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Smokey Robinson is a Actor and Sound American born on 19 february 1940 at Detroit (USA)
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B/pop singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson was the founder and front man of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he also served as the group's chief songwriter and producer. Robinson led the group from its 1955 origins as the Five Chimes until 1972 when he announced a retirement from the stage to focus on his role as Motown's vice president.
However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year, later scoring Top 10 solo hits such as "Cruisin'" (1979), "Being With You" (1981) and "Just to See Her" (1987). Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988, Robinson left the company in 1990. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
Robinson married his fellow Miracles member Claudette Rogers in 1959. The couple had two children, son Berry Robinson (b. 1968), named after Motown's first label founder Berry Gordy, and daughter Tamla Robinson (b. 1969). Robinson has another son, Trey (b. 1984), with another woman, during his marriage to Claudette. After Robinson admitted this, he filed for legal separation and, later, divorce, which was granted in 1986. The Robinsons had separated once before, in 1974, and Robinson conducted an extramarital affair that became the concept of the song, "The Agony & The Ecstasy", later featured on A Quiet Storm.
Robinson has not eaten red meat since 1972. He practices Transcendental Meditation.
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Smokey Robinson
Birth name William Robinson, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 19 february 1940 (85 years) at Detroit (USA)
Awards Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, National Medal of Arts
Nationality USA
Birth 19 february 1940 (85 years) at Detroit (USA)
Awards Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, National Medal of Arts
However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year, later scoring Top 10 solo hits such as "Cruisin'" (1979), "Being With You" (1981) and "Just to See Her" (1987). Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988, Robinson left the company in 1990. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
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Smokey is currently married to Frances Robinson; whose maiden name is Gladney. They were married in May 2002.Robinson married his fellow Miracles member Claudette Rogers in 1959. The couple had two children, son Berry Robinson (b. 1968), named after Motown's first label founder Berry Gordy, and daughter Tamla Robinson (b. 1969). Robinson has another son, Trey (b. 1984), with another woman, during his marriage to Claudette. After Robinson admitted this, he filed for legal separation and, later, divorce, which was granted in 1986. The Robinsons had separated once before, in 1974, and Robinson conducted an extramarital affair that became the concept of the song, "The Agony & The Ecstasy", later featured on A Quiet Storm.
Robinson has not eaten red meat since 1972. He practices Transcendental Meditation.
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Filmography of Smokey Robinson (8 films)
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, 1h33Directed by Spike Lee
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Rosie Perez, David Byrne, Lee Daniels, Spike Lee
Rating73%
Ce documentaire relate l'ascension du roi de la pop, Michael Jackson, à travers la création de son album solo historique, Off the Wall.
, 2h30Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians
Actors Michael Jackson, Rebbie Jackson, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Whitney Houston, Petula Clark
Rating72%
La vie du King of Pop était marquée par des hauts et des bas. A l’aide d’images exclusives et inédites d’interviews uniques avec les gens qui le connaissaient le mieux – sa mère Katherine, son frère Tito et sa sœur Rebbie – ce film raconte toute son histoire. Le producteur David Gest présente le portrait définitif de son meilleur ami, Michael Jackson, du point de vue de sa famille, de ses amies et de légendes musicales comme Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson, et beaucoup d’autres.
Last Holiday (2006)
, 1h52Directed by Wayne Wang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Actors Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Gérard Depardieu, Alicia Witt, Giancarlo Esposito
Roles Self - Special Appearance
Rating66%
Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah), an employee in the cookware department at Kragen's Department Store in New Orleans, is a shy, unassuming woman who longs to cook professionally, and who records her dreams of a better life in a journal labeled "Possibilities." It is the Christmas holiday season. While flirting with a co-worker Sean Williams (LL Cool J), she bumps her head on a cabinet door and is taken to the store's health center for a CAT scan. There she is told by company physician Dr. Gupta (Ranjit Chowdhry) she has several brain tumors resulting from a rare neurological disorder called Lampington's Disease. Since her HMO plan will not cover the exorbitant cost of an operation, Georgia resigns herself to the fact she has only a few weeks to live, quits her job, liquidates her assets, and sets off on a dream vacation at the deluxe Grandhotel Pupp in the spa city of Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic.
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
, 1h56Directed by Ron Shelton
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Buddy films
Actors Harrison Ford, Josh Hartnett, Lena Olin, Bruce Greenwood, Isaiah Washington, Lolita Davidovich
Roles Cabbie
Rating52%
Sergeant Joe Gavilan (Harrison Ford) is a financially strapped Hollywood homicide detective who began moonlighting as a real estate broker seven years ago. His partner is K. C. Calden (Josh Hartnett), a much younger officer who teaches yoga on the side and wants to be an actor. The duo are assigned to investigate the murders of four men, members of a rap group called H2OClick who were gunned down in a nightclub by two unidentified assailants. While investigating the murders, the detectives discover there had been a witness in the nightclub who later escaped unnoticed, and work together to track him down. In the midst of it all, Gavilan has to deal with a looming real estate deal that may be the key to getting out of debt, while Calden further pursues his dreams of acting by trying to be scouted by talent agents.
The Temptations (miniseries) (1998)
Directed by Allan Arkush
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Leon Robinson, Jenifer Lewis, Christian Payton
Rating84%
The story begins in 1958 when Otis Williams, a black teenager living in Detroit, Michigan, is running to meet his friend Elbridge "Al" Bryant at a musical performance by The Cadillacs, where Otis and the singer lock eyes, which he credits as the moment he devoted his life to music. Otis' stepfather Edgar is less than pleased with Otis' plans to become a singer instead of an assembly line worker, but his mother Haze is supportive.
Knights of the City (1986)
, 1h27Origin USA
Genres Action, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Musical films
Actors Nicholas Campbell, John Mengatti, Janine Turner, Stoney Jackson, Stoney Jackson, Michael Ansara
Roles Himself
Rating48%
The Royals like their tough Miami neighborhood are multi-ethnic street gang led by Troy (Leon Isaac Kennedy). Troy is aware that a life on the mean streets can only lead to a dead end. Therefore he has been trying through his own determination and musical ambitions, to motivate the band towards a serious goal as professional performers. However within the gang there are those specifically Joey (Nicholas Campbell), who wish to derail Troy's plan, claiming that their performing is distracting them from their business in the streets.
, 2h10Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians
Actors Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Howard Hesseman, John Moschitta, Jr., Richard Pryor
Roles Self
Rating87%
The T.A.M.I. Show (1964)
, 2h3Directed by Steve Binder
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about music and musicians, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Musical films
Actors Marvin Gaye, Glen Campbell, Mick Jagger, Darlene Love, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross
Roles Self - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Rating81%
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The Temptations (miniseries) (1998)
Directed by Allan Arkush
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Charles Malik Whitfield, D.B. Woodside, Terron Brooks, Leon Robinson, Jenifer Lewis, Christian Payton
Rating84%
The story begins in 1958 when Otis Williams, a black teenager living in Detroit, Michigan, is running to meet his friend Elbridge "Al" Bryant at a musical performance by The Cadillacs, where Otis and the singer lock eyes, which he credits as the moment he devoted his life to music. Otis' stepfather Edgar is less than pleased with Otis' plans to become a singer instead of an assembly line worker, but his mother Haze is supportive.