Bootsy Collins

Personal Info

Birthday

October 26, 1951

(73 years old)

Place of Birth

Cincinatti, Ohio, USA

Also Known As

Bootzilla

Bootsy's Rubber Band

Zillatron

Fuzzface

Funkadelic

Parliament

P-Funk All-Stars

The JB's

Casper the Funky Ghost

William Earl Collins

Bootsy Collins

Biography

William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American musician and singer-songwriter. Rising to prominence with James Brown in the early 1970s, and later with Parliament-Funkadelic, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk. He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with 15 other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.

Known For

Loonatics Unleashed

The Night Before

Freaknik: The Musical

Bootsy Collins: Funk Capital of the World Tour - Jazz à Vienne 2011

Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage

'Tallica Parking Lot

Filmography

2015
Jaco
as Self
2014
'Tallica Parking Lot
as Bootsy Collins (voice)
Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown
as Self
Finding the Funk
as Self
2012
VH1 Divas 2012
as Self
2011
Bootsy Collins: Funk Capital of the World Tour - Jazz à Vienne 2011
as bass, vocals
2010
Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child
as Self - Vocals
Freaknik: The Musical
as (voice)
2006
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Laswell - World Beat Sound System: Live at Soundstage
as Performer
2005
Parliament Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
as Himself
2002
Rising Low
as Himself
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
as Himself
1988
The Night Before
as Band Member
1971
James Brown: Love Power Peace
as Self