Common

Common

52 · Born: Mar 13, 1972

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Born Mar 13, 1972 Chicago, Illinois, USA
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  • Lonnie Lynn
  • Mahalia Ann Hines

Biography

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.

Career

2024
Breathe
Breathe as Darius
Diane Warren: Relentless
2023
Silo
Silo as Robert Sims
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2022
Alice
Alice as Frank
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StoryBots: Answer Time
StoryBots: Answer Time as Mr. Wonderful
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2021
Never Have I Ever
Never Have I Ever as Dr. Chris Jackson
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2020
Ava
Ava as Michael
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A Most Beautiful Thing
A Most Beautiful Thing as Narrator
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Bookmarks
Bookmarks
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2019
Saint Judy
Saint Judy as Benjamin Adebayo
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The Kitchen
The Kitchen as Gary Silvers
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The Informer
The Informer as Grens
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2018
All About Nina
All About Nina as Rafe
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Hunter Killer
Hunter Killer as RA John Fisk
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The Tale
The Tale as Martin
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Here and Now
Here and Now as Ben
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Smallfoot
Smallfoot as Stonekeeper (voice)
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The Hate U Give
The Hate U Give as Uncle Carlos
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2017
Misdirection
Misdirection as Narrator
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Love Beats Rhymes
Love Beats Rhymes as Coltrane
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A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Megan Leavey
Megan Leavey as Gunny Martin
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The Words That Built America
The Words That Built America as Reader - Declaration of Independence
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John Wick: Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2 as Cassian
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2016
Two Trains Runnin'
Two Trains Runnin' as Narrator
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Barbershop: The Next Cut
Barbershop: The Next Cut as Jabari
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Letter to the Free
The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Common (voice)
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The Wiz Live!
The Wiz Live! as The Bouncer
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Being Charlie
Being Charlie as Travis
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Run All Night
Run All Night as Mr. Price
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2014
Every Secret Thing
Every Secret Thing as Devlin Hatch
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2013
Now You See Me
Now You See Me as Evans
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Pawn
Pawn as Jeff Porter
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LUV
LUV as Uncle Vincent
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Movie 43
Movie 43 as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
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2012
The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project as Security Guard
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2011
Happy Feet Two
Happy Feet Two as Seymour (voice)
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Hell on Wheels
Hell on Wheels as Elam Ferguson
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2010
Date Night
Date Night as Collins
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Just Wright
Just Wright as Scott McKnight
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Bouncing Cats
Bouncing Cats as Narrator
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Music
Music
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2009
Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation as Barnes
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2008
Wanted
Wanted as The Gunsmith
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Street Kings
Street Kings as Coates
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2006
Smokin' Aces
Smokin' Aces as Sir Ivy
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2005
Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology
Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology as Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
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2004
Scrubs
Scrubs as Common
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2023
The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards
2022
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2020
Stockton on My Mind
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
2018
Shut Up and Dribble
2017
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
2016
Maya Angelou And Still I Rise
Black America Again
America Divided
America Divided
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Chelsea
Chelsea
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2015
Lip Sync Battle
Lip Sync Battle
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Framework
Framework
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2013
Real Time with Bill Maher
2010
Brave New Voices 2010
2007
Notorious B.I.G. Bigger Than Life
2005
The MC: Why We Do It
Soundz of Spirit
Soundz of Spirit
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party
2004
Fade to Black
Fade to Black
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5 Sides of a Coin
5 Sides of a Coin
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2003
Beef
Beef
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