Bobby Brown

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 (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.

Known For

The Daily Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Saturday Night Live

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The View

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

MTV Video Music Awards

All Movies (27)

• 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• A Very Boy Band Holiday2021 · as Self
• Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Who You Gonna Call?2020 · as Self
• Whitney2018 · as Self - Ex-Husband
• A Kindred Soul2017 · as Uncle
• Whitney: Can I Be Me2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• A Tale of James Brown2016 · as Self
• Attack of La Niña2011
• The Grand Bizarre2011 · as actor
• IN DEEP: The Skiing Experience2009 · as Bobby Brown
• Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above2008 · as Old Man Butter
• Nora's Hair Salon2004 · as Benny
• Gang of Roses2003 · as Left Eye Watkins
• Go for Broke2002 · as Jive
• Two Can Play That Game2001 · as Michael
• Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration2000 · as Self
• Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.1997 · as Self
• A Thin Line Between Love and Hate1996 · as Tee
• Panther1995 · as Rose
• Voices That Care1991 · as Self - Lead Vocals
• Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme1990 · as Three Blind Mice
• Ghostbusters II1989 · as Mayor's Doorman
• Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 31989
• Krush Groove1985 · as Self (New Edition)
• All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular1985 · as Self
• Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!1984 · as Self (as New Edition)

All TV Shows (32)

• Lockwood & Co.2023 · as Paul
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self
• Bobby Brown: Every Little Step2022 · as Self
• Biography: Bobby Brown2022 · as Self
• VERZUZ2020 · as Self
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self [New Edition]
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• A Black Lady Sketch Show2019 · as TC Quest
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Crab
• Outsiders Inn2008
• Gone Country2008 · as Self
• The Shop2006
• Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out2005
• Being Bobby Brown2005
• Cuts2005
• Celebrity Fit Club2005 · as Self - Contestant
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• Celebrities Uncensored2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Where Are They Now?1999 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Chris Rock Show1997 · as Self
• E! True Hollywood Story1996
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• Out All Night1992 · as Self
• Renegade1992
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• Family Matters1989 · as Bobby Brown
• 2271985
• MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
• American Music Awards1974 · as Self [New Edition]