Cast & creator
Randy Jackson
Best known for The Simpsons, The Daily Show, Family Guy
Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American record executive, television presenter and musician, best known as a judge on American Idol from 2002 to 2013. Jackson began his career in the 1980s as a session musician playing bass guitar for an array of jazz, pop, rock, and R&B performers. He moved on to work in music production and in the A&R department at Columbia Records and MCA Records. Jackson is best known from his appearances as the longest-serving judge on American Idol and executive producer for MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. In May 2020, Jackson was rehired as bassist for Journey following their sudden split with founding member Ross Valory. Jackson had previously filled the role on the band's 1986 album Raised on Radio and its tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Jackson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Also known as: Randy Duncan-Jackson
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1952–2025 · acting roles
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Across film & television
Filmography (48)
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The Simpsons
Randy Jackson (voice)
1989
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Family Guy
Randy Jackson (voice)
1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Sherri
Self - Guest
2022
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
2007
American Idol
Self - Judge
2002
Good Day Live
Self
2001
The Masked Singer
Self - Guest
2019
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
2009
The Bernie Mac Show
Randy Jackson
2001The Tony Danza Show
Self
2004
Punk'd
Self
2003
American Dreams
2002
American Idol
Self - Guest Mentor
2018
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Self
2002
Today
Self
1952
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Self
2004
Name That Tune
Self - Band Leader
2021
Kevin Hill
Grundy
2004
Drop the Mic
Self
2017
The Early Show
Self
1999
Robots
Watch #2 (voice) (uncredited)
2005
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Self
2010Dr. Vegas
Desmond
2004
America's Best Dance Crew
Producer
2008
The Sing-Off
Producer
2009
MADtv
Self
1995
Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie
Randy Jackson (voice)
2009
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self
2025
American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4
Self - Judge
2005
American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4
Self - Judge (archive footage)
2005
Jennifer Lopez: Dance Again
Self
2014
Whitney Houston & Bobbi Kristina: Didn't We Almost Have It All
Self
2021
NAACP Image Awards
Mariah Carey: MTV Unplugged
Bass
1992
Journey - Greatest Hits DVD 1978-1997
Self (Vocals / Bass)
2003
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome
Self
1998
Zucchero | Sugar Fornaciari
Self
2023
American Idol: The Search For A Superstar
Judge
2002