Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
June 6, 1959 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Popular Genres
Documentary Music TV Movie
Career Span
1995 – Present

Jimmy Jam

1 win
7 nominations
13 credits

James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III has a decades-old partnership with Terry Lewis, having both first found success in the Prince-formed-and-directed band The Time (originally Flyte Time) before going out on their own as producers for some of the biggest pop and R&B acts of the 80s and 90s, perhaps most notably Janet Jackson.

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Personal Info

Born
Jun 6, 1959
From
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1995 – Present

Known For

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
as Self - Inductee
Thriller 40
Thriller 40
2023
as Self
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025
as Self
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
2001
as Self
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
2020
as Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
2022
as Self
Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making
Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making
1995
as Self
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998
as Self
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
2023
as Self
Herb Alpert Is...
Herb Alpert Is...
2020
as Self
The Minnesota Sound
The Minnesota Sound
2019
as Self - Flyte Time Productions

Frequent Collaborators

Terry Lewis
5 shared projects
in "MTV Icon: Janet Jackson"
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Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
4 shared projects
in "MTV Icon: Janet Jackson"
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Usher
Usher
3 shared projects
in "MTV Icon: Janet Jackson"
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Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
3 shared projects
in "It's Black Entertainment"
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Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
2 shared projects
in "MTV Icon: Janet Jackson"
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Ice-T
Ice-T
2 shared projects
in "It's Black Entertainment"
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Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
2 shared projects
in "MTV Icon: Janet Jackson"
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross
2 shared projects
in "It's Black Entertainment"
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Tina Turner
Tina Turner
2 shared projects
in "It's Black Entertainment"
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
2 shared projects
in "It's Black Entertainment"
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Jamie Foxx
Jamie Foxx
2 shared projects
in "It's Black Entertainment"
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Dr. Dre
Dr. Dre
2 shared projects
in "It's Black Entertainment"
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Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Thriller 40
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making

Career Statistics

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