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Bobby Brown

Bobby Brown

Robert Barisford Brown Sr. (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and dancer. Brown, alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, is noted as one of the pioneers of new jack swing: a fusion of hip hop and R&B. Brown started his career in the R&B and pop group New Edition, from its inception in 1978 until his exit from the group in December 1985.

Once he started a solo career, Brown enjoyed commercial and critical success with his second album Don't Be Cruel (1988) which spawned five Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles, including the number one hit "My Prerogative", and the Grammy Award–winning "Every Little Step". In 1989, Brown contributed two songs to the soundtrack of Ghostbusters II. Brown's next album Bobby (1992) spawned several singles including "Humpin' Around", "Get Away", and "Good Enough". However, despite going 3× Platinum, sales of Bobby did not reach the level of its predecessor. In 1992, Brown married Whitney Houston, with whom he later had a daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown. The couple's drug issues and domestic disputes made them tabloid fodder.

Brown also appeared in the films A Thin Line Between Love and Hate and Two Can Play That Game. He returned to New Edition for a reunion album and tour from 1996 to 1997, and returned with all six members for another stint in 2005. Brown and Houston starred in the 2005 reality show Being Bobby Brown. Houston, who filed for divorce in 2007, died in 2012. Their daughter died in 2015.

Lockwood & Co.

2023

as Paul

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2022

as Self (archive footage)

Bobby Brown: Every Little Step

2022

as Self

A Very Boy Band Holiday

2021

as Self

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

2021

as Self (archive footage)

Who You Gonna Call?

2020

as Self

VERZUZ

2020

as Self

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019

as TC Quest

The Masked Singer

2019

as Crab

Whitney

2018

as Self - Ex-Husband

Whitney: Can I Be Me

2017

as Himself (Archive Footage)

A Tale of James Brown

2016

as Self

Attack of La Niña

2011

The Grand Bizarre

2011

as actor

IN DEEP: The Skiing Experience

2009

as Bobby Brown

Outsiders Inn

2008

Nora's Hair Salon II: A Cut Above

2008

as Old Man Butter

Gone Country

2008

as Self

The Shop

2006

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

2005

Being Bobby Brown

2005

Cuts

2005

Celebrity Fit Club

2005

as Self - Contestant

Nora's Hair Salon

2004

as Benny

Gang of Roses

2003

as Left Eye Watkins

Go for Broke

2002

as Jive

Two Can Play That Game

2001

as Michael

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

2000

as Self

Where Are They Now?

1999

as Self

Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C.

1997

as Self

The Chris Rock Show

1997

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

A Thin Line Between Love and Hate

1996

as Tee

Panther

1995

as Rose

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

Out All Night

1992

as Self

Renegade

1992

Voices That Care

1991

as Self - Lead Vocals

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

1990

as Three Blind Mice

Family Matters

1989

Ghostbusters II

1989

as Mayor's Doorman

Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 3

1989

Krush Groove

1985

as Self (New Edition)

227

1985

All-Star Rock 'N' Wrestling Saturday Spectacular

1985

as Self

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

as Self