Yasiin Bey, skådespelare, 50 år, född 1973-12-11 i Brooklyn, New York, USA.
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År | Titel | Roll |
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2022- | jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy | Sig själv (arkivmaterial) |
2020 | Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor | |
2015 | Amy | Sig själv |
2013 | Sånger från Manhattan | Saul |
2013 | Life of Crime | Ordell Robbie |
2009 | Next Day Air | Eric |
2008 | Be Kind Rewind | Mike |
2008 | Cadillac Records | Chuck Berry |
2006 | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | Mos Def |
2006 | 16 Blocks | Eddie Bunker |
2005 | Liftarens guide till galaxen | Ford Prefect |
2005 | Dave Chappelle's Block Party | Sig själv - (as Mos Def) |
2003 | The Italian Job | Left Ear |
2002 | Brown Sugar | Chris 'Cav' Anton Vichon |
2001 | Monster's Ball | Ryrus Cooper |
1991 | Ett tufft jobb | Dead Romeos |
Yasiin Bey (/jæˈsiːn ˈbeɪ/; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), formerly known as Mos Def, is an American retired rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor. Regarded as one of hip hop's most introspective and insightful artists, Mos Def, has shaped a career that transcends music genres and artistic medium. With the release of "Universal Magnetic" (1996), he became an underground favorite in the hip-hop world, leading to his legendary collaboration with Talib Kweli. The two formed Black Star whose debut album, Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star, would become one of the most critically acclaimed hip-hop albums. He followed with his 1999 solo debut, Black On Both Sides, which was certified gold and credited by critics as bringing hip hop back to its soapbox roots. He was a former child actor in television films, sitcoms, and theater, and continued acting as an adult after launching his rap career. He appeared in Spike Lee's Bamboozled, MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera, 2002's critically acclaimed Monster's Ball, Showtime, and the 2002 romantic comedy Brown Sugar, for which he received an NAACP Image Award nomination. He hosted Def Poetry Jam from 2002 to 2007. He completed his Broadway debut in 2002 in the Tony-nominated, Pulitzer Prize-winning, Topdog/Underdog. He then re-teamed with Topdog playwright, Suzan Lori Parks and director George Wolfe for the off-Broadway play Fucking A, for which he earned an Obie Award. In 2003, he starred in The Italian Job alongside Ed Norton, Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron. In 2004, he starred opposite Alan Rickman in the critically acclaimed HBO movie Something the Lord Made, for which he received a 2004 Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie. He was also nominated for both a Golden Globe Award (Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture) and Golden Satellite Award (Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television) for the same role. He continued his music career by releasing his highly anticipated and cr...