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    Usher Raymond IV, born in 1978, who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American R&B/Pop singer, dancer, and occasional actor. His overall discography consists of six studio albums, one live album, eight compilations, one extended play, and around 30 singles;

    To date, he has shipped 22 and a half million albums in the US, and a combined 65 million records worldwide. He has attained nine Hot 100 number-one hits (all as a lead artist) and sixteen Hot 100 top-ten hits on the Billboard Music charts. In addition to his work as a recording artist, Usher has acted in several films, is part-owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team, owns several restaurants, has his own cologne, and has served as a contestant mentor on American Idol.

    His latest radio singles are DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love (feat. Pitbull) and Hot Tottie, both off of "Versus".

    Discography:
    • Usher (1994)
    • My Way (1997)
    • 8701 (2001)
    • Confessions (2004)
    • Here I Stand (2008)
    • Raymond v. Raymond (2010)
    • Versus (2010)
    Filmography:
    • The Faculty (1998)
    • She's All That (1999)
    • Light It Up (1999)
    • Geppetto (2000)
    • Texas Rangers (2001)
    • In The Mix (2005) as "Darrell"
    • Killers (2010) as "Kevin"
    Usher provides examples of the following tropes:

    "It's been fifty-eleven days, umpteen hours,
    I'm gonna be burnin' 'til you return!"

    • In Da Club: The video for his single Yeah! certainly applies, complete with slow motion effects.
    • Intercourse with You: "Love In This Club", "Climax" & "Scream".
    • Mentors: To Justin Bieber.
    • Mother F-Bomb: A censored one in "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love".
    • Mr. Fanservice: In 2010, Glamour Magazine named him one of the 50 sexiest men alive.
    • Stage Names: Subverted in that Usher is his real name too, so he just left out the Raymond IV part.
    • Super Bowl: Made a surprise appearance at Super Bowl XLV to sing his song, OMG with the Black Eyed Peas' musician will.i.am.
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