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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.
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Filmography
all 142
Movies 95
self 67
TV Shows 47
Producer 5
Narrator 3
Voice 2
Breathe (2024)
Justice, USA (2024)
Diane Warren: Relentless (2024)
A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop (2023)
Fool's Paradise (2023)
Silo (2023)
The Legacy of J Dilla (2023)
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special (2023)
Between Riverside and Crazy (2023)
StoryBots: Answer Time (2022)
Killing Me Softly with His Songs (2022)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
The Greatest Mixtape Ever (2022)
Alice (2022)
Glitter Ain't Gold (2022)
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (2022)
Let the World See (2022)
You're Watching Video Music Box (2021)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
Action Planet: Meeting The Climate Challenge (2021)
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices (2020)
Ava (2020)
A Most Beautiful Thing (2020)
Stockton on My Mind (2020)
Never Have I Ever (2020)
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince (2020)
Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (2020)
One World: Together at Home (2020)
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize (2020)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Tamron Hall (2019)
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement (2019)
The Informer (2019)
The Price of Protest (2019)
The Kitchen (2019)
Saint Judy (2019)
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul (2019)
They Fight (2018)
Here and Now (2018)
Shut Up and Dribble (2018)
Hunter Killer (2018)
The Hate U Give (2018)
All About Nina (2018)
Smallfoot (2018)
Ocean's Eight (2018)
The Tale (2018)
Love Beats Rhymes (2017)
Girls Trip (2017)
The Words That Built America (2017)
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene (2017)
Misdirection: The Real Magic (2017)
Megan Leavey (2017)
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth (2017)
A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2017)
Chasing Trane (2017)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration (2016)
Letter to the Free (2016)
America Divided (2016)
Black America Again (2016)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise (2016)
Suicide Squad (2016)
Chelsea (2016)
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Two Trains Runnin' (2016)
The Wiz Live! (2015)
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives (2015)
Being Charlie (2015)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Unity (2015)
Knock Knock Live (2015)
Entourage (2015)
Lip Sync Battle (2015)
Run All Night (2015)
Framework (2015)
Selma (2014)
Every Secret Thing (2014)
X/Y (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014)
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories (2013)
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records (2013)
Now You See Me (2013)
Pawn (2013)
Movie 43 (2013)
LUV (2013)
The Mindy Project (2012)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (2012)
Bizarre Foods America (2012)
New Year's Eve (2011)
Happy Feet Two (2011)
Hell on Wheels (2011)
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011)
Music (2010)
Just Wright (2010)
Bouncing Cats (2010)
Date Night (2010)
Brave New Voices 2010 (2010)
Terminator Salvation (2009)
Wanted (2008)
Street Kings (2008)
American Gangster (2007)
Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007)
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life (2007)
Smokin' Aces (2006)
I Love the '70s: Volume 2 (2006)
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (2005)
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2005)
Letter to the President (2005)
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] (2005)
Soundz of Spirit (2005)
Black in the 80s (2005)
The MC: Why We Do It (2005)
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents (2005)
5 Sides of a Coin (2004)
Game Over (2004)
Beef (2003)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Chappelle's Show (2003)
Brown Sugar (2002)
Scrubs (2001)
One on One (2001)
Girlfriends (2000)
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (1998)
TRL (1998)
The View (1997)
The Chris Rock Show (1997)
The Daily Show (1996)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
The Simpsons (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
American Masters (1986)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Hate to See You Go
Super High
Seven Friends: George Miller’s Justice League
Sly Stone
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1972-03-13 (52 years old)
Birth NameLonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
ReligionChristianity
RelationshipsTiffany Haddish (2020-01-01 - 2021-11-01), Erykah Badu (2000-01-01 - 2002-01-01), Jennifer Hudson
FatherLonnie Lynn
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As Lonnie Rashid Lynn , Common Sense, Коммон, Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.
AwardsGrammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, Academy Award for Best Original Song, Soul Train Music Award for The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award, Black Reel Award for Best Original or Adapted Song, BET Centric Award, BET Award for Viewer's Choice, BET Award for Video of the Year
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