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Brown performing at Supafest Australia in 2012
Chris Brown is an American singer, songwriter and actor who has appeared in many music videos . His videography consists of sixty-four music videos, five guest appearances, four video albums , four film appearances and four television appearances. Brown's first music video was for his debut single "Run It! ", taken from his self-titled debut album. Directed by Erik White , the video "introduced the world" to Brown's dance moves.[ 1] [ 2] White and Brown directed the accompanying music video for the second single "Yo (Excuse Me Miss) ", which made reference to Michael Jackson .[ 2] [ 3] Some of Brown's other videos have been noted for its similarities to Jackson's work, including his music videos for "Wall to Wall " (2007), "Yeah 3x " (2010), "She Ain't You " (2011) and "Turn Up the Music " (2012).[ 2] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] In 2007, Brown made his acting debut in the film, Stomp the Yard , as Duron.[ 7] That same year, he also appeared in This Christmas as Michael "Baby" Whitfield.[ 8] Brown's music video for the single "Forever " (2008) was directed by Joseph Kahn and was "highly regarded as one of the best videos of 2008".[ 2] [ 9] It earned Brown three nominations at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards in the categories of Best Dancing in a Video , Best Choreography and Video of the Year .[ 2]
Joseph Kahn also directed the music videos for the singles "I Can Transform Ya " and "Crawl ", taken from Brown's third studio album Graffiti (2009).[ 10] [ 11] In 2010, Brown appeared in the film, Takers , as Jesse Attica.[ 12] His music video for "Look at Me Now " (from his fourth studio album F.A.M.E. ) was well received by critics for displaying various colors and intricate routines performed by Brown and several dancers.[ 13] [ 14] It won Video of the Year at the 2011 BET Awards .[ 15] Colin Tilley directed the video for "Next 2 You "—a collaboration with Justin Bieber —which was set in a post-apocalyptic environment.[ 16] The music video for "Beautiful People " featured personal footage of Brown's everyday life and cameo appearances from Diddy , Brandy , Bow Wow , T-Pain , Nelly and Timbaland , among others.[ 17] [ 18] In 2012, Brown starred in the film, Think Like a Man , as Alex.[ 19]
Music videos
As lead artist
As featured artist
Guest appearances
Filmography
Films
Television
Video albums
References
^ a b "Run It! – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom . 2005-08-08. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ a b c d e "Top 10 Chris Brown Videos" . AOL Music . AOL . 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ a b "Yo (Excuse Me Miss) – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2005-11-18. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ Daw, Robbie (2010-10-21). "Chris Brown Offers Up A Kid-Friendly Video For 'Yeah 3x' " . Idolator . Buzz Media . Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. ;
^ Ramirez, Erika (2011-05-02). "Chris Brown Pays Tribute to Michael Jackson in 'She Ain't You' " . Billboard . Prometheus Global Media . Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ Vena, Jocelyn (2012-02-17). "Chris Brown Throws Masked Rave In 'Turn Up' Video" . MTV News . Viacom. Retrieved 2012-02-18 .
^ a b " 'Stomp the Yard' Director Sylvain White" . NPR . 2007-01-22. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ a b "This Christmas Cast & Director" . Yahoo! Voices . Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ a b "Forever – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ a b "I Can Transform Ya – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ a b "Crawl – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2009-11-17. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ a b c Reid, Shaheem (2010-08-02). "Chris Brown Did '96 Percent' Of His Stunts For 'Takers' " . MTV News . Viacom. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ Wete, Brad (2011-03-11). "Chris Brown raps alongside Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes in 'Look At Me Now' video" . Entertainment Weekly . Time Inc . Retrieved 2011-07-15 .
^ Easton Jr., Ed (2011-03-10). "Chris Brown Says 'Look At Me Now' In New Video with Busta & Weezy" . WNOW-FM . CBS Radio . Retrieved 2011-07-15 .
^ "Chris Brown Wins Big at BET Awards" . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-06-26. Retrieved 2011-07-09 .
^ a b "Video: Chris Brown f/ Justin Bieber – 'Next 2 You' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Chris Brown Drops 'Beautiful People' Fans React" . Rapfix . Viacom. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-03-23 .
^ "Video: Chris Brown – 'Beautiful People' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ a b Lowry, Brian (2012-04-10). "Film Reviews > Think Like a Man" . Variety . Reed Business Information . Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Gimme That – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2006-04-10. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Say Goodbye – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2006-07-25. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Wall to Wall – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2007-07-03. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Kiss Kiss – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Watch Chris Brown's This Christmas Music Video" . Spike . Spike Digital Entertainment, Inc. 2007-11-14. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "With You – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Take You Down – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Superhuman – Chris Brown – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ Rodriguez, Jayson (2010-05-24). "Chris Brown And Tyga Premiere Two Fan Of A Fan Videos" . MTV News . Viacom. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: Chris Brown – 'Yeah 3X' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: Chris Brown f/Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – 'Look at Me Now' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Chris Brown Is Caught Up In The Matrix" . Retrieved July 14, 2010 .
^ "Video: Chris Brown – 'She Ain't You' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ Iraheta, Mark (2011-12-15). "Video: Chris Brown f/ Kevin McCall 'Strip' " . Complex . Complex Media. Retrieved 2011-12-21 .
^ "Behind the Video: Chris Brown – 'Turn Up the Music' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2012-02-15 .
^ "Behind The Video: Chris Brown – 'Sweet Love' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2012-05-31 .
^ "Video: Chris Brown f/ Big Sean & Wiz Khalifa – 'Till I Die' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2012-06-01 .
^ "Video: Chris Brown – 'Don't Wake Me Up' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2012-06-11. Retrieved 2012-06-11 .
^ "New Video: Chris Brown Feat. Ariana Grande 'Don't Be Gone Too Long' " . Vibe . Retrieved 13 September 2014 .
^ "Shortie Like Mine by Bow Wow – Music Video" . VH1 . MTV Networks . 2006-10-18. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ Shawty Get Loose Lil Mama featuring T-Pain and Chris Brown – Credits . Vevo . Vevo LLC. 2008-02-06. Retrieved 2010-11-14 .
^ "No Air – Jordin Sparks –Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2008-02-29. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "David Banner – Get Like Me – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2008-07-17. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "What Them Girls Like – Ludacris – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2008-09-17. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Head Of My Class – Scooter Smiff – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2008-11-18. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Make the World Go Round – Nas – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Freeze (featuring Chris Brown) – T-Pain – Music Ŗideo" . MTV . Viacom. 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Video: The Game – Better on the Other Side" . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2009-06-30. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Drop It Low – Ester Dean – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2009-09-22. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Back To The Crib – Juelz Santana – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2009-12-17. Retrieved 2012-04-22 .
^ "Make a Movie – Music Video – Twista" . MTV . Viacom. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: Bow Wow f/Chris Brown – 'Ain't Thinkin' 'Bout You" . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2010-11-02. Retrieved 2010-11-15 .
^ "Get Back Up – Music Video – T.I." MTV . Viacom. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: T.I. f/ Chris Brown – 'Get Back Up' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: Chipmunk f/ Chris Brown – 'Champion' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2010-12-25. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: Jawan Harris f/ Chris Brown – 'Another Planet' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-01-06. Retrieved 2011-12-21 .
^ "Video: Keri Hilson f/ Chris Brown – 'One Night Stand' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-03-24. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: Big Sean f/ Chris Brown – 'My Last' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-03-25. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: T-Pain f/ Chris Brown – 'Best Love Song' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Better With the Lights Off – New Boyz – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: Game f/ Chris Brown – 'Pot of Gold' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: Ace Hood f/ Chris Brown – 'Body 2 Body' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: Pitbull f/ Chris Brown – 'International Love' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-12-09. Retrieved 2011-12-21 .
^ "Video: Fat Joe/ Chris Brown – 'Another Round' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2011-12-25. Retrieved 2012-04-19 .
^ "Video: Busta Rhymes f/ Chris Brown – 'Why Stop Now' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-04-19 .
^ "Video: Nicki Minaj f/ Chris Brown – 'Right By My Side' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2012-05-17 .
^ "Video: DJ Khaled f/ Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, & Lil Wayne – 'Take It to the Head' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2012-05-20. Retrieved 2012-05-21 .
^ "Video: David Guetta f/ Chris Brown & Lil Wayne – 'I Can Only Imagine' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2012-07-03 .
^ "Video: Swizz Beatz f/ Chris Brown & Ludacris – 'Everyday Birthday' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2012-11-10 .
^ "Gotta Go – Trey Songz – Music Video" . MTV . Viacom. 2005-11-09. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Video: Keri Hilson – 'Slow Dance' " . Rap-Up . Devin Lazerine. 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2010-11-15 .
^ "Lonny Bereal – Favor Feat. Kelly Rowland" . Singersroom . Retrieved 2011-12-21 .
^ Rogulewski, Charley (2012-11-18). "New Video: Sean Kingston ft. Cher Lloyd – Rum and Raybans" . Vibe . Vibe Media. Retrieved 2012-11-20 .
^ Williams, Jacqualine (2007-06-22). "Movie Review: Stomp the Yard Steps to the Field" . Yahoo! Voices . Yahoo! Inc . Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ Horn, John (2010-08-25). "The wait is over for 'Takers' director John Luessenhop" . Los Angeles Times . Eddy Hartenstein. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ Horn, John (2010-08-25). "The wait is over for 'Takers' director John Luessenhop" . Los Angeles Times . Eddy Hartenstein. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Journey To South Africa – Chris Brown" . MTV . Viacom. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Chris Brown Joins 'The OC' " . Take 40 Australia . MCM Entertainment. 2006-11-08. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Episodes" . TV.com . Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Chris on Tosh.0" . Chrisbrownworld.com. 2011-03-21. Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Gold and Platinum > Chris Brown" . Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Chris Brown's Journey DVD Movie" . CD Universe . Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "BET Presents Chris Brown: DVD" . Amazon.com . Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Chris Brown: A Star Is Born: Unauthorized" . Amazon.com . Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
^ "Exclusive: The Forever Edition: Chris Brown" . Amazon.com . Retrieved 2012-04-23 .
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