Nick Ashford
Nick Ashford
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Nick Ashford

Actor 1941-05-04 Fairfield, South Carolina, USA

Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) was an American R&B singer and songwriter, best known for his musical partnership with his wife Valerie Simpson as the duo Ashford & Simpson. He was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, and raised in Ypsilanti, Michigan, where he began singing and writing music in a church gospel choir. After briefly attending Eastern Michigan University, he moved to New York to pursue a career in entertainment. In 1964, he met Valerie Simpson in Harlem, and the two began writing song...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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New Jack City

New Jack City

1991 · Reverend Oates

The Equalizer

The Equalizer

1985 · Self

Live Aid

Live Aid

1985 · Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 · Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996 · Self - Guest

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

1983 · Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

1982 · Self - Ashford & Simpson

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 · Self

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute

1988 · Self [Ashford & Simpson]

Magic Night

Magic Night

1980 · Self

Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

Motown 40: The Music Is Forever

1998 · Self

Queens of Disco

Queens of Disco

2007 · Self

The Tammi Terrell Story

The Tammi Terrell Story

2010 · Movie

Michael McDonald & Doobie Brothers Live on Soundstage

Michael McDonald & Doobie Brothers Live on Soundstage

2004 · vocals

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

1986 · Movie