Sylvester(1947-1988)

Actor
Music Department
Soundtrack

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Sylvester

Sylvester was born on 6 September 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Hit & Run (2012), Ce qui vous attend si vous attendez un enfant (2012) and Un fauteuil pour deux (1983). He died on 16 December 1988 in San Francisco, California, USA.

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Known for

Tom Arnold, Kristen Bell, Kristin Chenoweth, Bradley Cooper, and Dax Shepard in Hit & Run (2012)

6.1

Soundtrack("Do You Wanna Funk")

2012

Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Rodrigo Santoro, Ben Falcone, Matthew Morrison, Chace Crawford, and Brooklyn Decker in Ce qui vous attend si vous attendez un enfant (2012)

Ce qui vous attend si vous attendez un enfant

5.7

Soundtrack("Dance (Disco Heat)")

2012

Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy in Un fauteuil pour deux (1983)

Un fauteuil pour deux

7.5

Soundtrack("Do You Wanna Funk")

1983

Sean Penn in Harvey Milk (2008)

7.5

Soundtrack("You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2008

Credits

Actor

Sylvester: Someone Like You
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1986
Sylvester: Living for the City
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1986
Castro
Short
- 1985
Modern Rocketry: Homosexuality
Video
- 1985
Jolo: Last Call
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1984
Sylvester: Rock the Box
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1984
Sylvester: Do You Wanna Funk
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1982
Sylvester: Hard Up
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1982
Sylvester: Be with You
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1982
Patrick Cowley feat. Sylvester: Do Ya Wanna Funk
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1982
Sylvester: Don't Stop
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1982
Sylvester: Can't Stop Dancing
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1979
Sylvester: I (Who Have Nothing)
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1979
The Rose
7.0
- Female Impersonator
- 1979
Sylvester: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
6.7
Music Video
- Sylvester
- 1978

Music Department

Soundtrack

Industry
7.5
TV Series
- writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- 2024
Argylle
5.6
- performer: "Do You Wanna Funk"
- writer: "Do You Wanna Funk"
- 2024
Five Blind Dates
5.1
- writer: "YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL) PIPA INSTRUMENTAL", "YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY REAL)"
- 2024
Fellow Travelers
8.2
TV Mini Series
- performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- performer: "Loving Grows Up Slow"
- 2023
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
8.5
TV Series
- performer: "Do Ya Wanna Funk?"
- 2023
Monstres
7.8
TV Series
- performer: "Menergy" (uncredited)
- 2022
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
7.0
TV Series
- performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (uncredited)
- 2021
Généra+ion
7.2
TV Series
- performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- 2021
Happily
5.3
- performer: "Do Ya Wanna Funk (Remix)"
- writer: "Do Ya Wanna Funk (Remix)"
- 2021
Love Me Like You Should: The Brave and Bold Sylvester
Short
- performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", "God Bless the Child", "Dance (Disco Heat)", "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Live)"
- writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Live)"
- 2020
Aline
6.3
- performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- 2020
Hitmen
5.7
TV Series
- writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" (uncredited)
- 2020
High Fidelity
7.7
TV Series
- performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- 2020
Identités trans: Au-delà de l'image
8.1
- performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
- 2020
High energy: Le disco survolté des années 80
7.3
TV Movie
- performer: "Do You Wanna Funk"
- 2019

Personal details

Official sites
- Last.fm
- SoundCloud
Alternative name
- Sylvester James
Born
- September 6, 1947
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
- December 16, 1988
- San Francisco, California, USA(complications from AIDS)
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 1 Portrayal

Did you know

Trivia
From 1977 to 1981, his main backup vocalists were Martha Wash and Izora Rhodes-Armstead, who were billed as Two Tons o' Fun. They would later find solo success as The Weather Girls with their 1982 hit "It's Raining Men".

FAQ

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When did Sylvester die?
December 16, 1988
How did Sylvester die?
Complications from AIDS
How old was Sylvester when he died?
41 years old
Where did Sylvester die?
San Francisco, California, USA
When was Sylvester born?
September 6, 1947

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