Name
Morris Day
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1957-12-13 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Springfield, Illinois, USA
Biography
Morris E. Day (born December 13, 1957) is an American singer, composer, actor and band leader. In his teens, he went to the same high school as Prince in Minneapolis; they played together in the band Grand Central. In 1980, Prince covered Day's composition "Partyup" on his own album Dirty Mind. In 1981, the funk-soul-dance band The Time was founded by Prince with Day as its lead singer. The group released its eponymous debut album that year. Their second album, What Time Is It?, followed in '82. Then, in 1984, Morris and The Time got their cinematic big break performing in the Prince starrer Purple Rain. In it, Day portrayed the foe of Prince's character The Kid, earning critical acclaim for his acting. The Time's third album, Ice Cream Castle, was released that year, becoming its highest performing on both the U.S. and U.S. R&B charts until the release of Pandemonium, their fourth LP. In 1985, Day kicked off his solo recording career with Color of Success, eventually releasing four solo albums in all. He reunited with The Time to record Condensate, under the group name The Original 7ven, in 2011. Day has appeared in numerous films, as well as having acted on television. He has also written a memoir with biographer David Ritz titled On Time: A Princely Life in Funk.
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- 1990 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane as Don Cleveland
- 1984 Purple Rain as Morris
- 1990 Graffiti Bridge as Morris Day
- 2019 The Minnesota Sound as Self
- 1999 Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
- 2001 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Morris Day
- 2005 Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation as Self
- 2020 Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince as Self
- 1988 Moving as Rudy
- 2019 The Minneapolis Sound as Self
- 1985 227 ( 1 episode )
- 1996 Moesha ( 1 episode ) as Morris Day
- 2004 Da Boom Crew ( 13 episodes )
- 1999 Where Are They Now? ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2007 Baisden After Dark ( 1 episode )
- 1990 New Attitude ( 8 episodes ) as Lamarr
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Sherman's Showcase ( 1 episode ) as Morris Day
- 2003 Eve ( 1 episode ) as Rodney P
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
