Personal Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedApr 1, 1949 (Died at 62)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of Birth Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Career Span1975 – 2011
Known Credits17 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.5
Gil Scott-Heron
Also known as:Gilbert Scott-Heron
Total Works
17
13 movies • 4 shows
Avg Rating
7.3 / 10
across rated releases
Box Office
—
worldwide gross
Global Reach
#1
TMDB star index
Biography
Gilbert "Gil" Scott-Heron was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician Brian Jackson featured a musical fusion of jazz, blues, and soul, as well as lyrical content concerning social and political issues of the time, delivered in both rapping and melismatic vocal styles by Scott-Heron. He defined himself as a "bluesologist".
