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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 al…
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Common (rapper), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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A Spark Into A Flame: Hamilton & Hip Hop
as Self
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
as Self
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
as Self
Wick Is Pain
as Self
Diane Warren: Relentless
as Self
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
as Self
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
as Self
Hip-Hop and the White House
Breathe
as Darius
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
Fool's Paradise
as The Dagger
The Legacy of J Dilla
as Self - Rapper; Friend
No Poster
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
as Self
Between Riverside and Crazy
as Junior
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
as Self
Alice
as Frank
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
Ava
as Michael
A Most Beautiful Thing
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
as Self
One World: Together at Home
as Self
The Informer
as Grens
The Price of Protest
as Self (archive footage)
The Kitchen
as Gary Silvers
Here and Now
as Ben
Hunter Killer
as RA John Fisk
The Hate U Give
as Uncle Carlos
All About Nina
as Rafe
Saint Judy
as Benjamin Adebayo
Smallfoot
as Stonekeeper (voice)
Ocean's Eight
as Common
The Tale
as Martin
Love Beats Rhymes
as Coltrane
Girls Trip
as Common
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Retro Wick: Exploring the Unexpected Success of 'John Wick'
as Self
Misdirection: The Real Magic
as Narrator
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene
as Self
Megan Leavey
as Gunny Martin
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
as Himself
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
as Daniel
Chasing Trane
as Self - Musician
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Cassian
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self - Performer
Letter to the Free
Black America Again
as Himself - Street Performer
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody
as Self
Suicide Squad
as Monster T
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
Being Charlie
as Travis
Barbershop: The Next Cut
as Jabari
Two Trains Runnin'
as Narrator
The Wiz Live!
as The Bouncer
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
Entourage
as Common
Run All Night
as Mr. Price
Selma
as James Bevel
Every Secret Thing
as Devlin Hatch
X/Y
as Jason
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
as Self
Now You See Me
as Evans
Pawn
as Jeff Porter
Movie 43
as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
LUV
as Uncle Vincent
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Coach Cal
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
as Self
New Year's Eve
as Soldier
Happy Feet Two
as Seymour (voice)
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
as Self
Music
as Self
Just Wright
as Scott McKnight
No Poster
Bouncing Cats
as Narrator
Date Night
as Collins
Brave New Voices 2010
as Himself - Host
Terminator Salvation
as Barnes
Wanted
as The Gunsmith
Street Kings
as Coates
American Gangster
as Turner Lucas
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
as Self
Smokin' Aces
as Sir Ivy
Alicia Keys: Unplugged
as Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self
Letter to the President
as Self
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
as Self (segment "Two Words")
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
as Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
Soundz of Spirit
as Self
No Poster
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
5 Sides of a Coin
as Himself
Godfathers and Sons
as Self
Beef
as Self
Brown Sugar
as Self
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
as Common
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
as Self/Narrator
No Poster
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
as Self
No Poster
Hate to See You Go
No Poster
Paragraphs I Manifest
as Self