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American singer Usher has released six video albums and appeared in forty-one music videos, eleven films, nine television programs, and four commercials. Usher released his debut single, "Call Me a Mack" in 1993 from the soundtrack Poetic Justice. Directed by Bille Woodruff, Usher appeared in the video for "You Make Me Wanna...", the lead single from his break-through album My Way (1997).[1] The video shows Usher flanked by four dancers, to which the scene is then replaced by five clones of Usher performing dance routines around chairs.[2][3] The latter song was sung by the singer on the sitcom Moesha, where he made his television debut. Usher appeared in four episodes for the show, portraying his character, Jeremy Davis. Live (1999) was released to keep Usher's fans satisfied during his four-year break between My Way and 8701 (2001).[4] The video album version was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting shipments of 50,000 units.[5] During his musical break, he made his film debut in the 1998 science fiction horror film The Faculty, which received mixed reviews, but was a box office success.[6][7] Following this, he starred in three films: She's All That (1999), Light It Up (1999) and Texas Rangers (2000).
In 2001, Usher released his third studio album 8701—four music videos for singles from the album were shot. Dave Meyers directed the video for "U Remind Me", in which Chilli of TLC makes a cameo appearance.[8] Usher made several television appearances in 2002, including Sabrina, the Teenage Witch portraying his role as The Love Doctor. The same year, he released concert video album, Usher Live Evolution 8701, which was certified platinum by the RIAA and gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In 2004, Usher released Confessions, his fourth studio album which featured the lead single "Yeah!". Directed by Little X with co-direction by Usher, the video features blue lasers, drawing inspiration from Michael Jackson's 1979 "Rock with You" video.[9] The video for "Yeah!" received four MTV Video Music Award nominations, winning the awards for Best Male Video and Best Dance Video. The same year, Usher made a guest appearance in the music for Beyoncé Knowles' "Naughty Girl". In 2005, Usher starred in the crime-comedy film In the Mix, portraying the role of Darrell; the film received negative reviews.[10]
† | Denotes music videos directed or co-directed by Usher |
Title | Performer(s) | Director(s) | Album | Year | Refs |
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"Rubber Band Man" | T.I. | Darren Grant | Trap Muzik | 2004 | [79] [80] |
"Naughty Girl" | Beyoncé | Jake Nava | Dangerously in Love | [79] [80] | |
"Nasty Girl" | The Notorious B.I.G., Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge, Avery Storm | Sanaa Hamri | Duets: The Final Chapter | 2005 | [81] |
"One Time" | Justin Bieber | Vashtie Kola | My World | 2009 | [82] |
"Loyal" | Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Tyga | Chris Brown | X | 2014 | [83] [84] |
"Where's the Love?" | The Black Eyed Peas | Michael Jurkovac | — | 2016 | [85] |
Title | Album details | Certifications |
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Live |
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Evolution 8701 Live in Concert |
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U Don't Have To Call/U Got It Bad |
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Truth Tour Behind the Truth: Live from Atlanta |
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Rhythm City Volume One: Caught Up |
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Usher OMG Tour Live From London |
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Title | Year | Role | Director(s) | Budget | Box office | Refs |
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USD$ | ||||||
The Faculty | 1998 | Gabe Santora | Robert Rodriguez | 15,000,000 | 40,283,321 | [92] [7] |
She's All That | 1999 | D.J. Campus | Robert Iscove | 10,000,000 | 63,366,989 | [93] [94] |
Light It Up | 1999 | Lester Dewitt | Craig Bolotin | 13,000,000 | 5,985,690 | [95] [96] |
Geppetto | 2000 | Ring Leader | Tom Moore | Unknown | — | [97] |
Texas Rangers | 2001 | Randolph Douglas Scipio | Steve Miner | 38,000,000 | 623,374 | [98] [99] |
In the Mix | 2005 | Darrell Williams | Ron Underwood | Unknown | 10,223,896 | [100] [101] |
Killers | 2010 | Kevin The Manager | Robert Luketic | 75,000,000 | 98,159,963 | [102] [103] |
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | 2011 | Himself | Jon M. Chu | 13,000,000 | 99,036,827 | [104] [105] |
Scary Movie 5 | 2013 | Ira (The Janitor) | Malcolm D. Lee | 20,000,000 | 78,148,326 | [106] [107] |
Justin Bieber's Believe | 2013 | Himself | Jon M. Chu | 5,000,000 | 6,206,566 | [108] [109] |
Muppets Most Wanted | 2014 | Wedding Usher | James Bobin | 50,000,000 | 80,400,000 | [110] |
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | 2016 | Himself | Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone | 20,000,000 | [111] | |
Hands of Stone | 2016 | Sugar Ray Leonard | Jonathan Jakubowicz | 20,000,000 | 5,000,000 | [112] [113] |
Burden | 2018 | Clarence Brooks | Andrew Heckler | [114] | ||
Incredibles 2 | 2018 | Valet (voice) | Brad Bird | 200,000,000 | 328,000,000 | [115] |
Hustlers | 2019 | Himself | Lorene Scafaria | 20,700,000 | 157,600,000 | |
Bad Hair | 2020 | Germane D. | Justin Simien | [116] |
Title | Year | Role | Producer/Creator | Episode(s) | Ref |
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Moesha | 1997 | Jeremy Davis | Erma Elzy-Jones | "Keepin' It Real" | [117] |
Moesha | 1997 | Jeremy Davis | Henry Chan | "Double Date" | [118] |
Moesha | 1998 | Jeremy Davis | Henry Chan | "Pajama Jam" | [119] |
The Bold and the Beautiful | 1998 | Raymond | Unknown | Unknown | [120] |
Moesha | 1999 | Jeremy Davis | Sara Finney, Vida Spears | "Independence Day" | [121] |
Promised Land | 1999 | Winston | Lawrence Jay Lipton | "Baby Steps" | [122] |
The Famous Jett Jackson | 2000 | Zander "Z-Ride" Hall | Unknown | "Step Up" | [123] |
Sabrina the Teenage Witch | 2002 | The Love Doctor | Paula Hart, Bruce Ferber | "I Think I Love You" | [124] |
The Twilight Zone | 2002 | Eric Boggs | Unknown | "To Protect and Serve" | [125] |
American Dreams | 2002 | Marvin Gaye | Unknown | "Cold Snap" | [126] |
7th Heaven | 2002 | Will | Brenda Hampton, E. Duke Vincent, Aaron Spelling | "A Cry for Help" | [127] |
Soul Food | 2003 | Cameron Marks | Felicia D. Henderson, Tracey E. Edmonds, George Tillman, Jr., Robert Teitel, Robert Teitel, Babyface | "Attracting Opposites" | [128] |
The Voice | 2013-2014 | Himself/Coach | Alan Carter | ||
2015, 2019 | Himself/Mentor | ||||
Ellen's Game of Games | 2020 | Himself/Guest | "Sweet Foam Alabama" | ||
Songland | 2020 | Himself | Unknown | "Usher" | |
Dave (TV series) | 2023 | Himself | Dave Burd |
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Product/Brand | Year | Director | Ref |
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Twix | 2001 | Unknown | [129] |
One Night One Star - Usher Live on Showtime | 2005 | Moses Edinberg | [129] |
Usher VIP | 2009 | Pierre Morel | [130] |
NBA All-Star | 2010 | Unknown | [130] |
Dance Central 3 | 2012 | Unknown | [131] |
Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class | 2013 | Unknown | [132] |
Samsung | 2013 | Rich Lee | [129] |
Cheerios | 2014 | Unknown | [133] |
MasterCard | 2015 | Unknown | [129] |
Pepsi | 2015 | Unknown | [129] |
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