Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson

Known for
Acting
Born
June 23, 1956 (age 70)
Birthplace
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on American Idol from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known from his appearances as the longest-serving judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their sudden split with founding member Ross Valory. Jackson had previously filled the role on the band's 1986 album Raised on Radio and its tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

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NAACP Image Awards poster

NAACP Image Awards

TV · 2 eps

2025
Diane Warren: Relentless poster

Diane Warren: Relentless

Movie · as Self

2023
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari poster

Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari

Movie · as Self

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · 1 ep

2022
Sherri poster

Sherri

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All poster

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

Movie · as Self

2021
Name That Tune poster

Name That Tune

TV · as Self - Band Leader · 70 eps

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2019
The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2018
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self - Guest Mentor · 1 ep

2017
Drop the Mic poster

Drop the Mic

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again poster

Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again

Movie · as Self

2010
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb poster

Take Two with Phineas and Ferb

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie poster

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

Movie · as Randy Jackson (voice)

2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon poster

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2007
Keeping Up with the Kardashians poster

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2005
Robots poster

Robots

Movie · as Watch #2 (voice) (uncredited)

2005
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4 poster

American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4

Movie · as Self - Judge (archive footage)

2005
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4 poster

American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4

Movie · as Self - Judge

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
The Tony Danza Show

The Tony Danza Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

2004
Kevin Hill poster

Kevin Hill

TV · as Grundy · 1 ep

2004
Dr. Vegas

Dr. Vegas

TV · as Desmond · 10 eps

2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest poster

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2003
Journey - Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997 poster

Journey - Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997

Movie · as Self (Vocals / Bass)

2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show poster

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2003
Punk'd poster

Punk'd

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar poster

American Idol: The Search For A Superstar

Movie · as Judge

2002
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway poster

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
American Idol poster

American Idol

TV · as Self - Judge · 474 eps

2002
American Dreams poster

American Dreams

TV · 1 ep

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as Randy Jackson · 1 ep

2001
Good Day Live poster

Good Day Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Randy Jackson (voice) · 1 ep

1999
The Early Show poster

The Early Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome poster

Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome

Movie · as Self

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1995
MADtv poster

MADtv

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

1992
Mariah Carey: MTV Unplugged poster

Mariah Carey: MTV Unplugged

Movie · as Bass

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Randy Jackson (voice) · 1 ep

1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

TV · 1 ep

1952
Today poster

Today

TV · as Self · 2 eps