Actor John Stamos, who is set to bring the complicated and troubled life of Lou Pearlman to the small screen for a mini-series, says he found the record producer's life story fascinating.
The series will examine the turbulent and controversial career of the businessman turned music mogul, reported ET online.
"I've had it for a long time actually. And then he just died and so it made the news again. It's a very difficult sell. He was a deplorable human. But he was, you know, P.T. Barnham.
"I mean, he was the first one to put bands together. It was before American Idol when he was doing that. So it's a fascinating story and, of course, there's the USD 500 million dollar Ponzi scheme involved in it," Stamos, 53, said.
Pearlman gained the status of a music mogul by organizing and developing the careers of boybands like *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys, among many other hit artists.
He was eventually sued by nearly every musician he had managed and was accused of orchestrating a multi-million ollar Ponzi scheme.
Pearlman was caught and sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of money laundering and making false statements during a bankruptcy proceeding, among others.
He died of a heart attack in August at the age of 62 while still incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Miami, Florida.
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