Common

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

149

Gender

Male

Birthday

1972-03-13 (53 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Common

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The View

    The View

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Silo

    Silo

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

  • Keeping Up with the Kardashians

    Keeping Up with the Kardashians

  • Hell on Wheels

    Hell on Wheels

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • The Chi

    The Chi

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Never Have I Ever

    Never Have I Ever

  • The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

  • John Wick: Chapter 2

    John Wick: Chapter 2

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Now You See Me

    Now You See Me

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Hunter Killer

    Hunter Killer

  • Just Wright

    Just Wright

  • Ocean's Eight

    Ocean's Eight

  • One on One

    One on One

  • Wanted

    Wanted

  • Beef

    Beef

  • Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

    Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

  • Megan Leavey

    Megan Leavey

  • Suicide Squad

    Suicide Squad

  • Terminator Salvation

    Terminator Salvation

  • American Gangster

    American Gangster

  • Happy Feet Two

    Happy Feet Two

  • Saint Judy

    Saint Judy

  • StoryBots: Answer Time

    StoryBots: Answer Time

  • jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

    jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

  • Smallfoot

    Smallfoot

  • Run All Night

    Run All Night

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • Movie 43

    Movie 43

  • Every Secret Thing

    Every Secret Thing

  • Girls Trip

    Girls Trip

  • LUV

    LUV

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • The Chris Rock Show

    The Chris Rock Show

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • Chappelle's Show

    Chappelle's Show

  • Ava

    Ava

  • A Most Beautiful Thing

    A Most Beautiful Thing

  • X/Y

    X/Y

  • Bouncing Cats

    Bouncing Cats

  • Paragraphs I Manifest

    Paragraphs I Manifest

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Godfathers and Sons

    Godfathers and Sons

  • Selma

    Selma

  • Street Kings

    Street Kings

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • TRL

    TRL

  • New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

  • Mark Twain Prize

    Mark Twain Prize

  • The Hate U Give

    The Hate U Give

  • Date Night

    Date Night

  • Smokin' Aces

    Smokin' Aces

  • Music

    Music

  • Breathe

    Breathe

  • Wick Is Pain

    Wick Is Pain

  • Fraggle Rock: Rock On!

    Fraggle Rock: Rock On!

  • Brown Sugar

    Brown Sugar

  • Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

    Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

  • Barbershop: The Next Cut

    Barbershop: The Next Cut

  • Two Trains Runnin'

    Two Trains Runnin'

  • Shut Up and Dribble

    Shut Up and Dribble

  • I Love the '70s: Volume 2

    I Love the '70s: Volume 2

  • America Divided

    America Divided

  • The Kitchen

    The Kitchen

  • The Tale

    The Tale

  • Game Over

    Game Over

  • The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    The Odd Life of Timothy Green

  • Black in the 80s

    Black in the 80s

  • Evolution of the Black Quarterback

    Evolution of the Black Quarterback

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Fool's Paradise

    Fool's Paradise

  • Pawn

    Pawn

  • Misdirection: The Real Magic

    Misdirection: The Real Magic

  • Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

    Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

  • Alice

    Alice

  • Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

    Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

  • Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

    Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

  • Being Charlie

    Being Charlie

  • Diane Warren: Relentless

    Diane Warren: Relentless

  • A Happening of Monumental Proportions

    A Happening of Monumental Proportions

  • Here and Now

    Here and Now

  • All About Nina

    All About Nina

  • Bilal: Live at Glasshaus

    Bilal: Live at Glasshaus

  • The Words That Built America

    The Words That Built America

  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party

    Dave Chappelle's Block Party

  • You're Watching Video Music Box

    You're Watching Video Music Box

  • Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

    Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

  • Framework

    Framework

  • The Wiz Live!

    The Wiz Live!

  • The Legacy of J Dilla

    The Legacy of J Dilla

  • Hip-Hop and the White House

    Hip-Hop and the White House

  • Love Beats Rhymes

    Love Beats Rhymes

  • Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life

    Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life

  • Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association

    Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association

  • Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

    Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

  • Chasing Trane

    Chasing Trane

  • 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

    Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

  • Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

    Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

  • VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

    VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

  • Obama

    Obama

  • The Price of Protest

    The Price of Protest

  • Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

    Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

  • Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

    Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

  • Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central

    Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central

  • Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene

    Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene

  • Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince

    Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince

  • A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

    A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

  • Killing Me Softly with His Songs

    Killing Me Softly with His Songs

  • Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

    Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

  • Letter to the President

    Letter to the President

  • BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

    BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

  • Hate to See You Go

    Hate to See You Go

  • Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

  • Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott

    Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott

  • The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents

    The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents

  • Black America Again

    Black America Again

  • Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

    Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

  • 5 Sides of a Coin

    5 Sides of a Coin

  • Soundz of Spirit

    Soundz of Spirit

  • Between Riverside and Crazy

    Between Riverside and Crazy

  • Brave New Voices 2010

    Brave New Voices 2010

  • We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody

    We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody

  • Letter to the Free

    Letter to the Free