Randy Jackson

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1956-06-23 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As Randy Duncan-Jackson

Randy Jackson

Biography

Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on American Idol from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known from his appearances as the longest-serving judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their sudden split with founding member Ross Valory. Jackson had previously filled the role on the band's 1986 album Raised on Radio and its tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2022
Sherri

as Self - Guest

2021
Name That Tune

as Self - Band Leader

2017
Drop the Mic

as Self

2005
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4

as Self - Judge (archive footage)

2005
Robots

as Watch #2 (voice) (uncredited)

2004
Kevin Hill

as Grundy

2004
Dr. Vegas

as Desmond

2003
2003
Punk'd

as Self

2003
2002
American Idol

as Self - Judge

2001
The Bernie Mac Show

as Randy Jackson

2001
1999
1999
Family Guy

as Randy Jackson (voice)

1997
The View

as Self

1996
1995
MADtv

as Self

1993
1989
The Simpsons

as Randy Jackson (voice)

1952
Today

as Self

Producer

2009
The Sing-Off

as Producer