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 History
2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) as Self
2024James Brown: Say It Loud as Self
2023Thriller 40 as Self
2023A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys as Self
20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self - Inductee
2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration as Self
2022JANET JACKSON. as Self
2020Herb Alpert Is... as Self
2020Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince as Self
2019The Minnesota Sound as Self - Flyte Time Productions
2019The Minneapolis Sound as Self
2015Fresh Off the Boat as Jimmy Jam
2002Half & Half as Himself
2002It's Black Entertainment as Self
2001MTV Icon: Janet Jackson as Self
1999The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
1998Motown 40: The Music is Forever as Self
1995Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making as Self
1959The Grammys as Self








