R. Kelly
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 chil
d 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.
Born
Jan 08, 1967
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Known For
Acting
Movies
13 acting
14 crew
Popularity
1.2
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
2007
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as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
★ 6.4
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
2007
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as Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
★ 8.0
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
2012
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as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer
★ 6.1
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