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CeeLo Green Biography

Birth Name:Thomas DeCarlo Callaway

Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Writer, Producer

Fast Facts

  • He was nominated for a Black Reel Award in 2012 for Best Song on "Footloose․"
  • Nominated for Best Original Song in 2010 at the Satellite Awards
  • Received a Teen Choice Award nomination in 2012 for "The Voice․"
  • Quote: "As an artist, you realize that sometimes songs become bigger than you․ You have to give them away․"
  • Quote: "Every time you walk out of your door and you're out in the world, you take a chance on not coming back․ That is the danger and the dynamic of being alive․"
  • Quote: "(On describing his music as "alternative") "It's alternative to everything! I'm alternative to any other kind of pop song or pop artist that I've ever seen․ I am the one and only Cee Lo Green!""
  • Widely recognized for being a coach on the hit series, "The Voice․"

Awards

  • 2010Satellite Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2011OFTA Television Award-Best Individual Host or Panelist in a Reality or Non-Fiction Program: winner
  • 2012Black Reel-Best Song: nominated
  • 2012Teen Choice Award-Choice TV Personality: Male: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film: nominated