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One of the personalities mentioned in the song Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club. The others mentioned were James Brown, Bob Marley, Smokey Robinson, 'Hamilton Bohannon', Bootsy Collins, Kurtis Blow and Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar (as Sly and Robbie) and Robbie Shakespeare (as Sly and Robbie). See more trivia »
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2012 The X Factor (TV series)
Live Show 4 (2012) (writer: "Freak like Me" - uncredited)
 
2012 Any Day Now ("Super Stupid" / as Gorrge Clinton Jr.)
 
2011 Happy Feet Two (writer: "Mama Said Knock You Out")
 
2011 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Ben Stiller/Whitney Cummings/Godspell (2011) (writer: "Testify" - uncredited)
Episode #19.23 (2011) (writer: "Testify" - uncredited)
Episode #19.18 (2011) (writer: "Testify" - uncredited)
Episode #19.4 (2011) (writer: "Testify" - uncredited)
Episode #18.149 (2011) (writer: "Testify" - uncredited)
 
2011 10 Years (writer: "Same Song")
 
2011 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Episode #19.213 (2011) (writer: "One Nation Under a Groove" - uncredited)
Episode #19.200 (2011) (writer: "Give Up the Funk Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" - uncredited)
 
2011 Moneyball (writer: "Give Up The Funk Tear The Roof Off The Sucker" / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2011 Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews (TV series)
The Top 10 Animated Dinosaur Documentaries (2011) ("Walk The Dinosaur")
 
2010-2011 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Episode #1.414 (2011) (writer: "Give Up the Funk Tear the Roof off the Sucker" - uncredited)
Episode #1.319 (2010) (writer: "The Humpty Dance" - uncredited)
 
2011 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (writer: "Mama Said Knock You Out")
 
2011 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Episode #7.98 (2011) (writer: "One Nation Under a Groove" / performer: "One Nation Under a Groove")
 
2011 The Green Hornet (writer: "The Humpty Dance" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2011/I No Strings Attached (writer: "99 PROBLEMS" / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2010 Glee (TV series)
Funk (2010) (writer: "Give Up the Funk Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" - uncredited)
 
2010 Repo Men (writer: "Hit It And Quit It" - uncredited)
 
2009 FlashForward (TV series)
Black Swan (2009) (writer: "Atomic Dog" - uncredited)
 
2009 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (writer: "99 Problems" / as George Clinton, , Jr.)
 
2008 Step Up 2: The Streets (writer: "The Humpty Dance" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2008 Meet the Spartans (writer: "Humpty Dance")
 
2008 Hell Ride (writer: "Maggot Brain" / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2008 Cloverfield (writer: "Give Up the Funk Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2007 Everybody Hates Chris (TV series)
Everybody Hates Blackie (2007) (performer: "Atomic Dog")
 
2007 Towelhead (writer: "Maggot Brain" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2006 Beerfest (writer: "Dr. Bombay" / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2006 Click (writer: "Give Up the Funk Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" 1975 / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2006 Tupac Is Not Dead (short) ("Can't C Me" / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2006 Coachella (video documentary) (writer: "Poppa Large")
 
2005 Roll Bounce (writer: "Flashlight" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2005 Lords of Dogtown (writer: "Super Stupid" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2005 Where the Truth Lies (writer: "Maggot Brain" 1971 / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2005 Beauty Shop (writer: "Give Up the Funk Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" 1976, "I'll Take Your Man" 1986 / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2005 Brit Awards 2005 (TV special) (writer: "What's My Name")
 
2004 Kangaroo Jack: G'Day, U.S.A.! (video) (writer: "Mama Said Knock You Out" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2004 Friday Night Lights (writer: "Bring the Noise")
 
2004 The Wire (TV series)
All Due Respect (2004) (writer: "Atomic Dog" / performer: "Atomic Dog")
 
2004 The Cookout (writer: "Flashlight")
 
2004 Breakin' All the Rules (writer: "Atomic Dog" / as George Clinton, Jr. / performer: "Atomic Dog")
 
2004 The Girl Next Door (writer: "GET NAKED")
 
2004 Higher Ground: Voices of Contemporary Gospel Music (video documentary) (writer: "Stomp Remix")
 
2004 The Woodsman (writer: "Give Up the Funk Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" 1975 / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2003 Love Don't Cost a Thing (writer: "The Humpty Dance" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2003 Wonderland (writer: "Maggot Brain" 1971 / as Clinton)
 
2003 Coffee and Cigarettes (writer: "A Joyful Process", "Nappy Dugout" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (writer: "Atomic Dog Dogs of the World Unite Remix" / as George Clinton Jr. / performer: "Atomic Dog Dogs of the World Unite Remix")
 
2003 Rugrats Go Wild (performer: "Atomic Dog" / "Atomic Dog" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2003 Bruce Almighty (writer: "Atomic Dog" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2003 Head of State (writer: "The Humpty Dance" / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2003 Tupac: Resurrection (documentary) (writer: "Same Song")
 
2002 Dark Blue (writer: "Another Execution", "The D.O.C. and the Doctor" / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2002 Antwone Fisher (writer: "The Humpty Dance" 1990 / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2002 8 Mile (writer: "Temptations" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2002 Undercover Brother (writer: "Give Up The Funk Tear The Roof Off The Sucker", "Undercova Funk We Got The Funk" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2001 How High (writer: "Flashlight" / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2001 The Wash (writer: " Not Just Knee Deep" / as George Clinton III)
 
2001 Baby Boy (writer: "I'd Rather Be with You")
 
2001 Joe Dirt (writer: "Atomic Dog" / as George Clinton Jr. / performer: "Atomic Dog")
 
2001 See Spot Run (writer: "Atomic Dog" / as George Clinton Jr. / performer: "Atomic Dog")
 
2001 Scratch (documentary) (writer: "Atomic Dog" / as George Clinton, Jr. / performer: "Atomic Dog")
 
2000 Charlie's Angels (writer: "The Humpty Dance" / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
2000 The Ladies Man (writer: "Up for the Downstroke" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2000 Romeo Must Die (writer: "Come Back in One Piece" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
2000 Love & Basketball (writer: "Doowutchyalike")
 
1999 In Too Deep (writer: "Tear It Off" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
1999 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
The Bremen Town Musicians (1999) (performer: "Gonna Make It Big In Bremen Town")
 
1999 Muppets from Space (writer: "Flashlight" / as George Clinton, Jr. / performer: "Flashlight")
 
1999 Romance (writer: "Free your mind and your ass wili follow" / as George Clinton Jr)
 
1999 Never Been Kissed (writer: "Me, Myself and I" / as George Clinton III)
 
1999 10 Things I Hate About You (writer: "Atomic Dog" / as George Clinton Jr. / performer: "Atomic Dog")
 
1999 The Corruptor (writer: "The Corruptor's Execution" / as G. Clinton)
 
1998 How Stella Got Her Groove Back (writer: "Flash Light" / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
1998 Can't Hardly Wait (writer: "Flashlight" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
1998/I Last Night (writer: "I've Been Watching You Move Your Sexy Body")
 
1998 Slums of Beverly Hills (writer: "You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks", "Give Up the Funk Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
1998 Bulworth (writer: "Hay" / as George Clinton Jr. / "Hay" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
1998 Ride (writer: "Let Me Ride" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
1997 Trojan War (writer: "The Burning")
 
1997 How to Be a Player (writer: "It' a Cold Day The *** wit U Mix" / performer: "It' a Cold Day The *** wit U Mix")
 
1997 Good Burger (performer: "Do Fries Go With That Shake? Know What I'm Sayin' Remix" / " Not Just Knee Deep" / as George Clinton III / "Do Fries Go With That Shake? Know What I'm Sayin' Remix" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
1996 High School High (writer: "Froggy Style")
 
1996 The Long Kiss Goodnight (writer: " Not Just Knee Deep" / as G. Clinton)
 
1996 Bulletproof (writer: "Where I'm From Don't Fight The Clean Mix II" / as George Clinton, Jr.)
 
1996 Original Gangstas (writer: "How Does It Feel" / as G. Clinton Jr. / "How Does It Feel" / as G. Clinton Jr.)
 
1995 Dangerous Minds (writer: "CURIOSITY", "FOUR PLAY" SAMPLE / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
1995 Casper (writer: "Same Song")
 
1995 New Jersey Drive (writer: "Flip Squad's In Da House" / as G. Clinton)
 
1995 Murder Was the Case: The Movie (video short) ("Who Am I What's My Name")
 
1994 PCU (writer: "Give Up the Funk Tear the Roof Off the Sucker", "Stomp" / performer: "Give Up the Funk Tear the Roof Off the Sucker", "Erotic City", "Stomp")
 
1994 Jimmy Hollywood (performer: "Hollywood")
 
1994 House Party 3 (writer: "Ah...The Name Is Bootsy Baby" / writer: "Wit Dre Day And Everybody's Celebratin'" / as George Clinton Jr. / performer: "Ah...The Name Is Bootsy Baby")
 
1994 Gang War: Bangin' in Little Rock (documentary) (writer: "Wit Dre Day And Everybody's Celebratin' " / as Clinton)
 
1993 Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (writer: "Give Up the Funk Tear the Roof Off the Sucker" / as George Clinton Jr.)
 
1993 Freaked (writer: "Hideous Mutant Freekz")
 
1993 Super Mario Bros. ("WALK THE DINOSAUR")
 
1993 Menace II Society (writer: "ATOMIC DOG" / as George Clinton Jr. / performer: "ATOMIC DOG")
 
1992 Boomerang (performer: "Atomic Dog" / "Atomic Dog")
 
1991 Nothing But Trouble (writer: "Same Song")
 
1990 Graffiti Bridge (writer: "We Can Funk" / performer: "We Can Funk")
 
1990 Midnight Caller (TV series)
Sale Away: Part 2 (1990) (writer: "The Humpty Dance")
 
1990 Downtown (writer: "ME, MYSELF AND I")
 
1988 The Night Before (writer: "Way Over There", "Honk It", "Baby Boy", "Who'd Have Ever Thought We'd Be Friends")
 
1986 Howard the Duck (writer: "Howard the Duck" / performer: "Howard the Duck")
 
1986 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Anjelica Huston and Billy Martin/George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic (1986) (performer: "Let's Take it to the Stage" - uncredited, "Do Fries Go With That Shake" - uncredited)
 
1986 Iron Eagle ("Intense")
 
1983 Bad Boys (performer: "Get Dressed")
 
Show ShowActor (12 titles)
2009 8Dazeaweakend
George Clinton
 
2006 The Roaches (TV series)
 
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (Video Game)
DJ The Funktipus (voice)
 
2000 The Artist's Journey
(Himself)
 
1999 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
Scratchmo
The Bremen Town Musicians (1999) … Scratchmo (voice)
 
1998 Butter
Celebrity Guest #1
 
1994 Cosmic Slop (TV movie)
Host
 
1990 House Party
D.J.
 
1988 The Night Before
Rat's Nest Band
 
Show ShowMusic Department (2 titles)
2000 The PJs (TV series) (composer: theme - 1 episode)
Haiti and the Tramp (2000) (composer: theme)
 
1987 The Tracey Ullman Show (TV series) (composer: theme music)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2011 Horrorween
 
Show ShowSelf (68 titles)
2013 The Miles Davis Documentary (TV documentary) (completed)
Himself
 
2013 Finding the Funk (documentary)
Himself
 
2013 The Cleveland Show (TV series)
Himself
When a Man (or a Freight Train) Loves His Cookie (2013) … Himself (voice)
 
2013 George Clinton's Gongafunkadine (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
Peter Bergen (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Art Car: The Movie (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.98 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement (documentary)
Himself
 
2009-2010 Unsung (TV series documentary)
Himself
George Clinton (2010) … Himself
Bootsy Collins (2009) … Himself
 
2010 Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Freaknik: The Musical (TV movie)
Himself (voice)
 
2010 The Jay Leno Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.90 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
Himself
Copyright Criminals (2010) … Himself
 
2009 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 11 November 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 I'm Rick James (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 The Heart Is a Drum Machine (documentary)
 
2009 Who Stole the Soul? (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Copyright Criminals (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 What Ever Happened to Hip Hop? (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Sober House (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.9 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Gone Country (TV series)
Himself
Showtime (2009) … Himself
Artistic Expression (2009) … Himself
Stars & Stripes (2009) … Himself
Bustin' Loose (2009) … Himself
Playing Your Cards Right (2009) … Himself
 
2008 Dance to the Music (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 How I Met Your Mother (TV series)
Himself
Where Were We? (2006) … Himself
 
2005 Total Request Live (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
Episode #13.198 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 The 3rd Annual Vibe Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special (TV special)
Himself/Performer
 
2005 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 5 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 29 August 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Disco: Spinning the Story (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 TV Party (video documentary)
 
2005 Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth (documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Sex 'n' Pop (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
Are You Lonesome Tonight? (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The Bernie Mac Show (TV series)
Himself
Go Bernie, It's Your Birthday (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The 46th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
2003 Five Conversations About Soul (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Ice Cube: The Videos, Volume 1 (video)
Himself (segment "Bop Gun [One Nation]")
 
2001 All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live! (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 The Breaks
Himself
 
1999 Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory (documentary)
Himself
 
1998 Motown 40: The Music Is Forever (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1998 George Clinton: The Mothership Connection (video documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Space Ghost Coast to Coast (TV series)
Himself
Untitled (1997) … Himself
 
1997 Martin (TV series)
Himself
California, Here We Come: Part 2 (1997) … Himself
 
1997 28th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1996 Maceo (documentary)
 
1996 Last Angel of History (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 New York Undercover (TV series)
Himself
Internal Affairs (1995) … Himself
 
1995 Rock & Roll (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 8 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 6 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1994 Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos (TV movie)
Himself
 
1994 PCU
Himself
 
1994 24 Hours in Rock and Roll (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1993 MTV Video Music Awards 1993 (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 The 35th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1992 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
Lenny Henry Hunts the Funk (1992) … Himself
 
1991 The Ryde Devine (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Graffiti Bridge
Himself
 
1990 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 23 February 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 22nd NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 The Tracey Ullman Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.14 (1988) … Himself
 
1987 Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1986 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
Anjelica Huston and Billy Martin/George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic (1986) … Himself - Musical Guest (as George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic)
 
1986 Sun City: Artists United Against Apartheid (video documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2006 Video on Trial (TV series)
 
2000 Top Ten (TV series documentary)
 
1994 Prince Interactive (Video Game)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

A member of the "Artists United Against Apartheid" charity project in 1985.

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Blog | Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

George Clinton Jr. | George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

One of the personalities mentioned in the song Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club. The others mentioned were James Brown, Bob Marley, Smokey Robinson, 'Hamilton Bohannon', Bootsy Collins, Kurtis Blow and Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar (as Sly and Robbie) and Robbie Shakespeare (as Sly and Robbie). See more »

Trademark:

He often wears outlandish, multi-colored clothes in concerts, frequently accompanied by platform shoes and rainbow streamers in his long hair. See more »

Nickname:

Dr. Funkenstein See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer