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Kirk Franklin
Actor, ProducerBorn January 26, 1970 (56 years)
Kirk Dewayne Franklin is an American gospel musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Franklin's accolades include 20 Grammy Awards. Variety has called Franklin a "Reigning King of Urban Gospel", and Franklin is one of the inaugural inductees into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
Kirk Franklin Filmography
| 2025 | BET Awards 2025 · as Self - Performer & Honoree |
| 2025 | We Want the Funk! · as Self |
| 2024 | We Got Time Today (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2024 | GOSPEL with Henry Louis Gates Jr. (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Celebrity Squares (US) (TV Series) · as Self - Center Square |
| 2022 | Coach Prime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | BET Awards 2022 · as Self - Performer & Winner |
| 2021 | Kirk Franklin's A Gospel Christmas · as Self |
| 2021 | Mariah's Christmas: The Magic Continues · as Self |
| 2021 | Inspirational Sounds (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2021 | The Jesus Music · as Self |
| 2021 | BET Awards 2021 · as Self - Performer |
| 2021 | The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This is Our Song (TV Series) · as Self - Gospel Recording Artist |
| 2020 | 2020 Soul Train Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2020 | Behind Every Man (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | BET Awards 2020 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Grace Notes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | VERZUZ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer & Winner |
| 2019 | 2019 Soul Train Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | BET Awards 2019 · as Self - Performer |
| 2019 | Kingdom Men Rising · as Self |
| 2019 | 34th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self - Host |
| 2019 | 20th Super Bowl Gospel Celebration · as Self - Performer |
| 2018 | 33rd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self - Host |
| 2018 | Uncensored (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Soul Train Awards 2017 · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | Steve (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | Black Love (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | 32nd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self |
| 2017 | BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Honors · as Self - Performer |
| 2016 | 1st Annual Black Music Honors · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | Greenleaf (TV Series) · as Kirk Franklin |
| 2016 | 31st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self |
| 2016 | Covered-Alive in Asia · as Self |
| 2015 | Patti LaBelle's Place (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | 30th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Home & Family (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Celebration of Gospel · as Self |
| 2012 | 43rd NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2011 | Black Girls Rock! 2011 · as Self |
| 2011 | Dish Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | 24th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | 39th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2007 | The Best of the Doves Marathon · as Self - Performer |
| 2007 | 22nd Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self - Host |
| 2006 | 2006 American Music Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | BET Awards 2006 · as Self |
| 2006 | 21st Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self |
| 2006 | |
| 2004 | 35th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 19th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self - Co-Host |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 | American Idol (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2002 | Essence Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2002 | 17th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2001 | BET Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 2000 | The BET 20th Anniversary Celebration · as Self |
| 2000 | 15th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1999 | Independent Lens (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | 1999 Essence Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | The 13th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1999 | The 41st Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1999 | 14th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | Comic Relief VIII · as Self |
| 1998 | The 12th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1998 | 29th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1998 | 13th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self - Host |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | 12th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | 2nd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1996 | 27th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1994 | New York Undercover (TV Series) · as Kirk Franklin |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The 8th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1994 | Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1971 | Soul Train (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self |
Malaco Records Presents: Gospel Legends · as Self |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | Churchy (TV Series) · as Freight Train |
| 2022 | The Night Before Christmas · as Teacher |
| 2022 | Kingdom Business (TV Series) · as Deacon D'wayne |
| 2022 | The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (TV Series) · as Reverend Haygood |
| 2012 | Joyful Noise · as Baylor Sykes |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Sunday Best (TV Series) |
| 2007 | The Lord Is My Witness · as Cast |
| 2001 | The Proud Family (TV Series) · as Reverend Haygood |
| 2000 | Something to Sing About · as Charles |
| 1994 | Sister, Sister (TV Series) · as James Henry |
| 2022 | The Night Before Christmas · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Kingdom Business (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Kirk Franklin's A Gospel Christmas · as Executive Producer |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | Sunday Best (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Kirk Franklin: The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin Live · as Executive Producer |