Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gay Jr. was born on April 2, 1939, the second oldest child of domestic worker Alberta Gay and Pentecostalist minister Marvin Gay Sr. From an early age, Gaye took an ardor for singing; he believed that this vocation helped him through his severely troubled youth. Gaye's sister has stated that Gay Sr. beat Marvin often and into his teens. At 17, Gaye became a high school dropout, enlisting in the U.S. Air Force. Disgruntled by the humble labor he had to do, Gaye pretended to have mental illness. The service authorized him a "General Discharge." Gaye returned to the D.C. area and set up a vocal quartet with a friend called The Marquees. Gaye's first vocal recording as a lead singer, "Mama Loocie," was recorded with Harvey and the New Moonglows, which was composed of Harvey Fuqua and members of The Marquees. After the group's dissolution in 1960, Gaye moved to Detroit. Performing at Motown head Berry Gordy's house, Gaye drew Gordy's interest; the ensuing sale of Fuqua's part of Gaye's contract led to Gaye signing with Motown company Tamla. Gaye initially wanted a career as a standards and jazz performer. After numerous album releases and chart successes, in 1971, Gaye saw the release of his concept album What's Going On. It was his first platinum-selling album and earned him much critical praise. His next project would be the score and soundtrack to the 1972 blaxploitation film, Trouble Man. In 1981, advised by music promoter Freddy Cousaert, tax exile Gaye moved into Cousaert's Ostend apartment in Belgium. Staging a personal recovery, Gaye penned the song "Sexual Healing," which would be his greatest hit, eventually doing ten weeks in the top position on the Hot Black Singles chart. The song was the first single from the album Midnight Love, which sold in excess of six million units. Gaye then went out on the Sexual Healing Tour, starting April 18, 1983, which would be his last tour. Around halfway through the year, he ended the tour, suffering paranoia stemming from cocaine use. Gaye then relocated to his parents' residence in L.A. Marvins Sr. and Jr. had growing conflict between them for months. Relatives and friends felt that Marvin Jr. was sometimes suicidally driven. One day, Gaye attempted to follow this urge with a leap from a hurtling sports car. He only received slight bruises. On April 1, 1984, Marvin Sr. yelled at Alberta about a lost insurance policy letter; they'd argued about the form for days. A severe thrashing then ensued between the two Marvins, with Marvin Sr. on the receiving end. Minutes thereafter, Marvin Sr. entered Gaye's bedroom, clutching a .38 pistol that had been bought for him by Gaye, and shot his son once in his heart and once in the shoulder. Marvin Jr.'s body was transported to California Hospital Medical Center, where at about 1 P.M., Gaye was pronounced dead on arrival. Celebrities across the world were shocked by the news of Gaye's untimely passing, from Smokey Robinson to Al Sharpton. Following Gaye's death, his awards and honors have flourished -- a fitting legacy for the man titled Prince of Soul.

  • Title: Marvin Gaye
  • Popularity: 2.197
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1939-04-02
  • Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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  • Also Known As: Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.
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Marvin Gaye Movies

  • 1998
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    Motown 40: The Music is Forever

    Motown 40: The Music is Forever

    1 1998 HD

    Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.

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  • 2021
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    Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!

    Best of the 60s: The Story of Ready, Steady, Go!

    1 2021 HD

    Best of the 60s is a documentary and a compilation from across the years of the iconic music series. More More. Best of the 60s is a compilation from...

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  • 1977
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    The Day the Music Died

    The Day the Music Died

    1 1977 HD

    This documentary film is mostly about the New York Pop Festival, which began on July 17, 1970 at Randall's Island, NY, and lasted for three days

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  • 2004
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    Larry presents: Best of The 80s

    Larry presents: Best of The 80s

    1 2004 HD

    01 Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham 02 Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cindy Lauper 03 Wishing Well - Terence Trent D´Arby 04 Let´s...

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  • 1980
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    Marvin Gaye: Live at Montreux

    Marvin Gaye: Live at Montreux

    7 1980 HD

    This highly energetic concert reinforces Marvin Gaye as the undisputed prince of Motown. Where it resulted in thundering appreciation and applause...

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  • 2021
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    Mr. Nelson on the North Side

    Mr. Nelson on the North Side

    6.5 2021 HD

    Music icons including Chuck D, Orianthi, and Chaka Khan recount never-before-told stories of Prince the performer and Prince the man, and how his...

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  • 2003
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    Marvin Gaye - Live In Montreux 1980

    Marvin Gaye - Live In Montreux 1980

    5.2 2003 HD

    Marvin Gaye: Live in Montreux 1980 is a taped performance of singer Marvin Gaye's performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival, recorded on July 17,...

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  • 2004
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    Funky Dance Grooves

    Funky Dance Grooves

    1 2004 HD

    Video compilation of funk, dance and soul tracks.

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  • 2006
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    Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

    Darts Tarts – Welcome to my World

    1 2006 HD

    Jacques Peretti sets out to find out what happened to the game that obsessed him as a kid. In this documentary, he presents an eye-opening account of...

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  • 2020
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    The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

    The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart

    7.6 2020 HD

    The story of the triumphs and hurdles of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb, otherwise known as the Bee Gees. The iconic trio, who found early...

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  • 2006
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    Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on

    Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2003
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    Prachtig 80: Volume 2

    Prachtig 80: Volume 2

    1 2003 HD

    20 Videoclips from the 80's.

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  • 2003
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    The Giants of Black Music

    The Giants of Black Music

    1 2003 HD

    Mother Popcorn - James Brown What's The Use Of Breaking Up - Jerry Butler MacArthur Park - Della Reese Yester-Me, Yester-You, Yesterday - Stevie...

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  • 2023
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    They All Came Out to Montreux

    They All Came Out to Montreux

    9 2023 HD

    Utilizing a wealth of archival footage featuring Prince, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis and more, They All Came Out to Montreux is an affectionate...

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  • 1984
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    DTV: Golden Oldies

    DTV: Golden Oldies

    1 1984 HD

    Compilation of DTV music videos from on The Disney Channel, combining tunes from the 1940s through the 1960s with footage of Disney animation.

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  • 1970
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    Live at Amsterdam 1976

    Live at Amsterdam 1976

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1983
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    Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

    Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

    8.2 1983 HD

    Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on...

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  • 2009
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    DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd

    DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd

    6.6 2009 HD

    DJ Cinema is mixing up blends with artists like Biggie, Nas, Jay-Z, AZ, Rick Ross, Fabolous, 50 Cent and Jadakiss.

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  • 1969
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    The Ballad of Andy Crocker

    The Ballad of Andy Crocker

    4 1969 HD

    Returning Vietnam veteran Andy Crocker arrives in his small hometown to discover his best friend and business partner has mismanaged their business...

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  • 1974
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    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974

    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974

    1 1974 HD

    The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by...

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  • 2008
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    Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

    Marvin Gaye: What's Going On

    1 2008 HD

    When Marvin Gaye died in 1984, he left behind one of the great legacies in American music. More than a superb vocalist and subtle composer, he was a...

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  • 2008
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    Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

    Motor City's Burning: Detroit from Motown to the Stooges

    1 2008 HD

    Documentary looking at how Detroit became home to a musical revolution that captured the sound of a nation in upheaval. In the early 60s, Motown...

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  • 1964
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    The T.A.M.I. Show

    The T.A.M.I. Show

    8 1964 HD

    Hailed by one music reviewer as "the grooviest, wildest, slickest hit ever to pound the screen," "The T.A.M.I. Show" is an unrelenting rock...

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  • 1971
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    Chrome and Hot Leather

    Chrome and Hot Leather

    5.8 1971 HD

    A Green Beret returns home from the Vietnam war to find that a gang of murderous bikers has killed his fiancee. He calls on several of his Green...

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  • 1973
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    Save the Children

    Save the Children

    7 1973 HD

    A concert film highlighted by performances from Marvin Gaye, Jerry Butler, and Roberta Flack.

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  • 2004
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    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    TV in Black: The First Fifty Years

    4 2004 HD

    Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and...

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  • 2018
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    Whitney

    Whitney

    7.4 2018 HD

    Examines the life and career of singer Whitney Houston. Features never-before-seen archival footage, exclusive recordings, rare performances and...

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  • 1980
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    Standing Room Only: Diana Ross

    Standing Room Only: Diana Ross

    1 1980 HD

    If ever there’s a moment that brilliantly and perfectly illustrates the star-power possessed by Diana Ross, it is the opening of her 1978-1979...

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  • 2006
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    Marvin Gaye: The Real Thing - In Performance 1964-1981

    Marvin Gaye: The Real Thing - In Performance 1964-1981

    1 2006 HD

    The definitive DVD collection of one of America's greatest stars. Issued with the full cooperation of the Marvin Gaye estate, this is the first...

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  • 1977
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    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1977

    The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1977

    1 1977 HD

    The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by...

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  • 2002
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    Remember Marvin Gaye

    Remember Marvin Gaye

    1 2002 HD

    Documentary on Marvin Gaye made during his stay in Belgium, Ostende

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  • 1976
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    Marvin Gaye - Greatest Hits Live in '76

    Marvin Gaye - Greatest Hits Live in '76

    6.3 1976 HD

    Recorded live on Marvin Gaye's first European tour in 1976, at the Edenhalle Concert Hall, in Amsterdam, Holland.

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  • 2020
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    Da 5 Bloods

    Da 5 Bloods

    6.5 2020 HD

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  • 1990
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    Jacob's Ladder

    Jacob's Ladder

    7.355 1990 HD

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  • 1972
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    Trouble Man

    Trouble Man

    6.2 1972 HD

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  • 1963
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    Ready Steady Go!

    Ready Steady Go!

    1 1963 HD

    Ready Steady Go! is one of the UK's first rock/pop music television programmes and was a forerunner of MTV-type programming. It was conceived by...

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  • 2018
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    The Top Ten Revealed

    The Top Ten Revealed

    8 2018 HD

    Spotlighting the most influential songs, bands, and musicians in the history of rock n' roll with a rotating panel of music icons and experts for an...

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  • 1964
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    The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

    4.5 1964 HD

    The Hollywood Palace is an hour-long American television variety show that was broadcast weekly on ABC from January 4, 1964 to February 7, 1970....

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  • 1964
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    Shindig!

    Shindig!

    6.2 1964 HD

    Shindig! is an American musical variety series which aired on ABC from September 16, 1964 to January 8, 1966. The show was hosted by Jimmy O'Neill, a...

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  • 1965
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    Hullabaloo

    Hullabaloo

    1 1965 HD

    Hullabaloo is an American musical variety series that ran on NBC from January 12, 1965 through August 29, 1966. Similar to Shindig! it ran in prime...

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  • 1967
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    Malibu U

    Malibu U

    1 1967 HD

    Malibu U is an American variety show that aired in the summer of 1967 on ABC. The series stars Ricky Nelson.

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  • 1972
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    The Midnight Special

    The Midnight Special

    7.6 1972 HD

    The Midnight Special is an American late-night musical variety series that aired on NBC during the 1970s and early 1980s, created and produced by...

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  • 1948
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    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    6.632 1948 HD

    The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by...

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  • 2021
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    1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

    1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything

    8 2021 HD

    An immersive, deep-dive docuseries rich with archival footage and interviews that explores the musicians and soundtracks that shaped the culture and...

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