Bobby Brown (born Robert Barisford Brown, on February 5, 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA), is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and dancer. He began his solo career in 1986 and had a string of Top 10 Billboard hits, culminating in a Grammy Award. He was a pioneer of New Jack Swing music, a fusion of hip hop and R&B. His second album, Don't Be Cruel, included popular songs such as "My Prerogative." Brown is the ex-husband of R&B singer Whitney Houston and starred in the reality show Being Bobby Brown. He is noted for having his hair cut into a fade.   Wikipedia