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Common

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53 Years Old

Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?, and gained critical acclaim with his 1994 album Resurrection. He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians. His first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate (2000), received commercial success. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single "Love of My Life". His 2005 album Be was also a commercial success and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common received his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released in late 2007. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint, having previously released music under various other labels including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music. Common won the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song, co-written and performed with John Legend, "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he co-starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes roles in the films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve, Run All Night, Being Charlie, Rex, John Wick: Chapter 2, Smallfoot and Hunter Killer. He also narrated the documentary Bouncing Cats, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels. Description above from the Wikipedia article Common (rapper), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA on 13th March 1972

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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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The Daily Show
Self
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Simpsons
Common (voice)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
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Real Time with Bill Maher
Himself
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Keeping Up with the Kardashians
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Lip Sync Battle
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Off Camera with Sam Jones
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The View
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The Mindy Project
Security Guard
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
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Chelsea
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Silo
Robert Sims
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American Masters
Self
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Never Have I Ever
Dr. Chris Jackson
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StoryBots: Answer Time
Mr. Wonderful
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Chappelle's Show
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
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Scrubs
Common
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Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
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The Chi
Rafiq
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Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley
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Hell on Wheels
Elam Ferguson
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
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Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
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MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Presenter
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jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
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Girlfriends
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The Chris Rock Show
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John Wick: Chapter 2
Cassian
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Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
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Game Over
Himself (voice)
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Now You See Me
Evans
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Wick Is Pain
Self
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Ocean's Eight
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One on One
Darius
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Suicide Squad
Monster T
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America Divided
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Evolution of the Black Quarterback
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Framework
Himself - Host
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Terminator Salvation
Barnes
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American Gangster
Turner Lucas
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Wanted
The Gunsmith
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Entourage
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Entertainment Tonight
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TRL
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Hunter Killer
RA John Fisk
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Breathe
Darius
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Movie 43
Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
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Black in the 80s
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Happy Feet Two
Seymour (voice)
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Run All Night
Mr. Price
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The Hate U Give
Uncle Carlos
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Street Kings
Coates
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Ava
Michael
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Smallfoot
Stonekeeper (voice)
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The Informer
Grens
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Date Night
Collins
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Girls Trip
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New Year's Eve
Soldier
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Smokin' Aces
Sir Ivy
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Megan Leavey
Gunny Martin
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Selma
James Bevel
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Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self
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Barbershop: The Next Cut
Jabari
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The Kitchen
Gary Silvers
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I Love the '70s: Volume 2
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Coach Cal
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Just Wright
Scott McKnight
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Every Secret Thing
Devlin Hatch
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Fool's Paradise
The Dagger
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The Tale
Martin
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Alice
Frank
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Shut Up and Dribble
Self - Musician
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Brown Sugar
Self
All About Nina Image
All About Nina
Rafe
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Saint Judy
Benjamin Adebayo
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Pawn
Jeff Porter
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One World: Together at Home
Self
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Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
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Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life Image
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
Self
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Unity
Narrator (voice)
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The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Dave Chappelle's Block Party Image
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self
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Love Beats Rhymes
Coltrane
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The Wiz Live!
The Bouncer
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Self (segment "Two Words")
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Being Charlie
Travis
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You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
Here and Now Image
Here and Now
Ben
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap Image
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
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Beef
Self
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Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
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A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Daniel
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The Legacy of J Dilla
Self - Rapper; Friend
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Diane Warren: Relentless
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The Price of Protest
Self (archive footage)
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Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
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LUV
Uncle Vincent
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X/Y
Jason
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Killing Me Softly with His Songs
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Chasing Trane
Self - Musician
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A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
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Hate to See You Go
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Bouncing Cats
Narrator
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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
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Music
Self
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Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Himself
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince Image
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
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Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene Image
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene
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Brave New Voices 2010
Himself - Host
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Soundz of Spirit
Self
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Hip-Hop and the White House
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Two Trains Runnin'
Narrator
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Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Common
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records Image
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Self
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Letter to the President
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Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Self
Misdirection: The Real Magic Image
Misdirection: The Real Magic
Narrator
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BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self - Performer
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The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
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A Most Beautiful Thing
Narrator
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Between Riverside and Crazy
Junior
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Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
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Letter to the Free
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Black America Again
Himself - Street Performer
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5 Sides of a Coin
Himself
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Godfathers and Sons
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Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
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Paragraphs I Manifest
Self