Who is Teddy Riley?
Teddy Riley is a well-known name in the music industry in the United States, having worked as a record producer, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is also given credit with being the creator of the new jack swing musical genre. Riley has collaborated on hip hop and R&B projects with artists such as Michael Jackson, Bobby Brown, Keith Sweat, Samantha Mumba, and Doug E. Fresh.
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Biography
Edward Theodore Riley, better known as Teddy Riley, was born on October 8, 1967, in New York City, New York, USA. He is 54 years old.
Mildred Riley is his mother’s name; his father’s identity is unknown. With his brother Markell Riley, he lived in St. Nicholas Houses in Harlem during his formative years.
Rappers from upstate New York began producing music to his tracks when he was just 14 years old. He is of African American descent.
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Which school or cottage he attended is unknown. There is no information available regarding his academic history.
Age and Birthday
Edward Theodore Riley, better known by his stage name Teddy Riley, was born in New York City, New York, in the United States of America on October 8, 1967. In the year 2023, he will turn 55 years old.
Personal Life
Riley and his wife Donna Roberts are living a blissful married life. The proud parents of eight children, including four daughters and four sons, Riley and his wife Dona have a total of eight children.
Daughter, (Nia Riley-Step daughter), Taja Riley, Dejanee Riley, Bobbie Riley, Sons, Samar Riley, Lil Teddy Riley, Dante Horne, TJ Riley.
Net Worth
As of 2024, Teddy Riley has an estimated net worth of $4 million.
Career
Teddy Riley began his career at an early age; he started playing instruments in church when he was only five and was writing songs for rappers by the age of fourteen. At seventeen years old, he produced Kool Moe Dee’s single ‘Go See the Doctor’.
He has worked with labels such as MCA, DreamWorks, Uptown and Interscope and has also been a part of two bands throughout his career: Guy, and Blackstreet.
Riley released three studio albums with Guy, titled ‘The Future’, ‘Guy III’ and ‘Guy’. He also made four albums with Blackstreet, named ‘Blackstreet’, ‘Finally’, ‘Another Level’ and ‘Level II’.
He has also worked with singers such as MC Hammer, Snoop Dogg, Girls’ Generation, Patti LaBelle, EXO, SWV, Heavy D. & the Boys, Today and RANIA, among others. Looking at the popularity of Korean Pop music in America, Teddy also stepped into the Korean music market and collaborated with singer Jay Park on the track ‘Demon’, which he originally created for Michael Jackson. Later, he also worked with RANIA, a Korean girl band.
Some of Teddy’s biggest hits include ‘Do the Right Thing’, ‘My Fantasy’, ‘Wanna Get With U’, ‘Is It Good To You’, ‘Let’s Chill’ and ‘You Can Call Me Crazy’, among many others.
In 1993, Riley won a Grammy Award for the ‘Best Engineered Album category and an NAACP Image Award in 1998 for Outstanding Album. He was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2011 and was honoured with the Soul Train Music Legend Award in 2016.
