R. Kelly
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 8, 1967 (age 59)
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Biography
Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967) is an American former singer, songwriter, record producer, and convicted sex offender. Known professionally as R. Kelly, he is credited with prolific commercial success in R&B, hip hop, and pop music recordings, earning nicknames such as 'the King of R&B', 'the King of Pop-Soul', and 'the Pied Piper of R&B'. In 2025, Billboard ranked him 9th on their list of the 'Best R&B Artists of All Time'. In 2023, Kelly was convicted of multiple charges of child sexual abuse—three of thirteen charges of production of child pornography and three charges of enticing a child, effectively ending his career. As of 2025, he is serving a 31-year combined sentence at FCI Butner Medium I in North Carolina.
Known For
2 Fast 2 Furious
Space Jam
Sparkle
Surviving R. Kelly
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact
Teen Choice Awards
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
Filmography
IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly
Movie · as Himself
Surviving R. Kelly
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 15 eps
R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
Movie · as Himself (archive Footage)
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Movie · as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer
The One8 Project: Hands Across the World
Movie · as Himself
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Movie · as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
Movie · as CANTOR
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
Movie · as Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Movie · as Sylvester / Narrator
Trapped in the Closet
TV · 33 eps
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
Movie
Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Later... with Jools Holland
TV · 1 ep
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep