George Clinton

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George Clinton

Acting 85 July 22, 1941

Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA

George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Par…

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How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

8.1 2005 TV Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.8 2014 TV Show
Trolls World Tour

Trolls World Tour

7.2 2020 Movie
Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

6.9 1975 TV Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.4 1992 TV Show
Good Burger

Good Burger

6.2 1997 Movie
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

7.0 2008 TV Show
The Masked Singer

The Masked Singer

7.5 2019 TV Show
Martin

Martin

7.5 1992 TV Show
The Bernie Mac Show

The Bernie Mac Show

6.7 2001 TV Show
Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

7.8 1994 TV Show
New York Undercover

New York Undercover

7.3 1994 TV Show

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George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost innovators of funk music, along with James Brown and Sly Stone. Clinton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Clinton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Once Upon a Time the Documentary

    Movie Self

  2. 2026
    The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel

    Movie Self - Record Producer

  3. 2025
    We Want the Funk!

    Movie Self

  4. 2025
    SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

    Movie Self

  5. 2023
    Good Burger 2

    Movie George Clinton

  6. 2023
    They All Came Out to Montreux

    Movie Self

  7. 2023
    Agent Elvis

    TV show George Clinton (voice)

  8. 2021
    Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James

    Movie Self

  9. 2021
    The Dancing Man of L.A.

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  10. 2020
    Trolls World Tour

    Movie King Quincy (voice)

  11. 2019
    The Masked Singer

    TV show Gopher

  12. 2018
    This Is Love

    Movie Self

  13. 2018
    Prince: the Last Year of a Legend

    Movie Self - Songwriter & friend

  14. 2017
    Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus

    TV show Original Music Composer

  15. 2017
    G-Funk

    Movie Self

  16. 2017
    Kuso

    Movie Doctor Clinton

More credits
  1. 2016
    Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic

    Movie

  2. 2015
    Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment

    Movie Self

  3. 2014
    The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

    Movie

  4. 2014
    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    TV show Self

  5. 2014
    Finding the Funk

    Movie Self

  6. 2012
    Horrorween

    Movie Self

  7. 2012
    Loiter Squad

    TV show Self

  8. 2012
    George Clinton and the P Funk All Stars - Live in France 2005

    Movie Self

  9. 2012
    N.A.S.A.: The Spirit of Apollo

    Movie

  10. 2011
    Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

    Movie Self

  11. 2010
    Freaknik: The Musical

    Movie (voice)

  12. 2009
    Copyright Criminals

    Movie Self

  13. 2009
    Coming Back for More

    Movie

  14. 2008
    Unsung

    TV show

  15. 2008
    NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

    TV show Self

  16. 2008
    Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

    Movie Self

  17. 2008
    Gone Country

    TV show Self

  18. 2006
    George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein

    Movie Self

  19. 2005
    How I Met Your Mother

    TV show George Clinton

  20. 2005
    TV Party

    Movie Self

  21. 2005
    George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic - Live at Montreux

    Movie Self

  22. 2005
    Disco: Spinning The Story

    Movie self

  23. 2005
    Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

    TV show Self

  24. 2005
    Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove

    Movie Self