R. Kelly
Known for ActingBorn 1967-01-08 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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.
Known for
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33
2012 · as Sylvester/Pimp Lucius/William Perry
R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
2003 · as Self
IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
2024 · as Self (archive footage)
R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
2018 · as Himself (archive Footage)
Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
2002 · as Self (archive footage)
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
2007 · as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
2007 · as Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph
Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
2012 · as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer
R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
2007 · as CANTOR
Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
2005 · as Sylvester / Narrator
Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact
2019 · as Self (archive footage)
The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly
2019 · as Himself
The One8 Project: Hands Across the World
2011 · as Himself