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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 13, 1972
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Lonnie Rashid Lynn
- Common Sense
- Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr.
Common
1.4 Popularity
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
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Self
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
2025
7.5
Self
Wick Is Pain
2025
6.0
Self
Diane Warren: Relentless
2025
0.0
Self
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
2024
4.5
Self
Evolution of the Black Quarterback
2024
0.0
Self
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
2024
6.0
Hip-Hop and the White House
2024
5.7
Darius
Breathe
2024
9.0
Self
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
4.7
The Dagger
Fool's Paradise
2023
Credits
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
as Self
2025
0.0
Wick Is Pain
as Self
2025
7.5
Diane Warren: Relentless
as Self
2025
6.0
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
as Self
2024
0.0
Evolution of the Black Quarterback
as Self
2024
4.5
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
as Self
2024
0.0
Hip-Hop and the White House
2024
6.0
Breathe
as Darius
2024
5.7
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2023
9.0
Fool's Paradise
as The Dagger
2023
4.7
Silo
as Robert Sims
2023
8.1
The Legacy of J Dilla
as Self - Rapper; Friend
2023
0.0
🎬
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
as Self
2023
0.0
Between Riverside and Crazy
as Junior
2023
0.0
StoryBots: Answer Time
as Mr. Wonderful
2022
6.7
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
as Self
2022
5.0
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
Alice
as Frank
2022
5.7
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
as Self (archive footage)
2022
7.1
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
2021
6.4
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
7.0
Obama
as Self
2020
0.0
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
2020
5.4
Ava
as Michael
2020
5.8
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as Westley
2020
7.5
A Most Beautiful Thing
as Narrator
2020
6.2
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
as Self
2020
10.0
Never Have I Ever
as Dr. Chris Jackson
2020
8.1
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
as Self
2020
7.6
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
as Self
2020
7.9
One World: Together at Home
as Self
2020
7.0
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
as Self
2019
0.0
The Informer
as Grens
2019
6.5
The Price of Protest
as Self (archive footage)
2019
7.6
The Kitchen
as Gary Silvers
2019
6.1
Saint Judy
as Benjamin Adebayo
2019
6.9
Here and Now
as Ben
2018
5.3
Shut Up and Dribble
as Self - Musician
2018
1.0
Hunter Killer
as RA John Fisk
2018
6.9
The Hate U Give
as Uncle Carlos
2018
8.1
All About Nina
as Rafe
2018
5.9
Smallfoot
as Stonekeeper (voice)
2018
6.8
Ocean's Eight
as Common
2018
7.0
The Tale
as Martin
2018
7.1
The Chi
as Rafiq
2018
7.8
Love Beats Rhymes
as Coltrane
2017
5.6
Girls Trip
as Common
2017
6.8
The Words That Built America
as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2017
6.0
Misdirection: The Real Magic
as Narrator
2017
0.0
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene
as Self
2017
8.4
Megan Leavey
as Gunny Martin
2017
7.3
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
as Himself
2017
6.3
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
as Daniel
2017
5.3
Chasing Trane
as Self - Musician
2017
7.2
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Cassian
2017
7.3
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
as Self - Performer
2016
9.0
Letter to the Free
2016
0.0
America Divided
as Self
2016
6.0
Black America Again
as Himself - Street Performer
2016
1.0
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
as Self
2016
8.0
Suicide Squad
as Monster T
2016
5.9
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
2016
0.0
Chelsea
as Self
2016
5.1
Being Charlie
as Travis
2016
6.2
Barbershop: The Next Cut
as Jabari
2016
6.3
Two Trains Runnin'
as Narrator
2016
7.2
The Wiz Live!
as The Bouncer
2015
7.0
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015
8.0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
6.2
Unity
as Narrator (voice)
2015
7.5
Entourage
as Common
2015
6.3
Lip Sync Battle
as Self
2015
6.4
Run All Night
as Mr. Price
2015
6.4
Framework
as Himself - Host
2015
4.7
Selma
as James Bevel
2014
7.4
Every Secret Thing
as Devlin Hatch
2014
6.2
X/Y
as Jason
2014
4.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
2014
4.0
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
as Self
2013
7.1
Now You See Me
as Evans
2013
7.3
Pawn
as Jeff Porter
2013
5.5
Movie 43
as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
2013
4.6
LUV
as Uncle Vincent
2013
5.8
The Mindy Project
as Security Guard
2012
6.3
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
as Coach Cal
2012
7.0
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
as Self
2012
6.7
New Year's Eve
as Soldier
2011
5.9
Happy Feet Two
as Seymour (voice)
2011
6.2
Hell on Wheels
as Elam Ferguson
2011
7.6
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
as Self
2011
7.2
Music
as Self
2010
0.0
Just Wright
as Scott McKnight
2010
6.5
🎬
Bouncing Cats
as Narrator
2010
0.0
Date Night
as Collins
2010
6.1
Brave New Voices 2010
as Himself - Host
2010
10.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Terminator Salvation
as Barnes
2009
6.1
Wanted
as The Gunsmith
2008
6.5
Street Kings
as Coates
2008
6.6
American Gangster
as Turner Lucas
2007
7.6
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
as Self
2007
7.4
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
as Self
2007
6.2
Smokin' Aces
as Sir Ivy
2006
6.5
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
as Self
2006
0.0
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self
2005
6.8
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
8.1
Letter to the President
as Self
2005
2.0
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Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
as Self (segment "Two Words")
2005
5.0
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
as Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
2005
5.0
Soundz of Spirit
as Self
2005
8.0
Black in the 80s
as Self
2005
0.0
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The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
2005
8.7
5 Sides of a Coin
as Himself
2004
0.0
Game Over
as Himself (voice)
2004
5.6
Godfathers and Sons
as Self
2003
7.5
Beef
as Self
2003
6.7
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Chappelle's Show
2003
8.1
Brown Sugar
as Self
2002
6.6
Scrubs
as Common
2001
8.0
One on One
as Darius
2001
8.0
Girlfriends
as Omar
2000
7.3
Mark Twain Prize
as Self - Musical Guest
1999
0.0
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
as Common
1998
5.0
TRL
1998
5.1
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The Chris Rock Show
1997
4.2
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
The Simpsons
as Common (voice)
1989
8.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
5.4
American Masters
as Self
1986
7.5
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self - Presenter
1984
7.7
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
4.1
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
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Paragraphs I Manifest
as Self
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Hate to See You Go
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