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Bobby Brown
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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 pionee…
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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.
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2023
Lockwood & Co.
TV show Paul
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2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self
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2022
Bobby Brown: Every Little Step
TV show Self
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2022
Biography: Bobby Brown
TV show Self
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2021
A Very Boy Band Holiday
Movie Self
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2021
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Who You Gonna Call?
Movie Self
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2020
VERZUZ
TV show Self
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2019
Tamron Hall
TV show Self [New Edition]
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2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
TV show TC Quest
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2019
The Masked Singer
TV show Crab
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2018
Whitney
Movie Self - Ex-Husband
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2017
A Kindred Soul
Movie Uncle
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2017
Whitney: Can I Be Me
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2017
The New Edition Story
TV show Co-Producer
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2016
A Tale of James Brown
Movie Self
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2011
Attack of La Niña
Movie
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2011
The Grand Bizarre
Movie Self
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2009
IN DEEP: The Skiing Experience
Movie Bobby Brown
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2008
Death Race
Movie Stunt Driver
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2008
Outsiders Inn
TV show
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2008
Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above
Movie Old Man Butter
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2008
Gone Country
TV show Self
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2006
The Shop
TV show
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2005
Being Bobby Brown
TV show
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2005
Cuts
TV show
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2005
Celebrity Fit Club
TV show Self - Contestant
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2004
Nora's Hair Salon
Movie Benny
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2003
Gang of Roses
Movie Left Eye Watkins
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2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV show Self
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2003
Celebrities Uncensored
TV show Self
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2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV show Self
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2002
Go for Broke
Movie Jive
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2001
Two Can Play That Game
Movie Michael
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2000
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Movie Self
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1999
Where Are They Now?
TV show Self
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1997
Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.
Movie Self
