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Berry Gordy

Berry Gordy

ActorProducerDirector Nov 28 (age 96) Detroit, Michigan, USA 1959–2023 (64 year career)
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Biography

Berry Gordy III (born November 28, 1929), known professionally as Berry Gordy Jr., is an American retired record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business for decades. As a songwriter, Gordy composed or co-composed a number of hits including "Lonely Teardrops" and "That's Why" (Jackie Wilson), "Shop Around" (the Miracles), …

Known For

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Film

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Self - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)
The Last Dragon
Film

The Last Dragon

Executive Producer
The Wiz
Film

The Wiz

Executive Producer
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Film

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Self
Lady Sings the Blues
Film

Lady Sings the Blues

Executive Producer
Hitsville: The Making of Motown
Film

Hitsville: The Making of Motown

Self
Michael Jackson Memorial
Film

Michael Jackson Memorial

Self
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
Film

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Self

Filmography