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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 for both artists. In 1982, he officially launched his solo career with the album Lionel Richie, which sold over four million copies and spawned the singles "You Are", "My Love", and the number one single "Truly". Richie's second album, Can't Slow Down (1983), reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold over 20 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the best-selling albums of all time; and spawned the number one singles "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Hello". He then co-wrote the 1985 charity single "We Are the World" with Michael Jackson, which sold over 20 million copies. His third album, Dancing on the Ceiling (1986), spawned the number one single "Say You, Say Me" (from the 1985 film White Nights) and the No. 2 hit title track. From 1986 to 1996, Richie took a break from recording; he has since then released seven studio albums. He has joined the singing competition American Idol to serve as a judge, starting from its sixteenth season (2018 to present). During his solo career, Richie became one of the most successful balladeers of the 1980s, and has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. He has won four Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year for "We Are the World", and Album of the Year for Can't Slow Down. "Endless Love" was nominated for an Academy Award; while "Say You, Say Me" won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe award for Best Original Song. In 2016, Richie received the Songwriters Hall of Fame's highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award. In 2022, he received the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song by the Library of Congress; as well as the American Music Awards Icon Award. He was also inducted into Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Richie was born on June 20, 1949, in Tuskegee, Alabama, the son of Lionel Brockman Richie (1915–1990), a U.S. Army systems analyst, and Alberta R. Foster (1917–2001), a teacher and school principal. His grandmother Adelaide Mary Brown was a pianist who played classical music. On March 4, 2011, he appeared on NBC's Who Do You Think You Are?, which found out that his maternal great-grandfather was the national leader of an early Black American fraternal organization. Notably, J. Louis Brown was: [P]rincipal organizer and Supreme Grand Archon of the Knights of Wise Men, a fraternal organization for black men in the post-Civil War period. Formed in Nashville in 1879, it was a fraternal insurance and burial benefit society, as were so many others during the period. ... Source: Article "Lionel Richie" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1949-06-20
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 14.5
- info Birth Place Tuskegee ,Alabama , USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Lionel Richie
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Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
2023-01-13
0
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998-02-15
5.8
The Preacher's Wife
1996-12-13
0
Les Enfants de la Pop 80's
2012-10-22
0
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021-11-20
7.9
Live Aid
1985-07-13
6.7
Kenny Rogers: The Journey
2006-09-26
0
Live Aid Against All Odds
2005-06-15
6.1
Studio 666
2022-02-24
6.9
Lionel Richie: Symphonica in Rosso
2008-12-08
6
The Coronation Concert
2023-05-07
7.2
Lionel Richie: Live in Paris - His Greatest Hits and More
2007-05-01
7.4
ACM Presents Lionel Richie and Friends in Concert
2012-04-13
6.9
Lionel Richie: Collection
2003-11-18
7
David Foster: Off the Record
2019-09-06
5
Lionel Richie: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song
2022-05-17
6.9
Flora and Son
2023-09-21
7.3
Kenny Rogers: All in for the Gambler
2021-09-23
0
Dolly Parton - From Rhinestones to Rock & Roll
2023-11-07
6.9
Shania Twain: Not Just a Girl
2022-07-26
8
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024-01-19
8
Kenny Rogers All in for the Gambler
2021-01-01
8.8
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022-11-19
0
Party in the Park
2001-03-13
6
Lionel Richie at the BBC
2011-12-02
0
Lionel Richie Glastonbury 2015
2019-11-19
8.5
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
1985-01-28
8.5
Johnny Hallyday Allume le feu au Stade de France
1999-03-09
6
Scott Joplin
1977-02-11
0
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
8.2
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983-05-16
8
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009-07-07
8.3
All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers Farewell Concert Celebration
2017-10-25
7.4
Quincy
2018-09-21
6.9
The Black Godfather
2019-06-07
7.5
Pavarotti & Friends 99 for Guatemala and Kosovo
1999-06-01
0
Pavarotti The Duets
2008-05-09
0
Concerto di Natale in Vaticano 2019
2019-12-24
0
Lionel Richie Festival de Viña del Mar
2016-02-25
5
Thank God It's Friday
1978-05-19
8.2
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020-05-10
6
Night of 100 Stars
1982-03-08
7.5
Top Gear
2002-10-20
5.7
This Morning
1988-10-03
8.1
The Simpsons
1989-12-17
5.8
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003-09-08
6.3
Best Week Ever
2004-01-23
5.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26
4.7
The One Show
2006-08-14
6.4
20/20
1978-06-06
5.8
Today
1952-01-14
4.5
The View
1997-08-11
4.5
The View
1997-08-11
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05
5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25
8.1
E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21
5.2
American Idol
2002-06-11
4.6
The Simple Life
2003-12-02
5.2
The X Factor
2004-09-04
0
Totally Saturday
2009-06-06
7.5
Where Are They Now?
1999-06-07
6.7
Top of the Pops
1964-01-01
7.2
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
2023-04-03
0
Victoires de la musique
1985-11-23
6.5
Felicity
1998-09-29
2.7
Vivement dimanche prochain
1998-09-11
8.5
The Rookie
2018-10-16
5.5
Wetten, dass..?
1981-02-14
7
Saturday Night Live
1975-10-11
6.8
Behind the Music
1997-08-17
5.3
An Audience with...
1978-01-08
5.1
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020-09-14
6.6
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010-03-05
7.5
Ciao Darwin
1998-10-03
6.9
American Idol
2018-03-11
5
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16
3.2
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996-06-10
0
World Music Awards
1993-05-31
5.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26
7.7
The Grammy Awards
1959-11-29
3.5
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
1966-01-25
8.3
CMT Crossroads
2002-01-13
0
ECHO-Verleihung
1992-05-18
6.7
WWE Raw
1993-01-11
4
Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel
2004-01-31
0
Auf los geht's los
1977-01-22
3.5
Entertainment Tonight
1981-09-15
6.5
Champs-Elysées
1982-01-16
6.1
TV Total
1999-03-08
2
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
1963-02-14
0
Lo + plus
1995-04-04
0
Backstory
2009-04-06
7
Disney Insider
2020-03-20
3
Nikki Fre$h
2020-04-06
6.8
Star Academy
2001-10-20
0
Le monde est à vous
1987-09-13
0
José Carreras Gala
1995-12-22
2.8
Vivement dimanche
1998-09-20
