Usher
Abandoned by his father in infancy but raised by his mother and grandparents in an adoring household that prized music and singing, Usher enjoyed early success by signing his first professional recording contract when he was only 13. After a promising start and a well-placed first single, the onset of puberty and the resultant change to his once-angelic singing voice threatened to derail Usher's burgeoning career. Through the mentorship of maverick hip-hop producers Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Jermaine Dupri, Usher was able to rebound with string of albums and hit singles that had him branded "Artist of the Year" by Billboard magazine before he had turned 20. A multiple gold, platinum and diamond record-selling recording and touring artist, Usher also enjoyed success on television, the Broadway stage and in several Hollywood feature films. The charismatic singer-songwriter would eventually record with such chart-topping vocalists as Alicia Keys, R. Kelly and Mary J. Blige, performed alongside Stevie Wonder at the 2009 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, and even served as judge and coach on two seasons of hit reality competition "The Voice" (NBC, 2011- ). The subject of a rags-to-riches saga worthy of Horatio Alger, Usher's journey from fatherless child to multimillionaire philanthropist was a bona fide American success story.
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Usher
Filmography
Movies
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Usher: Rendezvous in Paris |
Self, Producer |
- | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days | Unknown (Character) | - | 2021 |
62% |
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Bad Hair | Germane D. (Character) | - | 2020 |
88% |
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Hustlers | Self | $105.0M | 2019 |
49% |
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Burden | Clarence Brooks (Character) | $134.1K | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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People You May Know | Usher (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life | Self | - | 2017 |
45% |
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Hands of Stone | Sugar Ray Leonard (Character) | $4.7M | 2016 |
80% |
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Muppets Most Wanted | The Usher (Character) | $51.2M | 2014 |
53% |
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Justin Bieber's Believe | Unknown (Character) | $889.8K | 2013 |
66% |
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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never |
Self, Producer |
$73.0M | 2011 |
13% |
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In the Mix | Darrell (Character) | $10.2M | 2005 |
2% |
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Texas Rangers | Randolph Douglas Scipio (Character) | $623.4K | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Geppetto | Ring Leader (Character) | - | 2000 |
41% |
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She's All That | Campus DJ (Character) | $63.3M | 1999 |
40% |
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Light It Up | Lester Dewitt (Character) | $5.9M | 1999 |
58% |
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The Faculty | Gabe Santora (Character) | $40.1M | 1998 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Biography: Bobby Brown | Self | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 41% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
Music Performer, Guest |
2008 2010-2011 2016 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
Music Performer, Guest |
2011-2013 2015-2017 2020 2022 |
No Score Yet | 59% | The Voice |
Unknown (Guest Star), Music Performer, Guest, Judge |
2013-2015 2019-2020 |
No Score Yet | 62% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017 2020 |
57% | 84% | Songland | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Ellen's Game of Games | Guest | 2020 |
67% | No Score Yet | The Sauce |
Executive Producer, Judge |
2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Activate: The Global Citizen Movement | Unknown (Character) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Drop the Mic | Contestant | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The $100,000 Pyramid | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Music Performer | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Last Week Tonight With John Oliver | Himself (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hello World! | Narrator | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The BET Life of | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 25% | Repeat After Me | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show |
Music Performer, Guest |
2010 2012 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dateline NBC | Guest | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Saturday Night Live | Music Performer | 2004 2008 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sesame Street | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | America's Got Talent | Music Performer | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 58% | So You Think You Can Dance | Music Performer | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Music Performer | 2010 |
68% | 54% | American Idol |
Music Performer, Guest |
2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dancing With the Stars | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7th Heaven | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
85% | No Score Yet | American Dreams | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
50% | 77% | The Twilight Zone | Unknown (Character) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | MADtv | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moesha | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Promised Land | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bold And The Beautiful, The Beginning | Raymond (Character) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Parent 'Hood | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | All That | Music Performer | 1995 |