CeeLo Green is an American R&B singer, rapper, songwriter, actor and producer best known for his hit song Crazy which was released by Gnarls Barkley in 2006, which was a duo consisting of him and Danger Mouse (Brian Burton). His high-pitched, soulful voice, flamboyant personality and several successful albums with the group Goodie Mob, including the release of Soul Food (1995) and Still Standing (1998), brought him worldwide recognition. His solo projects like Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections in 2002, as well as collaborative projects with a group OutKast on World Party(1999) played a significant role in the popularity and success it has enjoyed over the years.

Born name

Thomas DeCarlo Callaway

nickname

CeeLo Green, Cee-Lo Green, Thomas Burton

Sun sign

Twins

Place of birth

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Residence

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

nationality

training

He went to Benjamin E. Mays High School but dropped out in the 9th grade.

CeeLo was then sent to an all-boys boarding school in Gainesville, Georgia at Riverside Military Academy , where he successfully earned and graduated with a GED (General Educational Development) degree.

occupation

Singer, Rapper, Songwriter, Record Producer, Actor

family

• Father – Thomas Burton Sr. (Ordained Minister) (d. 1976)
• Mother – Sheila J. Tyler-Callaway (firefighter) (d. 1992)
• Siblings – Shedonna Alexander (Sister)
• Others – Ruby Callaway Robinson (grandmother)

Manager

CeeLo Green is represented by –

• William Morris Endeavor (WME) Entertainment
• Primary Wave Entertainment

Genre

R & B, Soul, Funk, Hip-Hop

instruments

Life

labels

• Arista (1999)
• BMG (Bertelsmann music group)
• Elektra Records
• Atlantic Records

To build

Big

Height

5 feet 6 inches or 168 cm

weight

91 kg or 201 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

CeeLo dated –

1. Christina Johnson – Christina, a famous reality TV contestant, dated him in the past. The couple married in 2000 and had a son, Kingston Johnson, who was born on September 30, 2000. He was also a stepfather to Christina’s daughters, Kalah and Sierra at the time. Unfortunately, the couple called it quits and divorced in 2005.
2. Shani James (2013-Present) – Shani and CeeLo started dating in 2013, and after just 2 years, he got engaged in October 2015. The engagement was initially kept secret, and it happened one night in his studio while he was dating surprised with a suggestion.

race/ethnicity

Schwarz

CeeLo Green has African American ancestry.

hair colour

Bald

eye color

dark brown

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• High but soulful voice
• Bald head
• tall stature
• Thick southern accent

brand promotion

He has endorsed brands or appeared in commercials like –

• Opel Corsa in the UK (2010)
• 7-Up Soda (2012)
• TY KU (2013)
• eDiets TV (2013)
• JCPenney
• Duracell
• M & Ms

Religion

Christianity

Known for

• His hit Crazy , released by the duo Gnarls Barkley in 2006, which reached number one on various singles charts worldwide
• His album St. Elsewhere (2006) also reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard 200 Albums Chart
• Voice actor in Hotel Transylvania (2012) animated film in which he borrowed his voice from Murray the Mummy
• Hit single Forget You from the album The Ladykiller (2010) which achieved huge success in the UK and US
• Coached on The Voice , a singing competition, from 2011 to 2013

First album

His first solo album was Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections , released in 2002 and signed by the Arista record label.

first movie

He made his motion picture debut in Mystery Men in 1999.

First TV show

CeeLo first appeared on a television show as himself on The Lyricist Lounge Show in 2000.

CeeLo Green favorite things

• Albums – Thriller by Michael Jackson, Pure Kraft by Iggy and the henchmen
• Musician – Portishead, Dr. Dre, De La Soul, Black Sheep, NWA, Ice Cube
• Essen – Little Debbies, Star Crunch, Kartoffelchips, Hot Dogs
• Beverages – Pinkberry, Frozen Yoghurt
• Personal Quote – “I only take risks. You have to wonder if you live at all if you don’t take risks. Every time you walk out your door and be in the world, you risk not coming back. That’s who danger and dynamics of life.”

CeeLo Green Facts

1. He is CEO/Partner at Emerald Productions , a new talent and media projects production company working with the NBC network.
2. CeeLo started his own charity with his sister Shedonna Alexander’s GreenHouse Foundation. It deals with various topics, but mainly educates students about green living.
3. The name of the duo behind the song Crazy from the album St. Elsewhere (2006) Gnarls Barkley was a pun on the name of Charles Barkley, a famous basketball star.
4. Gnarls Barkley won 2 Grammy Awards for the 2006 album, St. Elsewhere and released a new one in 2008 called The Odd Couple .
5. He appeared in several music videos by other artists, including The Pussycat Dolls Don’t Cha (2000), Asher Roth’s Be Alone (2002), Rihanna’s Cheers (Drink It Up) (2011), and Yo Gotti’s Down in the DM (2016).
6. CeeLo’s mother, then an ordained minister, died after becoming paralyzed in a car accident when he was 18. His father, also an ordained minister, died when he was only 2 years old.
7. He starred in the 1999 superhero comedy Mystery Men alongside Ben Stiller.
8. His stepdaughter from his marriage to Christina Johnson made him a very young grandfather in 2010.
9. The single F*ck dich was a smash hit when it was released on August 10, 2010. However, it had to be renamed Forget You for mainstream release, with 5 Grammy nominations and number one in the UK when it debuted.
10. CeeLo appeared as a coach and judge on the reality TV singing competition The Voice on NBC in 2011. In December 2012, he announced he was going on hiatus and was succeeded by Usher in Season 4. He eventually returned for season five, but left the show for good. The other judges during the first season of The Voice were Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera and Blake Shelton.
11. His salary was reportedly $75,000 per episode of The Voice for season 1 and $100,000 for season 2.
12. He was reunited with the group that started it all, Goodie Mob for an album Alter Versus The Machine , released August 27, 2013.
13. He appeared in a sitcom Anger Management on February 28, 2013 alongside Charlie Sheen.
14. CeeLo Green has said of his youth that he was a maniac, kleptomaniac, goon and pyromaniac in those years.
15. His reality-based television series CeeLo Green Is The Good Life premiered June 23, 2014 on TBS. The show was canceled on September 6, 2014 following two controversial comments he made on Twitter on the subject of r*pe.
16. Visit its official website at www.ceelogreen.com.
17. Follow him on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Spotify, Last.fm and SoundCloud.