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Raphael Saadiq
Composer, Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn May 14, 1966 (59 years)
Raphael Saadiq (/səˈdiːk/; born Charles Ray Wiggins, May 14, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He rose to prominence as a vocalist and bassist for the R&B band Tony! Toni! Toné!, which he formed with his brother D'Wayne and cousin Timothy Christian Riley in 1986. Initially, the band went by the name "Tony, Toni, Toné" as a joke, until they realised it "had a nice ring to it". Along with his groupwork and solo career, he has produced and written songs for other R&B artists, including Erykah Badu, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Stevie Wonder, Beyoncé, Total, Earth, Wind & Fire, Joss Stone, TLC, En Vogue, Kelis, Mary J. Blige, Ledisi, Whitney Houston, Solange Knowles and John Legend.
After touring with Prince, Sheila E. and Sheena Easton as a bassist in the mid-1980s, Saadiq co-founded Tony! Toni! Tone!. He went on to release four albums—Who! (1988), The Revival(1990), Sons of Soul (1993), and House of Music(1996)—with the band before their indefinite hiatus. Before House of Music, Saadiq released his 1995 debut solo single, "Ask of You", for the soundtrack to the John Singleton film Higher Learning. He formed the music production unit the Ummah (with D'Angelo, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and J Dilla). "Ask of You" peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and led him to briefly sign with the now-defunct Universal Records as a solo act. In 1999, he formed the supergroup Lucy Pearl with singer Dawn Robinson and Ummah cohort Ali Shaheed Muhammad; the group's self-titled debut album (2000) was supported by the Hot 100 top-40 single "Dance Tonight" and served as their only project before disbanding in 2001.
Saadiq has since released five solo albums, including the critically acclaimed Instant Vintage (2002), Ray Ray (2004), as well as the retro-styled The Way I See It (2008) and Stone Rollin' (2011). The contemporary-sounding Jimmy Lee was released in 2019 and earned Saadiq further acclaim.
Music critic Robert Christgau has called Saadiq the "preeminent R&B artist of the '90s". Saadiq has won three Grammy Awards for his songwriting work out of 22 nominations, as well as an Academy Award nomination, two Golden Globe Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Outside of music, Saadiq also co-founded the independent video game developer IllFonic in 2007, which has developed Friday the 13th: The Game (2017), Predator: Hunting Grounds (2020) and Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed (2022), among other titles.
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After touring with Prince, Sheila E. and Sheena Easton as a bassist in the mid-1980s, Saadiq co-founded Tony! Toni! Tone!. He went on to release four albums—Who! (1988), The Revival(1990), Sons of Soul (1993), and House of Music(1996)—with the band before their indefinite hiatus. Before House of Music, Saadiq released his 1995 debut solo single, "Ask of You", for the soundtrack to the John Singleton film Higher Learning. He formed the music production unit the Ummah (with D'Angelo, Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, and J Dilla). "Ask of You" peaked within the top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and led him to briefly sign with the now-defunct Universal Records as a solo act. In 1999, he formed the supergroup Lucy Pearl with singer Dawn Robinson and Ummah cohort Ali Shaheed Muhammad; the group's self-titled debut album (2000) was supported by the Hot 100 top-40 single "Dance Tonight" and served as their only project before disbanding in 2001.
Saadiq has since released five solo albums, including the critically acclaimed Instant Vintage (2002), Ray Ray (2004), as well as the retro-styled The Way I See It (2008) and Stone Rollin' (2011). The contemporary-sounding Jimmy Lee was released in 2019 and earned Saadiq further acclaim.
Music critic Robert Christgau has called Saadiq the "preeminent R&B artist of the '90s". Saadiq has won three Grammy Awards for his songwriting work out of 22 nominations, as well as an Academy Award nomination, two Golden Globe Award nominations and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Outside of music, Saadiq also co-founded the independent video game developer IllFonic in 2007, which has developed Friday the 13th: The Game (2017), Predator: Hunting Grounds (2020) and Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed (2022), among other titles.
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Raphael Saadiq Filmography
| 2023 | Thriller 40 · as Self |
| 2023 | The Legacy of J Dilla · as Self - Producer, The Ummah |
| 2020 | The New York Times Presents (TV Series) · as Self - Producer, The Ummah |
| 2019 | BET Awards 2019 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | The DL Hughley Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2016 | Marvel's Luke Cage (TV Series) · as Raphael Saadiq |
| 2015 | American Epic (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Maya Rudolph Show · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2012 | 2012 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | A-List Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | NPR Music Tiny Desk Concerts (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Live From the Artists Den (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Live From Abbey Road (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Stars (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Le grand journal de Canal+ (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Michael Jackson: The One · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The 45th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Taratata 100% Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Later... with Jools Holland (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Soul Train (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1959 | Grammy Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2025 | High Horse: The Black Cowboy (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 2023 | Demascus (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 2023 | Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 2022 | From Scratch (2022) (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 2020 | Lovecraft Country (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 2019 | L.A.'s Finest (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 2018 | The After Party · as Composer |
| 2018 | Step Sisters · as Composer |
| 2017 | Step · as Original Music Composer |
| 2017 | Rebel (2017) (TV Series) · as Composer |
| 2017 | Love by the 10th Date · as Composer |
| 2016 | Insecure (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 2016 | Underground (TV Series) · as Original Music Composer |
| 2013 | Black Nativity · as Original Music Composer |
| 2019 | |
| 2014 | Da Sweet Blood of Jesus · as Vocals |
| 2011 | The Playboy Club (TV Series) · as Sam Cooke |
| 2005 | Ride Sweet Die Slow · as Charlie Ray |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 2010 | Love That Girl! (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Sinners · as Songs |
| 2024 | Freaky Tales · as Music Supervisor |
| 2020 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion · as Executive Music Producer |
| 2017 | Mudbound · as Songs |
| 2012 | 2012 Soul Train Awards · as Co-Executive Producer |