- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 19, 1952
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Nile Rodgers
Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide. He is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a three-time Grammy Award-winner, and the chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Known for his "chucking" guitar style, Rolling Stone wrote in 2014 that "the full scope of Nile Rodgers' career is still hard to fathom". Formed as the Big Apple Band in 1972 with bassist Bernard Edwards, Chic released their self-titled debut album in 1977, including the hit singles "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" and "Everybody Dance". The 1978 album C'est Chic produced the hits "I Want Your Love" and "Le Freak", with the latter selling more than seven million singles worldwide. The so…
Filmography
movieDisco Never Dies! - Musikladen-Hits für die Ewigkeit
2026 · Self (archive)
movieDavid Attenborough's 100 Years on Planet Earth
2026 · Self
movieBilly Idol Should Be Dead
2026 · Self
tvLive Aid at 40: When Rock ’n’ Roll Took on the World
2025 · Self
movieCerrone - Supernature
2025 · Guest
movieOpus
2025 · Executive Producer, Songs
movieSLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
2025 · Self
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
movieAmerican Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024 · Self
movieAvicii - I'm Tim
2024 · Self - Artist
tvCamden
2024 · Self
movieDisco's Revenge
2024 · , Executive Producer
tvJohnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends
2024 · Self
movieABBA: Against the Odds
2024 · Self
movieNile Rodgers and Chic - Live at Montreux 2023
2023
movieLittle Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll
2023 · Self
movieLittle Richard: I Am Everything
2023 · Self
movieJimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues
2023 · Self
movieSheila, toutes ces vies-là
2022 · Self
movieTaylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022 · Self
movieIf These Walls Could Sing
2022 · Self
movieGeorge Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022 · Self
tvNever Mind the Buzzcocks
2021 · Self - Panellist
tvAmol Rajan Interviews
2021 · Self - Interviewed Guest
movieComing 2 America
2021 · Songs
tvBy Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
2020 · Self
movieJimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President
2020 · Self
movieSesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
2019 · Self
movieOnce in a Lifetime Sessions with Nile Rodgers
2019 · Self
movieJean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic
2018 · Self
movieChuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll
2018 · Self
movieDuran Duran: There's Something You Should Know
2018 · Self
tvThe Big Narstie Show
2018 · Self
movieStudio 54
2018 · Self
movieAvicii: True Stories
2017 · Self
movieGeorge Michael: Freedom
2017 · Self
movieDuran Duran: Paper Gods Japan Tour
2017 · Self
tvI Was There When House Took Over the World
2017 · self
tvSoundbreaking
2016 · Self
tvMichael McIntyre's Big Show
2016 · Self - Performer
movieMolly: The Real Thing
2016 · Self
movieDaft Punk Unchained
2015 · Self
movieChic featuring Nile Rodgers au Festival Jazz à Vienne 2013
2015
movieNile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker
2015 · Self
movieBreaking a Monster
2015 · Self
movieCerrone
2015 · Self
movieCANAL+'s 30th anniversary
2014 · Self
Chic feat. Nile Rogers - Electric Picnic
movieChic feat. Nile Rogers - Electric Picnic
2014
movieWhat Difference Does It Make?
2014 · Self
movieFinding the Funk
2014 · Self
movieDavid Bowie: Five Years
2013 · Self
tvDaft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators
2013 · Himself
movieNile Rodgers: The Hitmaker
2013
movieBest Of Night Of The Proms vol. 6
2013
movieUltrasuede: In Search of Halston
2011 · Self
movieChic: Live at the Budokan
2009 · Guitar
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
movieSquare Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants
2009 · Self
movieComing Back for More
2009
Sex: The Revolution
tvSex: The Revolution
2008
tvNPR Tiny Desk Concerts
2008 · Self
movieChic: Le Freak - Live
2006 · Guitar
movieDisco: Spinning The Story
2005 · self
movieNile Rodgers and Chic - Live at Montreux 2004
2005
movieLive Aid
2004 · Self
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Musical Guest
movieThe Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002 · Self
movieA Diva's Christmas Carol
2000 · CEO of Record Label
movieWild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran
2000 · Self
Eventual Wife
movieEventual Wife
2000 · Original Music Composer
Public Enemy: Reflections of The Black Panthers
moviePublic Enemy: Reflections of The Black Panthers
1999 · Self, Original Music Composer
movieBeverly Hills Cop III
1994 · Original Music Composer, Theme Song Performance, Music Producer
movieBlue Chips
1994 · Original Music Composer
movieCurves Contours & Body Horns
1993 · Self
movieWhat is House? An Insider's Look at Dance Music
1991
movieWhite Hot
1989 · Original Music Composer
movieEarth Girls Are Easy
1988 · Original Music Composer
movieComing to America
1988 · Original Music Composer
movieLive Aid
1985 · Self
movieAlphabet City
1984 · Original Music Composer
Goldene Kamera
tvGoldene Kamera
1984 · Self
movieSoup for One
1982 · Original Music Composer
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited)