Name
R. Kelly
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1967-01-08 (59 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Biography
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American former singer, songwriter, record producer, and convicted sex offender. Known professionally as R. Kelly, he is credited with prolific commercial success in R&B, hip hop, and pop music recordings, earning nicknames such as 'the King of R&B', 'the King of Pop-Soul', and 'the Pied Piper of R&B'. In 2025, Billboard ranked him 9th on their list of the 'Best R&B Artists of All Time'.
In 2023, Kelly was convicted of multiple charges of child sexual abuse—three of thirteen charges of production of child pornography and three charges of enticing a child, effectively ending his career. As of 2025, he is serving a 31-year combined sentence at FCI Butner Medium I in North Carolina.
Known For
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- 2018 R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes as Himself (archive Footage)
- 2002 Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
- 2007 Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
- 2011 The One8 Project: Hands Across the World as Himself
- 2005 Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 as Sylvester / Narrator
- 2012 Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer
- 2019 Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 Estonia Dreams of Eurovision! as Self (archive footage)
- 2007 R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour as CANTOR
- 2007 Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22 as Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
- 2019 The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly as Himself
- 2003 R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection as Self
- 2024 IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1974 American Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1984 MTV Video Music Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Surviving R. Kelly ( 15 episodes ) as Self (archive footage)
- 1975 Saturday Night Live ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 2005 Trapped in the Closet ( 33 episodes )
- 1993 Late Show with David Letterman ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
- 1992 Later... with Jools Holland ( 1 episode )
