Bootsy Collins
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 26 October 1951 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.
Known for
Acting 22
- 2026Give the Drummer Some
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self · 1 episode
- 2015Jaco as Self
- 2015Tyler Perry's Madea's Tough Love as Homeless Man
- 2014'Tallica Parking Lot as Bootsy Collins (voice)
- 2014Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown as Self
- 2014Finding the Funk as Self
- 2012VH1 Divas 2012 as Self
- 2011Bootsy Collins: Funk Capital of the World Tour - Jazz à Vienne 2011 as bass, vocals
- 2010Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child as Self - Vocals
- 2010Freaknik: The Musical as (voice)
- 2009Nighttown as Self
- 2006George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein as Self (archive footage)
- 2006Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage as Performer
- 2005Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove as Self
- 2005Stranger: Bernie Worrell on Earth as Self
- 2004Bootsy's New Rubber Band - Live
- 2002Rising Low as Self
- 2002Standing in the Shadows of Motown as Self
- 1998Bootsy Collins & His New Rubber Band: Live at Jazz Baltica
- 1988The Night Before as Band Member
- 1971James Brown: Love Power Peace as Self