Lambert ... producer
Joe Lessard ... executive producer
Susan E. Leventhal ... executive producer: History
Chris Lofft ... field producer
Mitch Marcus ... co-executive producer
Mike I. McClelland ... field producer (as Michael McClelland)
Rob O'Brien ... executive producer
Erik Pinkston ... supervising producer
Eric Robertson ... field producer
William Shatner ... executive producer
Jessica Wolfson ... field producer

Editing by 

Kevin Browne
Brian Kallies
Gary Reid
Eric Sievering ... senior editor
Conrad Stanley

Production Management 

Candice Kang ... production manager

Art Department 

Faustine Escandor ... graphics manager
Thomas Helmintoller ... main title design

Sound Department 

Alex Castillo ... sound
Chad Chance ... sound
Daniel Gartzke ... sound
Tony Jensen ... sound
Justin McCaffrey ... sound
Len Schmitz ... sound
John Steadwell ... sound

Visual Effects by 

Robert Bethea ... graphic artist
Lorcan Bradshaw ... graphic artist
Fred Camino ... graphic artist
Kat Messing ... graphic artist
Joel Petrie ... graphic artist
Jon Paul Riggle ... graphic artist (as JonPaul Riggle)
Jason Sandager ... senior graphics designer
Michael Speziale ... graphic artist

Camera and Electrical Department 

Joseph Bondulich ... camera (as Joe Bundulich)
Colin Bressler ... camera
Kris Denton ... camera
Jon Kline ... camera
Bruce Liffiton ... camera
Daniel Marks ... camera (as Dan Marks)
Joseph D. McDonough IV ... assistant camera (as Joseph McDonough)
Richard Neil ... camera
Jason Shook ... camera

Editorial Department 

Nicole Alessi ... lead assistant editor
Jesse Barron ... lead assistant editor
Rick George ... media manager
Efrain Nava ... post production coordinator (as Efrain JR Nava)

Music Department 

Kieran Kiely ... composer: additional music
Rick Livingstone ... director of music
William Pearson ... additional music / title music

Additional Crew 

Marina Amaral ... photos colored by
Sukhjit Athwal ... images courtesy of
Hunter Bartholomew ... director: production & research: Prometheus Entertainment
Edith Becker ... visual producer: Host Wraps
Miguel Bituin III ... production manager: Prometheus Entertainment
Mimi Christensen ... manager: rights & clearances
Kallie Clark ... programming coordinator: History
Gregory S. Cohan ... svp: post production: Prometheus Entertainment
Anghel Decca ... director of photography: Host Wraps
John Downey III ... supervisor: rights & clearances
Katrina Guevara ... researcher
Kris Hansen ... supervisor: rights & clearances (as Kristine A. Hansen)
Alex Hicks ... programming coordinator: History
Mari Johnson ... director: rights & clearances: Prometheus Entertainment
David Kaczynski ... images courtesy of
Mary Kochones ... svp: rights & clearances: Prometheus Entertainment
Mads Madsen ... photos colored by: Colorized History
Larry Mayer ... images courtesy of
Jason Padgett ... images courtesy of
Steven J. Peña ... business & legal affairs
Michael Schachtner ... research manager: Prometheus Entertainment
Hannah Schill ... production assistant
Erika Schroeder ... evp: physical production: Prometheus Entertainment
Olga Shirnina ... photos colored by
Toni Marie Smith ... images courtesy of
Eathan Sykes ... production accountant
Derek Thielges ... vp: marketing & development: Prometheus Entertainment

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