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William King(III)

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William King was born on 30 January 1949 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He is an actor, known for Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Undercover Brother (2002) and Tropic Thunder (2008). He has been married to Shirley Hanna-King since 8 June 1976. They have four children.
BornJanuary 30, 1949
BornJanuary 30, 1949
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    Gone in 60 Seconds
    6.5
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Brick House")
    • 2000
    Denise Richards, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Eddie Griffin in Undercover Brother (2002)
    Undercover Brother
    5.9
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Brick House")
    • 2002
    Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, and Jack Black in Tropic Thunder (2008)
    Tropic Thunder
    7.1
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Brick House")
    • 2008
    Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in Duplicity (2009)
    Duplicity
    6.1
    Movie
    • Soundtrack("Brick House")
    • 2009

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    Actor

    • Constance Marie, George Lopez, Belita Moreno, Valente Rodriguez, Masiela Lusha, and Luis Armand Garcia in George Lopez (2002)
      George Lopez
      6.9
      TV Series
      • William King (as The Commodores)
      • 2004
    • Commodores: Solitaire
      Music Video
      • William King
      • 1988
    • Commodores: Take It from Me
      Music Video
      • William King
      • 1987
    • Commodores: United in Love
      Music Video
      • William King
      • 1986
    • Commodores: Goin' to the Bank
      Music Video
      • William King (as Commodores)
      • 1986
    • Chip Miller, William King, Walter Orange, Milan Williams, and J.D. Nicholas in Commodores: Animal Instinct (1985)
      Commodores: Animal Instinct
      Music Video
      • William King
      • 1985
    • Commodores: Nightshift (1985)
      Commodores: Nightshift
      6.3
      Music Video
      • William King
      • 1985
    • Commodores: Saturday Night
      Music Video
      • William King
      • 1981
    • Commodores: Lady (You Bring Me Up)
      5.6
      Music Video
      • William King
      • 1981
    • Lionel Richie in The Commodores: Three Times a Lady (Live) (1978)
      The Commodores: Three Times a Lady (Live)
      Music Video
      • William King
      • 1978
    • The Commodores: Three Times a Lady (1978)
      The Commodores: Three Times a Lady
      Music Video
      • William King
      • 1978
    • Scott Joplin (1977)
      Scott Joplin
      6.5
      • The Minstrel Singers (as The Commodores)
      • 1977

    Additional Crew

    • American Music Awards 2022 (2022)
      American Music Awards 2022
      6.3
      TV Special
      • archive source
      • 2022

    Soundtrack

    • The Project (2009)
      The Project
      4.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "Young Boys Are My Weakness"
      • 2025
    • Cocaine Bear (2023)
      Cocaine Bear
      5.9
      • writer: "Too Hot ta Trot"
      • 2023
    • Patton Oswalt, Felicia Day, Baron Vaughn, Jonah Ray, and Hampton Yount in Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017)
      Mystery Science Theater 3000
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Brick House" (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Rose McIver in iZombie (2015)
      iZombie
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Brick House"
      • 2019
    • Julianne Moore, Billy Crudup, Michelle Williams, Vir Pachisia, and Abby Quinn in After the Wedding (2019)
      After the Wedding
      6.3
      • writer: "Brick House"
      • 2019
    • Beat Shazam (2017)
      Beat Shazam
      6.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "Lady (You Bring Me Up)"
      • 2018
    • Trey Wingo and Mike Golic in Golic and Wingo (2017)
      Golic and Wingo
      5.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Brick House"
      • 2018
    • John Cena and Lily Day in Ferdinand (2017)
      Ferdinand
      6.7
      • writer: "Brick House"
      • 2017
    • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
      Modern Family
      8.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "Brick House" (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • LL Cool J and Chrissy Teigen in Lip Sync Battle (2015)
      Lip Sync Battle
      7.2
      TV Series
      • writer: "Brick House"
      • 2015
    • Lauren Laverne and Jo Whiley in Glastonbury 2015 (2015)
      Glastonbury 2015
      7.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "Brick House"
      • 2015
    • Todd's Pop Song Reviews (2009)
      Todd's Pop Song Reviews
      8.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "Lady"
      • 2014
    • Brooke Shields, Daryl Hannah, Virginia Madsen, and Wanda Sykes in The Hot Flashes (2013)
      The Hot Flashes
      5.1
      • writer: "Brick House"
      • 2013
    • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
      Scandal
      7.7
      TV Series
      • writer: "Brick House" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • George Lopez in Take Me Out (2012)
      Take Me Out
      4.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Brick House"
      • 2012

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • The Commodores
    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • January 30, 1949
      • Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    • Spouse
      • Shirley Hanna-KingJune 8, 1976 - present (4 children)
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      • 1 Portrayal

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      Son Adam King. is one of the roomates on "Real World Paris".
    • Nickname
      • WAK

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