Arsenio, a classy guy in Hollyweird, rare thing, at least he gave them a chance to explain themselves, one of very few people who treated these two with decency. They were 18 when they signed the deal, like Rob says he came home from working at Wendys and Fab said we have a record deal, what would any 18 yr old in the world do, sign the deal. They were swindled, and Fab has a great voice, is a great singer. RIP Rob.

They were so damn charming.

Feel sorry for them. The guy who screwed them over never got punished. Arsenio really wanted to give them a second chance and I have a lot of respect for him because of that. I liked his show.

I don't give a shit if they didn't sing, their characters, looks and charisma made the music

They seemed like really genuine guys who just wanted to make it big as singers, but got suckered into a scam project by Frank Farian. It's a shame that Rob Pilatus went out the way he did. R.I.P.

these guys were used and abused by the industry

Oh my god how good-looking Fab is! I can't believe he's that handsome. And he has a lovely speaking voice.

Rob took it deep he just couldn't deal with it..rob milli vanilli was not worth ur life. U were worth more

Two of the best looking men I have ever seen.

Nah, Fab. Don't ya'll take the FULL blame on that. I love their appearance on Arsenio. You got to see their personalities come out more. I almost wish I could hug Rob in this video. He's so open and relaxed talking about working at Wendy's, his family,losing "friends". Plus, Rob just cracks me up when talks about "over night we got stardom and over night we went down." LOL. He's truthful. Also it takes a big person to acknowledge they were at some point obnoxious. :-)

Rob is so adorable look at him listen to him he just wanted to be loved & accepted so bad *cuz he never had that all growing up* that when everything came out pple treated him / them & cruel & heartless & made fun of him so horribly it was too much for a delicate vulnerable sensitive soul like him plus the alcohol & drug abuse took over I mean my gawd his own adopted family turned against him f them ! I am still so heartbroken & sick about how he went down & killed himself :(((((

Poor Rob. He really was trying to find his purpose in life. He had talent. But nobody ever told him that, after the failed 1992-1993 comeback, Rob struggled with depression, and Alcohol. He died lonely,brokenhearted in a German Hotel in April 1998 at the age of 33.

Pissed me off how all this went down, really liked these guys when they made it big. Was shocked to hear Rob passed away wish he held on because now things are so different. They were artist and still are no matter how you look at them. Really there is no shame in what happened, in my eyes that made them bigger stars - wish Hollywood hurry up and make the film about Rob & Fab....

Beautiful men, inside and out. And beautiful friendship.

Most people don't realize that after their major label kept the money and dumped them, they were only able to sign with a small independent label with no experience in the music biz. There were only a few thousand records available for purchase-- most, if not all of them sold. So, technically they were a success!

at the end of this video you can catch Rob asking "how's it going" to Fab, then Fab say "it's good" - in reference to how the interview was going

rob has this mesmerising energy

I bet Rob was the FINEST brotha that ever worked at a Wendy's!

They seem like really nice guys

They were tricked, and the person who asked them to sign the contract should have been punished too

I can just picture this scene and it makes my heart ache. If I had seen him out, I may have been shy but would have spoken with him and hung out if it was cool with him. Guess I'm just a compassionate person and hate to see anyone hurting like that. You never know how you can change a life just by showing some compassion. I miss him and wish he had survived. Thankful that Fabrice has thrived and risen above this.

One of the things that impresses me most about Rob & Fab is their physiques. I mean these guys were beasts. I keep wondering why no one ever asked them what they do to stay in shape.

They were pretty talented no matter what. I wish Rob wouldn't of felt bad, plus he had awesome support from Fab. R.I.P. Rob.

I was finally able after all these years to hear their Rob and Fab album, and I REALLY enjoyed it! I was never into Milli Vanilli and didn't care for that album's music, but Rob and Fab's own album was a helluva lot more fun! :D

If Rob had actually gone to India and become a fisherman, he probably wouldn't have been haunted by the downfall, and he'd probably still be alive.

Rob was so cute. Poor guy, so sad what happened to him. He seemed like such a sweet person. Fab is in his late 40s now, but still looks exactly the same as he did back then, minus the braids. And btw, Arsenio is an ass, he made fun of them relentlessly even before the scandal, then he has them on the show just to mock them. What's even more sad about this video, is how poor Rob is pretending to joke and laugh when he in truth, he was very hurt by the things that people like Arsenio were saying in the media.

I loved Rob!

I listened to them growing up and i love them still respect them so much💖

yes I miss Arsenio and I will always be grateful that he gave Fab and Rob the chance to do their thing. I never tired of seeing this episode and their performance was awesome!

our, the music fans, actions through our jokes, taunts and extremely horrible criticism of these guys caused Rob, in one way or another, to end his life and i feel horrible for it. i loved these guys growing up and never cared who sung the tracks. the whole point was the entertainment and these guys delivered just that.

I always liked Arsenio and appreciate that they got a chance to sing their own music on tv but I hated the way he treated them. Especially Rob...making fun of friends ditching them, his family disowning him...it was really cruel.

u know John I agree. The more I watched this video, the more I saw how he picked at them especially Robert by bringing up his family disowning him & saying how Robert wanted 2 b on his show but he wouldn't let him bc of the lip synching...talking in an accent to imitate Robert. The more I think about it, the more sickened I am by how Arsenio acted but God bless Rob & Fab they smiled thru it and did an amazing performance and interview. They are/were classy guys.

Rob​ has​ a​ good​ sense of​ humour👍

I hope he will write a book about their story if they don't ever do the movie.

LOVE THEM ALWAYS. ROB & FAB

They are so charismatic men. May be they underestimated themselves,. RIP Rob respect ✊🏼 you left a big void ❤️💚💜 Fabrice . They are too handsome.

Thank you for sharing these videos. I'm still a big Rob & Fab fan as well. I have the following CD's: 2 X 2, Girl You Know It's True, The Remix Album, The Moment Of Truth and Rob & Fab as well as their video collection on VHS. I never hated them for what happened and I never joined in any of the lawsuits, etc. It's a very unfortunate story. I'm surprised that they were planning on doing a reunion along with Frank Farian before Rob died. Personally, I wouldn't have worked with him again. RIP Rob

Both are gorgeous guys. RIP green eyed German + American African Rob Pilatus. They are humble and good guys. It was sad seeing how these beautiful guys were treated in the Germany music industry

Not their fault!!!!!! They were used and ruined by the music industry, their manager Frank is a demon.

They are/were bastards. I never blamed Rob and Fab. They were two young black guys who had some big record producers/executives come and tell them that they were going to make them stars. If someone offered you that chance and said they could secure your financial future forever -- and you'd be able to take care of your family and never worry about money again -- wouldn't you take it?

I like when Rob say: it was amazing!!!

The guys looked pretty hopeful here. When the record only sold 2000 copies, that was it.

Here I can see the sensitive soul that Rob really was. He used to hide it before. Always being afraid if anyone might hurt him. Well, that's exactly what they did at the end.. 😢. His wounded soul got abused.Again!So so sad😢😢

I can't believe the folks at Arista said they knew nothing about it! Lying bastards!

Vlad brought me here

Alot of artist lip sync on their songs. These guys deserved a second chance. Too bad Rob couldn't overcome this! May you rest in peace Rob!

Robert was born in New York actually but was adopted by a German family and grew up there. Fabrice was raised in France. I am so proud of both of them that they learned to speak english so well but I think it was harder for Rob bc face it, the German accent is a thick one no matter who is speaking.

I wish Rob and Fab had told the world FIRST before their producer. That would've been empowering for them, and they would've come out of it better.

Não importa nada o.milli e vanilli vão continuar sendo os meus maiores idolos pra sempre! Amo milli e vamilli!!!!

Rob had a nice charisma.

Hung out w/ Fab 2 weeks ago. Stand up guy. Class Act

Man Arsenio used to dog these guys. I can't believe they even wanted to come on his show. Class move by them. It's funny how everyone dissed them when the scandal broke but a lot of people probably would've done the same thing they did to get out of being broke.

fab is sooo handsome!!!!

Look at Arsenio wearing a disguise like he's ashamed to be seen with them. WHAT'S UP ARSENIO!! lol

You must have never seen Heavy D. dance then. He was 6' 5" and 280 and could dance his ass off.

They were used for their youth and beauty and got HUGE as a result. Any 22 year old guys would have jumped at the opportunity but some asshole put them out. Jealousy? Why? Anyone know who did it? I would have just changed my look and went to Costa Rica or someplace and enjoyed the money. No problem.

It's really sad what happened to these 2 young men. I believe one of them even ended up committing suicide due to depression of what people can do and how cruel people can be they signed a contract they didn't know what they were getting into and they were forced by their Management team to lip sync the music . Let he who is without sin cast the 1st stone but it seemed like after that happened and they got caught society just destroyed them Arsenio Hall was the only person to give them a chance to make good and they really are good they really can sing so very sad. Rob and Fab God-bless you both I know one of you is no longer with us today but God-bless you both just the same!

Damn right, who cares if they didn't sing... it was everything else 💖

These are really nice guys who were exploited and lured in by the fame. I'm glad Fab made peace with everything. RIP Rob.

R.I.P ROB !!!!!!!!

At least Fabrice went on to have a good solo career. He's great.

@PopGracewood They did it because their producer had them sign a contract without managers or lawyers & without one of them being able to read it because he didn't know the language it was in. The producer never told them they were just going to be lip-synching at the time. He also gave them money which turned out to be recording advance money to support themselves since they were so poor at the time & they had to recoup it, so they really had no choice then but to lip-sync.

I was surprised also but I think it was only Rob who worked w/Farian again bc he was desperate. Fab managed to pull himself out of this..thank God. I am searching for their solo cd Rob & Fab and also Fab's solo cd Love Revolution. If you have any advice on where I could find these, I'd much appreciate it. Peace

@mizrhee1 Rob did not commit suicide. He became addicted to cocaine from when they became famous and went through rehab 11 times & finally OD'd from a toxic mixture of alcohol & prescription pills. He was very troubled though. He was biracial & adopted by very conservative Germans, ran away from home at 14 and his family completely wanted nothing to do with him when the scandal was revealed. Losing the fame & being mocked was hard for Rob because Milli was the only time he felt appreciated.

A Gemini on drugs is a recipe for disaster neverless Rob Pilatus is my disaster. 😊. The sexiest man alive I need a drool cup to watch his performances. God is great for he created this man of beauty .we are merely in awe of his creations.

well , untill now I did not understand why they were note produced as a movie??!!..its a perfect story about music industry, where singers dont be more than slaver of....

Hey I hear Arnold Schwarzenegger

Yeah that was a vicious 'joke.' But at least Arsenio bothered to sit down & learn what really happened. To my knowledge Phil, Sally & Oprah never did.

Rob was drop dead gorgeous rip he couldn't handle the embarrassment shame that came with the fame and then it came that they were lip singing those songs are great songs I still listen to them

Tan beyos mis dos amores Rab Pilatos ♥️♥️♥️ Fab Morgan 🧡⭐❤️ por siempre serán Mini Vanilli forever 🌹😍⭐⭐💞🤩😘😘

WoW nice adoptive “family”!

1) These guys are gorgeous. 2) Frank Farian is a douchebag who should have taken the fall, along with Arista Records and Clive Davis. 3) Arsenio's bright blue blazer with red baseball cap...ah, no.

Always liked Arsenio Hall for reasons like this.

Personally, I drool over Rob but Fabrice is seriously dead drop gorgeous here. Y in girl I'm gonna miss you as well. Damn, can God create.

I’m a straight man, but Rob was an absolutely beautiful bloke! So sad what happened… R.I.P.

Yes, they made a mistake and they owned it however, Fabrice writes his own music and it's really, really good ie: Love Revolution, Fabulous Addiction ( which is his newest project). He's at peace with all of this and a very talented person.

They were great!

porque fez isso cara tinha muita vida pela frente era bonito carismático

Fab actually is a very talented guy who might have made it without fronting like he did..

guys what happened was the music was made before rob and fab arrived frank was playing about with the milli style but after he seen rob and fab he asked them to be a part of it the guys thought as singers , but frank( producer & 5th member of boney m ) wanted them as dancers he also said the music was done do the work for the single i will let you sing on the next album he gave the guys money the contract was done and the boys were trapped and hit after hit the money comes in frank gets rich the backing singers get money the real singers get money rob and fab earn from it too and also there live appearances, no one expected the singles to do well but it is odd as after the first single the vocals chanced why did no one question that ? as its so obvious the guys could sing and fab can sing just as good as any of the real milli singers there was a 3rd album produced in 1996/7 featuring rob and fab back and in attack unreleased there is also a girl you know its true fully recorded track featuring rob and fab iv seen it on youtube before i have it and its great fab solo album is also great ... rip rob .

Hi - I'm working with Fab on a new project and we were wondering if you happened to have a higher quality version of this video. It's so good!

@LuV4RoBnFaB I really did see Rob in LA by himself at a club after the scandal...he was all alone...it was sad. At the time I thought it was funny, but I was young....now I feel horrible for him. He was really little, I was surprised maybe 5'4"...tiny....but he looked so sad.

Who was their handler? clive davis?

Their fans were assholes, they turned their back on them. I was never a fan. Thing that their fans and people should realize is, even though they were not singing, it takes a lot of talent, to dance the way they did, to create that image and to dress and look how they did. These guys had talent...you don't just turn your back on people. What they did then is no different from what you see going on today, so not sure why these guys were hated so much.

Rob 😍😍😍😭😭cutiest

where is the rest of the video after the commercial break? 😕

I agree with Doris Allen and Ebony 80s90sgurl what they're saying about rob Pilatus is true i feel sorry for him if his family hadn't adopted him he would feel loved and have a precious life that wasn't right for rob's family to turn on him

LOVE them so much !! R.I.P Rob !

saudade dos milli vanilli !!!!

Robert 🎩💞 and Fanbrice 🎤💜did so well on his show I know Robert was trying his best to hold it together.i luv him💜As fabrice 😍 says we killed it.😍.

Both so handsome

eu gostaria de ver essa entrevista traducida em português Rob pilatus que saudade descanse en paz querido nos ti amar

Hey, from where you got the milli vanilli videos? came in the last years on television?

@zacandtaylorrule , they CAN sing, i dont know why they did a thing like that , but they can sing!

Where did you find it? I've been looking for the cd and also for Fabrice's solo cd Love Revolution. I've asked Fab himself, but he no longer sells it. Any help would be appreciated

it's kind of like a 'trophy wife'.

please let me know if you have this in any higher quality, thank you.

@ thehouserocker Couldn't agree more. These were two decent guys with a fair amount of talent - the record company and the media absolutely ruined them.

I love you Mili vanilli

Milli Vanilli should do a comeback tour... With practically all pop stars lip syncing now - they could return as conquering heroes....