George Clinton

Biography

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

How I Met Your Mother

Saturday Night Live

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

Martin

The Masked Singer

All Movies (53)

• Once Upon a Time the Documentary2026 · as Self
• The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel2026 · as Self - Record Producer
• We Want the Funk!2025 · as Self
• SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)2025 · as Self
• Get Lit2024 · as Player
• Good Burger 22023 · as George Clinton
• They All Came Out to Montreux2023 · as Self
• Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James2021 · as Self
• The Dancing Man of L.A.2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Trolls World Tour2020 · as King Quincy (voice)
• This Is Love2018 · as Self
• Prince: the Last Year of a Legend2018 · as Self - Songwriter & friend
• G-Funk2017 · as Self
• Kuso2017 · as Doctor Clinton
• Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic2016
• Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment2015 · as Self
• The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove2014
• Finding the Funk2014 · as Self
• Horrorween2012 · as Self
• George Clinton and the P Funk All Stars - Live in France 20052012 · as Self
• N.A.S.A.: The Spirit of Apollo2012
• Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone2011 · as Self
• Freaknik: The Musical2010 · as (voice)
• Copyright Criminals2009 · as Self
• Coming Back for More2009
• Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges2008 · as Self
• George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein2006 · as Self
• TV Party2005 · as Self
• George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic - Live at Montreux2005 · as Self
• Disco: Spinning The Story2005 · as self
• Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove2005 · as Self
• Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth2005 · as Self
• Michael Jackson: The One2004 · as Self
• Michael Jackson: Number Ones2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• George Clinton: The Mothership Connection2003
• All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!2001 · as Self
• Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 20001999
• The Breaks1999 · as Self
• Butter1998 · as Celebrity Guest #1
• Motown 40: The Music Is Forever1998 · as Self
• Good Burger1997 · as Dancing Crazy
• The Last Angel of History1996 · as Self
• Cosmic Slop1994 · as Host
• Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos1994 · as Self
• PCU1994 · as Self
• Prince: The Ryde Dyvine1992
• Graffiti Bridge1990 · as George
• House Party1990 · as D.J.
• Prince: Musical Portrait1989 · as Self
• The Night Before1988 · as Band Member
• The Making of Sun City1985
• Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?—
• Give the Drummer Some—

All TV Shows (18)

• Agent Elvis2023 · as George Clinton (voice)
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Gopher
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Gopher (archive footage)
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Loiter Squad2012 · as Self
• Unsung2008
• NPR Tiny Desk Concerts2008 · as Self
• Gone Country2008 · as Self
• How I Met Your Mother2005 · as George Clinton
• Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music2005 · as Self
• The Bernie Mac Show2001
• The Bernie Mac Show2001 · as George Clinton
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child1995 · as Scratchmo (voice)
• New York Undercover1994
• Space Ghost Coast to Coast1994
• Martin1992 · as George Clinton
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest