Full Name | Jody Watley |
Net Worth | $13 Million |
Date Of Birth | January 30, 1959 |
Place Of Birth | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Height | 1.7 m |
Occupation | Singer, songwriter, record producer, pianist |
Profession | Record producer, Actor, Dancer, Singer, Fashion Model, Songwriter, Pianist, Don't You Want Me, Looking For A New Love, Some Kind Of Lover, Chicago, IL, United States, Niagara Falls, NY, United States, New York, NY, United States |
Nationality | American |
Spouse | André Cymone |
Children | Lauren Watley, Arie Cymone, Don't You Want Me, Looking For A New Love, Some Kind Of Lover, Chicago, IL, United States, Niagara Falls, NY, United States, New York, NY, United States |
Nicknames | Jody Watley, Watley, Jody |
Facebook | http://www.facebook.com/JodyWatleyOfficial |
Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/jodywatley |
Instagram | http://www.instagram.com/jodywatley |
IMDB | http://imdb.com/name/nm0914448 |
Awards | Grammy Award for Best New Artist |
Music Groups | Shalamar, Band Aid, Don't You Want Me, Looking For A New Love, Some Kind Of Lover, Chicago, IL, United States, Niagara Falls, NY, United States, New York, NY, United States |
Nominations | MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video, MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist, MTV Video Music Award for Best Electronic Video, MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction, MTV Video Music Award Best Breakthrough Video, MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction, MTV Video Music Award for Be... |
Movies | Mystery Men |
Star Sign | Aquarius |
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1 | I'm more interested in broadening my creative boundaries and issuing lasting messages of substance than in having record breaking sales. |
2 | I don't want to be a singer who just makes dance records. |
3 | I'm an entertainer and I love to dance, but I've never done major choreography before. If I have a big fear, it's the hand jive routine. |
4 | When you say pioneer, I think cowboy boots, horse and covered wagons, but yeah I guess so. |
5 | I wanted to be a singer when I was 5 years old. But when I was making a new album - kind of before, I listened to a lot of music from the 1970s and everything and every time I listen to albums that Marvin Gaye was going on, a lot of his records--like Stevie Wonder and Isaac Hayes, and I was thinking about the kind of music that James Brown was kind of making, not just to get up and do your thing, but, "Say it Loud and Proud - Stay in School, get an education!" |
6 | [In 1993] There are a lot of romantic things that I like to talk about, too, and those things really talking about more intimate things, that's real hard sometimes, and you might want something--be afraid to ask. |
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1 | Her mentor when she was young was the late Don Cornelius. |
2 | Was with Don Cornelius at the Grammy Awards, before his suicide. |
3 | Founded her own record label, Avitone Records, in 1995. |
4 | Appeared in an infomercial, hosted by Smokey Robinson and Angela Martinez, for TimeLife's "The Best of Soul Train" DVD collection. [2010] |
5 | #1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play week ending June 16, 2007 with a cover of Chic's "I Want Your Love." [June 2007] |
6 | Currently promoting the release of critically acclaimed "The Makeover" International Edition, released via Avitone/ADA-Global [November 2009] |
7 | Popularized the phrase "Hasta La Vista Ba-by" in her hit "Looking For A New Love" before Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984). |
8 | Recorded song with legendary film and television composer Henry Mancini. |
9 | Has had a total of 32 Top Ten Singles since 1987 to date in 2009 in a diverse range of genres from Pop, R&B, Dance and Adult Contemporary. |
10 | Named One of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. |
11 | Named One of America's Ten Most Beautiful Women by Harper's Bazaar Magazine along with Michelle Pfeiffer. |
12 | On March 3, 1990, her platinum-selling album "Larger Than Life" was nominated for a NARM Award for Best Selling Black Music Album / Female, against Janet Jackson, Karyn White and Anita Baker. |
13 | She has sold over 10 million albums and singles worldwide. |
14 | Her debut album hit #1 on 3 weeks on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and sold over 2 million copies in the US, the lead single "Looking For A New Love", was nominated for a Grammy and also reached #1. The album also included the hits "Still A Thrill" (#3 R&B), "Don't You Want Me" (#3 R&B), "Most Of All" (#11 R&B) and "Some Kind Of Lover" (#4 R&B). She ranks at the #144 most successful R&B artist of all time according to Billboard Magazine. |
15 | Along with Janet Jackson and Madonna, ranks as one of MTV Video Music Award's most nominated artist ever, with ten nominations. |
16 | Was nominated for Best Music Video, Best Single and Best Album at the 1988 Soul Train Music Awards. |
17 | Has two kids. |
18 | Was a Soul Train (1971) dancer. |
19 | Goddaughter of Jackie Wilson. |
20 | Was a founding member of the 1970s disco group Shalamar. |
21 | Won a Grammy Award in the category of Best New Artist in 1987. |
22 | Sang the pop hits "Looking for a New Love", "Don't You Want Me?", "Some Kind of Lover", "Real Love", "Friends" & "Everything". |
23 | Is the first African-American woman to portray Betty Rizzo in the Broadway revival of "Grease". |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The Mo'Nique Show | | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 2011 writer - 1 episode, 2011 | |
Live from Studio Five | 2010 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Lost & Found | 1999/I | writer: "Real Love" | |
Doctor Dolittle | 1998 | performer: "Lovin' You So" | |
Melrose Place | 1993 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
Beverly Hills, 90210 | 1993 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
White Men Can't Jump | 1992 | performer: "LET ME MAKE IT UP TO YOU TONIGHT" | |
Switch | 1991 | performer: "It's All There" | |
Red Hot and Blue | 1990 | TV Movie performer: "After You, Who?" | |
Doogie Howser, M.D. | | TV Series performer - 1 episode, 1989 writer - 1 episode, 1989 | |
Nick Knight | 1989 | TV Movie performer: "Real Love" - uncredited | |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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2012 Soul Train Awards | 2012 | TV Special | Herself |
Don Cornelius: Visionary, Trailblazer & Cultural Icon | 2012 | TV Movie | Herself |
RuPaul's Drag Race | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Guest Judge |
Way Black When: Primetime | 2011 | TV Series | Herself - Performer |
The Mo'Nique Show | 2011 | TV Series | Herself |
VH1 Rock Docs | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
Unsung | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Catch 21 | 2009 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Contestant |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2006 | TV Series | Herself / Musical Guest |
Work Out | 2006 | TV Series | Herself |
I Love the '80s Strikes Back | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Pyramid | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
Babyface: A Collection of Hit Videos | 2001 | Video | Herself (segment "This Is For The Lover The In You") |
Top Ten | 2001 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
The Daily Show | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
ABC Afterschool Specials | 1992-1994 | TV Series | Herself |
The Arsenio Hall Show | 1994 | TV Series | Herself |
The 36th Annual Grammy Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Soul Train | 1980-1993 | TV Series documentary | Herself / Herself - Guest / Guest |
The 6th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Ebony/Jet Showcase | 1987-1992 | TV Series | Herself |
The 19th Annual American Music Awards | 1992 | TV Special | Herself |
The 5th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1991 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
Red Hot and Blue | 1990 | TV Movie | Herself |
The 4th Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
The 17th Annual American Music Awards | 1990 | TV Special | Herself |
Dance to Fitness | 1990 | Video | Herself |
The 1989 Annual MTV Video Music Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Herself |
House of Style | 1989 | TV Series | Herself |
The 2nd Annual Soul Train Music Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
The 15th Annual American Music Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
20th NAACP Image Awards | 1988 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
1987 Power Hits: New Year's Eve Countdown | 1987 | TV Special | Herself |
New American Bandstand 1965 | 1979-1987 | TV Series | Herself |
Top of the Pops | 1982 | TV Series | Herself |
The Best Hit USA | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
One on One with Jasper Cole | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Co-Host |