Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford Brown is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor. He has a son with former New Edition member Ralph Tresvant, and a daughter with ex-wife Whitney Houston. Brown is known as a pioneer of new jack swing: a fusion of hip hop and R&b. He is also known for his work with rapper Teddy Riley.
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Robert Barisford Brown is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor. Brown started his career in the R&B and pop group New Edition, from its inception in 1981 until his exit from the group in December 1985. Starting a solo career, Brown enjoyed commercial and critical success with his second album Don’t Be Cruel. In 1992, Brown married singer Whitney Houston, with whom he had a daughter named Bobbi Kristina Brown. Brown and Houston starred in the 2005 reality show Being Bobby Brown, and divorced two years later in 2007. Brown’s musical influences also include Rick James, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, and Prince. He has a son with former New Edition member Ralph Tresvant, and a daughter with ex-wife Whitney Houston. Brown is known as a pioneer of new jack swing: a fusion of hip hop and R&b. He is also known for his work with rapper Teddy Riley, who he has collaborated with on several of his solo albums and a number of other projects. Brown has also appeared in several films, including A Thin Line Between Love and Hate and Two Can Play That Game. He also appeared on the soundtrack of Ghostbusters II, and has appeared in numerous television shows, including The Voice, The Voice and The Voice Kids, among others. Brown also starred in films such as A Walk To The Moon and The Godfather: Part II.
He had a number-one ballad with the ballad “Girlfriend&B&B” on his album The King of Stage in 1986. He appeared in the film “I Can’t Go for That” with his wife Whitney Houston in 2009. He was also featured in the movie “I’ve Got A Girl” with Rita Ora, which was released in 2010. Brown had a role in the TV series “American Idol” in 2011, which he also had a recurring role on in 2012 and 2013. He starred in a cameo role on the series “The Voice” in 2013, as one of the voices on the show’s “The Voice Kids’” “American Idol” spin-off, ‘The Voice Men’. Brown was also a judge on the reality show “Being Bobby Brown” in 2010 and 2013, and appeared on “Nip/Tuck” and “My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ in 2012. He currently lives in New York City with his daughter Bobbi and has a daughter, Bobbie Kristina, who was born in 2008. Brown currently lives with his son and his wife, Whitney Houston and daughter-in-law, Toni Houston, in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. His daughter is also a model and actress. Brown appeared in a film with Whitney Houston called “Whitney Houston: My Life with Whitney”, which premiered in 2011. He previously appeared in an episode of “Keeping Up With The Kardashians’, which aired on October 25, 2013.
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