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Robbie Shakespeare(1953-2021)

  • Actor
  • Music Department
  • Composer
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Robbie Shakespeare
Robbie Shakespeare was born on 27 September 1953 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was an actor and composer, known for Colors (1988), Speed 2 : Cap sur le danger (1997) and Boomerang (1992). He was married to Marian. He died on 8 December 2021 in Miami, Florida, USA.
BornSeptember 27, 1953
DiedDecember 8, 2021(68)
BornSeptember 27, 1953
DiedDecember 8, 2021(68)
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Known for

Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)
Colors
6.7
  • Soundtrack("Rhythm Killer")
  • 1988
Sandra Bullock and Jason Patric in Speed 2 : Cap sur le danger (1997)
Speed 2 : Cap sur le danger
4.0
  • Soundtrack("The Tide Is High")
  • 1997
Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
Boomerang
5.6
  • Soundtrack("Pull Up to the Bumper")
  • 1992
Sacha Baron Cohen in Ali G (2002)
Ali G
6.2
  • Soundtrack("Tease Me")
  • 2002

Credits

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Actor

  • Third World Cop (1999)
    Third World Cop
    6.1
    • Don Next Door
    • 1999
  • Sly and Robbie: Superthruster (1999)
    Sly and Robbie: Superthruster
    Music Video
    • Robbie
    • 1999
  • Sly & Robbie Feat. Beenie Man & Ansel Collins: Live It Up (Beardman Shuffle)
    Music Video
    • Robbie Shakespeare
    • 1997
  • Simply Red Feat. Sly & Robbie: Night Nurse (1997)
    Simply Red Feat. Sly & Robbie: Night Nurse
    Music Video
    • Robbie Shakespeare
    • 1997
  • Sly & Robbie: Dance Hall
    Music Video
    • Robbie Shakespeare
    • 1989
  • Sly & Robbie: Boops (Here to Go)
    Music Video
    • Robbie Shakespeare
    • 1987
  • Sly & Robbie: Fire
    Music Video
    • Robbie Shakespeare
    • 1987
  • Black Uhuru: Fire City
    Music Video
    • Robbie Shakespeare
    • 1987
  • Black Uhuru: Great Train Robbery
    Music Video
    • Robbie Shakespeare
    • 1986
  • Sly & Robbie: Make 'Em Move (1985)
    Sly & Robbie: Make 'Em Move
    Music Video
    • Robbie
    • 1985
  • Black Uhuru: Solidarity
    Music Video
    • Robbie Shakespeare
    • 1984
  • Bob Dylan: Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight (Original Version) (1983)
    Bob Dylan: Don't Fall Apart on Me Tonight (Original Version)
    Music Video
    • 1983
  • Bob Dylan in Bob Dylan: Sweetheart Like You (1983)
    Bob Dylan: Sweetheart Like You
    5.9
    Music Video
    • Robbie Shakespeare
    • 1983
  • Rockers (1978)
    Rockers
    7.5
    • Robbie
    • 1978

Music Department

  • Grace Jones in La vie en Grace Jones (2017)
    La vie en Grace Jones
    6.2
    • bass guitar: Featured Studio Musicians
    • 2017
  • Third World Cop (1999)
    Third World Cop
    6.1
    • music supervisor
    • 1999
  • Bob Dylan in Bob Dylan: When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky (1985)
    Bob Dylan: When the Night Comes Falling from the Sky
    5.9
    Music Video
    • bass guitar
    • 1985
  • Bob Dylan in Bob Dylan: Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love) (1985)
    Bob Dylan: Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anybody Seen My Love)
    6.6
    Music Video
    • bass guitar
    • 1985
  • Bob Dylan in Bob Dylan: Jokerman (1984)
    Bob Dylan: Jokerman
    7.6
    Music Video
    • bass guitar
    • 1984
  • Bob Dylan in Bob Dylan: Sweetheart Like You (1983)
    Bob Dylan: Sweetheart Like You
    5.9
    Music Video
    • bass guitar
    • 1983

Composer

  • Hildete
    Short
    • Composer (original music by)
    • 2006
  • Grace Jones vs. Funkstar De Luxe: Pull Up to the Bumper
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Third World Cop (1999)
    Third World Cop
    6.1
    • Composer (as Robbie)
    • 1999
  • Coolio: Ooh La La (1997)
    Coolio: Ooh La La
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1997

Personal details

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  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Alternative names
    • Sly & Robbie
  • Born
    • September 27, 1953
    • Kingston, Jamaica
  • Died
    • December 8, 2021
    • Miami, Florida, USA(complications from kidney and liver transplants)
  • Spouse
    • Marian? - present (his death, 1 child)

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