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Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown

Actor · Born 1969-02-05 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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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 (…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Ghostbusters II (1989) — Mayor's Doorman
  2. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  3. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Musical Guest
  4. Family Matters (1989) — Bobby Brown
  5. Lockwood & Co. (2023) — Paul
  6. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self
  7. Whitney (2018) — Self - Ex-Husband
  8. The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) — Self
  9. Whitney: Can I Be Me (2017) — Self (archive footage)
  10. Renegade (1992)
  11. The Masked Singer (2019) — Crab
  12. The View (1997) — Self
  13. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) — Self
  14. A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (1996) — Tee
  15. Two Can Play That Game (2001) — Michael
  16. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
  17. The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) — Self
  18. Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2005)
  19. Krush Groove (1985) — Self (New Edition)
  20. Panther (1995) — Rose
  21. A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) — TC Quest
  22. 227 (1985)
  23. The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) — Self
  24. Gang of Roses (2003) — Left Eye Watkins
  25. MTV Video Music Awards (1984) — Self
  26. Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990) — Three Blind Mice
  27. Tamron Hall (2019) — Self [New Edition]
  28. American Music Awards (1974) — Self [New Edition]
  29. The Chris Rock Show (1997) — Self
  30. 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022) — Self (archive footage)
  31. Nora's Hair Salon (2004) — Benny
  32. Attack of La Niña (2011)
  33. Cuts (2005)
  34. Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above (2008) — Old Man Butter
  35. Go for Broke (2002) — Jive
  36. Who You Gonna Call? (2020) — Self
  37. Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! (1984) — Self (as New Edition)
  38. Celebrities Uncensored (2003) — Self
  39. Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000) — Self
  40. Out All Night (1992) — Self