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Overview

Date of Birth:

9 June 1934, Detroit, Michigan, USA more

Date of Death:

21 January 1984, New Jersey, USA more

Mini Biography:

Jackie "Sonny" Wilson was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Highland... more

Trivia:

A notorious womanizer, he was shot in the stomach by a former lover, with... more

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Filmography

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Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Seuls two (2008) (performer: "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher") 2008 - 5.2 (371)
- 2. Norbit (2007) (performer: "(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher and Higher") 2007 $156M 3.7 (20,452)
- 3. "So You Think You Can Dance" (2005)   (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 7.3 (2,495)
1 TV episode:
- 4. Take the Lead (2006) (writer: "Baby Workout") (performer: "Baby Workout") 2006 - 6.6 (9,142)
- 5. Against the Ropes (2004)   (performer: "Baby Workout") ("Baby Workout") 2004 - 5.2 (3,292)
AKAs:
  • Die Promoterin (Germany)
  • The Promoter (Germany)
- 6. Ed Sullivan's Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 4: Elvis & Other Rock Greats (2003) (V)   (performer: "That's Why") 2003 - 7.5 (9)
AKAs:
  • Ed Sullivan's Greatest Hits: Rock 'N' Roll Forever (USA: DVD box title)
  • Rock 'N' Roll Forever (USA: DVD title)
- 7. Death to Smoochy (2002)   (performer: "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher") 2002 - 6.2 (20,916)
AKAs:
  • Tötet Smoochy (Germany)
- 8. Blow Dry (2001)   (performer: "I Get The Sweetest Feeling") 2001 - 6.0 (4,172)
AKAs:
  • Über kurz oder lang (Germany)
- 9. Sweet November (2001) (writer: "Baby Work Out") (performer: "Baby Work Out") 2001 - 5.9 (18,449)
- 10. The Kid (2000)   (performer: "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher") 2000 $98M 5.9 (13,677)
AKAs:
  • Disney's The Kid (USA: complete title)
- 11. "Jam" (2000)   (unknown episodes) 2000 - 8.6 (396)
AKAs:
  • Jaaaaam (UK: recut version)
- 12. High Fidelity (2000) (performer: "I Get The Sweetest Feeling") 2000 - 7.6 (64,656)
- 13. The Closer You Get (2000)   (performer: "I Get The Sweetest Feeling") 2000 - 6.2 (879)
AKAs:
  • American Women (USA: video title)
- 14. The Bachelor (1999) (performer: "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me (Higher and Higher)") 1999 - 4.8 (8,510)
- 15. Dance with Me (1998) (writer: "Baby Workout") (performer: "Baby Workout") 1998 $22.1M 5.0 (2,164)
- 16. Two Girls and a Guy (1997) (performer: "You Don't Know Me") 1997 - 5.6 (3,465)
- 17. Telling Lies in America (1997) (performer: "Lonely Teardrops") 1997 - 6.2 (1,277)
- 18. Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)   (performer: "(YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER") 1995 $27.7M 4.7 (3,496)
AKAs:
  • Dumbo Drop
- 19. Corrina, Corrina (1994) (performer: "REET PETITE (THE SWEETEST GIRL IN TOWN)") 1994 - 6.1 (4,770)
- 20. When Pigs Fly (1993)   (performer: "DANNY BOY") 1993 - 4.9 (81)
AKAs:
  • Wenn Schweine fliegen (Germany)
- 21. The Night We Never Met (1993) (performer: "Your Love Keeps Liftin' Me (Higher and Higher)") 1993 - 5.7 (1,480)
- 22. Born Yesterday (1993) (writer: "BABY WORK OUT") (performer: "BABY WORK OUT") 1993 - 4.7 (1,931)
- 23. That Night (1992)   (performer: "DOGGIN' AROUND") 1992 - 6.2 (942)
AKAs:
  • One Hot Summer
- 24. Innocent Blood (1992)   (producer: "Night") 1992 - 6.0 (3,558)
AKAs:
  • A French Vampire in America
- 25. Mermaids (1990) (writer: "Baby Workout") (performer: "Baby Workout") 1990 - 6.3 (9,305)
- 26. Ghostbusters II (1989)   (performer: "Higher And Higher") 1989 $215M 6.1 (40,800)
AKAs:
  • Ghostbusters 2 (USA: video box title)
- 27. Shag (1989)   (performer: "Baby Work Out") ("Baby Work Out") 1989 - 5.3 (1,720)
AKAs:
  • Shag: The Movie
- 28. The Good Mother (1988)   (performer: "Up Tight (Everything's Alright)") 1988 - 5.7 (706)
AKAs:
  • The Price of Passion (South Africa: English title: video title)
- 29. Coming to America (1988)   (performer: "To Be Loved") 1988 $289M 6.8 (34,561)
AKAs:
  • Prince in New York (Europe: English title: video title)
- 30. "Hippodrome Show" (1966)   (1 episode, 1966) 1966 - -
AKAs:
  • Hippodrome (USA)
1 TV episode:
  • Episode #1.5 (1966) (writer: "Squeeze Her - Tease Her (But Love Her)")
- 31. Teenage Millionaire (1961) (performer: "The Way I Am", "Lonely Life") 1961 - 4.1 (59)
- 32. Go, Johnny, Go! (1959) (performer: "YOU BETTER KNOW IT") 1959 - 5.6 (135)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 5 (1995) (TV)   Himself 1995 - 6.9 (55)
AKAs:
  • The Sounds of Soul
- 2. "Soul Train" (1971)   Himself (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - 6.4 (102)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "The Joey Bishop Show" (1967)   Himself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 7.3 (19)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Where the Action Is" (1965)   Himself (2 episodes, 1965-1966) 1966 - 5.3 (14)
2 TV episodes:
- 5. "Shindig!" (1964)   Himself (4 episodes, 1964-1965) 1965 - 7.7 (24)
4 TV episodes:
- 6. "Bandstand" (1952)   Himself / Himself (!965) (6 episodes, 1957-1965) 1965 - 7.8 (66)
AKAs:
  • AB (USA: short title)
  • American Bandstand (USA: new title)
  • American Bandstand 1966 (USA: ninth season title)
  • New American Bandstand 1965 (USA: new title)
  • VH1's Best of American Bandstand (USA: rerun title)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 7. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Singer (7 episodes, 1960-1963) 1963 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
7 TV episodes: 2 episodes not shown.
- 8. Teenage Millionaire (1961) Himself, Performer 1961 - 4.1 (59)
- 9. "The Dick Clark Show" (1958)   Himself (10 episodes, 1958-1960) 1960 - -
AKAs:
  • The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beechnut Show (USA: alternative title)
10 TV episodes: 5 episodes not shown.
- 10. Go, Johnny, Go! (1959) Himself 1959 - 5.6 (135)

Additional Details

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Music | Comedy | Family | Romance more

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Independent Film | Non Fiction | Character Name In Title | Rock Music more

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