Common

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

141

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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Silo

    Silo

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • Girlfriends

    Girlfriends

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Never Have I Ever

    Never Have I Ever

  • Hell on Wheels

    Hell on Wheels

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Keeping Up with the Kardashians

    Keeping Up with the Kardashians

  • John Wick: Chapter 2

    John Wick: Chapter 2

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • The Chi

    The Chi

  • Lip Sync Battle

    Lip Sync Battle

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • One on One

    One on One

  • Now You See Me

    Now You See Me

  • Suicide Squad

    Suicide Squad

  • Ocean's Eight

    Ocean's Eight

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Wanted

    Wanted

  • Street Kings

    Street Kings

  • TRL

    TRL

  • Terminator Salvation

    Terminator Salvation

  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride

    Home Movie: The Princess Bride

  • American Gangster

    American Gangster

  • Hunter Killer

    Hunter Killer

  • The Hate U Give

    The Hate U Give

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • Wick Is Pain

    Wick Is Pain

  • Breathe

    Breathe

  • Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

    Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

  • The Chris Rock Show

    The Chris Rock Show

  • Movie 43

    Movie 43

  • Here and Now

    Here and Now

  • Selma

    Selma

  • Chappelle's Show

    Chappelle's Show

  • Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

  • StoryBots: Answer Time

    StoryBots: Answer Time

  • Smokin' Aces

    Smokin' Aces

  • Happy Feet Two

    Happy Feet Two

  • Smallfoot

    Smallfoot

  • jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

    jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

  • Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

    Pete Rock: Soul Survivor

  • Brown Sugar

    Brown Sugar

  • The Legacy of J Dilla

    The Legacy of J Dilla

  • BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

    BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration

  • Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

    Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

  • Run All Night

    Run All Night

  • New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve

  • Unity

    Unity

  • Date Night

    Date Night

  • Brave New Voices 2010

    Brave New Voices 2010

  • Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

    Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

  • The Kitchen

    The Kitchen

  • Ava

    Ava

  • Fool's Paradise

    Fool's Paradise

  • Shut Up and Dribble

    Shut Up and Dribble

  • Every Secret Thing

    Every Secret Thing

  • Diane Warren: Relentless

    Diane Warren: Relentless

  • I Love the '70s: Volume 2

    I Love the '70s: Volume 2

  • Megan Leavey

    Megan Leavey

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • Barbershop: The Next Cut

    Barbershop: The Next Cut

  • Girls Trip

    Girls Trip

  • The Odd Life of Timothy Green

    The Odd Life of Timothy Green

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

    Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life

  • Just Wright

    Just Wright

  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party

    Dave Chappelle's Block Party

  • A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

    A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

  • Mark Twain Prize

    Mark Twain Prize

  • Love Beats Rhymes

    Love Beats Rhymes

  • Two Trains Runnin'

    Two Trains Runnin'

  • Beef

    Beef

  • Between Riverside and Crazy

    Between Riverside and Crazy

  • America Divided

    America Divided

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

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

  • Being Charlie

    Being Charlie

  • Saint Judy

    Saint Judy

  • The Words That Built America

    The Words That Built America

  • Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

    Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

  • Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

    Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

  • Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

    Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]

  • Game Over

    Game Over

  • A Most Beautiful Thing

    A Most Beautiful Thing

  • All About Nina

    All About Nina

  • The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents

    The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents

  • Godfathers and Sons

    Godfathers and Sons

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

    Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records

  • Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central

    Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central

  • Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

    Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices

  • 5 Sides of a Coin

    5 Sides of a Coin

  • Hate to See You Go

    Hate to See You Go

  • Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene

    Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene

  • Black in the 80s

    Black in the 80s

  • The Wiz Live!

    The Wiz Live!

  • Paragraphs I Manifest

    Paragraphs I Manifest

  • One World: Together at Home

    One World: Together at Home

  • Evolution of the Black Quarterback

    Evolution of the Black Quarterback

  • Pawn

    Pawn

  • Fraggle Rock: Rock On!

    Fraggle Rock: Rock On!

  • Alice

    Alice

  • X/Y

    X/Y

  • Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

    Activate: The Global Citizen Movement

  • LUV

    LUV

  • Hip-Hop and the White House

    Hip-Hop and the White House

  • The Price of Protest

    The Price of Protest

  • Letter to the President

    Letter to the President

  • Bouncing Cats

    Bouncing Cats

  • The Tale

    The Tale

  • Soundz of Spirit

    Soundz of Spirit

  • Framework

    Framework

  • A Happening of Monumental Proportions

    A Happening of Monumental Proportions

  • Music

    Music

  • Chasing Trane

    Chasing Trane

  • Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

    Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

  • Letter to the Free

    Letter to the Free

  • Bilal: Live at Glasshaus

    Bilal: Live at Glasshaus

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

    Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince

  • You're Watching Video Music Box

    You're Watching Video Music Box

  • 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • 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

  • Misdirection: The Real Magic

    Misdirection: The Real Magic

  • Black America Again

    Black America Again