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Robert Sylvester Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, actor and former semi-professional basketball player. He has been credited with helping to redefine 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".
Birth Name
Robert Sylvester Kelly
Born
Sunday, 08 January 1967
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| R. Kelly: The Verdict | 2021 | |
| Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning | Self | 2020 |
| Surviving R. Kelly | Self | 2019 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Musical Guest | 2014 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Self - Musical Guest | 2013 |
| Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 | Interviewer / Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self | 2012 |
| The X Factor | Himself - Special Guest | 2011 |
| Dish Nation | Self (archive footage) | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| R. Kelly: The Verdict | 2021 | |
| Surviving R. Kelly Part II: The Reckoning | Self | 2020 |
| Surviving R. Kelly | Self | 2019 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Musical Guest | 2014 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Self - Musical Guest | 2013 |
| Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 | Interviewer / Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self | 2012 |
| The X Factor | Himself - Special Guest | 2011 |
| Dish Nation | Self (archive footage) | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
| The Hot 10 | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - In Bud Billiken Parade (archive footage) | 2010 |
| 30 for 30 | Self | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Himself - Musical Guest | 2009 |
| TV's Funniest Music Moments | Self | 2008 |
| Rude Tube | Self | 2008 |
| Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 | Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Himself | 2007 |
| R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour | CANTOR | 2007 |
| Snakes on a Plane | Passenger | 2006 |
| Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 | Sylvester / Narrator | 2005 |
| Video on Trial | Self | 2005 |
| Fade to Black | Self | 2004 |
| R. Kelly: The Pied Piper of R&B | Self | 2004 |
| Inside Edition | Self | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - Musical Guest / Himself (credit only) / Himself | 2003 |
| MTV 20: Jams | Himself (segment "Bump 'n' Grind") | 2001 |
| Making the Video | Self | 1999 |
| The 40th Annual Grammy Awards | Self | 1998 |
| The View | Himself - Musical Guest | 1997 |
| Videotech | Self | 1996 |
| Top of the Pops 2 | Self | 1994 |
| Big Break | Self | 1990 |
| Showtime at the Apollo | Himself | 1987 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Himself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Musical Guest | 1975 |
| Soul Train | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1971 |
Director Filmography
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