Christopher Williams (singer)
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Christopher Williams | |
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| Born | Christopher Lawrence Williams August 22, 1967 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Musical career | |
| Origin | Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Website | www |
Christopher Lawrence Williams (born August 22, 1967) is an American singer and actor. Emerging in the late 1980s as a recording artist with Geffen Records, Williams became a notable figure in the new jack swing era with a series of R&B chart hits, including “Talk to Myself” (1989), “I’m Dreamin’” (1991), and “Every Little Thing U Do” (1993). He is also known for his work in film and theater, most notably for his role as Kareem Akbar in the 1991 crime drama New Jack City.
Personal life
[edit]Williams was born August 22, 1967, in Bronx, New York and is of African-American and Jamaican descent.[1]
He and actress Stacey Dash have a son named Austin.[2] From 1991 until mid–1992, Williams dated actress Halle Berry.[3] After Halle Berry told interviewers that an abusive ex-boyfriend struck her so hard that she lost most of the hearing in her right ear, many people assumed that Williams was the unnamed ex-boyfriend. Williams defended himself to Eurweb, the entertainment news website, denying that he ever harmed Berry, and suggesting that Berry had been referring to actor Wesley Snipes.[4]
In October 2017, Williams was arrested and charged with misdemeanor theft, accused of stealing a $99 pair of JBL headphones from a Kohl's department store in McDonough, Georgia.[5][6][7]
Williams made public in October 2022 that he had been struggling with health issues related to kidney failure and was in a coma November 5, 2021. He openly talked about his illness causing him to lose weight drastically down to 129 pounds and admitted that it was hard to pick up a fork to feed himself.[8]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Album details | Peak positions | |
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| US [9] |
US R&B [9] | ||
| 1989 | Adventures in Paradise
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— | 23 |
| 1992 | Changes | 63 | 12 |
| 1995 | Not a Perfect Man
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104 | 13 |
| 2001 | Real Men Do
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— | — |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] |
US R&B [9] |
US Dan [9] | |||
| 1989 | "Talk to Myself" | 49 | 4 | 18 | Adventures in Paradise |
| "Promises, Promises" | — | 7 | — | ||
| 1990 | "One Girl" | — | 31 | — | |
| 1991 | "I'm Dreamin'" | 89 | 1 | — | New Jack City |
| "I Wanna B Ure Lover" (with F.S. Effect) | — | 52 | — | So Deep It's Bottomless | |
| 1992 | "All I See" | 104 | 19 | — | Changes |
| 1993 | "Every Little Thing U Do" | 75 | 7 | — | |
| "Come Go with Me" | — | 74 | — | ||
| 1995 | "Dance 4 Me" | — | 25 | — | Not a Perfect Man |
| "If You Say" | — | 91 | — | ||
| 1997 | "Round and Round" | — | — | — | Phuture Flava Vol. 1 |
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | New Jack City | Kareem Akbar | |
| 1994 | Gunmen | Himself | |
| 2002 | Revenge of the Unhappy Campers | Ned | |
| 2003 | Men Cry in the Dark | Pretty Tony | Video |
| 2009 | The Man of Her Dreams | Jamal | |
| Thor's Hammer | Grande | Short | |
| 2010 | The Clean Up Woman | Stewart Adams | |
| 2011 | The Love You Save | Billy | TV movie |
| 2015 | Angry Insecure Men 2 | Marcus | |
| 2019 | Love Dot Com: The Social Experiment | Joe Jeffries |
Television
[edit]| Year | Legacy | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-92 | Soul Train | Himself | Recurring Guest |
| 1990 | Showtime at the Apollo | Himself | Episode: "Episode #3.14" |
| 1992 | The Uptown Comedy Club | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.3" |
| 1993 | MTV Unplugged | Himself | Episode: "Uptown Unplugged" |
| 1995 | New York Undercover | Himself | Episode: "The Shooter" |
| 2009 | Hawthorne | Detective | Episode: "Mother's Day" |
| 2011 | Life After | Himself | Episode: "Christopher Williams" |
| 2014 | The Real Housewives of Atlanta | Himself | Recurring Cast: Season 6 |
| 2016 | Inside the Label | Himself | Episode: "Uptown Records, Part II" |
| 2020 | Hollywood Trials | Himself | Episode: "Christopher Williams" |
| 2020-21 | The Family Business | Richard | Guest Cast: Season 2-3 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Christopher Williams Responds To Jaguar Wright & Gene Deal, Puffy, Halle Berry Rumors & More". YouTube. June 19, 2024.
- ^ LaCroix, Emy (July 13, 2025). "'90s It-Girl, 58, Posts Rare Photo With Lookalike Son for His 35th Birthday". Parade. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
- ^ The Jasmine Brand – A Brief & Painful History of Halle Berry's Past Relationships [Editorial]
- ^ People – Halle Berry's Unhappy Endings: Gabriel Aubry isn't the first – from David Justice to Wesley Snipes, the Oscar winner has had a history of bad breakups – November 28, 2012
- ^ AJC – R&B singer Christopher Williams accused of stealing $99 headphones – Oct. 4, 2017
- ^ BET – That Awkward Moment When An R&B Singer Is Arrested For Stealing Headphones (Christopher Williams was arrested for petty theft in Georgia) – October 3, 2017
- ^ IHEART – R&B Singer Chris Williams Busted for Stealing Expensive Headphones – October 3, 2017
- ^ . YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx7oJ0LnS4Y.
{{cite AV media}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b c d e "US Charts > Christopher Williams". Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
External links
[edit]| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
- American soul singers
- New jack swing musicians
- Musicians from the Bronx
- African-American male actors
- Singers from New York City
- American contemporary R&B singers
- African-American male songwriters
- American actors of Jamaican descent
- 21st-century African-American male singers
- 21st-century American male singers
- Singer-songwriters from New York (state)
- 20th-century African-American male singers
- 20th-century American male singers
- 20th-century American singers
- 1967 births
- People from Eastchester, Bronx