R. Kelly

Publish date: 2024-07-18
LOS ANGELES - NOV 24: R. Kelly at the 2013 American Music Award

R. Kelly in 2013, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Robert Sylvester Kelly

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: January 8, 1967

Ethnicity: African-American

R. Kelly is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, professional basketball player, and convicted felon. He was raised by his single mother, Joan/Joanne. He is also known by his birth name Robert Kelly, and as Pied Piper and Kellz.

R. Kelly has three children with his former wife, choreographer, dancer, and actress Andrea Kelly.

One web site stated that his mother was from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. It is not clear if this is accurate.

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