Lionel Richie
Biografia
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady" and "Still", with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Lady" for Kenny Rogers. In 1981, Richie wrote and produced the single "Endless Love", which he recorded as a duet with Diana Ross; it remains among the top 20 bestselling singles of all time, and the biggest career hit for both artists. In 1982, he officially launched his solo career with the album Lionel Richie, which sold over four million copies and spawned the singles "You Are", "My Love", and the number one single "Truly". Richie's second album, Can't Slow Down (1983), reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold over 20 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time; and spawned the number one singles "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Hello". He then co-wrote the 1985 charity single "We Are the World" with Michael Jackson, which sold over 20 million copies. His third album, Dancing on the Ceiling (1986), spawned the number one single "Say You, Say Me" (from the 1985 film White Nights) and the No. 2 hit title track. From 1986 to 1996, Richie took a break from recording; he has since then released seven studio albums. He has joined the singing competition American Idol to serve as a judge, starting from its sixteenth season (2018 to present). During his solo career, Richie became one of the most successful balladeers of the 1980s, and has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. He has won four Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year for "We Are the World", and Album of the Year for Can't Slow Down. "Endless Love" was nominated for an Academy Award; while "Say You, Say Me" won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe award for Best Original Song. In 2016, Richie received the Songwriters Hall of Fame's highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award. In 2022, he received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress; as well as the American Music Awards Icon Award. He was also inducted into Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Richie was born on June 20, 1949, in Tuskegee, Alabama, the son of Lionel Brockman Richie (1915–1990), a U.S. Army systems analyst, and Alberta R. Foster (1917–2001), a teacher and school principal. His grandmother Adelaide Mary Brown was a pianist who played classical music. On March 4, 2011, he appeared on NBC's Who Do You Think You Are?, which found out that his maternal great-grandfather was the national leader of an early Black American fraternal organization. Notably, J. Louis Brown was: [P]rincipal organizer and Supreme Grand Archon of the Knights of Wise Men, a fraternal organization for black men in the post-Civil War period. Formed in Nashville in 1879, it was a fraternal insurance and burial benefit society, as were so many others during the period. ... Source: Article "Lionel Richie" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
Filmografia
Filmy i seriale od najnowszych
High in the Clouds
Film • 2027
jako Gladstone (voice)
Dolly Parton: An American Original – Special Edition of 20/20
Film • 2026
jako Self
Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World)
Film • 2026
jako Self
American Idol Official Podcast
Serial • 2026
jako Self - Guest
Najwspanialsza noc w historii popu
Film • 2024
jako Self
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
Film • 2023
jako Self
Flora i syn
Film • 2023
jako Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Coronation Concert
Film • 2023
jako Self
Ślicznotka: Historia Brooke Shields
Serial • 2023
jako Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
Film • 2023
jako Self
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – ceremonia 2022
Film • 2022
jako Self - Inductee
Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl
Film • 2022
jako Self
Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
Film • 2022
jako Self
Studio 666
Film • 2022
jako Lionel Richie
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film • 2021
jako Self
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
Film • 2021
jako Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
Serial • 2020
jako Self
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Film • 2020
jako Self
Nikki Fre$h
Serial • 2020
jako Self
Disney Insider
Serial • 2020
jako Self
Concerto di Natale in Vaticano 2019
Film • 2019
jako Self
Lionel Richie at Glastonbury
Film • 2019
jako Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Serial • 2019
jako Self
David Foster: Off the Record
Film • 2019
jako Self
Ojciec chrzestny czarnej muzyki
Film • 2019
jako Self
Rekrut
Serial • 2018
jako Lionel Richie
Quincy
Film • 2018
jako Self
American Idol
Serial • 2018
jako Self - Judge
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
Film • 2017
jako Self
Nie ma lekko
Serial • 2016
jako Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie Festival de Viña del Mar
Film • 2016
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Serial • 2014
jako Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Serial • 2014
jako Self - Guest
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
Film • 2012
jako Self (archive footage)
ACM Presents: Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert
Film • 2012
jako Self
Lionel Richie at the BBC
Film • 2011
jako Self
Why Not? with Shania Twain
Serial • 2011
jako Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
Serial • 2010
jako Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Serial • 2009
jako Self - Guest
Michael Jackson Memorial
Film • 2009
jako Self
Totally Saturday
Serial • 2009
Backstory
Serial • 2009
jako Self
O Melhor do Flash Back - 92 Clipes Para Recordar
Film • 2009
jako Self (archive footage)
Lionel Richie: Symphonica in Rosso
Film • 2008
Pavarotti The Duets
Film • 2008
jako Self
Lionel Richie: Live in Paris - His Greatest Hits and More
Film • 2007
Kenny Rogers: The Journey
Film • 2006
jako himself
The One Show
Serial • 2006
jako Self
Live Aid Against All Odds
Film • 2005
jako Self
The X Factor
Serial • 2004
jako Self - Special Guest
Parkinson
Serial • 2004
jako Self - Guest / Performer
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
Serial • 2004
jako Self
Best Week Ever
Serial • 2004
The Simple Life
Serial • 2003
Lionel Richie: Collection
Film • 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Serial • 2003
jako Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Serial • 2003
jako Self
Top Gear
Serial • 2002
jako Self
American Idol
Serial • 2002
jako Self - Guest Judge
CMT Crossroads
Serial • 2002
jako Self
Star Academy
Serial • 2001
jako Self
Party in the Park
Film • 2001
jako Self
An Audience with Des O'Connor
Film • 2001
jako Self
Where Are They Now?
Serial • 1999
jako Self
Pavarotti & Friends for Guatemala and Kosovo
Film • 1999
jako Self
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
Film • 1999
jako Self
TV total
Serial • 1999
jako Self
Ciao Darwin
Serial • 1998
jako Ospite Musicale
Felicity
Serial • 1998
jako Self
Vivement dimanche
Serial • 1998
jako Self
Vivement dimanche prochain
Serial • 1998
jako Self
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
Film • 1998
jako Self
Parkinson
Serial • 1998
jako Self
Behind the Music
Serial • 1997
jako Self
The View
Serial • 1997
jako Self
Żona pastora
Film • 1996
jako Britsloe
E! True Hollywood Story
Serial • 1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Serial • 1996
jako Self
José Carreras Gala
Serial • 1995
jako Self
Lo + plus
Serial • 1995
jako Self
Extra
Serial • 1994
jako Self - Guest
World Music Awards
Serial • 1993
jako Self
Raw
Serial • 1993
jako Self
Later... with Jools Holland
Serial • 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Serial • 1992
jako Self
ECHO-Verleihung
Serial • 1992
jako Self
Simpsonowie
Serial • 1989
jako Lionel Richie (voice)
This Morning
Serial • 1988
jako Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Serial • 1988
jako Self - Guest
Le monde est à vous
Serial • 1987
jako Self
Sacrée soirée
Serial • 1987
jako Self
Victoires de la musique
Serial • 1985
jako Self
Live Aid
Film • 1985
jako Self
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
Film • 1985
jako Self
Goldene Kamera
Serial • 1984
jako Self
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Film • 1983
jako Self
中央广播电视总台春节联欢晚会
Serial • 1983
Night of 100 Stars
Film • 1982
jako Self
Champs-Elysées
Serial • 1982
jako Self
Entertainment Tonight
Serial • 1981
jako Self
Wetten, dass..?
Serial • 1981
jako Self
America's Top 10
Serial • 1980
jako Self
20/20
Serial • 1978
Dzięki Bogu już piątek
Film • 1978
jako Lionel Richie
An Audience with...
Serial • 1978
jako Self
Scott Joplin
Film • 1977
jako The Minstrel Singers
Auf los geht's los
Serial • 1977
jako Self
Saturday Night Live
Serial • 1975
jako Self - Musical Guest
Top of the Pops
Serial • 1964
Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar
Serial • 1963
jako Self - Musical Guest
The Grammys
Serial • 1959
jako Self
Oscary
Serial • 1953
jako Self - Presenter
Today
Serial • 1952
jako Himself - Singer
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Film
jako Self
Lionel Richie: The Outrageous Tour Live
Film
jako Himself