Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson

6/23/1956 (70 years old)Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on American Idol from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known from his appearances as the longest-serving judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their sudden split with founding member Ross Valory. Jackson had previously filled the role on the band's 1986 album Raised on Radio and its tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (45 titles)

Diane Warren: Relentless5.3Movie

Diane Warren: Relentless

Self · 2025

Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari7.6Movie

Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari

Self · 2023

The Jennifer Hudson Show5.6Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

Sherri2.6Show

Sherri

Self - Guest · 2022

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All8.7Movie

Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

Self · 2021

Name That Tune7.1Show

Name That Tune

Self - Band Leader · 2021

The Kelly Clarkson Show6.3Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Self · 2019

The Masked Singer7.5Show

The Masked Singer

Self - Guest · 2019

American Idol6.7Show

American Idol

Self - Guest Mentor · 2018

Drop the Mic6.5Show

Drop the Mic

Self · 2017

Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again7.4Movie

Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again

Self · 2014

Take Two with Phineas and Ferb7.5Show

Take Two with Phineas and Ferb

Self · 2010

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie8.1Movie

Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

Randy Jackson (voice) · 2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon5.9Show

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Self · 2009

Keeping Up with the Kardashians7.4Show

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Self · 2007

American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4Movie

American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4

Self - Judge (archive footage) · 2005

American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4Movie

American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4

Self - Judge · 2005

Robots6.5Movie

Robots

Watch #2 (voice) (uncredited) · 2005

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson6.8Show

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Self · 2005

Kevin Hill5.1Show

Kevin Hill

Grundy · 2004

5.2Show

Dr. Vegas

Desmond · 2004

6.4Show

The Tony Danza Show

Self · 2004

On Air with Ryan Seacrest9.5Show

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

Self · 2004

Journey - Greatest Hits DVD 1978-19976.5Movie

Journey - Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997

Self (Vocals / Bass) · 2003

The Ellen DeGeneres Show5.5Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self · 2003

Punk'd5.1Show

Punk'd

Self · 2003

Jimmy Kimmel Live!5.3Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Self · 2003

American Dreams5.2Show

American Dreams

2002

American Idol5.0Show

American Idol

Self - Judge · 2002

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway6.1Show

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

Self · 2002