▁Year ▁for ▁Can ' t ▁S low ▁Down , ▁and ▁his ▁other ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁include ▁Produ cer ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁( Non - Class ical ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁and ▁Best ▁Male ▁Pop ▁V ocal ▁Performance ▁for ▁" Tr uly " ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Rich ie ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁nominated ▁for ▁two ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁awards ▁and ▁won ▁one . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁he ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Song ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁End less ▁Love . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Golden ▁Glo be ▁award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Song ▁for ▁" S ay ▁You , ▁Say ▁Me ", ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁White ▁N ights . ▁The ▁song ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Original ▁Song . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Rich ie ▁received ▁the ▁Song writ ers ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ' s ▁highest ▁honor , ▁the ▁Johnny ▁Mer cer ▁Award . ▁He ▁has ▁served ▁with ▁Luke ▁Bry an ▁and ▁K aty ▁Perry ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁singing ▁competition ▁American ▁Id ol ▁since ▁its ▁move ▁to ▁ABC ▁from ▁the ▁Fox ▁network . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Rich ie ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁T usk eg ee , ▁Alabama , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Lion el ▁Bro ck man ▁Rich ie ▁Sr . ▁and ▁Al berta ▁R . ▁F oster ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁campus ▁of ▁T usk eg ee ▁Institute . ▁He ▁graduated ▁from ▁J ol iet ▁Township ▁High ▁School , ▁East