Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-06-06 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Jimmy Jam

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.

Known For

Acting

2025

SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) as Self

2024

James Brown: Say It Loud as Self

2023

A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys as Self

Thriller 40 as Self

2022

Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration as Self

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self - Inductee

JANET JACKSON. as Self

2020

Herb Alpert Is... as Self

Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince as Self

2019

The Minnesota Sound as Self - Flyte Time Productions

The Minneapolis Sound as Self

2015

Fresh Off the Boat as Jimmy Jam

2002

It's Black Entertainment as Self

Half & Half as Himself

2001

MTV Icon: Janet Jackson as Self

1999

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self

1998

Motown 40: The Music is Forever as Self

1995

Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making as Self

Sound

1993

Poetic Justice as Original Music Composer

1989

Rhythm Nation 1814 as Original Music Composer

Writing

2004

Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos as Musical