
R. Kelly
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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
Credits

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12 (2005)
as Sylvester / Narrator

R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection (2003)
as Self

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22 (2007)
as Sylvester / Narrator / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph

IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs (2024)
as Self (archive footage)

Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1 (2002)
Actor

Surviving R. Kelly: The Impact (2019)
as Self (archive footage)

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33 (2012)
as Sylvester/Pimp Lucius/William Perry

R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour (2007)
as CANTOR

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22 (2007)
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucious / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Randolph

Estonia Dreams of Eurovision! (2002)
as Self (archive footage)

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33 (2012)
as Narrator / Sylvester / Pimp Lucius / Dr William T. Perry / Reverend Mosley James Evans / Beeno / Interviewer

The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly (2019)
as Himself

R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes (2018)
as Himself (archive Footage)
The One8 Project: Hands Across the World (2011)
as Himself





