Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson was the founder and frontman of the Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he was also chief songwriter and producer. Robinson led the group from its 1955 origins as "the Five Chimes" until 1972, when he announced a retirement from the group to focus on his role as Motown's vice president. However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988, Robinson left the company in 1990. Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and was awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music.
Filmography (74 titles)
MovieA Motown Christmas
Self · 2024
6.5MovieBeatles '64
Self · 2024
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Self · 2024
7.9MovieThe Greatest Night in Pop
Self · 2024
6.8MovieSunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
Self · 2023
2.0MovieSoul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
Self · 2023
5.6ShowThe Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · 2022
2.6ShowSherri
Self - Guest · 2022
4.6MovieMiracle in Motor City
Self · 2021
6.5MovieDionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
Self · 2021
7.0ShowUnfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
Self · 2020
MovieAretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)
Self · 2019
6.3ShowThe Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 2019
7.6MovieHitsville: The Making of Motown
Self · 2019
6.4MovieThe Apollo
Self · 2019
6.9MovieReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
Self · 2019
6.0ShowSteve
Self · 2017
MovieHitsville US Eh!
Interviewee · 2017
5.1ShowBeat Shazam
Self · 2017
MovieSmokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
Himself · 2017
7.8ShowSoundbreaking
Self · 2016
2.0MovieThe Art of McCartney
Self · 2014
MovieMichael Jackson - The Final Days
self · 2014
7.0MovieSmokey Robinson - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park
2013
6.5MovieRejoice and Shout
2011
5.9ShowThe Voice
Self · 2011
6.9ShowWho Do You Think You Are?
Self · 2010
MovieSesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
Self (uncredited) (archive footage) · 2010
7.9MovieThe 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Self · 2009
3.3ShowThe Jay Leno Show
Self · 2009