Kenneth Babyface Edmonds
Nicknamed 'Babyface' by funk superstar Bootsy Collins (Parlaiments, Funkadelics) while still a teen, Kenneth Edmonds has written songs for such recording artists as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Aretha Franklin and Bobby Brown, among others. He wrote and produced Boyz II Men's "End of the Road" and produced Whitney Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You," both of which established records for the longest stay at Number 1 on the BILLBOARD charts. Although primarily known as the man behind the enormous success of others, Babyface is a solo artist who pushed his performing star a notch higher dueting with Madonna on her 1995 Top 10 hit "Take a Bow." He copped his first feature credit for "Ghostbusters II" (1989) and contributed to "Boomerang," "The Bodyguard" (both 1992) and "Poetic Justice" (1993) prior to his tour-de-force effort on "Waiting to Exhale" (1995), writing or co-writing all but one track of the enormously popular soundtrack and producing it in its entirety. Babyface formed the film production company Edmonds Entertainment with his wife Tracey, making his debut as executive producer of the surprise hit "Soul Food" (1997) while his producer wife handled the day-to-day action on the Chicago set.
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Kenneth Babyface Edmonds
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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88% |
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Whitney | Self | $3.0M | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart | Producer | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nathan East: For the Record | Self | - | 2014 |
53% |
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Josie and the Pussycats | Executive Producer | $14.3M | 2001 |
56% |
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Punks | Executive Producer | $155.2K | 2000 |
40% |
|
Light It Up | Executive Producer | $5.9M | 1999 |
36% |
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Hav Plenty | Executive Producer | $2.3M | 1997 |
82% |
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Soul Food | Executive Producer | $43.5M | 1997 |
89% |
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Get on the Bus | Original Music | $5.7M | 1996 |
43% |
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Bad Boys | Original Music | $63.9M | 1995 |
56% |
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Waiting to Exhale | Original Music | $64.2M | 1995 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | 54% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Guest | 2022 2024 |
No Score Yet | 41% | The Amber Ruffin Show | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Music Performer | 2021-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Biography: Bobby Brown | Self | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2016 2022 |
No Score Yet | 11% | The View |
Music Performer, Guest |
2013 2015 2020 |
100% | No Score Yet | AMC Visionaries: Rap Yearbook | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dancing With the Stars |
Music Performer, Contestant |
2016 |
73% | 80% | Lopez | Himself (Guest Star) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Music Performer | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Music Performer | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Jay Leno | Music Performer | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 58% | The Voice | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soul Food |
Unknown (Guest Star), Executive Producer |
2000-2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | MTV Unplugged | Self | 1997 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Martin | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1995 |