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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

    Ahn Seo-hyun in Okja (2017)
    Okja
    7.3
    • Soundtrack
    • 2017
    Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer in Thunder Force (2021)
    Thunder Force
    4.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2021
    Queen Latifah, Ana Cristina de Oliveira, Jimmy Fallon, Ingrid Vandebosch, and Gisele Bündchen in Taxi (2004)
    Taxi
    4.6
    • Soundtrack
    • 2004
    George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez in Out of Sight (1998)
    Out of Sight
    7.0
    • Soundtrack(as Ernest Isley)
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Pixie Lott: Caravan of Love (2014)
      Pixie Lott: Caravan of Love
      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
      7.7
      Music Video
      • Composer (as Ernest Isley)
      • 2002
    • Naughty by Nature: Craziest (1995)
      Naughty by Nature: Craziest
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1995
    • Aaliyah: Age Ain't Nothing But a Number (1994)
      Aaliyah: Age Ain't Nothing But a Number
      6.4
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1994
    • Isley Jasper Isley: Insatiable Woman
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1986
    • The Housemartins in The Housemartins: Caravan of Love (1986)
      The Housemartins: Caravan of Love
      6.5
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1986
    • Isley Jasper Isley: Caravan of Love
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1985
    • Isley Jasper Isley: Kiss and Tell
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1984
    • Isley Jasper Isley: Look the Other Way
      Music Video
      • Composer
      • 1984

    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
    • Isley Jasper Isley: Insatiable Woman
      Music Video
      • Ernie Isley
      • 1986
    • Isley Jasper Isley: Caravan of Love
      Music Video
      • Ernie Isley
      • 1985
    • Isley Jasper Isley: Kiss and Tell
      Music Video
      • Ernie Isley
      • 1984
    • Isley Jasper Isley: Look the Other Way
      Music Video
      • Ernie Isley
      • 1984

    Soundtrack

    • Weekend Recharge (2015)
      Weekend Recharge
      5.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "For the Love of You"
      • writer: "For the Love of You"
      • 2026
    • Taraji P. Henson in Straw (2025)
      Straw
      6.5
      • writer: "It Was a Good Day" (as Ernest Isley)
      • 2025
    • Deepfaking Sam Altman (2025)
      Deepfaking Sam Altman
      7.2
      • writer: "Hip Hop Hooray"
      • 2025
    • The Z-Suite (2025)
      The Z-Suite
      5.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "Work to Do" (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Harrison Ford, Giancarlo Esposito, Anthony Mackie, Shira Haas, and Danny Ramirez in Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
      Captain America: Brave New World
      5.6
      • writer: "i"
      • 2025
    • America's Morning Headquarters (2000)
      America's Morning Headquarters
      2.3
      TV Series
      • writer: "I"
      • 2025
    • Delroy Lindo and Kerry Washington in Unprisoned (2023)
      Unprisoned
      7.0
      TV Series
      • writer: "Work To Do"
      • 2024
    • Meagan Good and Cory Hardrict in Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black (2024)
      Tyler Perry's Divorce in the Black
      4.7
      • writer: "Make Me Say It Again Girl"
      • 2024
    • PopOpening! (2024)
      PopOpening!
      TV Series
      • writer: "Big Poppa (2007 Remaster)
      • 2024
    • The Chi (2018)
      The Chi
      7.5
      TV Series
      • writer: "For the Love of You (Pt. 1 & 2)"
      • 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
      7.6
      TV Series
      • writer: "Big Poppa"
      • 2024
    • Ville Eerikkilä and Juuso Kallio in Viki ja Köpi Show (2022)
      Viki ja Köpi Show
      7.4
      TV Series
      • writer: "It Was a Good Day"
      • 2024
    • Colin Woodell in The Continental (2023)
      The Continental
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • writer: "Fight the Power"
      • 2023
    • Gasoline Rainbow (2023)
      Gasoline Rainbow
      6.4
      • writer: "Big Poppa"
      • 2023

    Personal details

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

    Did you know

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

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