Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1/8/1967
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Also Known As
KellzKing of R&BThe Pied Piper
R. Kelly
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 ent...
Known For
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
as Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
as Sylvester / Narrator
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
Unknown Role
Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact
as Self (archive footage)
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
as Self
R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
as CANTOR
The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly
as Himself
Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
as Self (archive footage)
R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
as Himself (archive Footage)