Lionel Richie

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-06-20 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Tuskegee ,Alabama , USA

Lionel Richie

Biography

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles "Easy", "Sail On", "Three Times a Lady" and "Still", with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Lady" for Kenny Rogers. In 1981, Richie wrote and produced the single "Endless Love", which he recorded as a duet with Diana Ross; it remains among the top 20 bestselling singles of all time, and the biggest career hit...

Acting

1996

2012

Les Enfants de la Pop 80's

as Self (archive footage)

1985

Live Aid

as Self

2022

Studio 666

as Lionel Richie

2023

Flora and Son

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1977

Scott Joplin

as The Minstrel Singers

2018

Quincy

as Self

-

High in the Clouds

as Gladstone (voice)

Production

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Love In Vain

as Producer

1985

White Nights

as Songs

1981

Endless Love

as Songs

1985

The Color Purple

as Lyricist

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All Night Long

as Producer

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