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Jimmy Jam

Acting

Born June 6, 1959 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Also known as James Samuel Harris · James Samuel Harris III · James Harris III

IMDb

Biography

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Grammy Award — Best R&B Album · 2007
  • Grammy Award — Best Gospel Song · 2005
  • Grammy Award — Best R&B Song · 1993
  • Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 1986
  • Grammy Award — Best R&B Album · 2007 · nominated
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  • Grammy Award — Best Gospel Song · 2005 · nominated
  • Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 2005 · nominated
  • Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 2004 · nominated
  • Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 2001 · nominated
  • Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 1995 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Original Song · 1994 · nominated
  • Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 1994 · nominated
  • Grammy Award — Best R&B Song · 1993 · nominated
  • Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 1993 · nominated
  • Grammy Award — Best R&B Song · 1990 · nominated
  • Grammy Award — Producer of the Year, Non-Classical · 1986 · nominated

Filmography11 titles

Thriller 40

2023as Self

Half & Half

2002as Himself

James Brown: Say It Loud

as Self

Janet Jackson.

2022as Self

Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music

2016as Self

Herb Alpert Is...

2020as Self

Fresh Off the Boat

2015as Jimmy Jam

Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)

2025as Self

Poetic Justice

1993Original Music Composer

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self - Musical Guest

The View

1997as Self