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| Birth name | Ronald Boyd DeVoe Jr. |
| Born | November 17, 1967 |
| Origin | Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1981–present |
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Ronald Boyd DeVoe Jr. (born November 17, 1967), is an American singer and rapper known as one of the members of the R&B/ pop group New Edition, and the R&B/ hip hop group Bell Biv DeVoe. [1] He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts. [2]
Career
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DeVoe was the second-to-last member to join New Edition ( Johnny Gill being the last) after being brought in by his uncle and the group's choreographer Brooke Payne. In 1981, the group took second place at a talent show, which caught the eye of record producer Maurice Starr, who signed them to his Streetwise record label. New Edition was the biggest-selling boy band from the mid to late 1980s.
After New Edition's 1990 breakup, DeVoe and fellow New Edition members Ricky Bell and Michael Bivins formed the R&B/ hip-hop group Bell Biv DeVoe. Bell Biv DeVoe's 1990 debut album Poison sold more than 5 million copies and garnered five hit singles, such as " Poison" and " B.B.D. (I Thought It Was Me)?". In 1993, DeVoe and the group released their follow-up album Hootie Mack.
In 1996, DeVoe reunited with the other original members of New Edition to release the album Home Again, followed by a world tour ending in 1997.
In 2001, DeVoe and Bell Biv DeVoe released BBD.
In 2014, DeVoe made a brief cameo appearance in the film Think Like a Man Too.
In 2017, DeVoe and Bell Biv DeVoe released Three Stripes.
In 2018, DeVoe began to appear as a guest-member of Bravo's series The Real Housewives of Atlanta. His wife Shamari became a regular cast member when Season 11 premiered on November 4, 2018.
In 2020, DeVoe expanded his business with DeVoe Realty [3] offering comprehensive real estate services.
DeVoe still performs and records with New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe, and he is co-owner of DeVoe Broker Associates, a real estate agency in Atlanta, Georgia.
Personal life
He has been married to Shamari DeVoe of the R&B group Blaque since March 10, 2006. [4] In 2017, they welcomed twin sons, Ronald III and Roman Elijah.
Discography
- New Edition
- Candy Girl (1983)
- New Edition (1984)
- All for Love (1985)
- Under the Blue Moon (1986)
- Heart Break (1988)
- Home Again (1996)
- One Love (2004)
- Bell Biv DeVoe
- Poison (1990)
- Hootie Mack (1993)
- BBD (2001)
- Three Stripes (2017)
References
- ^ "Bell Biv Devoe To Highlight Soul Fest Tonight". Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Where Are the Six Members of New Edition Now?". Billboard. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Ronnie DeVoe Net Worth". wealthyinfluencers.com. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
- ^ "Ronnie DeVoe Net Worth, Biography". celebritynetworths.org. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
External links
- Ronald DeVoe at IMDb
- Ronnie DeVoe at Myspace
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- Living people
- American contemporary R&B singers
- Interscope Records artists
- MCA Records artists
- New Edition members
- Bell Biv DeVoe members
- Geffen Records artists
- Singers from Boston
- 21st-century African-American male singers
- 21st-century American male singers
- 20th-century African-American male singers
- 20th-century American male singers
- 20th-century American singers
- African-American male rappers
- American male rappers