Best known as the co-founder of LaFace Records, alongside Babyface. He became the CEO of Epic Records in 2011.

Before Fame

He performed with the R&B group The Deele in the 1980s.

Trivia

His music-industry knowledge and connections helped Rihanna and Justin Bieber become international sensations.

Family Life

He married longtime partner Erica Holton in 2000 after previously being married to Perri Reid from 1989 to 1996.

Associated With

He was a judge on the U.S. version of The X Factor in 2011 with Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, and Nicole Scherzinger.

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LA Reid Highlights

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