Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins

Known for
Acting
Born
October 26, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Biography

William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.

Known For

Filmography

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Give the Drummer Some poster

Give the Drummer Some

Movie

2024
James Brown: Say It Loud poster

James Brown: Say It Loud

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2021
The Patrick Star Show poster

The Patrick Star Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Jaco poster

Jaco

Movie · as Self

2015
Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love poster

Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love

Movie · as Homeless Man

2015
Les Fous du Funk poster

Les Fous du Funk

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2014
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown poster

Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown

Movie · as Self

2014
Finding the Funk poster

Finding the Funk

Movie · as Self

2013
'Tallica Parking Lot

'Tallica Parking Lot

Movie · as Bootsy Collins (voice)

2012
VH1 Divas 2012 poster

VH1 Divas 2012

Movie · as Self

2011
Bootsy Collins: Funk Capital of the World Tour - Jazz à Vienne 2011 poster

Bootsy Collins: Funk Capital of the World Tour - Jazz à Vienne 2011

Movie · as bass, vocals

2010
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child poster

Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child

Movie · as Self - Vocals

2010
Freaknik: The Musical poster

Freaknik: The Musical

Movie · as (voice)

2009
Nighttown poster

Nighttown

Movie · as Self

2008
Unsung poster

Unsung

TV · 1 ep

2007
Yo Gabba Gabba! poster

Yo Gabba Gabba!

TV · 1 ep

2006
Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage poster

Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage

Movie · as Performer

2006
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein poster

George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove poster

Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove

Movie · as Self

2005
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth poster

Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth

Movie · as Self

2005
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music poster

Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2005
Loonatics Unleashed poster

Loonatics Unleashed

TV · as Bootes Belinda (voice) · 1 ep

2004
Bootsy's New Rubber Band - Live

Bootsy's New Rubber Band - Live

Movie

2002
Standing in the Shadows of Motown poster

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Movie · as Self

2002
Rising Low poster

Rising Low

Movie · as Self

1998
Bootsy Collins & His New Rubber Band: Live at Jazz Baltica poster

Bootsy Collins & His New Rubber Band: Live at Jazz Baltica

Movie

1992
Later... with Jools Holland poster

Later... with Jools Holland

TV · 1 ep

1988
The Night Before poster

The Night Before

Movie · as Band Member

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Musical Guest (uncredited) · 1 ep

1971
James Brown: Love Power Peace poster

James Brown: Love Power Peace

Movie · as Self