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Berry Gordy

Highest Rated: 100% Hitsville: The Making of Motown (2019)

Lowest Rated: 29% Mahogany (1975)

Birthday: Nov 28, 1929

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, USA

The founder and president of one of America's most successful and influential record labels, Berry Gordy, Jr. created Motown Records, which from the 1960s through the late 1980s was one of the most important labels in American popular music. A boxer-turned-songwriter, Gordy realized the importance of ownership when it came to artistic endeavors like music, and in 1959, he launched Motown in suburban Detroit. With its roster of stellar artists that included such legends as Smokey Robinson, the Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye and Diana Ross and the Supremes, Motown epitomized the ebullience of youth - both black and white - and the hopefulness of the future in song after hit song. Changing times reduced Motown's standing in the music field, but Gordy's vision, determination and leadership helped to make it one of the most enduring and important companies in the history of American music.

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Highest rated movies

100% 83% Hitsville: The Making of Motown
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87% 65% The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings
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29% 75% Mahogany
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95% Michael Jackson: The Journey
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Kiss and Tell: The History of Black Romance in Movie
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Filmography

Movies

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100% 83% Hitsville: The Making of Motown Self - 2019
No Score Yet 95% Michael Jackson: The Journey Self - 2015
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kiss and Tell: The History of Black Romance in Movie Unknown (Character) - 2011
87% 65% The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings Executive Producer - 1976
29% 75% Mahogany Director - 1975

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No Score Yet No Score Yet Tavis Smiley Guest 2014
No Score Yet 54% American Idol Guest 2009