Common
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.
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
(Self)
Terminator Salvation
(Barnes)
Street Kings
(Coates)
Fool's Paradise
(The Dagger)
American Gangster
(Turner Lucas)
Between Riverside and Crazy
(Junior)
Smokin' Aces
(Sir Ivy)
Wanted
(The Gunsmith)
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
(Self (segment "Two Words"))
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
(Self)
Date Night
(Collins)
Just Wright
(Scott McKnight)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(Self)
You're Watching Video Music Box
(Self (archive footage))
Happy Feet Two
(Seymour (voice))
Beef
(Self)
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
(Self)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
(Coach Cal)
LUV
(Uncle Vincent)
Now You See Me
(Evans)
The Legacy of J Dilla
(Self - Rapper; Friend)
Movie 43
(Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch"))
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
Pawn
(Jeff Porter)
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene
(Self)
Bouncing Cats
(Narrator)
Run All Night
(Mr. Price)
Seven Friends: George Miller’s Justice League
(Self)
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
(Self)
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
(Self)
X/Y
(Jason)
Breathe
(Darius)
Selma
(James Bevel)
5 Sides of a Coin
(Himself)
Diane Warren: Relentless
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
(Self)
A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop
(Self)
Barbershop: The Next Cut
(Jabari)
Every Secret Thing
(Devlin Hatch)
Suicide Squad
(Monster T)
Entourage
(Common)
Unity
(Narrator (voice))
The Wiz Live!
(The Bouncer)
Being Charlie
(Travis)
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Hip-Hop and the White House
Love Beats Rhymes
(Coltrane)
John Wick: Chapter 2
(Cassian)
Two Trains Runnin'
(Narrator)
Live From Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
(Self)
Hunter Killer
(RA John Fisk)
New Year's Eve
(Soldier)
Megan Leavey
(Gunny Martin)
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
(Daniel)
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
(Self)
Chasing Trane
(Self - Musician)
Misdirection: The Real Magic
(Narrator)
The Informer
(Grens)
Girls Trip
(Common)
The Words That Built America
(Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence)
Brown Sugar
(Self)
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
(Himself)
All About Nina
(Rafe)
The Tale
(Martin)
Here and Now
(Ben)
Smallfoot
(Stonekeeper (voice))
The Hate U Give
(Uncle Carlos)
Black America Again
(Himself - Street Performer)
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
(Self - Performer)
Ocean's Eight
(Common)
The Kitchen
(Gary Silvers)
Ava
(Michael)
Saint Judy
(Benjamin Adebayo)
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
(Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down"))
Brave New Voices 2010
(Himself - Host)
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
(Self)
Music
(Self)
The Price of Protest
(Self (archive footage))
A Most Beautiful Thing
(Narrator)
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
(Self)
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
(Self)
Letter to the President
(Self)
Letter to the Free
Alice
(Frank)
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
(Common)
Hate to See You Go
One World: Together at Home
(Self)
Soundz of Spirit
(Self)
Paragraphs I Manifest
(Self)
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
(Self)
Hell on Wheels
(Elam Ferguson)
One on One
(Darius)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Girlfriends
Tamron Hall
(Self - Guest)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Scrubs
(Common)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
(Self)
Shut Up and Dribble
(Self - Musician)
Never Have I Ever
(Dr. Chris Jackson)
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
(Self (archive footage))
Black in the 80s
(Self)
TRL
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Cameo (uncredited))
Framework
(Himself - Host)
The Daily Show
(Self)
MTV Video Music Awards
(Self - Presenter)
Lip Sync Battle
(Self)
The Mindy Project
(Security Guard)
The Chris Rock Show
America Divided
(Self)
Game Over
(Himself (voice))
Chelsea
(Self)
American Masters
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(Self)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The View
(Self)
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
(Self)
StoryBots: Answer Time
(Mr. Wonderful)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
The Simpsons
(Common (voice))
Real Time with Bill Maher
(Himself)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
(Self)
Silo
(Robert Sims)
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
(Self)
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
(Westley)
Chappelle's Show
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
(Self)
