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Thomas DeCarlo Callaway (born May 30, 1974), better known by his stage name Cee-Lo Green or simply Cee-Lo, is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He originally came to prominence as a member of the southern hip-hop group Goodie Mob, later launching a critically acclaimed solo career and forming Gnarls Barkley with DJ/producer Danger Mouse.
Among Cee-Lo's hits are the singles "Closet Freak" (2002); "I'll Be Around" (2003), produced by Timbaland; "Crazy" (2006), by Gnarls Barkley; and "F*** You" (aka "Forget You") (2010).
Cee-Lo was born in Atlanta, and attended Benjamin E. Mays High School in southwest Atlanta. Both of Cee-Lo's parents were ordained ministers and he started his music career in his church. His father died when he was 2 years old. His mother Sheila J. Tyler-Callaway was involved in a car crash, leaving her paralyzed. She died 2 years after the accident, when Cee-Lo was 18 years old and his career with Goodie Mob had just begun taking off. Their mother's death led Cee-Lo into depression, as is reflected in various songs throughout his career, including "Free" by Goodie Mob, songs on St. Elsewhere, and on The Odd Couple ("She Knows", "A Little Better").
Cee-Lo also expresses his love for his mother in the song "Guess Who" from Goodie Mob's Soul Food album. Cee-Lo has described himself as being a "goon" in his youth. He would later call this behavior maniacal. Cee-Lo was married to Christina Shanta Johnson. Together they have a son Kingston; and Cee-Lo is a stepfather to Christina's daughters, Sierra and Kalah. Sierra was on a season 1 episode of MTV's My Super Sweet 16 as well as the follow-up MTV television series, Exiled. Kingston is featured on the intro of Cee-Lo Green... Is the Soul Machine. In 2010, at age 35, Cee-Lo became a stepgrandfather when his 20-year-old stepdaughter Sierra had a son.
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