Smokey Robinson

Smokey Robinson

Acting

Born February 19, 1940 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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 h…

Known for

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

1964

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1998

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

The Voice

The Voice

2011

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

2008

Acting(76)

2024A Motown ChristmasSelf

2024Beatles '64Self

2024American Music Awards 50th Anniversary SpecialSelf

2024The Greatest Night in PopSelf

2023Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed SullivanSelf

2023Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in VegasSelf

2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf

2022SherriSelf - Guest

2021Miracle in Motor CitySelf

2021Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me OverSelf

2020Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel GlennSelf

2019Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)Self

2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf

2019Hitsville: The Making of MotownSelf

2019The ApolloSelf

2019ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam CookeSelf

2017Hitsville US Eh!Interviewee

2017Beat ShazamSelf

2017Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular SongSelf

2016SoundbreakingSelf

2014The Art of McCartneySelf

2014Michael Jackson - The Final Daysself

2013Smokey Robinson - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park

2011Rejoice and Shout

2011The VoiceSelf

2010Who Do You Think You Are?Self

2010Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny DaysSelf (uncredited) (archive footage)

2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ConcertsSelf

2009The Jay Leno ShowSelf

2009Michael Jackson MemorialSelf

2009DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70Self (archive footage)

2009Motown at the BBCSelf

2008Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical HistorySelf

2008NPR Tiny Desk ConcertsSelf

2006Celebrity Duets

2006Last HolidaySmokey Robinson

2004The Very Best of Smokey Robinson Live In ConcertHimself

2004On Air with Ryan SeacrestSelf - Performer

2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf

2003Hollywood HomicideCabbie

2003The Giants of Black MusicSelf

2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Musical Guest

2002American IdolSelf - Guest Judge

2002It's Black EntertainmentSelf

2002CMT CrossroadsSelf

2002Mr. Bill Does Vegas

2001The Proud Family

2001One on OneDuane's Father

1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist

1998The Heaven and Earth Show

1998Quincy Jones... The First 50 YearsSelf

1998Motown 40: The Music Is ForeverSelf

1995Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of MotownSelf

1993Aretha Franklin: DuetsSelf

1993Michael Jackson Talks... to OprahSelf

1992Later... with Jools Holland

1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1989The Jim Henson HourSelf

1988Michael Jackson: The Legend ContinuesSelf

1986Knights of the CityHimself

1985Motown Returns to the Apollo

1985We Are the World: The Story Behind the SongSelf

1984DTV: Golden OldiesSelf

1983Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, ForeverSelf

1982The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour

1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf

1974American Music AwardsSelf - Presenter

1973Police Story

1972The Midnight SpecialSelf

1964The T.A.M.I. ShowSelf - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

1964Top of the PopsSelf

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1959The GrammysSelf

The Sound of Protest

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