Common
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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 of
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Self
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Darius
... 2024
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The Dagger
... 2023
Self - Rapper; Friend
... 2023
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Junior
... 2023
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Frank
... 2022
Self (archive footage)
... 2021
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Michael
... 2020
Narrator
... 2020
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Grens
... 2019
Self (archive footage)
... 2019
Gary Silvers
... 2019
Benjamin Adebayo
... 2019
Ben
... 2018
RA John Fisk
... 2018
Uncle Carlos
... 2018
Rafe
... 2018
Stonekeeper (voice)
... 2018
Common
... 2018
Martin
... 2018
Coltrane
... 2017
Common
... 2017
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
... 2017
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Narrator
... 2017
Gunny Martin
... 2017
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Self - Musician
... 2017
Cassian
... 2017
Self - Performer
... 2016
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Himself - Street Performer
... 2016
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Monster T
... 2016
Jabari
... 2016
Narrator
... 2016
The Bouncer
... 2015
Travis
... 2015
Narrator (voice)
... 2015
Common
... 2015
Mr. Price
... 2015
James Bevel
... 2014
Devlin Hatch
... 2014
Jason
... 2014
... 2013
Evans
... 2013
Jeff Porter
... 2013
Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
... 2013
Uncle Vincent
... 2013
Coach Cal
... 2012
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Soldier
... 2011
Seymour (voice)
... 2011
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Self
... 2010
Scott McKnight
... 2010
Narrator
... 2010
Collins
... 2010
Himself - Host
... 2010
Barnes
... 2009
The Gunsmith
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Coates
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Turner Lucas
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Sir Ivy
... 2006
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Self (segment "Two Words")
... 2005
Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
... 2005
Self
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Himself
... 2004
Self
... 2003
Self
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Common
... 1998