George Clinton
Biography
George Clinton (born July 22, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost innovators of funk music, along with James Brown and Sly Stone. Clinton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic. Description above from the Wikipedia article George Clinton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Saturday Night Live
1975
How I Met Your Mother
2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008
The Masked Singer
2019
The Masked Singer
2019
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
The Bernie Mac Show
2001
Martin
1992
New York Undercover
1994
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest · 1975
How I Met Your Mother
as George Clinton · 2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
as Self · 2008
The Masked Singer
as Gopher · 2019
The Masked Singer
as Gopher (archive footage) · 2019
Later... with Jools Holland
· 1992
The Bernie Mac Show
· 2001
The Bernie Mac Show
as George Clinton · 2001
Martin
as George Clinton · 1992
New York Undercover
· 1994
Space Ghost Coast to Coast
· 1994
Trolls World Tour
as King Quincy (voice) · 2020
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Scratchmo (voice) · 1995
Loiter Squad
as Self · 2012
Agent Elvis
as George Clinton (voice) · 2023
The Tube
· 1982
Unsung
· 2008
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music
as Self · 2005
Gone Country
as Self · 2008
Good Burger
as Dancing Crazy · 1997
House Party
as D.J. · 1990
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
as Self · 2025
The Rise of the Red Hot Chili Peppers: Our Brother, Hillel
as Self - Record Producer · 2026
Good Burger 2
as George Clinton · 2023
The Night Before
as Band Member · 1988
Butter
as Celebrity Guest #1 · 1998
PCU
as Self · 1994
We Want the Funk!
as Self · 2025
Michael Jackson: Number Ones
as Self (archive footage) · 2003
Freaknik: The Musical
as (voice) · 2010
Michael Jackson: The One
as Self · 2004
The Breaks
as Self · 1999
Horrorween
as Self · 2012
They All Came Out to Montreux
as Self · 2023
Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth
as Self · 2005
The Making of Sun City
· 1985
Graffiti Bridge
as George · 1990
Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone
as Self · 2011
TV Party
as Self · 2005
The Dancing Man of L.A.
as Self (archive footage) · 2021
Disco: Spinning The Story
as self · 2005
Kuso
as Doctor Clinton · 2017
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
as Self · 2005
Cosmic Slop
as Host · 1994
Give the Drummer Some
Prince: Rave Un2 the Year 2000
· 1999
All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live!
as Self · 2001
Tear the Roof Off: The Untold Story of Parliament Funkadelic
· 2016
Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos
as Self · 1994
Copyright Criminals
as Self · 2009
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
as Self · 1998
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James
as Self · 2021
Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges
as Self · 2008
The Last Angel of History
as Self · 1996
This Is Love
as Self · 2018
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
as Self · 2006
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
as Self - Songwriter & friend · 2018
Prince: The Ryde Dyvine
· 1992
Once Upon a Time the Documentary
as Self · 2026
The Story of Funk: One Nation Under a Groove
· 2014
N.A.S.A.: The Spirit of Apollo
· 2012
Sympathy for the Devil: The True Story of The Process Church of the Final Judgment
as Self · 2015
Coming Back for More
· 2009
G-Funk
as Self · 2017
Finding the Funk
as Self · 2014
Prince: Musical Portrait
as Self · 1989
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic - Live at Montreux
as Self · 2005
Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?
George Clinton: The Mothership Connection
· 2003
George Clinton and the P Funk All Stars - Live in France 2005
as Self · 2012