
Actor
R. Kelly
Born 1967 · 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.
Directed

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Director · 2005

R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
Director · 2003

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 13-22
Director · 2007

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-22
Director · 2007

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 23-33
Director · 2012

Trapped in the Closet
Director · 2005

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-33
Director · 2012
Acting

Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · 1975

Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest · 1993

Surviving R. Kelly
Self (archive footage) · 2019

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 2003

MTV Video Music Awards
Self · 1984

Teen Choice Awards
Self · 1999

Trapped in the Closet: Chapters 1-12
Sylvester / Narrator · 2005

American Music Awards
Self - Musical Guest · 1974

R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
Self · 2003

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

R. Kelly: Live - The Light It Up Tour
CANTOR · 2007

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

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

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

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

R Kelly: Sex, Girls and Videotapes
Himself (archive Footage) · 2018

IMPACT x Nightline: Diddy: Drugs, Lies, & Freak Offs
Self (archive footage) · 2024
The One8 Project: Hands Across the World
Himself · 2011

The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly
Himself · 2019

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