Jimmy Jam

Actor · Born June 6, 1959 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

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.

Acted in 1

2010s

2015
Fresh Off the Boat
Jimmy Jam · 1 episode
76

Sound 2

1990s

1993
Poetic Justice
Original Music Composer
55
1992
Mo' Money
Songs
45

Wrote 1

2000s

2004
Janet Jackson: From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos
Musical

Appearances20

2020s

2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
Self
79
2024
James Brown: Say It Loud
Self · 4 episodes
2023
Thriller 40
Self
81
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
Self
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self - Inductee
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
Self
JANET JACKSON.
Self · 3 episodes
76
2020
Herb Alpert Is...
Self
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Self

2010s

2019
The Minnesota Sound
Self - Flyte Time Productions
2016
Soundbreaking
Self · 3 episodes
82

2000s

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest · 1 episode
61
2002
Half & Half
Himself · 2 episodes
75
It's Black Entertainment
Self
2001
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
Self

1990s

1999
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self · 1 episode
50
1998
Motown 40: The Music Is Forever
Self
1997
The View
Self · 1 episode
29
1995
Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making
Self

1950s

1959
The Grammys
Self · 1 episode