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Ernie Isley

  • Composer
  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Ernie Isley was born on 7 March 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Okja (2017), Thunder Force (2021) and Taxi (2004). He is married to Tracy. They have one child.
BornMarch 7, 1952
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    Known for

    Okja (2017)
    Okja
    7.3
    • Soundtrack("Harvest For The World")
    • 2017
    Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer in Thunder Force (2021)
    Thunder Force
    4.6
    • Soundtrack("Voyage to Atlantis")
    • 2021
    Queen Latifah, Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Jimmy Fallon, Ingrid Vandebosch, and Gisele Bündchen in Taxi (2004)
    Taxi
    4.6
    • Soundtrack("Fight the Power")
    • 2004
    George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight (1998)
    Out of Sight
    7.0
    • Soundtrack(as Ernest Isley, "Fight the Power (Part 2)")
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Pixie Lott: Caravan of Love (2014)
      Pixie Lott: Caravan of Love
      5.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • Fantasia: Truth Is
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 2004
    • Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: One of Those Days (2002)
      Whitney Houston: One of Those Days
      7.5
      Music Video
      • Composer (as Ernest Isley)
      • 2002
    • Naughty by Nature: Craziest (1995)
      Naughty by Nature: Craziest
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Aaliyah: Age Ain't Nothing But a Number (1994)
      Aaliyah: Age Ain't Nothing But a Number
      5.8
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • The Housemartins in The Housemartins: Caravan of Love (1986)
      The Housemartins: Caravan of Love
      7.0
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1986

    Actor

    • The Isley Brothers: Secret Lover (2001)
      The Isley Brothers: Secret Lover
      Music Video
      • Ernie Isley
      • 2001
    • The Isley Brothers: Sensitive Lover
      Music Video
      • Ernie Isley
      • 1992
    • The Isley Brothers: You'll Never Walk Alone
      Music Video
      • Ernie Isley
      • 1989

    Soundtrack

    • Meagan Good in Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
      Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
      4.5
      • writer: "Make Me Say It Again Girl"
      • 2024
    • Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Oh, Hoa Xuande, and Fred Nguyen Khan in The Sympathizer (2024)
      The Sympathizer
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "Brown Eyed Girl"
      • writer: "Live It Up (Pt. 1 & 2)"
      • 2024
    • Morris Chestnut and Diarra Kilpatrick in Diarra from Detroit (2024)
      Diarra from Detroit
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Big Poppa"
      • 2024
    • Ville Eerikkilä and Juuso Kallio in Viki ja Köpi Show (2022)
      Viki ja Köpi Show
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "It Was a Good Day"
      • 2024
    • World's Best (2023)
      World's Best
      5.4
      • writer: "Hip Hop Hooray"
      • 2023
    • Shooting Stars (2023)
      Shooting Stars
      6.5
      • writer: "It Was a Good Day" (as Ernest Isley)
      • 2023
    • I'm a Virgo (2023)
      I'm a Virgo
      7.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "i"
      • 2023
    • Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas in Deep Water (2022)
      Deep Water
      5.5
      • writer: "Hip Hop Hooray" (as Ernest Isley)
      • 2022
    • Samuel L. Jackson in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022)
      The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
      7.8
      TV Series
      • writer: "Hip Hop Hooray"
      • 2022
    • Issa Rae in Insecure (2016)
      Insecure
      8.1
      TV Series
      • writer: "For the Love of You (Part 1 & 2)"
      • 2021
    • Octavia Spencer and Riz Ahmed in Encounter (2021)
      Encounter
      5.9
      • writer: "Hip Hop Hooray"
      • 2021
    • Pose (2018)
      Pose
      8.6
      TV Series
      • writer: "At Your Best (You Are Love)"
      • 2021
    • Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer in Thunder Force (2021)
      Thunder Force
      4.6
      • writer: "Voyage to Atlantis"
      • 2021
    • On the Count of Three (2021)
      On the Count of Three
      7.0
      • writer: "For The Love Of You"
      • 2021
    • Selma Blair and Adrian Grenier in Far More (2021)
      Far More
      6.0
      • writer: "Hip Hop Hooray" (as Ernest Isley)
      • 2021

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • The Isley Brothers
    • Born
      • March 7, 1952
      • Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
    • Spouse
      • Tracy? - present (1 child)
    • Children
      • Alex Isley
    • Relatives
        Marvin Isley(Sibling)

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    • Trivia
      Brother of Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Marvin Isley, and Vernon Isley.

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