Lionel Richie

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Full Name: Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr.

Birthdate: June 20, 1949

Birthday: Monday

Birthplace: Tuskegee, Alabama, USA

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1. Lionel Richie graduated from Joliet Township High School, East Campus, in Joliet, Illinois. A star tennis player in Joliet, he accepted a tennis scholarship at Tuskegee Institute.
2. Lionel Richie attended Tuskegee Institute, Alabama and later graduated with a major in economics.
3. Lionel Richie briefly attended graduate school at Auburn University. Lionel is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.

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1. Singer
2. Songwriter
3. Composer
4. Producer
5. Instrumentalist
6. Occasional actor

Ex-Group: The Commodores (left in 1982)

Years Active: 1968–present

Musical Instruments:

1. Piano
2. Keyboards
3. Saxophone

Genres:

1. R&B
2. Soul
3. Pop

Record Labels:

1. Island
2. MCA
3. Mercury
4. Motown

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Ex-Wives:

1. Brenda Harvey Richie (married on October 28, 1975 & divorced on August 9, 1993)
2. Diane Alexander (married on December 21, 1995 & divorced in 2004)

Adopted Daughter: Nicole Richie

Son: Myles Brockman Richie (born to Diane Alexander on May 27, 1994)

Daughter: Sophia Richie (born to Diane Alexander on August 26, 1998)

Granddaughter: Harlow Winter Kate Madden (born Friday, January 11, 2008 at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles)

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Discography

Albums

1. 1982: Lionel Richie (Motown)
2. 1983: Can't Slow Down (Motown)
3. 1986: Dancing on the Ceiling (Motown)
4. 1992: Back To Front (Motown) (Compilation)
5. 1996: Louder Than Words (Mercury)
6. 1997: Truly: The Love Songs (Motown) (Compilation)
7. 1998: Time (Mercury)
8. 2000: Renaissance (Island)
9. 2002: Encore (Island) (Live)
10. 2004: Just for You (Island)
11. 2006: Coming Home (Island)
12. 2006: Sounds of the Season (Island)
13. 2009: Just Go (Island)

U.S. No. 1 Singles

1. 1981 "Endless Love" (with Diana Ross) (9 weeks)
2. 1982 "Truly" (2 weeks)
3. 1983 "All Night Long (All Night)" (4 weeks)
4. 1984 "Hello" (2 weeks)
5. 1985 "Say You, Say Me" (4 weeks)

Filmography

1. 1977 Scott Joplin (with The Commodores)
2. 1978Thank God It's Friday (with The Commodores)
3. 1991Madonna: Truth or Dare (documentary)
4. 1996The Preacher's Wife
5. 1998Pariah

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