No photo available. Represent Bobby McFerrin? Add or change photos at IMDbPro
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Up 4,487 this week

Bobby McFerrin

Soundtrack | Composer | Actor

Trivia:

Has guest conducted many orchestras and choirs across the country but had his first experience conducting a concert band in Stevens Point, Wisconsin where he conducted the Wind Ensembles from UW-Stevens Point and Stevens Point Area Senior High School. See more trivia »

Born:

in New York City, New York, USA
More at IMDbPro » Contact Info on IMDbPro Contact Info: View agent
Add or change photos on IMDbPro Represent Bobby McFerrin? Add or change photos
1 video | 33 news articles »

Quick Links:

Related News

Watch: Bobby McFerrin On What You Didn't Know About 'Don't Worry Be Happy'
6 May 2013 8:51 AM, PDT | Huffington Post
Obama Makes Geeky Error
1 March 2013 2:03 PM, PST | Huffington Post
HBO Family Doc Special 'Bobby McFerrin: A YoungArts Masterclass' Debuts Feb. 12
6 February 2013 9:18 AM, PST | ShadowAndAct
See all 33 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of name
Greatest Singers
a list of 267 people by Paul Hamell created 19 Oct 2010
 
image of name
KICK-ASS composers, musicians and bands
a list of 217 people by harleyDillon created 29 Aug 2011
 
See all related lists »

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

Franklin Ojeda Smith -

My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

My Demo Reel

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama -- On-camera drama reel featuring David H. Lawrence XVII, in scenes from Heroes, The Unit, LOST, and more

David H. Lawrence, XVII - Drama


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Bobby McFerrin.
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination See more awards »

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Hide HideSoundtrack (30 titles)
2013 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– Week 8: Trio Dance (2013) (writer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" / "Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
2012 No me la puc treure del cap (TV series)
– Bon rotllo (2012) (writer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" / performer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
2011 3satfestival (TV series)
– GlasBlasSing Quintett: Keine Macht den Dosen (2011) (writer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" - uncredited)
 
2008-2011 So You Think You Can Dance (TV series)
– Two of 12 Voted Off (2011) (performer: "Thinkin' About Your Body")
– The Top 14 Perform (2009) (performer: "Blackbird")
– Results Show: Two Dancers Eliminated (2008) (performer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
1997-2009 The Simpsons (TV series)
– The Good, the Sad and the Drugly (2009) (performer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" - uncredited)
– Lisa's Sax (1997) ("Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
2008 Três Irmãs (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (2008) (writer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
2008 WALL·E (writer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" / performer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
2007 Battle in Seattle ("Don't Worry Be Happy")
 
2007 Forsthaus Falkenau (TV series)
– Goldrausch (2007) (performer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
2006 Flushed Away (writer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
2006 Barnyard (writer: "Freedom Is a Voice" / performer: "Freedom Is a Voice")
 
2005 Jarhead (writer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" / performer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
2005 Guess Who (writer: "Turtle Shoes" 1985 / as Bobby Mcferrin / performer: "Turtle Shoes" 1985 / as Bobby Mcferrin)
 
2004 Dawn of the Dead (writer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
2003 Futurama (TV series)
– The Sting (2003) (writer: "Don't Worry, Bee Happy")
 
2002 I Love the '80s (TV series documentary)
– 1988 (2002) (performer: "Don't Worry Be Happy")
 
2001 Kindergarten (TV mini-series)
 
2001 Hush! (performer: "Hush Little Baby")
 
1999 Private Dicks: Men Exposed (TV documentary) (writer: "Drive" / performer: "Drive")
 
1997 Casper: A Spirited Beginning (video) (writer: "Don't Worry Be Happy" / performer: "Don't Worry Be Happy")
 
1997 Welcome to Sarajevo (writer: "Don't Worry Be Happy" / performer: "Don't Worry Be Happy")
 
1996 Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (documentary short) (performer: "Menuet" from String Quartet No. 1 in E Major by L. Boccherini)
 
1995 Beavis and Butt-Head (TV series)
– Stewart Moves Away (1995) (performer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
1994 Ho hai zhi gee faa (writer: "Don't Worry Be Happy" / performer: "Don't Worry Be Happy")
 
1989 Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (documentary) (writer: "Common Threads" / performer: "Common Threads")
 
1988 Twins (writer: "TURTLE SHOES" / performer: "TURTLE SHOES")
 
1988 Cocktail (writer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" / performer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy")
 
1988 Tommys Hollywood Report (TV movie) (performer: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" - uncredited)
 
1986 'Round Midnight (performer: "'Round Midnight", "What Is This Thing Called Love?", "Chan's Song" "Never Said")
 
1984 The Cosby Show (TV series)
 
Show ShowComposer (8 titles)
2006 Circles (short) (music by)
 
2003 Lifecycles: A Story of AIDS in Malawi (documentary)
 
2000 Big Mama (documentary short)
 
1989 Knick Knack (short)
 
1989 Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (documentary)
 
1987 The Bronx Zoo (TV series)
 
1987 How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin and How the Camel Got His Hump (TV movie)
 
1986 Elephant's Child (TV movie)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
1996 Great Performances (TV series)
Host / Performer
– Bobby McFerrin: Loosely Mozart, the New Innovators of Classical Music (1996) … Host/Performer
 
1996 The Wizard of Oz on Ice (TV movie)
The Wizard of Oz / Host
 
1987 Santabear's High Flying Adventure (TV short)
Santabear/Bullybear (voice)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (3 titles)
1989 Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (documentary) (musician, along with Voicestra)
 
1987 How the Rhinoceros Got His Skin and How the Camel Got His Hump (TV movie) (musician)
 
1986 Elephant's Child (TV movie) (musician)
 
Show ShowSelf (43 titles)
2013 Jazz and the Philharmonic (TV movie) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Masterclass (TV series)
Himself
– Bobby McFerrin (2013) … Himself
 
2012 Hamburg Journal (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 July 2012 (2012) … Himself
 
2011 TEDTalks (TV series)
Himself
– Bobby McFerrin Hacks Your Brain with Music (2011) … Himself
 
2010 Bach & Friends (documentary)
 
2010 Later with Jools Holland (TV series)
Himself (also Interview)
– Episode #36.3 (2010) … Himself (also Interview)
 
2009 The Sing-Off (TV series)
– The Finale (2009)
 
2009 The Music Instinct (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Na plovárne (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 November 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 An Evening with Quincy Jones (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 Rendezvous in New York (video documentary)
Himself
 
2000-2003 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself
– 30th Anniversary: A Celebration in Song (2003) … Himself
– Aïda's Brothers and Sisters: Black Voices in Opera (2000) … Himself
 
2001 Classic Yo-Yo Ma (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 VH-1 Where Are They Now? (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The 80s II (2000) … Himself
 
1998 In My Life (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Sessions at West 54th (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1997) … Himself
 
1996 The 38th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1995 Creating The Wizard of Oz on Ice (video)
Himself
 
1993 Son of the Pink Panther
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993 An American Reunion: The People's Inaugural Celebration (TV movie)
Himself
 
1993 For Our Children: The Concert (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 For Our Children (video)
Himself
 
1990-1992 Square One TV (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.19 (1992) … Himself
– Episode #3.41 (1990) … Himself
– Episode #3.1 (1990) … Himself
 
1992 The 34th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1987-1992 Sesame Street (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #23.70 (1992) … Himself
– Episode #20.11 (1988) … Himself
– Episode #18.118 (1987) … Himself
 
1991 Simply Mad About the Mouse
Himself
 
1990 Jon Hendricks: The Freddie Sessions (documentary short)
Himself
 
1990 Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (documentary)
Himself
 
1989-1990 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 28 March 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode #1.33 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The Ghost of Faffner Hall (TV series)
Himself
– Your Body Is an Instrument (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The Jim Henson Hour (TV series)
Himself
– The Ratings Game - Miss Piggy's Hollywood (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The 31st Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 Family Feud (TV series)
Himself - Contestant
– Grammy Family Feud (1989) … Himself - Contestant
 
1988 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Kevin Kline/Bobby McFerrin (1988) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
1988 Wired (TV series)
Himself - Performer
– Episode #1.12 (1988) … Himself - Performer
 
1988 The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself - Performer
– Episode #3.10 (1988) … Himself - Performer
 
1987 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 October 1987 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 The 29th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1987 Opportunity (short)
Himself
 
1986 Cap d'any a TV3 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 December 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1986 The 28th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1984 Reading Rainbow (TV series)
Himself
– Mystery on the Docks (1984) … Himself (voice)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
2012 No me la puc treure del cap (TV series)
 
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
 
2004 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs... Ever (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 Sesame Street (TV series)
 

Related Videos

Saturday Night Live: Season 14: Episode 8 -- First CityWide Change Bank gives you options.
Edit

Personal Details

Other Works:

Album: "Beyond Words," 2002. See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Article  | See more »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia:

Has guest conducted many orchestras and choirs across the country but had his first experience conducting a concert band in Stevens Point, Wisconsin where he conducted the Wind Ensembles from UW-Stevens Point and Stevens Point Area Senior High School. See more »

Trademark:

Known for his vocal percussion and a cappella singing See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces