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Ronald Isley

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  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Ronald Isley was born on May 21, 1941, in Cincinnati, Ohio. His love of music was encouraged at early age, by his father, a professional vocalist, and his mother, a church pianist who also provided musical accompaniment for him and his brothers at their early performances.

For over 50 years, he has been the lead singer of one of the most influential groups in popular music, The Isley Brothers. Throughout his career, he has continued giving the same encouragement that his father gave him and his brothers by teaching and encouraging other artists.

Always a cutting edge innovator, in 2001 he created a new persona for the new millennium, "Mr. Biggs".
BornMay 21, 1941
BornMay 21, 1941
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 10 nominations

Known for:

Okja (2017)
Okja
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Harvest For The World")
  • 2017
Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
8.2
  • Soundtrack("Nobody But Me")
  • 2003
Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer in Thunder Force (2021)
Thunder Force
4.5
  • Soundtrack("Voyage to Atlantis")
  • 2021
George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight (1998)
Out of Sight
7.0
  • Soundtrack("Fight the Power (Part 2)", "It's Your Thing")
  • 1998

Credits

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Actor

  • Godfather of Harlem (2019)
    Godfather of Harlem
    • Dixon
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • The Isley Brothers Feat. Ronald Isley & Snoop Dogg: Friends and Family
    • Ronald Isley
    • Music Video
    • 2021
  • Kendrick Lamar: I (2014)
    Kendrick Lamar: I
    • Ronald Isley
    • Music Video
    • 2014
  • Ronald Isley: The Making of Mr. I
    • Ron Isley
    • TV Movie
    • 2010
  • Summer Breeze: The Isley Brothers Greatest Hits Live (2005)
    Summer Breeze: The Isley Brothers Greatest Hits Live
    • Lead Vocals
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection (2003)
    R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection
    • Mr. Biggs (segment "Down Low")
    • Video
    • 2003
  • The Isley Brothers Feat. JS: Busted
    • Ronald Isley
    • Music Video
    • 2003
  • Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: One of Those Days (2002)
    Whitney Houston: One of Those Days
    • Ronald Isley
    • Music Video
    • 2002
  • Ronald Isley in The Isley Brothers Feat. R. Kelly & Chanté Moore: Contagious (2001)
    The Isley Brothers Feat. R. Kelly & Chanté Moore: Contagious
    • Mr. Biggs
    • Music Video
    • 2001
  • Cedric The Entertainer, Steve Harvey, and Wendy Raquel Robinson in The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
    The Steve Harvey Show
    • Pretty Tony
    • TV Series
    • 1996–2001
  • Ja Rule ft. Ronald Isley: Daddy's Little Baby
    • Ronald Isley
    • Short
    • 1999
  • Kelly Price Feat. R. Kelly & Ronald Isley: Friend of Mine
    • Ronald Isley
    • Music Video
    • 1998
  • Jamie Foxx in The Jamie Foxx Show (1996)
    The Jamie Foxx Show
    • Rev. Leroy Bullock
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • R. Kelly Feat. The Isley Brothers: Down Low (Nobody Has to Know), Remix
    • Frank Biggs
    • Music Video
    • 1996
  • The Isley Brothers Feat. Ronald Isley: Let's Lay Together
    • Ronald Isley
    • Music Video
    • 1996

Composer

  • Fantasia: Truth Is
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2004
  • Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: One of Those Days (2002)
    Whitney Houston: One of Those Days
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 2002
  • Naughty by Nature: Craziest (1995)
    Naughty by Nature: Craziest
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1995
  • Angela Winbush: Inner City Blues
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1994
  • Vanessa Williams: Work to Do (1992)
    Vanessa Williams: Work to Do
    • Composer
    • Music Video
    • 1992

Music Department

  • The Great British Baking Show (2010)
    The Great British Baking Show
    • music (as Ronald)
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Green Day: Bullet in a Bible (2005)
    Green Day: Bullet in a Bible
    • composer: song "Shout"
    • Video
    • 2005
  • Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium (1990)
    Billy Joel: Live at Yankee Stadium
    • composer: song "Shout"
    • TV Special
    • 1990

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • The Isley Brothers
  • Born
    • May 21, 1941
    • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  • Spouses
      Kandy JohnsonAugust 14, 2005 - present (1 child)
  • Children
      Tia Isley
  • Parents
      Sallye Bell
  • Relatives
      Rudolph Isley(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Music video: Appeared in the R. Kelly video "Down Low (Nobody Has To Know)"
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Brother of Ernie Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Marvin Isley and Rudolph Isley.
  • Nickname
    • Mr. Biggs

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