R. Kelly
Acting
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.
TV Shows(8)
Movies(13)
IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
Self (archive footage)
2024
Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact
Self (archive footage)
2019
The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly
Himself
2019
R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
Himself (archive Footage)
2018
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer
2012
The One8 Project: Hands Across the World
Himself
2011
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
2007
R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
CANTOR
2007
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Sylvester / Narrator
2005
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
Self
2003
Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
Self (archive footage)
2002
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002