Bobby Brown
Acting · Crew · Production
Born February 5, 1969, 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 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.
Filmography
- Lockwood & Co. — Paul
- A Black Lady Sketch Show — TC Quest
- The Masked Singer — Crab
- 2017A Kindred Soul — Uncle
- The New Edition Story — Co-Producer
- 2011Attack of La Niña
- 2009IN DEEP: The Skiing Experience — Bobby Brown
- 2008Death Race — Stunts, Stunt Driver
- 2008Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above — Old Man Butter
- Outsiders Inn
- The Shop
- Being Bobby Brown
- Cuts
- Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
- 2004Nora's Hair Salon — Benny
- 2003Gang of Roses — Left Eye Watkins
- 2002Go for Broke — Jive
- 2001Two Can Play That Game — Michael
- 1996A Thin Line Between Love and Hate — Tee
- E! True Hollywood Story
- 1995Panther — Rose
- Renegade
- 1990Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme — Three Blind Mice
- The Word
- Family Matters — Bobby Brown
- 1989Ghostbusters II — Mayor's Doorman
- 1989Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3
- 227
- 1985Motown Returns to the Apollo
Appearances as themselves (34)
- 20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self (archive footage)
- Biography: Bobby Brown — Self
- Bobby Brown: Every Little Step — Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show — Self
- 2021A Very Boy Band Holiday — Self
- 2021Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All — Self (archive footage)
- VERZUZ — Self
- 2020Who You Gonna Call? — Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
- The Tamron Hall Show — Self [New Edition]
- 2018Whitney — Self - Ex-Husband
- 2017Whitney: Can I Be Me — Self (archive footage)
- 2016A Tale of James Brown — Self
- 2011The Grand Bizarre — Self
- Gone Country — Self
- Celebrity Fit Club — Self - Contestant
- Celebrities Uncensored — Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
- 2000Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration — Self
- Where Are They Now? — Self
- 1997Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. — Self
- The Chris Rock Show — Self
- The View — Self
- The Daily Show — Self
- Out All Night — Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self
- 1991Voices That Care — Self - Lead Vocals
- 1985All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular — Self
- 1985Krush Groove — Self (New Edition)
- 1984Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! — Self (as New Edition)
- MTV Video Music Awards — Self
- Saturday Night Live — Self - Musical Guest
- American Music Awards — Self [New Edition]