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Bobby Brown Biography
Birth Name:
Robert Baresford Brown
Birth Place:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Singer, dancer, actor
Fast Facts
- Mother put him on stage at age 3 to perform at a local Boston night club
- Dropped out of middle school while repeating seventh grade to begin touring with New Edition
- While still a member of New Edition, appeared in Mr
- T's 1984 motivational tape Be Somebody or Be Somebody's Fool!
- Second solo album, 1988's Don't Be Cruel, was honored at the Soul Train Music Awards and the American Music Awards; was also nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards
- In 1989, made his solo film debut in Ghostbusters II
- Third solo album, Bobby, earned him an American Music Award for Favorite Male Artist-Soul/Rhythm & Blues
- Sang duet "Something in Common" with his wife, Whitney Houston, and their daughter, Bobbi Kristina, appeared in the music video with them
- In 2008, began touring with old New Edition mates Ralph Tresvant and Johnny Gill under the name Heads of State
Relationships
- Bodhi Jameson Rein Brown -- Daughter
- Hendrix Estelle Sheba Brown -- Daughter
- Kim Ward -- Ex-significant Other
- Melika Williams -- Ex-significant Other
- Herbert Brown -- Father
- Theola Williams -- Grandmother
- Elizabeth Brown -- Sister
- Cassius -- Son
- Landon Brown -- Son