Sylvester - IMDb

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Hit and Run Soundtrack

(2012)

What to Expect When You're Expecting Soundtrack

(2012)

Trading Places Soundtrack

(1983)

Milk Soundtrack

(2008)

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Actor (16 credits)

Sylvester: Do You Wanna Funk (Remix) (Music Video)
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1986 Sylvester: Living for the City (Music Video)
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1986 Sylvester: Someone Like You (Music Video)
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1985 Castro: The Video (Short)

1985 Modern Rocketry: Homosexuality (Video short)

1984 Jolo: Last Call (Music Video)
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1984 Sylvester: Rock the Box (Music Video)
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1982 Patrick Cowley feat. Sylvester: Do Ya Wanna Funk (Music Video)
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1982 Sylvester: Be with You (Music Video)
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1982 Sylvester: Don't Stop (Music Video)
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1982 Sylvester: Hard Up (Music Video)
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1979 Sylvester: Can't Stop Dancing (Music Video)
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1979 Sylvester: I (Who Have Nothing) (Music Video)
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1979 The Rose
Female Impersonator

1978 Sylvester: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Music Video)
Sylvester

1971 Tricia's Wedding (Short)
Coretta Scott King / Delegate from Uma Guma

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Music department (2 credits)

2021 Just Dance 2022 (Video Game) ("You Make Me Feel")

1989 Jimmy Somerville: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Music Video)

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Soundtrack (77 credits)

2021 Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- TV Makeup: POSE (2021) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

Generation (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2021) (writer - 1 episode, 2021)

- The Last Shall Be First (2021) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2021 Happily (performer: "Do Ya Wanna Funk" (Remix)) / (writer: "Do Ya Wanna Funk" (Remix))

2020 Love Me Like You Should: The Brave and Bold Sylvester (Documentary short) (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", "God Bless the Child", "Dance (Disco Heat)", "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Live)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Live)")

2020 Hitmen (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Birthday (2020) ... (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

2020 Disclosure (Documentary) (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2019 High energy: Le disco survolté des années 80 (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "Do You Wanna Funk")

The Deuce (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2018 - 2019) (writer - 1 episode, 2018)

- They Can Never Go Home (2019) ... (performer: "Fever")

- There's an Art to This (2018) ... (performer: "Down, Down, Down") / (writer: "Down, Down, Down")

Pose (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 2018 - 2019) (writer - 2 episodes, 2018 - 2019)

- In My Heels (2019) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Jewels and Stone Radio Edit)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Jewels and Stone Radio Edit)")

- Mother's Day (2018) ... (performer: "Do Ya Wanna Funk") / (writer: "Do Ya Wanna Funk")

The Greatest Dancer (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2019) (writer - 1 episode, 2019)

- Episode #1.4 (2019) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

The Simpsons (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2018) (writer - 1 episode, 2018)

- Werking Mom (2018) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

2018 Football's Foreign Legion (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

2018 Studio 54 (Documentary) (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2017 Mektoub, My Love: Canto Uno (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

GLOW (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2017) (writer - 1 episode, 2017)

- Pilot (2017) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2017 Master of None (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- First Date (2017) ... (performer: "I Need Somebody to Love Tonight")

2017 Tom of Finland (performer: "Take Me to Heaven")

RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2016)

- RuPaul Book Ball (2016) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2015 Girl Asleep (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

Britain's Got Talent (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2015) (writer - 1 episode, 2015)

- 2015: Live Semi-Final 2 (2015) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

2015 Louder Than Bombs (performer: "Rock The Box")

2014 Somewhere Over the Rainbow (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

2014/I Hyena (performer: "Do Ya Wanna Funk") / (writer: "Do Ya Wanna Funk")

2014 The Normal Heart (TV Movie) (performer: "Dance (Disco Heat)", "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

Banshee (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)

- Bullets and Tears (2014) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

2013/I Test (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2013 One Hit Wonderland (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)

- It's Raining Men (2013) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2013 Top of the Pops: The Story of 1978 (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "(You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real") / (writer: "(You Make Me Feel) Mighty Real")

2012/I Hit and Run (performer: "Do You Wanna Funk") / (writer: "Do You Wanna Funk")

Sounds of the 70s 2 (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2012) (writer - 1 episode, 2012)

- Disco: Ain't No Stopping Us Now (2012) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2012 What to Expect When You're Expecting (performer: "Dance (Disco Heat)")

White Heat (TV Mini Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2012) (writer - 1 episode, 2012)

- The Personal is Political (2012) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

2012 The Joy of Disco (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2011 Prime Time Soap (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

Bones (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)

- The Maggots in the Meathead (2010) ... (performer: "Do You Wanna Funk") / (writer: "Do You Wanna Funk")

Los nuevos y clásicos bloopers (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (producer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)

- Episode dated 9 July 2010 (2010) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (producer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2005-2010 So You Think You Can Dance (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes)

- Top 10 Perform (2010) ... (performer: "Summertime")

- Top Six Perform (2009) ... (performer: "Dance (Disco Heat)")

- Top 12 (2005) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2010 Unsung (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)

- Uncut (2010) ... (performer: "Dance (Disco Heat)")

2009 Nativity! (writer: "You Make me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2009 Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City (Video Game) ("I Need You", uncredited)

2009 Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (Video Game) ("I Need You", uncredited)

2009 Notorious (lyrics: "Big Mama Thang")

2008/I Milk (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2008 American Swing (Documentary) (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Reel)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Reel)")

2008 Disco (performer: "You make me feel (mighty real)") / (writer: "You make me feel (mighty real)")

2007 Divas of Disco (Video) (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) / Dance (Disco Heat)")

Big Love (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2007) (writer - 1 episode, 2007)

- Good Guys and Bad Guys (2007) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2007) (writer - 1 episode, 2007)

- Turn Around Bright Eyes (2007) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

2005 Gay Sex in the 70s (Documentary) (performer: "Do You Wanna Funk?") / (writer: "Do You Wanna Funk?")

2005 Whoopi: Back to Broadway - The 20th Anniversary (TV Special documentary) (performer: "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real")

2005 When Disco Ruled the World (TV Movie documentary) (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

Friends (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2004) (writer - 1 episode, 2004)

- The One Where the Stripper Cries (2004) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

2003 Head of State (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

2002 Sylvester: Mighty Real (Documentary short) ("Do You Wanna Funk") / (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)", "Do You Wanna Funk", "Shadow of a Heart", "Down On Your Knees", "Can't Stop Dancing", "You Are My Friend (Live)", "I (Who Have Nothing)", "Trouble in Paradise", "He'll Understand", "Stars") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

Never Mind the Buzzcocks (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2001) (writer - 1 episode, 2001)

- Episode #9.6 (2001) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

2001 Louder Than Bombs (performer: "Rock the Box")

2001 Further Tales of the City (TV Mini Series) (performer: "Do You Wanna Funk") / (writer: "Do You Wanna Funk")

1999 Flawless (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

1999 Strange Planet (performer: "Do You Wanna Funk") / (writer: "Do You Wanna Funk")

1999 The Craic (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

1998 54 (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

1996 Classe mista 3A (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

1993 The Lie (writer: "You Make Me Feel")

1991 The Disco Years (Short) (performer: "Dance (Disco Heat)")

1991 Vacanze di Natale '91 (performer: "Do You Wanna Funk") / (writer: "Do You Wanna Funk")

1991 Young Soul Rebels (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

1990 Without You I'm Nothing (writer: "Mighty Real")

1990 Rockopop (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Episode dated 10 February 1990 (1990) ... (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

The Adventures of Dr. Bayer (TV Series) (performer - 2 episodes, 1989) (writer - 1 episode, 1989)

- Max der Marder (1989) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited) / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

- Peggys Double (1989) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" - uncredited)

1989 Longtime Companion (performer: "Do You Wanna Funk") / (writer: "Do You Wanna Funk")

1989 Tongues Untied (Documentary) (performer: "Do You Wanna Funk")

1987 Hittimittari (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)

- Episode #3.14 (1987) ... (performer: "Someone Like You")

1984 The Times of Harvey Milk (Documentary) (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

1983 Trading Places ("Do You Wanna Funk") / (performer: "Do You Wanna Funk")

1979 Promises in the Dark (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

1978 Sylvester: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Music Video) (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

Top of the Pops (TV Series) (performer - 3 episodes, 1978) (writer - 2 episodes, 1978)

- Episode #15.46 (1978) ... (performer: "Dance (Disco Heat)")

- Episode #15.37 (1978) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

- Episode #15.35 (1978) ... (performer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)") / (writer: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)")

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Self (17 credits)

2022 Sound Barrier: Sylvester (Podcast Series documentary)
Self

1986 The Late Show (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 31 December 1986 (1986) ... Self

1984 The Tube (TV Series)
Self - Performer

- Episode #3.5 (1984) ... Self - Performer

1984 Thicke of the Night (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode dated 20 March 1984 (1984) ... Self - Guest

1982 Discoring (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 21 November 1982 (1982) ... Self

1980 Popcorn (TV Series)
Self - Performer (1982)

1980 Festival di Sanremo (TV Series)
Self - Performer

- Episode #30.1 (1980) ... Self - Performer

1979 Dancin' Wheels (TV Special)
Self

1979 The Raes (TV Series)
Self - Performer

- Episode dated 18 December 1979 (1979) ... Self - Performer

1979 Che Combinazione (TV Series)
Self

- Episode dated 11 February 1979 (1979) ... Self

1979 Rock Concert (TV Series)
Self - Performer

- Episode dated 3 February 1979 (1979) ... Self - Performer

1978 American Bandstand (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #22.5 (1978) ... Self

1978 The Midnight Special (TV Series)
Self - Performer

- Episode #7.9 (1978) ... Self - Performer

1978 The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series)
Self - Performer

- Episode dated 20 November 1978 (1978) ... Self - Performer

1978 Hot City (TV Series)
Self - Performer

- The Trammps/Tina Turner (1978) ... Self - Performer

1978 Top of the Pops (TV Series)
Self - Guest

- Episode #15.32 (1978) ... Self - Guest

1977 1977 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade and Celebration (Short)
Self

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Archive footage (26 credits)

2021 The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song (TV Series documentary)
Self - Disco Recording Artist

- Episode #1.2 (2021) ... Self - Disco Recording Artist

2020 Love Me Like You Should: The Brave and Bold Sylvester (Documentary short)
Self

2020 Les enfants de la musique (TV Series)
Self

- Chantent les années twist et disco (2020) ... Self

2018 Ruminations (Documentary)

2014 Somewhere Over the Rainbow (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

2013 Soul Power! (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Soul Power! The Fusion Years (2013) ... Self

2012 Imagine (TV Series)
Self

- Just One Falsetto (2012) ... Self

2012 Sounds of the 70s 2 (TV Series)
Self

- Disco: Ain't No Stopping Us Now (2012) ... Self

2012 God Save the Queens (Documentary)
Self

2012 The Joy of Disco (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2010 Uncle Bob (Documentary)

2010 Unsung (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Uncut (2010) ... Self

- Sylvester (2010) ... Self

2009 Life Before the Lifeboat (Documentary short)
Self

2007 Summer of Love (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Freie Liebe (2007) ... Self

2007 Queens of Disco (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2005 The Evolution Will Be Televised (TV Movie documentary)
Self

2002 Sylvester: Mighty Real (Documentary short)
Self

2002 The Cockettes (Documentary)
Self

1999 After Stonewall (Documentary)
Self

1996 VH1 Presents the 70's (TV Mini Series)
Sylvester

- Disco Explosion ... Sylvester

1991 The Rhythm Divine - The Story of Disco (Documentary)

1990 Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984-1990 (Video)
Self

1989 Jimmy Somerville: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Music Video)
Sylvester

1989 Jimmy Somerville: You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real) (Orbital Mix) (Music Video)
Sylvester

1987 Hittimittari (TV Series)
Self - Performer

- Episode #3.14 (1987) ... Self - Performer

1978 Top of the Pops (TV Series)
Self

- Episode #15.35 (1978) ... Self

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Best known for singing the disco classic "Dance Disco Heat" off the album "Step 2" which went gold. See more »

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