Editing CeeLo Green

{{short description|American singer (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = CeeLo Green
| image             = CeeLo Green (51936707973) (cropped).jpg
| caption           = CeeLo Green in 2022
| birth_name        = Thomas DeCarlo Callaway
| alias             = Thomas Burton<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/cee-lo-green-finding-his-voice-becoming-indomitable-showman-8C11088005|title=CeeLo Green on finding his voice|date=November 2013}}</ref><!-- Legal aliases only. This is not a value for nicknames. Also, he is more of a soul singer than a rapper -->
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1975|5|30}}
| birth_place       = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]], U.S.
| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|rapper|record producer|actor}}
| years_active      = 1991–present
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Soul music|Soul]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Hip-hop|hip hop]]|[[funk]]|[[Gospel music|gospel]]}}
| discography       = {{hlist|[[CeeLo Green discography|Recording]]|[[CeeLo Green discography#Production discography|production]]}}
| label             = {{hlist|Easy Eye|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]|[[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]]|[[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]|[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|[[LaFace]]}}
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
*[[Dungeon Family]]
*[[Gnarls Barkley]]}}
| past_member_of = *[[Goodie Mob]]
{{Infobox person
| child = yes
| children = 1
| website         = {{URL|ceelogreen.com}}
}}
}}

'''Thomas DeCarlo Callaway-Burton''' (born May 30, 1975),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cee Lo Green Artistfacts |url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/cee-lo-green |website=Songfacts}}</ref> known professionally as '''CeeLo Green''' (or '''Cee Lo Green''' or simply '''Cee-Lo'''), is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor. Born in [[Atlanta]], Georgia, Green came to initial prominence as a member of the [[Southern hip-hop|Southern hip hop]] group [[Goodie Mob]] in 1991. Following three studio albums with the group, he subsequently began a solo career and released two modestly successful albums for [[Arista Records]]: ''[[Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections]]'' (2002) and ''[[Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine]]'' (2004). He is known for his [[soul music|soul]]-infused delivery in [[Hip-hop|hip hop]] and [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], displayed in his signature song "[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]" (with [[Danger Mouse (musician)|Danger Mouse]] as "[[Gnarls Barkley]]") and his solo single "[[Fuck You (CeeLo Green song)|Fuck You]]."

Green's next project was Gnarls Barkley, a collaborative duo with record producer [[Danger Mouse (music producer)|Danger Mouse]]. Their debut album, ''[[St. Elsewhere (album)|St. Elsewhere]]'' (2006) quickly achieved success with its lead single "Crazy," which charted within the top five in 20 countries including the US and [[UK]]; the album's follow-up, ''[[The Odd Couple (album)|The Odd Couple]]'' (2008), served as the duo's final release before going on hiatus. In 2010, Green resumed his solo career with his [[funk]]-inspired third album ''[[The Lady Killer (album)|The Lady Killer]]'', which spawned his biggest solo hit, "Fuck You" (more commonly [[censored]] as "Forget You"). The song peaked at number two on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], reached the top ten in 13 countries, and won [[Grammy Award for Best Urban/Alternative Performance|Best Urban/Alternative Performance]] at the [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards]]. He has since released three further solo albums: ''[[Cee Lo's Magic Moment]]'' (2012), ''[[Heart Blanche]]'' (2015), and ''[[CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway]]'' (2020), as well as two reunion albums with Goodie Mob: ''[[Age Against the Machine]]'' (2014) and ''[[Survival Kit (album)|Survival Kit]]'' (2020).

From 2011 to 2013, Green was a judge and coach on the American reality television singing competition ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'', appearing on four of its seasons.{{Efn|Excluding his appearance as a non-competitive performer on the sixteenth episode of the [[The Voice (American season 4)|fourth season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/video/ceelo-green-and-juliet-simms-only-you/n36586|title=CeeLo Green and Juliet Simms: "Only You"|publisher=NBC|access-date=June 24, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214101450/http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/video/ceelo-green-and-juliet-simms-only-you/n36586|archive-date=December 14, 2014}}</ref>}} He voiced Murray the Mummy in the 2012 animated feature film ''[[Hotel Transylvania (film)|Hotel Transylvania]]'', and also appeared in numerous television programs and films including his own short-lived series, ''[[CeeLo Green's The Good Life]]'' on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]]. Green has appeared in various commercials, including for [[7 Up]], [[Duracell]], [[M&M's]], and sake brand [[TYKU]]. His work has earned a number of accolades, including five [[Grammy Awards]], a [[BET Award]], a [[Billboard Music Awards|''Billboard'' Music Award]], and a [[Brit Award]].

==Early life==
Green was born on May 30, 1975, in Atlanta, Georgia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Cee-Lo Green: Would Be Killer|url=https://www.ciantraynor.com/cee-lo-green-would-be-killer|access-date=2021-09-06|website=Cian Traynor|language=en-IE}}</ref> Both of his parents were firefighters,<ref name=nytimes040608 /> and he started his music career in church. His father died when Green was two years old.<ref name=nytimes040608>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/arts/music/06chan.html?pagewanted=all|title=First Came Crazy, Now Comes Odd|first= Jeff|last= Chang|work=The New York Times|date=April 6, 2008|access-date=October 21, 2013}}</ref> His mother was paralyzed in a car crash when Green was 16 and died in 1993 when Green was 18.<ref name=nytimes040608 /><ref name=":0" />

At the time of his mother's death, Green's career with [[Goodie Mob]] had just taken off.<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gnarlsbarkley/articles/story/11123198/gnarls_barkley_the_summers_weirdest_breakthrough |last=Ringen |first=Jonathan |title=The Acid Nerd Gangsters |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=August 9, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229191948/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/gnarlsbarkley/articles/story/11123198/gnarls_barkley_the_summers_weirdest_breakthrough |archive-date=December 29, 2008 |access-date=July 29, 2022}}</ref> He subsequently struggled with suicidal thoughts, which he later wrote about in various songs throughout his career, including Goodie Mob's "Free"<ref name=nytimes040608/> and [[Gnarls Barkley]]'s "Just a Thought".<ref name="Rolling Stone"/> He would specifically address the deaths of his parents in "She Knows" and "A Little Better", from Gnarls Barkley's ''[[The Odd Couple (album)|The Odd Couple]]'' (2008),<ref name=nytimes040608/> and "Guess Who", from Goodie Mob's ''[[Soul Food (Goodie Mob album)|Soul Food]]'' (1995).{{citation needed|date=July 2022}} In an excerpt of ''CeeLo Distilled'', a documentary produced by [[Absolut]] and ''[[the Fader]]'', Green explained that his mother's death led him toward "crossing that threshold over into a career".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSn7LeJ0-Jo Cee Lo Distilled Part 1], YouTube Mini Documentary released June 24, 2011.</ref>

==Music career==
===1991–98: Early career with Goodie Mob===
Along with [[Big Gipp]], [[T-Mo]], and [[Khujo]], Green was an original member of the [[Atlanta]] hip hop group Goodie Mob. He was the youngest of the four.<ref name=ALLMUSIC>{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p458353/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=allmusic Biography|publisher=Allmusic.com|access-date=August 23, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=October 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Goodie Mob was a part of the Atlanta rap collective the [[Dungeon Family]], which also included [[Outkast]]. Goodie Mob appeared on two tracks on OutKast's 1994 debut album ''[[Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik]]'', with Green providing vocals for "Call of da Wild" and "[[Git Up, Git Out]]".

Goodie Mob released their debut album, ''Soul Food'', in 1995. The album received much critical praise as a pioneering record for the emerging [[Southern rap]] scene. It featured a distinctive soulful southern sound by production team [[Organized Noize]].

During this time, Green also contributed backing vocals to [[TLC (group)|TLC]]'s hit 1995 song "[[Waterfalls (TLC song)|Waterfalls]]".<ref>{{cite news|author=Jeff Benjamin|url=http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2013/10/tlc-waterfalls-interview-ceelo|title=TLC Reflect on No. 1 Hit "Waterfalls," Detail Cee Lo's Involvement – Exclusive Interview|publisher=Fuse.tv|date=October 22, 2013|access-date=July 19, 2014}}</ref>

The group's second album, ''[[Still Standing (Goodie Mob album)|Still Standing]]'', came out in 1998 and also received much critical praise. Its commercial performance was slightly lower than the group's previous effort, however. Green took more creative control on the group's next album, ''[[World Party (album)|World Party]]'', which was released in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bush|first=John|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r442557|title=World Party – Allmusic|publisher=Allmusic.com|date=December 21, 1999|access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref>

===1999–2003: Move to Arista===
Around 1999, during the making of the album ''World Party'', Green left Goodie Mob to pursue a solo career with [[Arista Records]] and the remaining members continued to perform together under the Goodie Mob name with [[Koch Records]]. They did, however, collaborate in combinations on the Dungeon Family album ''[[Even in Darkness]]'' (2001).

The song "Hold On" from [[Big Boi]]'s ''[[Got Purp? Vol. 2]]'' album was the first newly recorded Goodie Mob song with all four members since ''World Party''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4HSJOu6uEvUC&pg=PT30|title=Quick Cuts – Reviews|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|date=December 2005|journal=Spin|access-date=January 19, 2016}}</ref>

Green was one of ten guest musicians who contributed to the 1999 [[Santana (band)|Santana]] album ''[[Supernatural (Santana album)|Supernatural]]''. [[Lauryn Hill]] wrote "Do You Like the Way", and she and Green both provided lead vocals. Green also contributed to the track "We're All Gonna Die" on the 2000 album ''[[Eat at Whitey's]]'' by [[Everlast]], and the song "Reverse" on the 2000 album ''[[Forever (Puff Daddy album)|Forever]]'' by [[Puff Daddy]].

Green's Arista career was short-lived, as he was dropped after two albums due to low record sales. His first album, ''[[Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections]]'' (2002), was much in the vein of other Dungeon Family releases, with southern soul/funk/jazz backings produced by Green and featuring appearances by fellow Dungeon Family members Big Gipp and [[Dungeon Family#Backbone|Backbone]]. The album did not sell very well, but Green achieved some airplay with the single "Closet Freak".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/cee_lo_green_love_and_happiness|title=Cee Lo Green: Love and Happiness|first=Ari|last=Surdoval|publisher=BMI|date=February 8, 2011|access-date=December 10, 2019}}</ref>

===2004–08: Second solo album and formation of Gnarls Barkley===
[[File:Gnarls Barkley.jpg|thumb|right|Green (front) with Danger Mouse (back)]]
His second Arista album, ''[[Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine]]'' (2004), brought a more branched-out sound and more deeply explored southern rap music. This is evidenced by collaborations with "the biggest hip-hop musicians of all time", including [[Ludacris]], [[T.I.]], and [[Pharrell Williams]].{{Sfn|Watson|2013|p=43}} The album debuted and peaked at number 2 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|Top R&B/Hip Hop Album]] chart.{{Sfn|Watson|2013|p=44}} It received critical acclaim and was described as "one of the most ambitious albums to come out of any genre in recent times."{{Sfn|Watson|2013|p=45}}

Along with DJ [[Danger Mouse (music producer)|Danger Mouse]], Green formed a duo called [[Gnarls Barkley]]. Green first met Danger Mouse at a [[University of Georgia]] event. They later collaborated on the remix of the Danger Mouse and [[Jemini]] song "What U Sittin' On?" from the 2004 album ''[[Ghetto Pop Life]]'',<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/12.11/sample.html|title=Sample the Future|last=Goetz|first=Thomas|date=November 2004|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]}}</ref> before working together again on the song "Benzie Box" from the 2005 [[Danger Doom]] album ''[[The Mouse and The Mask]]'', where Green sings the chorus.<ref name="Whitburn2007">{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|title=The Billboard Albums: Includes Every Album That Made the Billboard 200 Chart|date=April 15, 2007|publisher=Record Research Incorporated|isbn=978-0-89820-166-6|page=264}}</ref>

Gnarls Barkley's first album, ''[[St. Elsewhere (album)|St. Elsewhere]]'', was released on April 24, 2006, in the UK and May 2, 2006, in the United States. ''St. Elsewhere'' entered the charts at No.1 in the UK, as did the first single, "[[Crazy (Gnarls Barkley song)|Crazy]]". "Crazy" is the first single to reach number one in the UK based on digital download sales alone and is ranked by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as the greatest song of the decade, thus making it Green's most successful project to date.<ref name="ALLMUSIC" /> A second album by Gnarls Barkley, titled ''The Odd Couple'', was released in March 2008. Its first single came out in January, titled "[[Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)]]".<ref name="ALLMUSIC" />

Seeing the success achieved by Gnarls Barkley, Arista and Legacy released a 17-track greatest hits collection of songs by Green in 2006, titled ''[[Closet Freak: The Best of Cee-Lo Green the Soul Machine]]''. It features predominantly solo tracks by Green and several Goodie Mob songs.<ref name="LLC2007">{{cite book|author=SPIN Media LLC|title=SPIN|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_G-FewpAsvB0C|date=February 2007|publisher=SPIN Media LLC|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_G-FewpAsvB0C/page/n78 83]–|issn=0886-3032}}</ref> Green's song "What Part of Forever" was included on ''[[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse]]'' [[The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (soundtrack)|soundtrack]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/twilight-saga-eclipse-original/375362499|title=The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)|date=May 25, 2010|publisher=Apple iTunes|access-date=June 24, 2014}}</ref> In 2008, Green performed a rendition of the 1974 single "[[Kung Fu Fighting]]" by Jamaican vocalist [[Carl Douglas]] for the animated film ''[[Kung Fu Panda (film)|Kung Fu Panda]]''.{{Sfn|Cook|2012|p=37}}

===2009–11: ''The Lady Killer'' and solo success===
[[File:Cee-Lo @ lollapalooza 2011 (6016443385).jpg|thumb|left|Green performing in 2011]]
On August 14, 2010, Green released the single "[[Fuck You (CeeLo Green song)|Fuck You!]]" to YouTube ahead of his planned solo album release, due to its partial leak on April 13. "Fuck You!" was an instant viral smash hit,<ref name="New York Times August 2010">{{cite news|last=Cohen|first=Noam|title=A Hit Song on YouTube, Unnameable on the Radio|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/30/business/media/30link.html?_r=1|access-date=January 29, 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 30, 2010}}</ref> registering over two million plays in less than a week. Two weeks later on September 1, Green released an official music video for the song on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129454158|title=Cee Lo's Viral Hit: Blunt and Sweet|website=NPR.org}}</ref> "Fuck You!" made a debut at No.1 on the UK charts, notably beating out "[[Shame (Robbie Williams song)|Shame]]" from the recently reunited [[Robbie Williams]] and [[Gary Barlow]].

In October 2010, Green released his first [[mixtape]], ''Stray Bullets''.<ref name="Inc.2010">{{cite book|title=Billboard|date=October 2, 2010|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|page=3|issn=0006-2510}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Exclaim!]]'', he said his forthcoming 2010 album ''[[The Lady Killer (album)|The Lady Killer]]'' was "a more clear, concise, consistent, conceptual, entire album [than his previous]. It's a complete thought, because it's written to be like a score. The album's meant to be a motion picture, you know? I've never taken that approach to doing an album before."<ref name= Interview>{{cite news|title=Cee Lo Green|first=Anupa|last=Mistry|date=November 29, 2010|work=[[Exclaim!]]|url=http://exclaim.ca/Interviews/WebExclusive/cee_lo_green}}</ref> Released on November 8, 2010, the album would go on to reach [[Double Platinum]] status in the UK, certified on November 4, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/8671-2352-2 |title=Award – BPI |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]] |access-date=July 29, 2022}}</ref> On December 1, 2010, Green received five [[Grammy]] nominations for "Fuck You!", which had been certified [[gold single|Gold]] in the United States<ref name="Cee-Lo RIAA">{{cite web|title=RIAA Gold & Platinum – Cee Lo|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=&artist=cee_lo&perPage=100|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]|access-date=January 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130915151844/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=&artist=cee_lo&perPage=100|archive-date=September 15, 2013}}</ref> and Denmark.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hitlisten.NU – 12.11.2010|url=http://www.hitlisterne.dk/default.asp?w=44&y=2010&list=t40|publisher=Hitlisten.NU|access-date=January 28, 2011}}</ref> The single achieved [[platinum single|Platinum]] status in Canada,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php|title=Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum – December 2010|publisher=[[Canadian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823041748/http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php|archive-date=August 23, 2010}}</ref> New Zealand,<ref>{{cite web|title=Latest Gold / Platinum Singles|url=http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=61|publisher=RadioScope – Media Sauce Ltd|access-date=January 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724195845/http://www.radioscope.net.nz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=77&Itemid=61|archive-date=July 24, 2011}}</ref> and the UK;<ref name="BPI Search">{{cite web|title=Certified Awards Search|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|access-date=January 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511120001/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx|archive-date=May 11, 2011}}</ref> and multi-platinum status in Australia. A radio-friendly version of the song was recorded, with the title and words "Fuck You!" changed to "Forget You!"<ref name="2010 ARIA accreditations">{{cite web|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Singles|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.auaccreds2010.htm|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 28, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112143717/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.auaccreds2010.htm|archive-date=January 12, 2012}}</ref>

Green toured during 2010 and 2011 with an all-female [[backing band]] named "[[Scarlet Fever (band)|Scarlet Fever]]" (made up of [[Sharon Aguilar]], [[Brittany Brooks]], [[Theresa Flaminio]], and [[Regina Zernay Roberts]]), performing for ''[[Taratata]]'',<ref name="2010Sep21">{{cite web|url=http://video.mytaratata.com/video/iLyROoafZxh2.html|title=Taratata N°369|date=September 21, 2010|publisher=Air Productions|work=Taratata|access-date=April 1, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316054025/http://video.mytaratata.com/video/iLyROoafZxh2.html|archive-date=March 16, 2011}}</ref> the [[BBC]],<ref name="2010Sep25">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00twvpy|title=Live from Wembley Arena|date=September 25, 2010|publisher=[[BBC]]|work=1Xtra|access-date=March 4, 2011}}</ref><ref name=2010Oct06>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00v8rs8|title=Series 37, Episode 4|date=October 8, 2010|publisher=[[BBC]]|work=Later... with Jools Holland|access-date=March 1, 2011}}</ref><ref name="2010Oct26">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vfhph|title=Cee-Lo Green Session|date=October 26, 2010|publisher=[[BBC]]|work=1Xtra|access-date=February 14, 2011}}</ref><ref name="2010Nov03">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/sessions/2010-11-03_ceelo|title=Cee Lo in the Live Lounge|date=November 3, 2010|publisher=[[BBC]]|work=Live Lounge|access-date=February 14, 2011}}</ref> the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'',<ref name="2010Nov08">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/late-show-with-david-letterman/late-show-with-david-letterman-11-08-2010/episode/1362973/summary.html|title=Late Show with David Letterman|date=November 8, 2010|access-date=February 14, 2011|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628234155/http://www.tv.com/late-show-with-david-letterman/late-show-with-david-letterman-11-08-2010/episode/1362973/summary.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> W's ''Symmetry Live Concert Series'',<ref name="2010Nov11spin">{{cite journal|url=https://www.spin.com/2010/11/cee-lo-rocks-some-nasty-sht-new-york-city-party/|title=Cee-Lo Rocks Some Nasty Sh*t at New York City Party|journal=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|last=Goodman|first=Lizzy|date=November 12, 2010|access-date=January 27, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2010/11/12/cee-lo-green-lights-up-new-york-city/|title=Cee Lo Green lights up New York City|journal=[[Rap-Up]]|last=D. O'Garro|first=Felicia|date=November 12, 2010|access-date=January 27, 2011}}</ref> ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'',<ref name="2011Jan15">{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/episodes/#vid=1270113/?__source=recent-eps-module|title=Gwyneth Paltrow hosts Saturday Night Live with musical guest Cee Lo Green!|date=January 15, 2011|publisher=[[NBC]]|work=Saturday Night Live|access-date=February 14, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310044407/http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/episodes/#vid=1270113/?__source=recent-eps-module|archive-date=March 10, 2011}}</ref><ref name="2011Jan15omg">{{cite web|url=http://omg.yahoo.com/news/gwyneth-paltrow-cee-lo-green-are-game-for-anything-on-saturday-night-live/54348|title=Gwyneth Paltrow & Cee Lo Green Are Game for Anything on 'Saturday Night Live'|first=Valerie|last=David|date=January 18, 2011|access-date=February 14, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122182836/http://omg.yahoo.com/news/gwyneth-paltrow-cee-lo-green-are-game-for-anything-on-saturday-night-live/54348|archive-date=January 22, 2011}}</ref> the ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' special show following the [[Academy Awards]],<ref name="2011Feb27">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2011/02/28/video-cee-lo-green-lights-up-jimmy-kimmel-live/|title=Video: Cee Lo Green Lights Up 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'|magazine=[[Rap-Up]]|date=February 28, 2011|access-date=February 28, 2011}}</ref> and many other venues. Green also performed "Forget You" with [[Gwyneth Paltrow]] and several puppets provided by [[the Jim Henson Company]] at the [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards]] on February 13, 2011. His performance was in part an homage to [[Elton John]], who wore a very similar costume in a ''[[Muppet Show]]'' performance in 1977.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cee-lo-green-takes-flight-with-gwyneth-paltrow-and-the-muppets/|title=Cee Lo Green Takes Flight With Gwyneth Paltrow and The Muppets|date=February 13, 2011|publisher=[[CBS News]]|work=Celebrity Circuit|access-date=February 14, 2011|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215111729/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20031723-10391698.html|archive-date=February 15, 2011}}</ref> At the [[2011 BRIT Awards]] two days later, Green was joined by British vocalist Joelle Bennett for another duet of "Fuck You".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/12478297|title=Brit awards 2011: Stars walk the red carpet at O2 Arena|date=February 16, 2011|publisher=[[BBC]]|work=Newsbeat|access-date=April 6, 2011|archive-date=April 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110402072240/http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/12478297|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palomafaith.com/gb/news/article/wow_at_paloma_cee_lo/|title=WOW! At Paloma & Cee-Lo|date=February 16, 2011|access-date=April 1, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221213950/http://www.palomafaith.com/gb/news/article/wow_at_paloma_cee_lo/|archive-date=February 21, 2011}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, it was announced that Green would join [[Rihanna]] and [[J. Cole]] on the North American leg of Rihanna's [[Loud Tour]] in the summer of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=630527|title=Cee-Lo added to Rihanna's 'Loud' tour|date=February 18, 2011|work=[[MSN|MSN News]]|publisher=[[Microsoft Corporation]]|access-date=March 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221015725/http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=630527|archive-date=February 21, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, he later dropped out of the tour, citing his busy work schedule—which included a commitment to judging ''[[The Voice (franchise)|The Voice]]'', writing a new book, and recording a new album—as the reason for his withdrawal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.singersroom.com/news/7250/Cee-Lo-Green-Drops-Out-of-Rihannas-LOUD-Tour|title=Cee-Lo Green Drops Out of Rihanna's LOUD Tour|publisher=Singersroom.com|date=June 25, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Live From Daryls House.jpg|thumb|right|CeeLo Green (left) during a session of ''[[Live From Daryl's House]]'']]

At the April 2011 [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]], Green had his set cut off while performing and then left the stage.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=April 17, 2011 |title=Cee Lo Green Coachella Performance Cut Short, Leaves Stage |url=http://news.lalate.com/2011/04/17/cee-lo-green-coachella-performance-cut-short-leaves-stage/ |website=LALate}}</ref> Green had arrived 25 minutes late and performed five songs, including "Fuck You" <!--cited source confirms this version and not "Forget You"--> and Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". His set was scheduled to end at 5:40&nbsp;p.m. At 5:44&nbsp;p.m., as he was apologizing for being late due to air travel delays, the audio from his microphone was cut off.<ref>{{cite news |last=Quan |first=Denise |date=April 16, 2011 |title=04:08 PM ET Coachella Day 1: Cee Lo gets unplugged – and not by choice |work=The Marquee Blog |publisher=[[CNN]] |url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/16/coachella-day-1-cee-lo-gets-unplugged-and-not-by-choice/ |url-status=dead |access-date=April 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811074736/http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/16/coachella-day-1-cee-lo-gets-unplugged-and-not-by-choice/ |archive-date=August 11, 2022}}</ref> He then angrily exited the stage, amid boos.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maxwell |first=Allison |date=April 17, 2011 |title=Cee Lo Green's set cut short at Coachella |work=[[USA Today]] |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2011/04/cee-lo-greens-set-cut-short-at-coachella/1 |access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref>

On August 14, 2011, Green appeared at [[SummerSlam (2011)|WWE SummerSlam]], performing "Forget You" and the [[Theme music|event's theme]], "[[Bright Lights Bigger City]]". He also performed at the 2011 [[Billboard Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Cee Lo's Flying Piano Explained|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/billboard-music-awards-cee-los-191035|access-date=April 2, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Shirley|last=Halperin|date=May 22, 2011}}</ref> Green re-released his album ''The Lady Killer'' as a Platinum Edition on November 28, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|author=Cee Lo Green|url=http://www.thehut.com/cd/cee-lo-green/the-lady-killer-platinum-edition/10550618.html|title=Cee Lo Green – The Lady Killer (Platinum Edition) CD|publisher=TheHut.com|access-date=November 12, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111127045311/http://www.thehut.com/cd/cee-lo-green/the-lady-killer-platinum-edition/10550618.html|archive-date=November 27, 2011}}</ref> The repackaged album contained the original 16 tracks, including remixed versions of "Bright Lights Bigger City" (feat. [[Wiz Khalifa]]) and "I Want You (Hold on to Love)", plus one extra track, "Anyway", written by [[Ross Golan]]. The new track served as the album's sixth overall single and first Platinum Edition single.

Green recorded and wrote "Language of Love" for the ''[[Sex and the City 2]]'' soundtrack. It was rumored in mid-2010 that he was working with [[Alien Ant Farm]] on a track slated for appearance on an upcoming album by the band.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958415/red-hot-chili-peppers-ryan-tedder-cee-lo-guest-on-oakenfold-album|title=Cee Lo Guest On Oakenfold Album|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 23, 2010}}</ref> This was confirmed the following year;<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Revolver|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/news/alien-ant-farm-announce-first-new-album-with-original-lineup-since-2003.html|title=Alien Ant Farm Announce First New Album with Original Lineup Since 2003|date=October 4, 2011|last=Geist|first=Brandon}}</ref> however, the track failed to materialize, with Alien Ant Farm singer Dryden Mitchell stating he planned to do a cover of "[[Easy Lover]]" with Green, but Green never recorded his parts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diffuser.fm/alien-ant-farm-dryden-mitchell-2015/|title=Alien Ant Farm's Dryden Mitchell Discusses Influences + More|work=Diffuser.fm|date=February 4, 2015 |access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref>

===2012–2015: Super Bowl XLVI and autobiography===
[[File:2012 Super Bowl halftime show (6844800645).jpg|thumb|left|Green (left) performing with [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] at the [[Super Bowl XLVI halftime show]], 2012]]

In March 2012, Green performed at a fundraiser for President [[Barack Obama]], who attended.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2012/03/obama-in-atl-friday-tyler-perry-to.html|title=Carla Caldwell, "Obama in Atl. Friday; Tyler Perry to host, Cee Lo to perform", March 16, 2012|publisher=Bizjournals.com|date=March 16, 2012|access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> Green began singing "Fuck You" with the original lyrics, but then switched to the clean version.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/cee-lo-green-sings-f-you-at-obama-fundraiser/?fb_ref=abc-fb-recs|title="Cee Lo Green Sings 'F*** You' at Obama Fundraiser", ''ABC News'', March 16, 2012|publisher=Abcnews.go.com|date=March 16, 2012|access-date=December 19, 2012}}</ref> He released the song "I Love Football" in September 2012, set to the tune of "[[Blitzkrieg Bop]]" by [[Ramones]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.at40.com/news-article/cee-lo-green-wants-in-on-the-football-anthem-action/22638|title=Cee Lo Green Wants In On The Football Anthem Action – News – American Top 40 With Ryan Seacrest|publisher=At40.com|date=August 17, 2012|access-date=October 31, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150318081138/http://www.at40.com/news-article/cee-lo-green-wants-in-on-the-football-anthem-action/22638|archive-date=March 18, 2015}}</ref> It was chosen by the [[National Football League]] as the theme song of ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'' 2013.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]]|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cee-lo-green-to-record-song-for-nfl-20120816|title=Cee Lo Green to Record Song for NFL|date=August 16, 2012}}</ref>

On February 5, 2013, Green released the song "[[Only You (Cee Lo Green song)|Only You]]", featuring Lauriana Mae, a contestant on ''[[P. Diddy's Starmaker]]''. It was set to be on Green's upcoming fourth album,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/cee-lo-green-professes-love-to-lauriana-mae-in-only-you-song-premiere-20130129|title=Cee Lo Green Professes Love to Lauriana Mae in 'Only You' Song Premiere – Music News – Rolling Stone|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 29, 2013|access-date=January 30, 2013}}</ref> tentatively titled ''Girl Power'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1552312/ceelo-green-talks-las-vegas-residency-girl-power-solo-album|newspaper=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=CeeLo Green Talks Las Vegas Residency, 'Girl Power' Solo Album|last=Lipshutz|date=March 15, 2013|first=Jason}}</ref> but in the end did not appear on an album. In the same month, Green kicked off his "CeeLo Green Presents Loberace" [[concert residency]] (or simply "Loberace").<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|url=http://www.lvrj.com/neon/ceelo-green-unveiling-loberace-192459341.html|title=CeeLo Green unveiling 'Loberace'|date=February 22, 2013|last=Weatherford|first=Mike|access-date=February 23, 2013}}</ref> Originally intended to be unveiled at the [[Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino]] on February 21, 2013, the event was rescheduled to a later date after a fatal shooting along the [[Las Vegas Strip]], where the resort is situated.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|title=Cee Lo postpones Vegas arrival amid Strip closure|date=February 21, 2013}}</ref> A few months after, on September 10, Green's autobiography ''Everybody's Brother'' was released.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wild|first=David|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-wild/everybodys-brother-a-brot_b_3897540.html|title='Everybody's Brother': A Brotherly Playlist For CeeLo's New Book|date=September 10, 2013|website=Huffington Post}}</ref>

From June to August 2014, Green toured alongside [[Lionel Richie]] for his North American [[All the Hits All Night Long Tour|All the Hits All Night Long tour]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Warner|title=Cee Lo Green|access-date=June 24, 2014|url=http://tickets.warnermusic.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717202442/http://tickets.warnermusic.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=27|archive-date=July 17, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/05/29/lionel-richie-on-the-road-again-all-the-hits-all-night-long-tour/9603333/|title=On the Road Again: Lionel Richie, plus hits on steroids|date=May 29, 2014|last=Mansfield|first=Brian}}</ref> Green formed a new band, the Board Memberz, led by musical director Printz Board and consisting of Timothy "Izo" Orindgreff, Lucy Graves, Jazelle Rodriguez, Ashley Dzerigan, Patty A. Miller, and Sojung "Liso" Lee.
[[File:Don Echelon in the studio with Cee Lo Green x Tone Trump x Success x SmittyBeatz.png|thumb|right|Green in the studio, 2017]]

===2015–present: ''Heart Blanche''===

In January 2015, Green released a concept mixtape with music derived from a variety of TV show theme songs, titled ''TV on the Radio''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6450783/cee-lo-tv-on-the-radio-listen|title=CeeLo Green's 'TV on the Radio' Project Surfaces Out of Nowhere: Listen|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> His next studio album, ''[[Heart Blanche]]'', was released on November 6, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musictimes.com/articles/41173/20150618/ceelo-green-new-album-heart-blanche-release-date-fuck-you.htm|title=CeeLo Green New Album 'Heart Blanche' Release Date Set by End of 2015: 'F*ck You' Follow-Up Arriving After Twitter Meltdown|work=Music Times|date=June 18, 2015|access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref> The lead single, "Robin Williams", named after and dedicated to [[Robin Williams|the actor of the same name]], was released on July 17, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/07/17/cee-lo-green-robin-williams|title=Cee Lo Green pays tribute to Robin Williams with new single|work=ew.com|access-date=July 17, 2015}}</ref>

In December 2016, Green released a new song and video, "F**ck Me I'm Famous", under the alias Gnarly Davidson.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Simmons|first1=Ted|title=CeeLo Green Drops Video for "F*#k Me, I'm Famous" as Gnarly Davidson|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2016/12/ceelo-green-fk-me-im-famous-video-gnarly-davidson/|website=XXL|date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> The artist attended the [[59th Grammy Awards]] in character as Gnarly Davidson, for which he dressed in all gold, complete with a face mask.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Roy|first1=Jessica|title=Who – or what – is CeeLo Green supposed to be? His alter ego, Gnarly Davidson|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-grammys-live-updates-who-or-what-is-ceelo-green-1486946254-htmlstory.html|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> A few days later, he released another new song and video, titled "Jay-Z's Girl".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Stutz|first1=Colin|title=CeeLo Green Shares Love Letter to Beyonce (a la Rick Springfield) With 'Jay-Z's Girl': Watch|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7693273/ceelo-green-beyonce-love-song-jay-z-girl-video|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> The song is a reworking of [[Rick Springfield]]'s "[[Jessie's Girl]]", with lyrics changed to be about his admiration for [[Jay-Z]]'s wife [[Beyoncé]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Blisten|first1=Jon|title=Watch Cee Lo Green Praise Beyonce With Outrageous 'Jay Z's Girl'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-cee-lo-praise-beyonce-with-outrageous-jay-zs-girl-w467144|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=February 15, 2017|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-date=February 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215163132/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-cee-lo-praise-beyonce-with-outrageous-jay-zs-girl-w467144|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On July 14, 2017, Green performed at the opening ceremony of the [[2017 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Budapest]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Megvan, ki lép fel a vizes vébé nyitóeseményén|url=http://hvg.hu/kultura/20170708_Grammydijas_enekes_lep_a_vizes_vebe_nyitoesemenyen|access-date=July 21, 2017|work=[[Heti Világgazdaság|HVG]]|date=July 8, 2017|language=hu}}</ref>

Green has released two singles, "Lead Me" and "Doing It All Together", from his June 2020 album ''[[CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway]]''. The album title references his legal name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ratedrnb.com/2020/05/ceelo-green-shares-new-song-doing-it-all-together/|title = CeeLo Green Shares New Song 'Doing It All Together'|date = May 20, 2020}}</ref>

==Television and film appearances==
Green, along with the rest of the Goodie Mob, were featured performing "Beautiful Skin" (from 1998's ''Still Standing'') on [[List of Sister, Sister episodes|Series 6, Episode 6 ("Bum Rap")]] of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television sitcom ''[[Sister, Sister (TV series)|Sister, Sister]]'' in October 1998. Green subsequently had a cameo in the 1999 film ''[[Mystery Men]]'', as a member of the Not So Goodie Mob, in which he was credited as "Thomas Burton, aka Cee Lo". He has also done voice acting work, voicing Prime Cut Miggity-Mo' Macdaddy Gizzabang Doggy Dog Dog on the ''[[Brak Show]]'' episode "Brakstreet" in 2002; Frank and Buddy Z in ''[[Class of 3000]]'''s Christmas special; [[Godzilla]], The Tablesmasher, and a dog in the ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' episode "Squaw Bury Shortcake" in 2007; and Rev. Rollo Goodlove in the ''[[The Boondocks (TV series)|Boondocks]]'' episodes "The S-Word" and "The Hunger Strike" in 2008. In 2010, he appeared in [[T-Pain]]'s ''[[Freaknik: The Musical]]'' as Light Skin.

On January 15, 2011, Green both acted and performed in an episode of [[NBC]]'s ''Saturday Night Live'' hosted by Gwyneth Paltrow, who, in November 2010, had covered his song "Forget You" in [[The Substitute (Glee)|an episode]] of ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''.<ref name="SNL recap, EW.com">{{cite magazine|first=Ken|last=Tucker|title='Saturday Night Live' recap: Gwyneth Paltrow was country weak and comedy strong|url=http://watching-tv.ew.com/2011/01/16/saturday-night-live-gwyneth-paltrow-cee-lo-green/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=January 26, 2011|date=January 16, 2011}}</ref> Green was one of the coaches for contestants on seasons 1 through 3 of the singing TV show ''The Voice''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/464541-Cee_Lo_Green_Adam_Levine_Named_Coaches_of_The_Voice_.php|title=Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine Named Coaches of 'The Voice'|publisher=Broadcastingcable.com|access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref> He retired as a coach in the fifth season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Usher, Shakira To Join NBC's 'Voice' in Spring|url=http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TV_THE_VOICE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT|agency=Associated Press|access-date=September 17, 2012}}</ref>

On August 14, 2011, Green appeared at WWE SummerSlam and performed both "Bright Lights Bigger City", the official theme song for the event, and his hit "Forget You". On September 25, 2011, Green appeared as himself in a live-action/voice appearance and as the voice of a hot tub in the ''[[American Dad!]]'' episode "[[Hot Water (American Dad!)|Hot Water]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z28z4z5|title=Fox Primetime|publisher=Fox Flash|access-date=November 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314191757/http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z28z4z5|archive-date=March 14, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 18, 2011, Green guest-starred on the NBC series ''[[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]]'' in the episode "Tales From the Luncheonette".<ref>{{cite web|last=Dos Santos|first=Kristin|title=Find Out Which Voice Coach Is Coming to Parenthood!|url=http://uk.eonline.com/news/watch_with_kristin/find_out_which_voice_coach_coming/260772|publisher=E! Online|access-date=September 5, 2011|date=August 29, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Tucker|first=Ken|title='Parenthood' review: Cee Lo Green stole the spotlight from baby Nora|url=http://watching-tv.ew.com/2011/10/18/parenthood-cee-lo-green/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=October 22, 2011|date=October 18, 2011}}</ref> The following year, on February 5, Green appeared in the [[Super Bowl]] halftime show with [[Madonna]]. On March 31, 2012, he appeared on the [[2012 Kids' Choice Awards]]. On August 8, he played J.C. Carpenter in the [[TV Land]] sitcom ''The Soul Man'', in the episode "J.C. Carpenter's Gospel Show". Ten days later, he guest-starred in the [[Nickelodeon]] show ''[[How to Rock]]'' in the episode "How to Rock Cee Lo". That year, he also lent his voice to the animated feature ''[[Hotel Transylvania (film)|Hotel Transylvania]]'' as Murray the Mummy.

On February 28, 2013, Green appeared as himself in the sitcom ''[[Anger Management (TV series)|Anger Management]]'', in the episode "Charlie & Cee Lo". The same year, he appeared in the film ''[[Begin Again (film)|Begin Again]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1980929/|title=Begin Again (2013)|author=phd_travel|date=July 11, 2014|work=IMDb}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=July 2022|reason=IMDb is not a valid source on Wikipedia.}} Green performed at the Singapore Social Star Awards on May 23–24, 2013.<ref>{{cite news|first=June|last=Yang|url=http://www.todayonline.com/blogs/poparazzi/aerosmith-psy-headline-social-media-awards-and-concerts-singapore|title=Aerosmith, PSY headline social media awards and concerts in Singapore|publisher=TODAY|date=April 23, 2013|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref>

On June 23, 2014, Green premiered his new [[reality television|reality-based]] docu-comedy television series ''[[CeeLo Green's The Good Life]]'' on [[TBS (American TV channel)|TBS]], in which he appears with the other members of Goodie Mob. On September 2, TBS announced that they were canceling the show in the wake of Green's controversial comments on the nature of rape.<ref>{{cite web|first=Patrick|last=Lyons|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/cee-lo-green-has-concerts-tv-show-cancelled-in-the-wake-of-rape-comments-news.11940.html|title=Cee-Lo Green Has Concerts, TV Show Cancelled In The Wake Of Rape Comments|publisher=HotNewHipHop|date=September 6, 2014|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> [[Sony Pictures Animation]] also severed ties with Green, who was scheduled to reprise his role from ''Hotel Transylvania'' for its sequel, ''[[Hotel Transylvania 2]]'', opting to replace him with actor [[Keegan-Michael Key]]. Green competed against comedian [[Russell Peters]] in an episode of ''[[Lip Sync Battle]]'' that aired on May 26, 2016. He won with performances of [[the Sugarhill Gang]]'s "[[Rapper's Delight]]" and "[[Rock and Roll All Nite]]" by [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7378482/cee-lo-green-kiss-rock-and-roll-all-nite-lip-sync-battle-teaser|title=Watch CeeLo Green Transform Into Kiss For Upcoming 'Lip Sync Battle' Episode|magazine=Billboard|first=Adelle|last=Platon|date=May 23, 2016|access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref>

In 2017, Green guest-starred in the [[Cartoon Network]] series ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]'', acting as himself and Cee Lo Bear in the first and fourth parts of "The Day the Night Stopped Beginning to Shine and Became Dark Even Though It Was the Day"; his cover of "[[The Night Begins to Shine]]" from the special was commercially released.<ref>{{cite news|last=Burlingame|first=Russ|title=Teen Titans Go!'s Four-Night "The Night Begins To Shine" Event Gets a Soundtrack Featuring Cee-Lo Green|url=https://comicbook.com/dc/2017/07/30/teen-titans-go-night-begins-to-shine-songs-available/|access-date=February 23, 2019|work=Comic Book|date=July 29, 2017}}</ref> In 2020, Green participated as the "Monster" on the British version of ''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|The Masked Singer]]''. In 2022, he provided the voice of Shuggie in the [[Disney+]] series ''[[The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder]]''.

==Other ventures==
Managed by Primary Wave Entertainment, Green has endorsed various brands, including [[7 Up]], [[M&M's]], and [[Duracell]].<ref name="NYT 2011">{{cite news|first=Ben|last=Sisario|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/26/business/media/cee-lo-green-strikes-pop-star-gold-without-a-gold-album.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=Cee Lo Green Strikes Gold, Without a Gold Album|newspaper=The New York Times|date=December 26, 2011|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> Green owns part of the [[sake]] brand [[TYKU]] and the company has collaborated with him on a few business ventures,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dailydish/2012/04/ceelo-green.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Cee Lo, the 'Green' Behind Ty Ku|date=April 18, 2013}}</ref> including a commercial promoting the brand, dubbed the "first national sake commercial" in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Tejada|url=http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/cee-lo-green-sips-sake-148467|publisher=Ad Week|title=Cee Lo Green Sips on Sake Singer-songwriter and entertainer stars in the first national sake commercial|date=April 8, 2013|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> In 2011, it was estimated by a ''[[New York Times]]'' reporter that Green earned some US$20 million, predominantly from the endorsement deals, in that year alone.<ref name="NYT 2011"/>

==Personal life==
Green has described himself as having been a "goon" in his youth, as well as a "[[kleptomania]]c, [[pyromania]]c, just plain maniac".<ref>{{cite news|first=Lauren|last=Parvizi|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?entry_id=85781|title=Cee Lo Green developed 'thick skin' from tough teen years|publisher=Sfgate.com|date= March 25, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref>

Green was married to Christina Johnson, and divorced in 2005. He and Johnson have a son, Kingston, born on September 30, 2000, and Green was stepfather to her daughters, Sierra (born 1990) and Kalah. Sierra appeared on the [[MTV]] show ''[[My Super Sweet 16]]'' for her 15th birthday party in 2005.<ref name=dailynews090813>{{cite news|title=Cee Lo Green, who returns to 'The Voice' in two weeks, is out with a new memoir|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/cee-lo-green-new-memoir-brother-article-1.1446783|first= Sherryl <!--as spelled, with two Rs-->|last=Connelly|work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]]|location=New York City|date= September 8, 2013|access-date= October 21, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=My Super Sweet Sixteen – Sierra|publisher=MTV|access-date=July 26, 2018|url=http://www.mtv.com/episodes/vgta77/my-super-sweet-sixteen-sierra-season-1-ep-106|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420220413/http://www.mtv.com/episodes/vgta77/my-super-sweet-sixteen-sierra-season-1-ep-106|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 20, 2017}}</ref>

==Controversies==
On June 16, 2011, journalist Andrea Swensson of ''[[City Pages]]'' negatively reviewed one of Green's performances, writing that it "failed to measure up to the fun factor of his recorded material. Green spent most of the set stationed in front of a microphone at the center of the stage, barely moving an inch while he sang, and flanked by two forgettable back-up singers and a DJ that was all but hidden behind a giant LCD display".<ref>{{cite web|first=Andrea|last=Swensson|url=http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/06/rihanna_cee_lo_green_review.php|title=Rihanna and Cee Lo Green at the Target Center, 6/16/11 – Minneapolis Music – Gimme Noise|publisher=Blogs.citypages.com|date=June 17, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110801043532/http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenoise/2011/06/rihanna_cee_lo_green_review.php|archive-date=August 1, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> In response, the following day Green tweeted, "I respect your criticism but be fair! People enjoyed last night! I'm guessing ur gay? And my masculinity offended u? well fuck U!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/photos/20-funniest-music-feuds-of-2011/227275/1/1#12|title=Pictures of 20 funniest music feuds of 2011 – Photos|publisher=Nme.com|date=July 28, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref> Green promptly received angered responses from some of his followers on Twitter, to which he replied, "Apologies gay community! what was [[homophobic]] about that?"<ref>{{cite web|author=LGBTQ Nation|url=http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2011/06/cee-lo-greens-homophobic-tweet-i-shouldnt-have-to-apologize/|title=Cee Lo Green's homophobic tweet: 'I shouldn't have to apologize'|website=LGBTQ Nation|date=June 19, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref> In a subsequent interview with magazine ''[[Us Weekly]]'', Green stated that his comments were meant in good fun, adding that "I am not harboring any sort of negative feeling toward the gay community" and that "I am one of the most liberal artists that I think you will ever meet, and I pride myself on that."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/the-voices-cee-lo-green-addresses-homophobic-tweet-controversy-2011186|title=The Voice's Cee Lo Green Addresses "Homophobic" Tweet Controversy|magazine=[[Us Magazine]]|date=June 18, 2011|access-date=November 12, 2011}}</ref>

On December 31, 2011, Green sang [[John Lennon]]'s "[[Imagine (John Lennon song)|Imagine]]" just prior to the [[ball drop]] for New Year's Eve at New York City's [[Times Square]]. In his rendition, Green replaced the line "and no religion, too" with the words "and all religions true".<ref name="eonline">Sung at 11:57 p.m. as per video at {{cite web|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/imagine_all_scandal_cee_lo_tweets_then/283605|title=Imagine All the Scandal: Cee Lo Tweets, Then Deletes, Apology After Changing John Lennon Lyrics|date=January 3, 2012|first=Gina|last=Serpe|publisher=[[E!|E! Online]]|access-date=January 3, 2012}}</ref> Many saw this as a substantial revision of the meaning behind Lennon's original lyrics.<ref name="eonline" /> Shortly after the performance, Green responded via Twitter: "Yo I meant no disrespect by changing the lyric guys! I was trying to say a world where u could believe what u wanted that's all".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/01/01/thats-not-how-the-song-goes-cee-lo/|title=That's Not How the Song Goes, Cee Lo…|last=Mehta|first=Hemant|author-link=Hemant Mehta|date=January 1, 2012|website=[[Patheos]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107181746/http://www.patheos.com/blogs/friendlyatheist/2012/01/01/thats-not-how-the-song-goes-cee-lo/|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-date=January 7, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Green deleted a series of tweets pertaining to this event shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cee Lo Green Changes 'Imagine' Lyrics To 'All Religions' From John Lennon's 'No Religion'|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/01/cee-lo-green-changes-imagine-lyrics_n_1178313.html|date=January 1, 2012|website=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=January 1, 2012}}</ref>

On October 30, 2012, Green was accused of [[sexual battery]] by a woman with whom he had dined at a Los Angeles restaurant,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2012/10/30/cee-lo-green-sexual-battery-report-investigation-the-voice-lapd/|title=Cee Lo Accused of Sexual Battery Singer Calls BS|work=TMZ|date=October 30, 2012|access-date=October 31, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tmz.com/2012/11/01/cee-lo-sexual-assault-battery-lapd-investigation-restaurant/|title=Cee Lo Accuser Claims He Sexually Assaulted Her in Sushi Joint|work=TMZ|date=November 1, 2012|access-date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> leading to a nearly year-long investigation by the [[Los Angeles Police Department]].<ref name=lax102113>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-cee-lo-green-pleads-not-guilty-to-putting-molly-in-womans-drink-20131021,0,4362992.story#axzz2iOj3LyRx|title=Cee Lo Green pleads not guilty to putting Molly in woman's drink|first= Richard|last=Winton|work =[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 21, 2013|access-date= October 21, 2013}}</ref> On October 21, 2013, Green pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of furnishing a controlled substance after the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office declined to file a charge of rape of an intoxicated person, citing insufficient evidence.<ref name=lada>{{cite press release|url=http://da.co.la.ca.us/mr/pdf/10.21.13%20Singer%20CeeLo%20Green%20Charged.pdf|title=Singer CeeLo Green Charged|publisher=Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office|date=October 21, 2013|access-date=October 21, 2013|archive-date=October 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022011631/http://da.co.la.ca.us/mr/pdf/10.21.13%20Singer%20CeeLo%20Green%20Charged.pdf|url-status=live|quote=Green, 38 (dob 5–30–75)....}}</ref> On August 29, 2014, Green pleaded [[no contest]] to one felony count of furnishing [[MDMA|ecstasy]] and was sentenced to three years of probation, 360 hours of community service, and ordered to complete 52 [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] or [[Narcotics Anonymous]] meetings.<ref>{{cite news|first1=Joseph|last1=Serna|first2=Richard|last2=Winton|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-cee-lo-green-no-contest-plea-20140829-story.html|title=Cee Lo Green pleads no contest to giving woman Ecstasy, avoids jail|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=Los Angeles, California|date=August 29, 2014|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref>

On August 31, 2014, Green was criticized for tweets relating to his sexual battery case, including, "People who have really been raped REMEMBER!!!," and "If someone is passed out they're not even WITH you consciously! so WITH Implies consent." After sending a number of tweets on the topic of rape, he temporarily deactivated his Twitter account. He re-activated it a number of hours later, tweeting the following apology: "I truly and deeply apologize for the comments attributed to me on Twitter. Those comments were idiotic, untrue and not what I believe."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/02/cee-lo-green-it-isnt-if-the-victim-is-unconscious|title=Cee-Lo Green: It isn't rape if the victim is unconscious|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=September 2, 2014}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|CeeLo Green discography}}
{{see also|Gnarls Barkley discography|Goodie Mob discography}}

'''Solo albums'''
* ''[[Cee-Lo Green and His Perfect Imperfections]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine]]'' (2004)
* ''[[The Lady Killer (album)|The Lady Killer]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Cee Lo's Magic Moment]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Heart Blanche]]'' (2015)
* ''[[CeeLo Green Is Thomas Callaway]]'' (2020)

'''Gnarls Barkley albums'''
* ''[[St. Elsewhere (album)|St. Elsewhere]]'' (2006)
* ''[[The Odd Couple (album)|The Odd Couple]]'' (2008)

'''Goodie Mob albums'''
*''[[Soul Food (Goodie Mob album)|Soul Food]]'' (1995)
*''[[Still Standing (Goodie Mob album)|Still Standing]]'' (1998)
*''[[World Party (album)|World Party]]'' (1999)
*''[[Age Against the Machine]]'' (2013)
*''[[Survival Kit (album)|Survival Kit]]'' (2020)

==Awards and nominations==
{{Main Article|CeeLo Green filmography}}
{{See also|List of awards and nominations received by CeeLo Green}}

==References==
'''Notes'''
{{notelist}}

'''Citations'''
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
*{{cite book|author=Colleen Ryckert Cook|title=Glee Club Style: Choosing Costumes, Makeup, Sets, and Props|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|year=2012|isbn=978-1-4488-6890-2|ref={{SfnRef|Cook|2012}}}}
*{{cite book|author=Stephanie Watson|title=Cee Lo Green: Rapper, Singer & Record Producer|url=https://archive.org/details/ceelogreenrapper0000wats|url-access=registration|publisher=ABDO Publishing Company|year=2013|isbn=978-1-61480-862-6|ref={{SfnRef|Watson|2013}}}}

==External links==
{{commons category|CeeLo Green}}
* {{Official website|http://www.ceelogreen.com}}
* {{Discogs artist|Cee-Lo}}
* {{IMDb name|0123741|Cee Lo Green}}
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/2c69465c-0f76-45ce-90a2-1ed0fdacc997#p00g93cd CeeLo Green] on [[BBC Music]]

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