R. Kelly
Birthday: 1967-01-08
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Biography: 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.
Movies
R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
Benjamin Zand investigates the bizarre and disturbing allegations surrounding the sex life of the U....
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Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
Hype's acclaim for skillfully imaginative visually intoxicating music videos, The Videos Vol. 1, fea...
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Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
The second half of R. Kelly's unfinished hip hop opera...
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Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Sylvester wakes up in a married woman’s bed, and the husband is on his way home, and they get caught...
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Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
The long awaited sequel to R. Kelly's "Trapped in the closet" series....
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Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact
A look at the aftermath and global impact of the docuseries `Surviving R. Kelly'...
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Estonia Dreams of Eurovision!
One of the traditions peculiar to Europe is the annual Eurovision Song Contest, in which hopeful sin...
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R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
This concert program was shot with 10 Camera Hi-Definition featuring R. Kelly at the world famous Pa...
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Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
Trapped in the Closet is a rap opera by American R&B singer R. Kelly. Written and produced by Kelly,...
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The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly
Singer R. Kelly said he's an innocent man in an emotional interview with Gayle King. He vehemently d...
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R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
This DVD/CD combination package features all of R. Kelly's biggest music videos from the first 10 ye...
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