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Barry White

Acting Born Sep 12, 1944 Galveston, Texas, USA 23 credits

Biography

Barry White, born Barry Eugene Carter (September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003), was an American composer and singer-songwriter.

A two-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring soul, funk, and disco songs such as his two biggest hits, "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" and "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe." Along with Isaac Hayes, White is considered by Allmusic.com as a pioneer of disco music in the early 1970s.

During the course of his career in the music business, White achieved 106 gold albums worldwide, 41 of which also attained platinum status. White had 20 gold and 10 platinum singles, with worldwide sales in excess of 100 million, according to critics Ed Hogan and Wade Kergan.[1] His influences included Rev. James Cleveland, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin plus Motown artists The Supremes, The Four Tops and Marvin Gaye.

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Known for

The Simpsons

as Barry White (voice)
Film

Bedazzled

as Self

Sacrée soirée

as Self

Parkinson

as Self

The Oscars

as Self
Film

Touch of Evil

as Barry White
Film

Coonskin

as Sampson / Brother Bear (voice)

Full filmography

  • The Simpsons (1989) as Barry White (voice)
  • Top of the Pops (1964) as Self
  • Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
  • Parkinson (1998) as Self
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • Ally McBeal (1997) as Barry White
  • Die Lotto-Show (1998) as Self
  • Collaricocoshow (1987) as Self
  • Coonskin (1975) as Sampson / Brother Bear (voice)
  • Why Colors? (1992)
  • The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974 (1974) as Self
  • Burn Motherfucker, Burn! (2017) as Self (archive footage)
  • Let the Music Play: The Barry White Story (2007) as Self
  • Barry White - The Man and His Music (2005) as Himself
  • Kings of Soul (2015) as Self (archive footage)
  • Barry White and Love Unlimited in Concert (2003) as Vocals
  • Barry White - Zenith de Paris (1987)
  • Barry White in Concert (1975) as Self
  • Barry White - My Everything (1974)
  • Barry White Unlimited (2009) as Vocals
  • Barry White: In Concert - Larger than Life (2004) as Himself
  • Barry White - Under The Influence Of Love (2016) as Himself
  • Barry White Mexico 1976 (1976)