Cast
R. Kelly
Acting
Cast
R. Kelly
Known for
Acting
Born
1967-01-08
From
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Also known as Kellz, King of R&B, The Pied Piper
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.
★7.5
MOVIE2002
Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2019
The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly
as Himself
★7.5
MOVIE2019
Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE2012
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33
as Sylvester/Pimp Lucius/William Perry
★10.0
MOVIE2007
R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
as CANTOR
★7.0
MOVIE2018
R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
as Himself (archive Footage)
MOVIE2024
IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
as Self (archive footage)
★6.4
MOVIE2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
★6.8
MOVIE2005
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
as Sylvester / Narrator
★6.0
MOVIE2002
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
★8.0
MOVIE2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
as Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
★6.1
MOVIE2012
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer
★9.3
MOVIE2003
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
as Self
MOVIE2011
The One8 Project: Hands Across the World
as Himself