Lionel Richie
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 20, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- Tuskegee ,Alabama , USA
Biography
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady" and "Still", with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Lady" for Kenny Rogers. In 1981, Richie wrote and produced the single "Endless Love", which he recorded as a duet with Diana Ross; it remains among the top 20 bestselling singles of all time, and the biggest career hit for both artists. In 1982, he officially launched his solo career with the album Lionel Richie, which sold over four million copies and spawned the singles "You Are", "My Love", and the number one single "Truly". Richie's second album, Can't Slow Down (1983), reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold over 20 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time; and spawned the number one singles "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Hello". He then co-wrote the 1985 charity single "We Are the World" with Michael Jackson, which sold over 20 million copies. His third album, Dancing on the Ceiling (1986), spawned the number one single "Say You, Say Me" (from the 1985 film White Nights) and the No. 2 hit title track. From 1986 to 1996, Richie took a break from recording; he has since then released seven studio albums. He has joined the singing competition American Idol to serve as a judge, starting from its sixteenth season (2018 to present). During his solo career, Richie became one of the most successful balladeers of the 1980s, and has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. He has won four Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year for "We Are the World", and Album of the Year for Can't Slow Down. "Endless Love" was nominated for an Academy Award; while "Say You, Say Me" won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe award for Best Original Song. In 2016, Richie received the Songwriters Hall of Fame's highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award. In 2022, he received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress; as well as the American Music Awards Icon Award. He was also inducted into Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Richie was born on June 20, 1949, in Tuskegee, Alabama, the son of Lionel Brockman Richie (1915–1990), a U.S. Army systems analyst, and Alberta R. Foster (1917–2001), a teacher and school principal. His grandmother Adelaide Mary Brown was a pianist who played classical music. On March 4, 2011, he appeared on NBC's Who Do You Think You Are?, which found out that his maternal great-grandfather was the national leader of an early Black American fraternal organization. Notably, J. Louis Brown was: [P]rincipal organizer and Supreme Grand Archon of the Knights of Wise Men, a fraternal organization for black men in the post-Civil War period. Formed in Nashville in 1879, it was a fraternal insurance and burial benefit society, as were so many others during the period. ... Source: Article "Lionel Richie" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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Filmography
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Movie · as Self
Lionel Richie: The Outrageous Tour Live
Movie · as Himself
High in the Clouds
Movie · as Gladstone (voice)
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Movie · as Self
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
Movie · as Self
Sock It to Me: The Legend of George Schlatter
Movie · as Self
American Idol Official Podcast
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Greatest Night in Pop
Movie · as Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
Movie · as Self
The Coronation Concert
Movie · as Self
Flora and Son
Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
Movie · as Self
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Studio 666
Movie · as Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
Movie · as Self
Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl
Movie · as Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self - Inductee
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
Movie · as Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Movie · as Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Disney Insider
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Nikki Fre$h
TV · as Self · 1 ep
David Foster: Off the Record
Movie · as Self
Lionel Richie at Glastonbury
Movie · as Self
The Black Godfather
Movie · as Self
Concerto di Natale in Vaticano 2019
Movie · as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Quincy
Movie · as Self
The Rookie
TV · as Lionel Richie · 1 ep
American Idol
TV · as Self - Judge · 166 eps
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
Movie · as Self
Pavarotti, Birth of a Pop Star
Movie · as Self - Singer
Lionel Richie Festival de Viña del Mar
Movie
American Housewife
TV · as Lionel Richie · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert
Movie · as Self
Lionel Richie at the BBC
Movie · as Self
Why Not? with Shania Twain
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Michael Jackson Memorial
Movie · as Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Totally Saturday
TV · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Backstory
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lionel Richie: Symphonica in Rosso
Movie
Pavarotti The Duets
Movie · as Self
Lionel Richie: Live in Paris - His Greatest Hits and More
Movie
Kenny Rogers: The Journey
Movie · as himself
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Live Aid Against All Odds
Movie · as Self
Best Week Ever
TV · 4 eps
The X Factor
TV · as Self - Special Guest · 2 eps
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self - Guest / Performer · 1 ep
Lionel Richie: Collection
Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Simple Life
TV · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Top Gear
TV · as Self · 1 ep
American Idol
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
CMT Crossroads
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Party in the Park
Movie · as Self
An Audience with Des O'Connor
Movie · as Self
Star Academy
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
Movie · as Self
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
Movie · as Self
Where Are They Now?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
TV total
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
Movie · as Self
Felicity
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche prochain
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ciao Darwin
TV · as Ospite Musicale · 1 ep
Vivement dimanche
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Parkinson
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
Behind the Music
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Preacher's Wife
Movie · as Britsloe
E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 1 ep
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lo + plus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
José Carreras Gala
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Extra
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
World Music Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Raw
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 4 eps
ECHO-Verleihung
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 1 ep
The Simpsons
TV · as Lionel Richie (voice) · 1 ep
This Morning
TV · as Self · 4 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 4 eps
Le monde est à vous
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Sacrée soirée
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Live Aid
Movie · as Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Movie · as Self
Victoires de la musique
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Goldene Kamera
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Movie · as Self
CMG Spring Festival Gala
TV · 1 ep
Night of 100 Stars
Movie · as Self
Champs-Elysées
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Wetten, dass..?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Entertainment Tonight
TV · as Self · 1 ep
America's Top 10
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Thank God It's Friday
Movie · as Lionel Richie
20/20
TV · 1 ep
An Audience with...
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Scott Joplin
Movie · as The Minstrel Singers
Auf los geht's los
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Top of the Pops
TV · 1 ep
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Oscars
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Himself - Singer · 2 eps