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