Personal details
- Birth Date: 1974-02-11
- Height: 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
- Professions: Actor, Composer, Music Department
D’Angelo, born February 11, 1974, in Richmond, Virginia—yeah, that’s right, the same city that gave us all sorts of legends—has been doing his thing in both acting and music for a while now. He’s not just dabbling, either. You probably caught his name in the credits for “He’s Just Not That Into You” back in 2009, where he brought his signature style to the soundtrack and basically made the whole thing feel a little smoother. Then there’s “No Strings Attached” from 2011. The movie itself? A rom-com with Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher, but you know what really sets the vibe in those crucial scenes? D’Angelo’s contributions—he’s got a way of sneaking into a moment and making it stick with you. Fast-forward to 2019, and he pops up again in “Always Be My Maybe,” that hilarious rom-com starring Ali Wong and Randall Park. Now, this film’s got a ton of heart, and D’Angelo’s work in the music department just fits. It’s like, every scene he touches gets a little extra soul. This isn’t a guy who’s just riding on old hits, either. He’s got that rare mix of old-school R&B flavor and something fresh you don’t hear every day. A lot of people know him for his own albums—“Voodoo,” anyone?—but seeing his name tied to these big movies just proves he’s got range. He brings his own unique energy, whether he’s on screen or behind the scenes, and honestly, it’s hard to imagine these films without him floating around somewhere in the background. Richmond’s finest, seriously.
This guy’s a total music chameleon—one of those rare folks who can just pick up any instrument and make it sing. Piano? No problem, he’s got the keys down. Drums? He’ll lay down a beat you’ll feel in your bones. Organ, bass guitar, regular guitar, even the saxophone—he’s fluent in all of them, like he’s collecting languages but with instruments. Kind of wild, actually. You can throw him into basically any band and he’ll just blend in, or maybe even steal the spotlight if he feels like it. Some people spend their whole lives trying to master one thing, and here he is juggling half the orchestra. Makes you wonder if he ever sleeps or if he’s just jamming late into the night, fingers flying, chasing that perfect sound. There’s always something cool about seeing that kind of raw, natural talent in action.
D’Angelo talks about the “Untitled” video like he’s almost surprised by the whole thing himself. He just wanted to put that raw feeling out there, you know? He says the sensual vibe people got from it wasn’t even planned—it’s just part of who he is, always has been. He explains he never really stopped to think about it until everyone else pointed it out. Funny thing, he’d written songs like that before, but they never made the cut for Brown Sugar. This time, he just wanted to go there, to push that boundary, to strip it back and let people really see and feel what he was going through. No big strategy, just pure expression. It’s like he stumbled into this sex symbol thing without even trying, and maybe that’s why it hit so hard—because it was real.
February 11, 1974
5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Yes, Michael Archer
51 years old