<P> Also in 1998, de Passe Entertainment (run by former Motown vice-president Suzanne de Passe) and Hallmark Entertainment produced The Temptations, a four - hour television miniseries based on Otis Williams' Temptations autobiography . The miniseries was broadcast in two parts on NBC on November 1 and November 2, 1998, with the first part covering the group's history from 1958 to 1968, and the second part the years from 1968 to 1995 . The miniseries was a ratings success and was nominated for five Emmy Awards, with Allan Arkush winning for Best Direction; it was subsequently rerun on the VH - 1 cable television network and released to VHS and DVD . </P> <P> Otis Williams' former wife Josephine Miles, Melvin Franklin's mother Rose Franklin, David Ruffin's family, and Johnnie Mae Matthews filed lawsuits against Williams, Motown, de Passe and de Passe Entertainment, Hallmark, and NBC for a number of charges, including defamation . </P> <P> The lawsuits were consolidated, and the judges ruled in favor of the defendants, and the ruling was upheld when the plaintiffs appealed in 2001 . Williams later claimed that, although his book was used as the source material for the film, he did not have a great deal of control over how the material was presented . </P> <P> The Temptations were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999 . In 2001, their 2000 album Ear - Resistible won the group its third Grammy, this one for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance . Bo Henderson was fired from the group in 2003, prompting a wrongful termination lawsuit . </P>

Are there any original members of the temptations alive