R. Kelly
Biography
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American former singer, songwriter, record producer, and convicted sex offender. Known professionally as R. Kelly, he is credited with prolific commercial success in R&B, hip hop, and pop music recordings, earning nicknames such as 'the King of R&B', 'the King of Pop-Soul', and 'the Pied Piper of R&B'. In 2025, Billboard ranked him 9th on their list of the 'Best R&B Artists of All Time'. In 2023, Kelly was convicted of multiple charges of child sexual abuse—three of thirteen charges of production of child pornography and three charges of enticing a child, effectively ending his career. As of 2025, he is serving a 31-year combined sentence at FCI Butner Medium I in North Carolina.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Late Show with David Letterman
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
MTV Video Music Awards
American Music Awards
Surviving R. Kelly
Trapped in the Closet
Teen Choice Awards
All Movies (14)
- IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs2024 · as Self (archive footage)
- Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact2019 · as Self (archive footage)
- The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly2019 · as Himself
- R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes2018 · as Himself (archive Footage)
- Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-332012 · as Sylvester/Pimp Lucius/William Perry
- Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-332012 · as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer
- The One8 Project: Hands Across the World2011 · as Himself
- Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-222007 · as Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
- Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-222007 · as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
- R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour2007 · as CANTOR
- Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-122005 · as Sylvester / Narrator
- R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection2003 · as Self
- Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!2002 · as Self (archive footage)
- Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 12002
All TV Shows (8)
- Surviving R. Kelly2019 · as Self (archive footage)
- Trapped in the Closet2005
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self
- Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Musical Guest
- MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
- Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
- American Music Awards1974 · as Self - Musical Guest