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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 8, 1967
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Also Known As
- Kellz
- King of R&B
- The Pied Piper
- Robert Sylvester Kelly
R. Kelly
0.3 Popularity
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
7.6
Self (archive footage)
Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact
2019
0.0
Himself
The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly
2019
7.1
Self (archive footage)
Surviving R. Kelly
2019
7.0
Himself (archive Footage)
R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
2018
5.9
Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
2012
🎬
0.0
Himself
The One8 Project: Hands Across the World
2011
8.0
Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
2007
6.4
Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
2007
10.0
CANTOR
R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
2007
6.8
Sylvester / Narrator
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
2005
Credits
Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.6
The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly
as Himself
2019
0.0
Surviving R. Kelly
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.1
R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
as Himself (archive Footage)
2018
7.0
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer
2012
5.9
🎬
The One8 Project: Hands Across the World
as Himself
2011
0.0
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
as Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
2007
8.0
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
2007
6.4
R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
as CANTOR
2007
10.0
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
as Sylvester / Narrator
2005
6.8
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
as Self
2003
9.1
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
as Self (archive footage)
2002
6.0
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002
5.0
Teen Choice Awards
as Self
1999
9.1
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
7.7
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
7.0
American Music Awards
as Self - Musical Guest
1974
8.2