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Biography

Usher was born in Dallas, Texas on October 14, 1978. Moving to Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 12, Usher enjoyed entering local talent…more

Born

10/14/1978, Dallas, Texas, USA

Birth Name

Usher Raymond IV

Gender

Male

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Star (4)

Role
- Teen Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Teen Choice Awards 2008
    8/4/08
- Access Granted
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 1 Usher
    1/6/05
  - S 4: Ep 27 Usher featuring Alicia Keys (My Boo)
    9/14/04
  - S 4: Ep 4 Usher
    2/18/04
- Retrosexual: The '80s
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Hotties
    11/19/04
  - S 1: Ep 4 Turn Ons
    11/18/04
  - S 1: Ep 3 Taboos
    11/17/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Teen Sex
    11/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Sex Sells
    11/14/04
- I Love the 90s
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 I Love: 1999
    7/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 9 I Love: 1998
    7/16/04
  - S 1: Ep 8 I Love: 1997
    7/15/04
  - S 1: Ep 7 I Love: 1996
    7/15/04
  - S 1: Ep 6 I Love: 1995
    7/14/04
  - + 5 More Credits
Recurring Role (10)

Role
- The Greatest
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 3 100 Greatest teen stars (60-41)
    2/3/06
  - S 2: Ep 16 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (20 - 1)
    7/25/03
  - S 2: Ep 15 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (40 - 21)
    7/25/03
  - S 2: Ep 7 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons (200-181)
    7/21/03
  - S 2: Ep 5 50 Greatest Teen Icons
    6/27/03
- Soul Train
  winner, Sammy Davis Jr. Award (male)
  - S 34: Ep 14 The 19th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/12/05
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Performance
  - S 41: Ep 46 19th November 2004
    11/19/04
  - S 41: Ep 41 15th October 2004
    10/15/04
  - S 41: Ep 28 16th July 2004
    7/16/04
  - S 41: Ep 27 9th July 2004
    7/9/04
  - S 41: Ep 26 2nd July 2004
    7/2/04
  - + 7 More Credits
- Soul Train
  Himself (video)
  - S 34: Ep 5 New Edition/ Lina/ Usher featuring Alicia Keys music video
    11/6/04
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Promo Video
  - S 41: Ep 40 8th October 2004
    10/8/04
- Top of the Pops Saturday
  Promo Video
  - S 3: Ep 1 25th September 2004
    9/25/04
  - S 2: Ep 55 4th September 2004
    9/4/04
  - S 2: Ep 43 12th June 2004
    6/12/04
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Repeat Performance
  - S 41: Ep 12 26th March 2004
    3/26/04
- Top of the Pops Saturday
  Performance
  - S 2: Ep 28 13th March 2004
    3/13/04
  - S 2: Ep 26 28th February 2004
    2/28/04
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Himself
  - S 38: Ep 39 19th October 2001
    10/19/01
- Soul Train
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 7 Brownstone/ Usher/ Queen Pen Featuring Teddy Riley
    11/1/97
  - S 24: Ep 19 Bebe & Cece Winans/ RajaNee/ Usher
    2/25/95
  - S 23: Ep 6 Me'Shell NdegeOcello/ J.T. Taylor/ Usher Raymond
    11/27/93
Guest Star (73)

Role
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 37: Ep 21 Will Ferrell/Usher
    5/12/12
  - S 33: Ep 13 Steve Carell/Usher
    5/17/08
  - S 29: Ep 18 Lindsay Lohan/Usher
    5/1/04
- VH1's Top 20 Countdown
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 51 Top 40 Videos Of 2010
    12/17/10
  - S 7: Ep 23 June 7, 2008
    6/7/08
- Chelsea Lately
  Guest
  - S 4: Ep 140 Usher
    9/15/10
- GMTV with Lorraine
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 136 Tuesday 31st August
    8/31/10
- Behind the Music
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 7 Usher
    7/19/10
- Lopez Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 89 June 7, 2010
    6/7/10
- The Graham Norton Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 9 Episode 86
    6/7/10
- American Idol
  Performs
  - S 9: Ep 27 Find Out Who Is The Next Finalist To Be Eliminated Tonight!!
    3/31/10
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 143 Episode #3.143
    2/19/10
  - S 3: Ep 68 Episode #3.068
    11/24/09
  - S 2: Ep 242 Episode #2.242
    6/16/09
  - S 2: Ep 231 Episode #2.231
    6/3/09
  - S 2: Ep 196 Episode #2.196
    4/23/09
  - + 3 More Credits
- NBA on TNT
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 20 2010 NBA All-Star Game
    2/14/10
- Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 10 Scott Family
    12/6/09
- The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
    12/3/08
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 57: Ep 222 November 4, 2008
    11/4/08
- Myths & Legends
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Manson, Monkees and Mister Ed
    10/15/08
- 106 & Park
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 41 106 & Usher (Album Release)
    5/27/08
- Dancing With The Stars
  Performer
  - S 6: Ep 20 Episode 610A
    5/20/08
- Sound
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 28 Episode 28 - Sound goes to Radio 1's Big Weekend
    5/17/08
- Dance on Sunset
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Move
    5/10/08
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself / Guest
  - S 17: Ep 20 Usher & Rowland
    6/13/07
  - S 17: Ep 7 All-Star Christmas
    12/5/06
- The View
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 13 September 21, 2006
    9/21/06
  - S 7: Ep 184 Love/Falco
    5/28/04
  - S 7: Ep 143 Falco/Usher
    4/1/04
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 9 September 15, 2006
    9/15/06
  - S 18: Ep 56 November 21, 2005
    11/21/05
  - S 16: Ep 150 March 24, 2004
    3/24/04
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 40 Usher, Colin Quinn, Pink Martini
    11/22/05
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 56 Hillary Rodham Clinton/Usher/Cyndi Lauper
    11/21/05
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 94 Show #3038
    11/14/05
  - S 12: Ep 211 Show #2707
    5/10/04
  - S 10: Ep 129 Show #2195
    1/14/02
  - S 10: Ep 42 Show #2108
    8/13/01
- TRL
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 7038 November 7, 2005 (SNMW)
    11/7/05
  - S 7: Ep 7004 September 9, 2005
    9/9/05
  - S 1: Ep 4 August 6, 2003
    9/17/98
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 2 Lance Armstrong and a Special Tribute to Luther Vandross with Usher and Patti Labelle
    9/20/05
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 22 MTV 22nd Annual Video Music Awards
    8/28/05
- Extra
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 8 Hollywood Says Goodbye To The Pope
    4/5/05
- MTV Australia Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 The 1st MTV Australia Video Music Awards
    3/3/05
- TRL
  Winner
  - S 10: Ep 2 2005 TRL Awards
    2/21/05
- Top of the Pops Saturday
  Performance
  - S 3: Ep 15 1st January 2005
    1/1/05
- Wendy Williams Is On Fire
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Wendy Williams Is On Fire 3
    8/10/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 Wendy Williams Red Carpet Special
- MuchOnDemand
  Himself
  - — August 10, 2004
    8/10/04
- Live@Much
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 18 Usher Live@Much
    8/10/04
- Xchange
  Music Guest
  - S 7: Ep 187 28 June 2004
    6/28/04
- Making the Video
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 9 Confessions Part II
    6/21/04
  - S 9: Ep 5 I Need A Girl, Part 2
    5/11/02
  - S 8: Ep 8 U Don't Have To Call
    2/23/02
- On Air With Ryan Seacrest
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 83 Usher and more....
    5/14/04
  - S 1: Ep 31 2/20/04
    2/20/04
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Musical guest
  - S 2: Ep 69 5/13/04
    5/13/04
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Musical Performer
  - S 1: Ep 156 Patrick Stewart/Nigella Lawson/Usher
    5/13/04
- Blueprint (2005)
  Himself
  - — Usher
    4/27/04
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 119 Show #2150
    4/7/04
  - S 5: Ep 139 Show #1001
    5/4/98
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Musical Performer
  - S 11: Ep 91 Minnie Driver, Chris Klein, Usher
    3/31/04
- Soul Train
  Performer
  - S 33: Ep 21 The 18th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/20/04
- CD:UK
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 10 Episode 287
    3/6/04
  - S 6: Ep 8 Episode 285
    2/21/04
- Punk'd
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 1 Missy Elliott, Hilary Duff, Usher
    10/26/03
- Banzai
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 Episode 6
    8/17/03
- Soul Food
  Cameron Marks
  - S 4: Ep 9 Nobody's Child
    6/4/03
  - S 4: Ep 7 Attracting Opposites
    5/21/03
- Star Search (2003)
  Himself/Guest Judge
  - S 2: Ep 6 Show #206 (a.k.a. the one w/ singer Usher Raymond)
    3/5/03
- 7th Heaven
  Will
  - S 7: Ep 10 A Cry for Help
    11/25/02
- American Dreams
  Marvin Gaye
  - S 1: Ep 7 Cold Snap
    11/10/02
- Becoming
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 Becoming P. Diddy & Usher
    11/9/02
- The Twilight Zone
  Eric Boggs
  - S 1: Ep 15 To Protect and Serve
    11/6/02
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Himself/Performer/Presenter
  - S 1: Ep 19 MTV 19th Annual Video Music Awards
    8/29/02
- The Saturday Show Extra
  Music Guest
  - S 1: Ep 7 6th April 2002
    4/6/02
- The Saturday Show
  Music Guest
  - S 1: Ep 29 6th April 2002
    4/6/02
- Soul Train
  performer
  - S 31: Ep 21 The 16th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    3/30/02
  - S 27: Ep 20 The 12th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    2/27/98
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
  Doctor Love
  - S 6: Ep 13 I Think I Love You
    2/15/02
- The Nick Cannon Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Nick Takes Over Music
    2/9/02
- MadTV
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 12 Episode #712
    1/26/02
  - S 4: Ep 1 Episode #401
    9/12/98
- All That
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 2 Melissa Joan Hart / Usher
    1/26/02
  - S 4: Ep 10 Usher
    1/24/98
- E! True Hollywood Story
  himself
  - S 6: Ep 3 Aaliyah
    10/21/01
- The Saturday Show
  Studio Guest
  - S 1: Ep 4 13th October 2001
    10/13/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 12 Show 1014
    9/26/01
- Access Granted
  Himself
- MTV Cribs
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Joanie Laurer, Tony Hawk, Usher
    7/3/01
- The Famous Jett Jackson
  Zhander Hall
  - S 3: Ep 1 Step Up
    6/17/00
- Moesha
  Jeremy Davis
  - S 4: Ep 21 Independence Day
    5/18/99
  - S 3: Ep 22 Pajama Jam
    5/12/98
  - S 3: Ep 12 Double Date
    11/18/97
  - S 3: Ep 8 Keepin' It Real
    10/14/97
- Promised Land
  Winston
  - S 3: Ep 20 Baby Steps
    5/6/99
- The Parent 'Hood (1995)
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 16 Flaked Out
    2/8/98
- The Greatest
  Himself
- All That
  Musical Guest
  - S 1: Ep 13 Usher
    3/18/95
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  himself/performer
  - — Usher, Avril Lavigne & Mischa Barton Surprise Their Biggest Fans
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Himself
Additional Music (1)

Role
- CBS Sports College Basketball
  Additional Music
  - S 29: Ep 31 Oregon vs. Arizona
    3/5/11

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Trivia
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- Usher and wife Tameka Foster welcomed their second child, a boy. into the world on 10 December, 2008. This is the second child for the couple, who already have a one-year-old boy named Usher Raymond V.
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- His album Here I Stand came out on May 27, 2008.
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- Usher's song I Can't Win was written by Ne-Yo.
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- Usher: I used to be the guy who tore off his shirt during every show. Now I'm a little more comfortable in my skin.
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- Usher: [My son is] called Usher because he looks so much like me it would have been hard to call him anything else...
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- Usher: (revealing he makes love to his own songs) Oh yeah, I have made love to a few of my songs. Love You Gently is one of my favourites. Make her call you 'Daddy' when you put that one on.
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