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Biography

Blessed with the warmest falsetto in all of pop, Smokey Robinson proved you didn't have to scream to be soulful. One of the principal…more

Born

2/19/1940, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Birth Name

William Robinson Jr.

Gender

Male

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Star (2)

Role
- Top Ten (1999)
  Presenter
  - S 2: Ep 7 Sixties Soul
    3/11/00
- Generations (1989)
  Link Greer (1989)
  - — 398
  - — 196
Recurring Role (6)

Role
- Soul Train
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 14 Tribute to Smokey Robinson / Pretty Poison
    1/16/88
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 131 March 16 - 20, 1987 - Friday
    3/20/87
  - S 1: Ep 130 March 16 - 20, 1987 - Thursday
    3/19/87
  - S 1: Ep 129 March 16 - 20, 1987 - Wednesday
    3/18/87
  - S 1: Ep 128 March 16 - 20, 1987 - Tuesday
    3/17/87
  - S 1: Ep 127 May 16 - 20, 1987 - Monday
    3/16/87
- American Bandstand
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 38 Smokey Robinson / Juice Newton
    5/17/86
  - S 25: Ep 5 Smokey Robinson
    12/12/81
  - S 21: Ep 1 Smokey Robinson / Kaptain Kool & the Kongs
    9/10/77
  - S 18: Ep 22 Smokey Robinson / The Rhodes Kids
    3/8/75
- Soul Train
  himself
  - S 11: Ep 21 Tribute to Smokey Robinson / Bettye LaVette
    4/24/82
  - S 3: Ep 39 The Best of Soul Train
    7/20/74
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 9: Ep 10 Salute to Smokey Robinson / Keith & Darrell
    11/17/79
  - S 7: Ep 38 Smokey Robinson / Patti Austin
    5/6/78
  - S 7: Ep 9 Smokey Robinson / Dee Dee Sharp
    10/15/77
  - S 6: Ep 37 Smokey Robinson / Lakeside
    4/30/77
  - S 6: Ep 16 The Ohio Players / Johnny Bristol
    12/4/76
  - + 2 More Credits
- American Bandstand
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 2 Stevie Wonder / Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
    9/13/69
  - S 9: Ep 11 Smokey Robinson & the Miracles / Gale Garnett
    11/20/65
  - S 4: Ep 82 AB-898: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
    12/27/60
  - S 23: Ep 3 Smokey Robinson / Mary MacGregor
    10/6/79
  - S 19: Ep 19 Smokey Robinson / Eric Carmen / Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs
    1/31/76
Guest Star (55)

Role
- CBS This Morning
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 29 February 10, 2012
    2/10/12
- Later... with Jools Holland
  Himself
  - S 35: Ep 6 Series 35, Show 6
    10/23/09
- CenterStage
  Guest
  - S 5: Ep 3 Smokey Robinson
    10/23/09
- The Jay Leno Show
  Musical Guest
  - S 1: Ep 9 9
    9/24/09
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 4 Episode #3.004
    9/10/09
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 4 September 10, 2009
    9/10/09
  - S 4: Ep 48 November 6, 1991
    11/6/91
  - S 2: Ep 130 March 2, 1990
    3/2/90
  - S 2: Ep 25 October 6, 1989
    10/6/89
  - S 1: Ep 123 February 24, 1989
    2/24/89
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Musical Guest
  - S 1: Ep 103 John Leguizamo, Jeff Musial, Smokey Robinson
    9/2/09
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 52 Quentin Tarantino, Mark Feuerstein, Smokey Robinson
    8/25/09
- American Idol
  Performs
  - S 8: Ep 24 Find Out Who Stays And Who Goes Home
    3/26/09
  - S 6: Ep 41 And The Winner Is............
    5/23/07
- The Grammy Awards
  Himself
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Grammy Awards
    2/8/09
- Praise the Lord
  Guest Star
  - S 35: Ep 55 1/8/09
    1/8/09
- Days Of Our Lives
  Himself
  - S 42: Ep 6 Ep. #10444
    11/16/06
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 8 Smokey Robinson, All Saints, Borat, Gnarls Barkley.
    10/27/06
- Celebrity Duets
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 3 Cut to Winner
    9/29/06
  - S 1: Ep 8 3 Perform
    9/28/06
- Celebrity Duets
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 1 8 Perform
    8/29/06
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 23 Matt Dillon; Parker Posey; Smokey Robinson
    7/12/06
- Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 3 Episode 31
    6/24/05
  - S 3: Ep 7 Episode 18
    5/16/03
- Higglytown Heroes
  Grocer Hero
  - S 1: Ep 10 Soup With Stars / The Happy Friendly Sparkly Toast Club
    11/1/04
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 84 Lindsey Lohan and more....
    5/17/04
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 69 Smokey Robinson, Kim Delaney
    4/16/04
- Praise the Lord
  Himself
  - S 30: Ep 9 3/19/04
    3/19/04
- One on One
  Vaughn Knox
  - S 3: Ep 16 He's Not Heavy, He's My Half-Brother
    3/2/04
  - S 3: Ep 9 Tears of a Clown
    11/18/03
- The Proud Family
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 19 Wedding Bell Blues
    9/19/03
- American Idol
  Celebrity Guest Judge
  - S 2: Ep 26 (Insert Clever Headline Here)
    4/15/03
- Soul Train
  Co-Host
  - S 31: Ep 8 The 4th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
    11/20/01
  - S 30: Ep 12 The 3rd Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
    11/20/00
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 97 Show #339
    2/12/98
- E! True Hollywood Story
  himself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Marvin Gaye
    1/28/98
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 15 Show #1599
    2/26/92
  - S 9: Ep 19 Show #1273
    2/28/90
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 30 Show #4441
    11/26/91
  - S 28: Ep 81 Show #4126
    3/15/90
  - S 27: Ep 63 Show #3990
    6/14/89
- One On One With John Tesh
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 39 October 31, 1991
    10/31/91
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 34 October 28, 1991
    10/28/91
  - S 2: Ep 111 March 5, 1990
    3/5/90
  - S 1: Ep 58 March 23, 1989
    3/23/89
- Soul Train
  Heritage Award recipient
  - S 20: Ep 22 The 5th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/12/91
- Into the Night
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 July 19, 1990
    7/19/90
- The Marsha Warfield Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 March 29, 1990
    3/29/90
- The Jim Henson Hour
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Health and Fitness
    7/16/89
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 68 April 14, 1989
    4/14/89
- American Music Awards
  Himself/Host
  - S 15: Ep 15 The 15th American Music Awards
    1/25/88
- The $100,000 Pyramid
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 0 100kPYR-386
    9/28/87
- American Music Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 12: Ep 12 The 12th American Music Awards
    1/28/85
- Solid Gold
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 44 Marilyn McCoo Show 44 Duets
    8/25/84
- The John Davidson Show
  Himself/Co-host
  - S 1: Ep 42 August 26, 1980
    8/26/80
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 140 April 3, 1980
    4/3/80
  - S 6: Ep 72 December 26, 1979
    12/26/79
  - S 5: Ep 81 January 12, 1979
    1/12/79
  - S 4: Ep 193 July 7, 1978
    7/7/78
  - S 1: Ep 139 May 16, 1975
    5/16/75
- Police Woman (1978)
  Sam Jennings
  - S 1: Ep 11 Smack
    12/6/74
- Police Story
  Hawkins
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Wyatt Earp Syndrome
    3/5/74
- The Midnight Special
  Himself, host
  - S 2: Ep 19 Host: Smokey Robinson
    1/18/74
- The Midnight Special
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 25 Host: Smokey Robinson
    7/13/73
- Soul Train
  Performer
- Dolly
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 Episode 17 (Unknown Title)
- Della!
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 88 October 8, 1969
    10/8/69
- The Music Scene
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 3 Show 3
    10/6/69
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 32 June 1, 1969: Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Lesley Gore, Gwen Verdon
    6/1/69
  - S 21: Ep 30 March 31, 1968: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Frankie Laine, Charlton Heston
    3/31/68
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 208 June 21, 1967
    6/21/67
  - S 18: Ep 135 Week of April 7, 1980
    4/7/80
  - S 18: Ep 31 Week of October 15, 1979
    10/15/79
  - S 16: Ep 12 September 20, 1977
    9/20/77
  - S 13: Ep 134 March 20, 1975
    3/20/75
  - + 1 More Credits
- Where The Action Is
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 124 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
    2/27/67
  - S 3: Ep 106 The Miracles / Surprise Package
    2/1/67
  - S 2: Ep 74 December 23, 1965: The Miracles, Dusty Springfield
    12/23/65
- Hullabaloo!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 20 Show #38 Host: Frankie Avalon
    1/31/66
- Shindig
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 Show 8: November 4, 1964 - Glen Campbell, Gerry & the Pacemakers, Ketty Lester, The Miracles, Gene Pitney
    11/4/64

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- Smokey was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.
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- He is the uncle of budding R&B artist Eric West.
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- He is the spokesman of the "Great American Smokeout", which takes place one week before Thanksgiving.
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