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R. Kelly

Record Producer / Singer-songwriter / Composer / Actor / Music Video Director | * 01/08/1967 (57) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967), known professionally as R. Kelly, is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. He has been credited with prolific success in both R&B and hip hop, earning nicknames such as "the King of R&B", "the King of Pop-Soul", and "the Pied Piper of R&B". He is currently serving a 31-year prison sentence following convictions on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges in 2022. Kelly has released 18 studio albums and is known for hit singles such as "I Believe I Can Fly", "Bump N' Grind", "Your Body's Callin'", "Fiesta (Remix)", "Ignition (Remix)", "Step in the Name of Love (Remix)", "If I Could Turn Back the Hands of Time", "The World's Greatest", "I'm a Flirt (Remix)", and the hip hopera Trapped in the Closet. In 1998, he won three Grammy Awards for "I Believe I Can Fly". Kelly has also written, produced, and remixed hundreds of songs, singles, and albums for other artists such as Michael Jackson, Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston, Aaliyah and Janet Jackson. In 1996, he received a Grammy Award nomination for writing and producing Michael Jackson's single "You Are Not Alone", which also won a Guinness World Record as the first song in history to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Kelly has sold over 75 million albums and ... ()
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Robert Sylvester Kelly,known professionally asR. Kelly, is an American recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and convicted sex offender. A native ofChicago, Illinois, often referred to as theKing of R&B, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the groupPublic Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo, releasing 14 albums in his career. Kelly has also written, produced, andremixedsongs and albums for many artists.On September 27, 2021, he was convicted in a New York City criminal courthouse on all counts of sexual misconduct, racketeering, bribery and violations of the Mann act.

Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Crime | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for R. Kelly

Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best R&B Song Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
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Movies with R. Kelly as Actor(9)

as Himself (Archival Footage)2018 R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Int2012 Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph2007 Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
as Sylvester / Narrator2005 Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
as (archive footage)2002 Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!

TV Shows/Series with R. Kelly as Actor(2)

as Self (archive footage)2019 Surviving R. Kelly

Movies with R. Kelly as Crew(10)

Sound/Songs2012 Sparkle
Production/Executive Producer2007 R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
Sound/Music Producer1991 Up Against the Wall

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Born: Sunday, 01/08 1967 (January) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 57 years + 80 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Kenwood Academy
Record Label: Jive Records, Rockland Records, RCA Records
Spouses (current/former): Aaliyah, Andrea Kelly
Children: Joann Kelly
Other names for R. Kelly (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Kellz"
"King of R&B"
"The Pied Piper"
"Robert Sylvester Kelly"
R. Kelly frequently works together with these people:
Jim Swaffield (4x, Crew)
Drevon Cooks (4x, Cast)
Seth Rogen (3x, Actor)
Miley Cyrus (3x, Actress)
Avril Lavigne (3x, Actress)
LeShay N. Tomlinson (3x, Actress)
Rolando Boyce (3x, Actor)
Rebecca Field (3x, Actress)
Marina Zenovich (3x, Crew)
Hype Williams (3x, Crew)
Eric Lane (3x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:455712, Added: 09/29/2018, Last updated: 03/19/2024