# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-shakespeare
# Generated: 2026-08-12T20:45:56.341Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-shakespeare"
name: "Robert Shakespeare"
slug: "robert-shakespeare"
description: "Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare was a Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer, best known as half of the reggae rhythm section and production duo Sly and Robbie, with drummer Sly Dunbar. Regarded as one of the most influential reggae bassists, Shakespeare was also known for his creative use of electronics and production effects units. He was sometimes nicknamed \"Basspeare\"."
tagline: "Jamaican musician (1953–2021)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/RobbieShakespeare1978.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1953-09-27"
deathDate: "2021-12-08"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.62
  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.700044
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0787641/"
    handle:    "nm0787641"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "روبي شكسبير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "روبی شکسبیر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Robbie Shakespeare"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Shakespeare"
    title: "Robbie Shakespeare"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Shakespeare"
    title: "Robbie Shakespeare"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Shakespeare"
    title: "Robbie Shakespeare"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ロビー・シェイクスピア"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Robbie Shakespeare"
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    title: "Robbie Shakespeare"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Robbie Shakespeare"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shakespeare"
    title: "Robert Shakespeare"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Shakespeare"
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    title: "MusicBrainz"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q324075"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
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    title: "Robbie Shakespeare"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump