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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 19, 1940
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also Known As
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
- Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
- William 'Smokey' Robinson
Smokey Robinson
0.4 Popularity
Biography
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 he was also chief songwriter and producer. Robinson led the group from its 1955 origins as "the Five Chimes" until 1972, when he announced a retirement from the group to focus on his role as Motown's vice president. However, Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year. Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988, Robinson left the company in 1990. Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987, and was awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music.
Known For
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Self
A Motown Christmas
2024
6.5
Self
Beatles '64
2024
🎬
0.0
Self
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024
7.9
Self
The Greatest Night in Pop
2024
2.0
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
2023
6.4
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
4.2
Self - Guest
Sherri
2022
5.1
Self
Miracle in Motor City
2021
6.5
Self
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021
0.0
Self
Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)
2019
Credits
A Motown Christmas
as Self
2024
0.0
Beatles '64
as Self
2024
6.5
🎬
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
as Self
2024
0.0
The Greatest Night in Pop
as Self
2024
7.9
Soul of a Nation Presents: Black in Vegas
as Self
2023
2.0
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
6.4
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
4.2
Miracle in Motor City
as Self
2021
5.1
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
as Self
2021
6.5
Aretha Franklin Remembered (My Music)
as Self
2019
0.0
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
6.4
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
as Self
2019
7.5
The Apollo
as Self
2019
6.5
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke
as Self
2019
6.9
Hitsville US Eh!
as Interviewee
2017
0.0
Beat Shazam
as Self
2017
5.1
Smokey Robinson: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
as Himself
2017
0.0
The Art of McCartney
as Self
2014
2.0
Michael Jackson - The Final Days
as self
2014
0.0
Smokey Robinson - Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park
2013
7.0
Rejoice and Shout
2011
6.5
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2010
6.6
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
as Self (uncredited) (archive footage)
2010
0.0
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
as Self
2009
8.1
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
2009
3.6
Michael Jackson Memorial
as Self
2009
8.0
🎬
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
as Self (archive footage)
2009
6.0
Motown at the BBC
as Self
2009
5.0
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
2008
8.0
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
as Self
2008
7.8
Celebrity Duets
2006
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Last Holiday
as Self - Special Appearance
2006
7.2
The Very Best of Smokey Robinson Live In Concert
as Himself
2004
0.0
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self - Performer
2004
9.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.7
Hollywood Homicide
as Cabbie
2003
5.2
The Giants of Black Music
as Self
2003
0.0
American Idol
as Self - Guest Judge
2002
5.1
American Idol
as Self
2002
5.1
It's Black Entertainment
as Self
2002
8.0
CMT Crossroads
as Self
2002
8.3
The Proud Family
2001
7.8
One on One
as Duane's Father
2001
8.1
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
1998
6.5
🎬
The Heaven and Earth Show
1998
3.2
🎬
Quincy Jones...The First 50 Years
as Self
1998
0.0
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
as Self
1998
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🎬
Ready Steady Go! The Sounds of Motown
as self
1995
0.0
The History of Rock 'n' Roll
as Self
1995
10.0
Aretha Franklin: Duets
as Self
1993
8.0
Michael Jackson Talks... to Oprah
as Self
1993
6.7
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
The Jim Henson Hour
as Himself
1989
8.9
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
as Self
1988
6.8
Knights of the City
as Himself
1986
4.8
We Are the World: The Story Behind the Song
as Self
1985
8.5
DTV: Golden Oldies
as Self
1984
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Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
as Self
1983
8.5
🎬
The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour
1982
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The Kennedy Center Honors
as Self
1978
7.4
Dinah!
as Self
1974
6.7
American Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
1974
8.2
Police Story
1973
6.9
The Midnight Special
as Host
1972
7.8
The T.A.M.I. Show
as Self - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
1964
8.0
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
1961
5.4
The Grammys
as Self
1959
8.7
Mirroring Michael Jackson
as Self
N/A
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