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Jimmy Jam (I)
Jimmy Jam was born on June 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA as James Samuel Harris III. He has been married to Lisa Padilla since June 25, 1994. They have three children.
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Soundtrack (144 credits)
2015-2018
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Shaquille O'Neal/Jenna Dewan/Keith Urban
(2018)
... (writer: "Rhythm Nation")
- Michael Strahan/Jill Kargman/Slayer
(2017)
... (writer: "Can You Stand the Rain")
- Helen Mirren/Oscar Isaac/Wale
(2015)
... (writer: "The Girls on Drugs")
2018
Pose
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Giving and Receiving
(2018)
... (writer: "Let's Wait Awhile")
- Pilot
(2018)
... (writer: "Saturday Love")
2018
American Crime Story
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Don't Ask, Don't Tell
(2018)
... (writer: "Sensitivity" - uncredited)
2017
The 25 Songs of Christmas
(TV Movie) (lyrics: "Soul Holidays (1992)" - as Jimmy Jam Harris) / (music: "Soul Holidays (1992)" - as Jimmy Jam Harris)
2016
Who's Doing the Dishes?
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Jake Quickenden
(2016)
... (writer: "Fake" - uncredited)
2016
Atlanta
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Go for Broke
(2016)
... (writer: "Encore" - uncredited)
2016
American Dad!
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Stan-Dan Deliver
(2016)
... (writer: "Rhythm Nation")
2016
Tu cara me suena
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- ¡Elige al primero!
(2016)
... (writer: "Together Again")
2015
Empire
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Sinned Against
(2015)
... (writer: "BURNITUP!" - uncredited)
2015
Todd's Pop Song Reviews
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Top Ten Worst Hit Songs of 1991
(2015)
... (writer: "Nasty")
2009-2014
Dancing with the Stars
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- Most Memorable Year
(2014)
... (writer: "Love Will Never Do (Without You)")
- Semifinals
(2014)
... (writer: "Nasty")
- Week 2
(2014)
... (writer: "All Nite (Don't Stop)")
- Round 1: Part 1
(2009)
... (writer: "Nasty" - as James Harris III, uncredited)
2014
Oh Sheila
(Short) (writer: "If", "All for You", "Any Time, Any Place" - as James Harris III, uncredited)
2011-2014
Glee
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- Tested
(2014)
... (writer: "Let's Wait Awhile" - uncredited)
- Puppet Master
(2013)
... (writer: "Nasty/Rhythm Nation" - uncredited)
- Michael
(2012)
... (writer: "Scream" - uncredited)
- Hold on to Sixteen
(2011)
... (writer: "Control" - uncredited)
2014
The Truth About Webcam Girls
(TV Special documentary) (writer: "Just Be Good to Green (Instrumental)")
2013
Late Show with David Letterman
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #20.98
(2013)
... (writer: "Poetic Justice")
1994-2013
Saturday Night Live
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Adam Levine/Kendrick Lamar
(2013)
... (writer: "Poetic Justice")
- Janet Jackson
(2004)
... (writer: "All Nite (Don't Stop)", "Strawberry Bounce")
- Heather Locklear/Janet Jackson
(1994)
... (writer: "Throb", "Any Time, Any Place")
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Queens Behaving Badly
(2012)
... (writer: "Nasty")
2008-2012
The X Factor
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Live Show 2
(2012)
... (writer: "No More Drama" - uncredited)
- Episode #5.3
(2008)
... (writer: "Scream" - uncredited)
2012
The X Factor Philippines
(TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Top 11 Performance Night
(2012)
... (performer: "The Best Things in Life Are Free")
2012
Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour
(TV Movie documentary) (writer: "Is It Scary", "Scream")
2012
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #20.68
(2012)
... (writer: "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" - uncredited)
2011
Showboaters
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.1
(2011)
... (writer: "Just Be Good to Green" - uncredited)
2011
Dancing with the Stars
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- 2011 Grand Finale
(2011)
... (writer: "Scream" - uncredited)
2010
20 to 1
(TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)
- 80's Good, Bad & Ugly
(2010)
... (writer: "What Have You Done For Me Lately" - as James Harris III)
2010
Parks and Recreation
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Freddy Spaghetti
(2010)
... (writer: "On Bended Knee" - uncredited)
2009
Nip/Tuck
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Briggitte Reinholt
(2009)
... (writer: "Nasty" - uncredited)
2009
Being Erica
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Shhh... Don't Tell
(2009)
... (writer: "Supermodel (You Better Work)")
2009
The Inbetweeners
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Night Out in London
(2009)
... (writer: "Shine" - uncredited)
2008
Idols
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Spectacular 1 - African Americans
(2008)
... (writer: "Together Again")
2007
Sunday Best
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.9
(2007)
... (writer: "Optimistic" - uncredited)
2007
Britain's Got Talent
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- 2007: Auditions 1
(2007)
... (writer: "Scream" - uncredited)
2003-2006
Australian Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 5 episodes)
- Top 2 Showdown
(2006)
... (writer: "Together Again")
- Grand Final
(2004)
... (writer: "No More Drama")
- Top 30 Group 1 Performance Show
(2004)
... (writer: "No More Drama")
- Top 10 Results Show
(2003)
... (writer: "That's the Way Love Goes")
- Top 10 Performance Show: Australian #1's
(2003)
... (writer: "That's the Way Love Goes")
2006
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
(Video Game) (writer: "You Used to Hold Me So Tight" - uncredited)
2006
Akeelah and the Bee
(producer: "Definition of Love") / (writer: "Definition of Love" - as James Harris III)
2002-2005
Idols
(TV Series) (writer - 3 episodes)
- Top 8: Music Video Hits
(2005)
... (writer: "Together Again")
- Top 12: Millennium Hits
(2005)
... (writer: "All for You")
- Top 50: Group 7
(2002)
... (writer: "Again")
2004
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
(Video Game) (writer: "Rub You The Right Way", "Sensitivity" - uncredited)
2004
Shark Tale
(producer: "Sweet Kind of Life") / (writer: "Sweet Kind of Life" - as James Harris III)
2004
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #6.12
(2004)
... (writer: "Rhythm Nation", "Together Again", "All Nite (Don't Stop)" - uncredited)
2004
Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Top 4 - Up Tempo/Low Tempo
(2004)
... (writer: "No More Drama")
2003
Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode #3.14
(2003)
... (writer: "That's the Way Love Goes")
2003
Deutschland sucht den Superstar
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Mottoshow #1 - Mein Pop-Idol
(2003)
... (writer: "Together Again")
2003
Radio
(producer: "Eyes of the Heart (Radio's Song)" (2003)) / (writer: "Eyes of the Heart (Radio's Song)" (2003))
2003
The Fighting Temptations
("Everything I Do") / (producer: "Heaven Knows", "Everything I Do", "He Still Loves Me", "Come Back Home", "Time To Come Home") / (writer: "He Still Loves Me", "Come Back Home", "Time To Come Home")
2001-2003
EastEnders
(TV Series) (writer - 7 episodes)
- Episode dated 8 July 2003
(2003)
... (writer: "Feels So Good" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 15 May 2003
(2003)
... (writer: "Feels So Good" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 7 August 2001
(2001)
... (writer: "Feels So Good" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 26 April 2001
(2001)
... (writer: "Feels So Good" - uncredited)
- Episode dated 3 April 2001
(2001)
... (writer: "Feels So Good" - uncredited)
2002-2003
American Idol
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Last Batch
(2003)
... (writer: "Open My Heart")
- Wild!
(2002)
... (writer: "On Bended Knee")
2002
Janet Jackson: Live in Hawaii
(TV Special documentary) (writer: "Come on Get Up", "You Ain't Right", "All for You", "Love Will Never Do (Without You)", "Trust a Try", "Medley: Come Back to Me/Let's Wait Awhile/Again", "Medley: Runaway/Miss You Much/When I Think of You/Escapade", "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)", "Got 'til It's Gone", "That's the Way Love Goes", "Medley: What Have You Done for Me Lately/Control/Nasty/Boys", "Alright", "Love Scene (Ooh Baby) (Instrumental Interlude)", "Would You Mind", "If", "Rhythm Nation", "Doesn't Really Matter", "Someone to Call My Lover", "Together Again" - as James Harris III, uncredited)
2001
Glitter
(performer: "The Flow") / (producer: "Lillie's Blue", "Twister", "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On", "Lead The Way", "The Flow", "Want You", "Never Too Far", "Reflections (Care Enough)") / (writer: "Lillie's Blue", "Twister", "I Didn't Mean To Turn You On", "The Flow", "Tell Me If You Still Care", "Want You", "Never Too Far")
2001
Hinter Gittern - Der Frauenknast
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Fromme Finte
(2001)
... (writer: "Nasty")
1987-2001
Top of the Pops
(TV Series) (writer - 18 episodes)
- Episode dated 20 April 2001
(2001)
... (writer: "All For You")
- Episode dated 30 March 2001
(2001)
... (writer: "All For You")
- Episode dated 2 March 2001
(2001)
... (writer: "Feels So Good")
- Episode dated 4 August 2000
(2000)
... (writer: "Doesn't Really Matter")
- Episode dated 10 March 2000
(2000)
... (writer: "Thank God I Found You")
2001
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
(TV Special documentary) (writer: "Scream" (uncredited), "You Can Be Mine" (uncredited), "Nasty" (uncredited), "Control" (uncredited), "When I Think of You" (uncredited), "Let's Wait Awhile" (Control - 1986), "Rhythm Nation" (uncredited), "State of the World" (uncredited), "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (Rhythm Nation - 1989))
2000
The Emperor's New Groove
(arranger: "My Funny Friend and Me") / (producer: "My Funny Friend and Me")
1991-2000
Stars in Their Eyes
(TV Series) (writer - 4 episodes)
- 2000 Celebrity Special 1
(2000)
... (writer: "Together Again")
- Episode #7.11
(1996)
... (writer: "That's the Way Love Goes")
- Episode #6.2
(1995)
... (writer: "Again")
- Episode #2.2
(1991)
... (writer: "Rhythm Nation")
1999
Top of the Pops 2
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- TOTP2 Presents the Nineties
(1999)
... (writer: "Dub Be Good to Me")
1999
Soul Music Festival: Part 5
(TV Movie) (writer: "Just Be Good To Me/Borrowed Love", "Weekend Girl/The Finest", "Tell Me If You Still Care/Just Be Good To Me")
1999
Flava
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Flava Featuring Mel G
(1999)
... (writer: "Feels So Good", "Got 'til It's Gone" - uncredited)
1998
Janet: The Velvet Rope
(TV Special documentary) (writer: "Velvet Rope", "If", "You", "Let's Wait Awhile/Again", "Control Medley: Control/The Pleasure Principle/What Have You Done for Me Lately/Nasty", "Throb", "Escapade Medley: Escapade/When I Think of You/Miss You Much/Runaway/Love Will Never Do (Without You)", "Alright", "I Get Lonely", "Anytime, Anyplace", "Rope Burn", "What About", "Rhythm Nation", "Special", "That's the Way Love Goes", "Got 'til It's Gone", "Go Deep", "Together Again" - as James Harris III, uncredited)
1998
How Stella Got Her Groove Back
(arranger: "Free Again", "The Art Of Seduction", "Make My Body Hot", "Makes Me Sweat", "Beautiful", "Luv Me, Luv Me", "Mastablasta '98", "Never Say Never Again", "Your Home Is In My Heart" (Stella's Love Theme), "Let Me Have You") / (producer: "Free Again", "The Art Of Seduction", "Make My Body Hot", "Makes Me Sweat", "Dance For Me", "Beautiful", "Luv Me, Luv Me", "Escape To Jamaica", "Mastablasta '98", "Never Say Never Again", "Your Home Is In My Heart" (Stella's Love Theme), "Let Me Have You") / (writer: "Free Again", "The Art Of Seduction", "Make My Body Hot", "Dance For Me", "Beautiful", "Luv Me, Luv Me", "Never Say Never Again", "Your Home Is In My Heart" (Stella's Love Theme))
1996
The Chart Show
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 16 November 1996
(1996)
... (writer: "Rhythm Nation" - uncredited)
1995
Money Train
("Oh Baby") / (producer: "The Thrill I'm In") / (writer: "The Thrill I'm In" - as James Harris III)
1995
Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making - An MTV News Special
(TV Short documentary) (writer: "That's the Way Love Goes", "Scream" - uncredited)
1994
Janet Jackson Feat. MC Lyte: You Want This
(Video short) (writer: "You Want This" - as James Harris III)
1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
(as James Harris III, "Mood", "The Right Kinda Lover", "Right Thing, Wrong Way") / (producer: "Mood", "The Right Kinda Lover", "Right Thing, Wrong Way")
1994
David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic
(TV Special documentary) (producer: "Rub You the Right Way") / (writer: "Rub You the Right Way")
1993
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
(writer: "What Have You Done for Me Lately" - as James Harris III)
1992
Mo' Money
(performer: "The New Style") / (producer: "Money Can't Buy You Love", "Mo' Money Groove", "Ice Cream Dream", "The Best Things in Life Are Free", "A Job Ain't Nuthin' But Work", "My Dear", "I Adore You", "Joy", "The New Style", "Let's Get Together (So Groovy Now)", "Forever Love", "Let's Just Run Away", "Brother Will") / (writer: "Money Can't Buy You Love", "Mo' Money Groove", "Ice Cream Dream", "The Best Things in Life Are Free", "A Job Ain't Nuthin' But Work", "My Dear", "I Adore You", "The New Style", "Let's Get Together (So Groovy Now)", "Forever Love", "Let's Just Run Away", "Brother Will" - as James Harris III)
1992
The Magic of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live the Dream
(TV Special) (producer: "Rub You the Right Way") / (writer: "Rub You the Right Way")
1991
Beverly Hills, 90210
(TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)
- Halloween
(1991)
... (writer: "Romantic" - uncredited)
- Leading from the Heart
(1991)
... (writer: "Romantic" - uncredited)
1990
Janet Jackson: Love Will Never Do (Without You)
(Video short) (writer: "Love Will Never Do (Without You)")
1990
Rockopop
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Episode dated 10 February 1990
(1990)
... (writer: "Rhythm Nation")
1989
Soul Train
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Starpoint/Cherrelle/Robert Brookins & Stephanie Mills
(1989)
... (writer: "Affair", "Everything I Miss At Home" - uncredited)
1987
Dragnet
(producer: "Just the Facts", "Helplessly in Love") / (writer: "Just the Facts", "Helplessly in Love")
1987
Moonlighting
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Blonde on Blonde
(1987)
... (writer: "Nasty" - uncredited)
A Year in the Life
(TV Mini-Series) (lyrics - 1 episode, 1986) (music - 1 episode, 1986)
- Springtime/Autumn
(1986)
... (lyrics: "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" - uncredited) / (music: "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" - uncredited)
1986
Only Fools and Horses....
(TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- From Prussia with Love
(1986)
... (writer: "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" - uncredited)
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