Bobby Brown
American R&B singer (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Barisford Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American R&B singer-songwriter and former member of New Edition. He left the group in 1986 and has many hits, including Don't be Cruel, Every Little Step and Roni. Brown is an African-American who was born in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.
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Born | Robert Barisford Brown (1969-02-05) February 5, 1969 (age 55) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
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Years active | 1978–present[1][2] |
Television | Being Bobby Brown |
Spouse(s) | Alicia Etheredge (m. 2012) |
Children | 7, including Bobbi Kristina |
Awards | Full list |
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Brown married Whitney Houston in 1992. They had a daughter, Bobbi Kristina Houston Brown, in 1993. The couple separated in 2006. Houston divorced him in 2007.
Brown has been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder.[3]