Basic Information About Smokey Robinson
| Category | Celebrities › Singers |
|---|---|
| Professions | Record producer, Songwriter, Singer, Musician, Actor, Music executive, Singer-songwriter |
| Net worth | $150,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1940-02-19 (84 years old) |
| Place of birth | Detroit |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Smokey Robinson win?
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Smokey Robinson roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| Hollywood Homicide | Cabbie |
| Last Holiday | Smokey Robinson |
| The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart | Self (archive footage) |
| Sesame Street | Self 4 episodes, 1984-1989 |
| The Young and the Restless | Smokey Robinson 1 episode, 2004 |
| Police Woman | Sam Jennings 1 episode, 1974 |
| The Talk | Self / ... 3 episodes, 2013-2017 |
| The Proud Family | Self 1 episode, 2003 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self 1 episode, 2019 |
| Live from Daryl's House | Self - Vocals 1 episode, 2009 |
| One on One | Duane's Father 2 episodes, 2003-2004 |
| The Girls Next Door | Self / ... 2 episodes, 2008-2009 |
| Days of Our Lives | Smokey Robinson 2 episodes, 2006 |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self - Musical Guest / ... 3 episodes, 1999-2006 |
| Generations | Linc Greer 1 episode, 1989 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self - Musical Guest 1 episode, 2009 |
Smokey Robinson's photos
Interesting Facts about Smokey Robinson
- Children, with his first wife Claudette Robinson, Tamla and Berry.
- Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
- He and his singing group, The Miracles, were voted the 32nd Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone.
- He was awarded the U.S. National Medal of Arts in 2002 from the National Endowment of the Arts.
- Received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Howard University (May 13, 2006).
- Uncle of Eric West.
- Awarded Kennedy Center Honors in 2006, with Dolly Parton, Steven Spielberg, Zubin Mehta, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
- One of the personalities mentioned in the song Genius of Love by Tom Tom Club. The others mentioned were James Brown, Bob Marley, 'Hamilton Bohannon', George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Kurtis Blow and Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar (as Sly and Robbie) and Robbie Shakespeare (as Sly and Robbie).
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1990.
- He had his first recording as The Miracles in 1958. It was a follow up to a No. 1 tune "Get A Job". It was titled "Got A Job", on the legendary "End" label. Unfortunately, it did not have the same success as its predecessor.
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1500 North Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
- He and Aretha Franklin grew up together. Has known her since he was seven years old.
- His favorite movie is Back to the Future.
- While known for being a perfectionist performer, he also insists that stagehands and other crew involved with live concerts are treated well. For example, Smokey's contracts stipulate that all crew members must be served a hot meal prior to the performance.
- Friends with Berry Gordy, Levi Stubbs, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, and Teena Marie, Rick James, and Leon Isaac Kennedy.
- Has a son Trey (b, 1984) from an outside relationship.
- Friends with Sam Cooke.
- Born the exact same day as fellow Miracle, Bobby Rogers.
References & Fact Checks ✅
- 1/ Filename: the-miracles-1962-tamla-publicity-photo-QFt4u6q9.jpg
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 04:50:16)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Miracles_(1962_Tamla_publicity_photo).jpg
- Original Source: English: The photo was first published as a publicity photo.
- Original source: A scan of the original publicity photo can be seen at the Detroit Public Library Digital Collections, Resource ID hk000074. This version can also be found in the upload history below to verify the lack of valid copyright notice as originally published.
- Instant source: High-res, cropped scan via The New York Times (retrieved April 4, 2021).
- Author: English: Distributed by Tamla Records (Motown). Photographer uncredited and unknown.
- Date taken: Circa late 1950s to early 1960s
- 2/ Filename: smokey-robinson-2-WvS737OW.jpg
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 04:50:17)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Smokey_Robinson_2.jpg
- Original Source:
retouched version of File:Smokey Robinson.jpg - Author: Dwight McCann / Chumash Casino Resort / www.DwightMcCann.com
- Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 Generic license.
- Date taken: 17 August 2006
- 3/ Filename: doug-jones-and-smokey-robinson-sVm681Q5.jpg
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 04:50:19)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Doug_Jones_and_Smokey_Robinson.jpg
- Original Source:
https://twitter.com/SenDougJones/status/996768473194909696 - Author: United States Senate - Office of Doug Jones
- Date taken: 16 May 2018
- 4/ Filename: zubin-mehta-laughs-with-singers-dolly-parton-and-william-smokey-robinson-during-a-reception-for-the-kennedy-center-honorees-P90q9x38.jpg
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- Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 04:50:20)
- Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zubin_Mehta_laughs_with_singers_Dolly_Parton_and_William_Smokey_Robinson_during_a_reception_for_the_Kennedy_Center_honorees.jpg
- Original Source:
whitehouse.gov, first uploaded to en.wikipedia - Author: White House photo by Eric Draper
- Date taken: 3 December 2006
