Randy Jackson

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

42

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-06-23 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Randy Jackson

Biography

Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on American Idol from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known from his appearances as the longest-serving judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their sudden split with founding member Ross Valory. Jackson had previously filled the role on the band's 1986 album Raised on Radio and its tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Sherri

    Sherri

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • The View

    The View

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • American Idol

    American Idol

  • Keeping Up with the Kardashians

    Keeping Up with the Kardashians

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • The Bernie Mac Show

    The Bernie Mac Show

  • Punk'd

    Punk'd

  • American Dreams

    American Dreams

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Robots

    Robots

  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

    Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • On Air with Ryan Seacrest

    On Air with Ryan Seacrest

  • Kevin Hill

    Kevin Hill

  • Today

    Today

  • Name That Tune

    Name That Tune

  • Take Two with Phineas and Ferb

    Take Two with Phineas and Ferb

  • Dr. Vegas

    Dr. Vegas

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome

    Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome

  • Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari

    Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari

  • Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again

    Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4

    American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4

  • Journey - Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997

    Journey - Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997

  • Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

    Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie

  • Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

    Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All

  • NAACP Image Awards

    NAACP Image Awards

  • American Idol: The Search For A Superstar

    American Idol: The Search For A Superstar

  • American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4

    American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4