Bobby Brown
Born: 1969-02-05 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Robert Barisford Brown Sr. (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and dancer. Alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, he is recognized as a pioneer of new jack swing: a fusion of hip-hop and R&B. Brown rose to fame as a founding member of the R&B/pop vocal group New Edition, contributing to hits like "Candy Girl", "Cool It Now", and "Mr. Telephone Man". He left the group in 1985 to pursue a solo career but later reunited with them for their Billboard 200 number-one album Home Again (1996). Brown's debut album, King of Stage (1986), featured the number-one R&B single "Girlfriend". However, it was his second album, Don't Be Cruel (1988), that brought him commercial and critical success, producing five Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, including the number-one hit "My Prerogative" and the Grammy Award–winning "Every Little Step". In 1989, Brown contributed two songs to the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. His next album, Bobby (1992), was certified 3× Platinum by the RIAA and featured the singles "Humpin' Around", "Get Away", and "Good Enough". Brown has also appeared in films, including A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) and Two Can Play That Game (2001). In 1992, Brown married Whitney Houston, with whom he had daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown. Their widely-publicized relationship was marked by drug issues and domestic disputes, attracting significant media attention. Brown and Houston starred in the 2005 reality television series Being Bobby Brown. Houston filed for divorce in 2006, and it was finalized the next year. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bobby Brown, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2023
- Lockwood & Co. as Paul
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- Biography: Bobby Brown as Self
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)
- Bobby Brown: Every Little Step as Self
2021
- A Very Boy Band Holiday as Self
- Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All as Self (archive footage)
2020
- VERZUZ as Self
- Who You Gonna Call? as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Masked Singer as Crab
- Tamron Hall as Self [New Edition]
- A Black Lady Sketch Show as TC Quest
2018
- Whitney as Self - Ex-Husband
2017
- The New Edition Story ... (Co-Producer)
- Whitney: Can I Be Me as Self (archive footage)
- A Kindred Soul as Uncle
2016
- A Tale of James Brown as Self
2011
- Attack of La Niña
- The Grand Bizarre as actor
2009
- IN DEEP: The Skiing Experience as Bobby Brown
2008
- Death Race ... (Stunt Driver)
- Gone Country as Self
- Outsiders Inn
- Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above as Old Man Butter
2006
2005
- Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
- Cuts
- Celebrity Fit Club as Self - Contestant
- Being Bobby Brown
2004
- Nora's Hair Salon as Benny
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Gang of Roses as Left Eye Watkins
- Celebrities Uncensored as Self
2002
- Go for Broke as Jive
2001
- Two Can Play That Game as Michael
2000
1999
- Where Are They Now? as Self
1997
- The View as Self
- The Chris Rock Show as Self
- Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. as Self
1996
1995
- Panther as Rose
1992
- Renegade
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- Out All Night as Self
1991
- Voices That Care as Self - Lead Vocals
1990
- Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme as Three Blind Mice
1989
- Family Matters as Bobby Brown
- Ghostbusters II as Mayor's Doorman
- Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
1985
- 227
- Krush Groove as Self (New Edition)
- All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular as Self
1984
- MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! as Self (as New Edition)
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1974
- American Music Awards as Self [New Edition]