Randy Jackson

American bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur and television personality

Photo by: Yahoo! Blog from Sunnyvale, California, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:June 23, 1956

Age:70

Zodiac Sign:Cancer

Born in:Baton Rouge, United States

Languages:English

Composer Businessperson Talent Manager Record Producer Singer Radio Personality Jazz Musician

Related People

Bandmate: Steve Perry

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Photo credits (2)

Randy Jackson:
Photo by: Yahoo! Blog from Sunnyvale, California, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Steve Perry:
Photo by: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Famous For

Bands

Journey

Movies & TV

A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!Soul Men

Songs & Albums

Dance Like There's No TomorrowRandy Jackson's Music Club, Vol. 1

Randy Jackson

American bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur and television personality

Biography

Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on American Idol from 2002 to 2013. Jackson has a prolific career as a session musician, primarily playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers since the 1980s. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known from his appearances as the longest-serving judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their sudden split with founding member Ross Valory.

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Photos

American Idol's Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

Bo Derek on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

Randy Jackson on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.

Randy Jackson interviewed by E!

L to R Rob Cavallo, Kimberly Caldwell, LeAnn Rimes & Randy Jackson

Randy Jackson on the red carpet at Celebrity Fight Night XXIV at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix, Arizona. Please attribute to Gage Skidmore if used elsewhere.