George Clinton

George Clinton

Known for
Acting
Born
July 22, 1941 (age 85)
Birthplace
Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA

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

Filmography

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Mommy, What's a Funkadelic? poster

Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?

Movie

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Give the Drummer Some poster

Give the Drummer Some

Movie

2026
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel poster

The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel

Movie · as Self - Record Producer

2026
Once Upon a Time the Documentary

Once Upon a Time the Documentary

Movie · as Self

2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) poster

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)

Movie · as Self

2025
We Want the Funk! poster

We Want the Funk!

Movie · as Self

2023
Good Burger 2 poster

Good Burger 2

Movie · as George Clinton

2023
They All Came Out to Montreux poster

They All Came Out to Montreux

Movie · as Self

2023
Agent Elvis poster

Agent Elvis

TV · as George Clinton (voice) · 1 ep

2021
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James poster

Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James

Movie · as Self

2021
The Dancing Man of L.A. poster

The Dancing Man of L.A.

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2020
Trolls World Tour poster

Trolls World Tour

Movie · as King Quincy (voice)

2019
The Masked Singer poster

The Masked Singer

TV · as Self, Gopher (archive footage) · 2 eps

2018
This Is Love poster

This Is Love

Movie · as Self

2018
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend

Prince: the Last Year of a Legend

Movie · as Self - Songwriter & friend

2017
Kuso poster

Kuso

Movie · as Doctor Clinton

2017
G-Funk poster

G-Funk

Movie · as Self

2016
Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic poster

Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic

Movie

2015
Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment poster

Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment

Movie · as Self

2014
Finding the Funk poster

Finding the Funk

Movie · as Self

2014
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove poster

The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove

Movie

2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2012
George Clinton and the P Funk All Stars - Live in France 2005 poster

George Clinton and the P Funk All Stars - Live in France 2005

Movie · as Self

2012
Horrorween poster

Horrorween

Movie · as Self

2012
N.A.S.A.: The Spirit of Apollo

N.A.S.A.: The Spirit of Apollo

Movie

2012
Loiter Squad poster

Loiter Squad

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone poster

Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone

Movie · as Self

2010
Freaknik: The Musical poster

Freaknik: The Musical

Movie · as (voice)

2009
Copyright Criminals poster

Copyright Criminals

Movie · as Self

2009
Coming Back for More poster

Coming Back for More

Movie

2008
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges poster

Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

Movie · as Self

2008
Gone Country poster

Gone Country

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2008
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts poster

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2008
Unsung poster

Unsung

TV · 1 ep

2006
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein poster

George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein

Movie · as Self

2005
Disco: Spinning The Story poster

Disco: Spinning The Story

Movie · as self

2005
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove poster

Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove

Movie · as Self

2005
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic - Live at Montreux poster

George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic - Live at Montreux

Movie · as Self

2005
TV Party poster

TV Party

Movie · as Self

2005
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth poster

Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth

Movie · as Self

2005
How I Met Your Mother poster

How I Met Your Mother

TV · as George Clinton · 1 ep

2005
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music poster

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2004
Michael Jackson: The One poster

Michael Jackson: The One

Movie · as Self

2003
Michael Jackson: Number Ones poster

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
George Clinton: The Mothership Connection poster

George Clinton: The Mothership Connection

Movie

2001
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! poster

All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!

Movie · as Self

2001
The Bernie Mac Show poster

The Bernie Mac Show

TV · as George Clinton

1999
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000 poster

Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000

Movie

1999
The Breaks poster

The Breaks

Movie · as Self

1998
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever poster

Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

Movie · as Self

1998
Butter poster

Butter

Movie · as Celebrity Guest #1

1997
Good Burger poster

Good Burger

Movie · as Dancing Crazy

1996
The Last Angel of History poster

The Last Angel of History

Movie · as Self

1996
Universal Techno poster

Universal Techno

Movie · as Archival

1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child poster

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

TV · as Scratchmo (voice) · 1 ep

1994
PCU poster

PCU

Movie · as Self

1994
Cosmic Slop poster

Cosmic Slop

Movie · as Host

1994
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos poster

Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos

Movie · as Self

1994
New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover

TV · 1 ep

1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast poster

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

TV · 1 ep

1992
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine poster

Prince: The Ryde Dyvine

Movie

1992
Martin poster

Martin

TV · as George Clinton · 1 ep

1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

TV · 1 ep

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 1 ep

1990
House Party poster

House Party

Movie · as D.J.

1990
Graffiti Bridge poster

Graffiti Bridge

Movie · as George

1989
Prince: Musical Portrait poster

Prince: Musical Portrait

Movie · as Self

1988
The Night Before poster

The Night Before

Movie · as Band Member

1985
The Making of Sun City poster

The Making of Sun City

Movie

1982
The Tube poster

The Tube

TV · 1 ep

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep