Jimmy Jam

Personal Info

Birthday

June 6, 1959

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Also Known As

James Samuel Harris

James Samuel Harris III

James Harris III

The Time

Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III

Jimmy Jam

Biography

James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III has a decades-old partnership with Terry Lewis, having both first found success in the Prince-formed-and-directed band The Time (originally Flyte Time) before going out on their own as producers for some of the biggest pop and R&B acts of the 80s and 90s, perhaps most notably Janet Jackson.

Known For

Fresh Off the Boat

Filmography

2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
as Self
2023
Thriller 40
as Self
A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys
as Self
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self - Inductee
Soul of a Nation Presents: Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration
as Self
2020
Herb Alpert Is...
as Self
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
as Self
2019
The Minnesota Sound
as Self - Flyte Time Productions
The Minneapolis Sound
as Self
2002
It's Black Entertainment
as Self
2001
MTV Icon: Janet Jackson
as Self
1998
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
as Self
1995
Michael Jackson's Scream: HIStory in the Making
as Self