Berry Gordy
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Known forProduction
GenderMale
Birthday28 November 1929 (96 years old)
Place of birthDetroit, Michigan, USA
Known credits28
Biography
Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades. As a songwriter, Gordy composed or co-composed a number of hits including "Lonely Teardrops" and "That's Why" (Jackie Wilson), "Shop Around" (the Miracles), and "Do You Love Me" (the Contours), all of which topped the US R&B charts, as well as the internati…
Sunday Best: The Untold Story of Ed Sullivan
2023 · Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Self
Dionne Warwick: Don't Make Me Over
2021 · Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021 · Self - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
2020 · Self
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
2019 · Self
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
2019 · Executive Producer
Marilyn and I
2019 · Self
Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives
2017 · Self
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016 · Self
Return of the Dragon
2015 · Self
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
2014 · Self
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009 · Self
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
2008 · Self
Anderson Cooper 360°
2003 · Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · Self
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
1998 · Self
Classic Albums
1997 · Self
The Jackson Family Honors
1994 · Self
Victoires de la musique
1985 · Self
The Last Dragon
1985 · Executive Producer
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983 · Self
The Wiz
1978 · Executive Producer
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
1976 · Executive Producer
Mahogany
1975 · Director
Lady Sings the Blues
1972 · Executive Producer
The Jackson 5: Goin' Back to Indiana
1971 · Executive Producer
Diana!
1971 · Executive Producer
The Grammys
1959 · Self
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