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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
September 11, 1977
Place of Birth
Champaign, Illinois, USA
Also Known As
- Christopher Bridges
- Chris Bridges
- Christopher Brian Bridges
- C. Bridges
- Chris "Ludacris" Bridges
- 루다크리스
- 路達克里斯
- لوداکریس
- لودا کریس
Ludacris
1.6 Popularity
Biography
Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris(/ˈluːdəkrɪs/, spoken as "ludicrous" in American English), is an American rapper and actor. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved to Atlanta, Georgia, at age nine, where he first began rapping. Starting with a brief stint as a DJ, he formed his record label, Disturbing tha Peace, in the late 1990s to independently release his debut studio album Incognegro (1999). After its single, "What's Your Fantasy" (featuring Shawnna), became a top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, the album was re-released by Def Jam Recordings as his major label debut, Back for the First Time (2000). The latter album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200 and spawned his second top 40 single, "Southern Hospitality" (featuring Pharrell). Ludacris' following albums, Word of Mouf (2001), Chicken-n-Beer (2003) and The Red Light District(2004), were each met with continued success and received multi-platinum certifications by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His fifth and sixth albums, Release Therapy (2006) and Theater of the Mind (2008), explored more serious subject matter than its predecessors. His seventh album, Battle of the Sexes (2010), returned to the more lighthearted tone of his earlier albums. Throughout his career, Ludacris has scored two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist: "Stand Up" (featuring Shawnna) and "Money Maker" (featuring Pharrell), as well as three singles which did so as a guest performer: Usher's "Yeah!" in 2004, Fergie's "Glamorous" in 2007, and Taio Cruz's "Break Your Heart" in 2009. The following year, he guest featured on Justin Bieber's single "Baby", one of the highest-certified singles of all time in the United States. Ludacris is cited as one of the first Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success in the early 2000s. He has received three Grammy Awards: a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Critics' Choice Award, and an MTV Video Music Award. Outside of music, he has portrayed Tej Parker in the Fast & Furious film series—first appearing in its second film, 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). His other notable acting roles include Crash (2004), Gamer (2009), and New Year's Eve (2011). In 2021, he created and starred in the children's animated series Karma's World for Netflix. Ludacris is also a private pilot.
Known For
8.4
Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025
0.0
Self
Where's Usher?
2024
6.1
Eddie Garrick
Dashing Through the Snow
2023
7.0
Tej
Fast X
2023
6.6
Self
Celebrity Prank Wars
2023
5.6
Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
3.0
Self - Guest
Sherri
2022
6.0
Reggie Beaumont
End of the Road
2022
7.1
Self (archive footage)
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
2022
6.4
Self (archive footage)
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
Credits
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self
2025
8.4
Where's Usher?
as Self
2024
0.0
Dashing Through the Snow
as Eddie Garrick
2023
6.1
Fast X
as Tej
2023
7.0
Celebrity Prank Wars
as Self
2023
6.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
2022
5.6
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
End of the Road
as Reggie Beaumont
2022
6.0
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 World Series Champions: Atlanta Braves
as Narrator
2021
0.0
Adventures In Christmasing
as Self
2021
6.7
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self
2021
7.0
Karma’s World
as Conrad Grant (voice)
2021
7.2
Ben & Jerry's: Clash of the Cones
as Self
2021
1.0
F9
as Tej Parker
2021
7.0
Luda Can't Cook
as Self
2021
9.0
🎬
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
as Self
2020
0.0
Gone Mental with Lior
as Self
2020
4.0
VERZUZ
as Self
2020
10.0
John Henry
as Hell
2020
5.3
Rhythm + Flow
as Self - Judge
2019
7.0
Drive Like Andretti
as Self
2019
0.0
Desus & Mero
as Self
2019
5.1
Deion's Double Play
as Narrator (voice)
2019
6.3
Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones
as Self
2018
7.0
Show Dogs
as Max (voice)
2018
6.0
The Ride
as Eldridge Buultjens
2018
7.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
6.1
Fear Factor
as Self - Host
2017
7.4
Beat Shazam
as Self
2017
5.0
The Fate of the Furious
as Tej Parker
2017
6.9
🎬
Rising Star
as Self - Expert
2016
2.0
Inside the Label
2016
0.0
The Art of Organized Noize
as Self
2016
7.1
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Self
2016
5.9
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
as Narrator (voice)
2015
5.5
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Furious 7
as Tej Parker
2015
7.2
Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber
as Self
2015
6.8
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
7.2
Empire
as Officer Mcknight
2015
7.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Justin Bieber's Believe
as Self
2013
7.0
Being Mary Jane
as Terence Mitchell
2013
7.1
Fast & Furious 6
as Tej Parker
2013
6.8
So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert
as Self
2013
0.0
Jason Aldean: Night Train to Georgia
as Self
2013
0.0
Doc McStuffins
as Gus (voice)
2012
5.8
New Year's Eve
as Brendan
2011
5.9
Breakaway
as Ludacris
2011
5.4
Nothing But The Beat
as Self
2011
5.2
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
as Self
2011
7.2
Biebermania!
as Self
2011
1.1
Fast Five
as Tej Parker
2011
7.2
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
as Self
2011
5.2
No Strings Attached
as Wallace
2011
6.3
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
as Self
2010
7.0
🎬
La La's Full Court Wedding
as self
2010
8.0
🎬
Plies: Goon In the Trap
2010
2.4
The Jay Leno Show
as Self
2009
3.5
Gamer
as Humanz Brother
2009
5.7
🎬
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
as Self (archive footage)
2009
6.0
🎬
Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4
as Self (archive footage)
2009
5.8
🎬
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
as Self (archive footage)
2009
6.6
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Musical Guest
2009
6.1
Max Payne
as Jim Bravura
2008
5.4
RocknRolla
as Mickey
2008
6.9
🎬
Battleground Earth
2008
10.0
Ball Don't Lie
as Julius
2008
2.0
Fred Claus
as DJ Donnie
2007
5.9
Katt Williams: American Hustle
as Ludacris
2007
7.1
Hustle & Flow
as Skinny Black
2005
7.1
🎬
Ludacris - The Red Light District
as Self
2005
10.0
Crash
as Anthony
2005
7.2
Lil' Pimp
as Weathers (voice)
2005
4.7
🎬
DJ Domination: World Domination
2004
0.0
Maxim: Hot Clips 2
as Self (archive footage)
2004
7.5
Eve
as Rufus
2003
8.6
Groupies
2003
0.0
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
Comedy Central Roasts
as Self
2003
7.0
🎬
The New Tom Green Show
as Self
2003
4.5
2 Fast 2 Furious
as Tej Parker
2003
6.5
Paper Chasers
2003
0.0
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
American Rap Stars
as Self
2002
3.0
The Wash
as Customer
2001
5.5
Soul Food
as Self
2000
7.0
🎬
Diary
as Self
2000
0.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Darius Parker
1999
7.9
Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Host
1999
9.1
Making the Video
1999
4.5
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
MTV Europe Music Awards
as Self - Host
1994
10.0
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Late Show with David Letterman
as Self - Musical Guest
1993
6.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
5.4
The Simpsons
as Ludacris (voice)
1989
8.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
5.4
MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
1984
7.7
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
4.1
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
1975
7.0
American Music Awards
as Self - Musical Guest
1974
8.2
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
as Self - Performer (Los Angeles)
1972
6.5
The Grammys
as Self
1959
8.6
Fast X: Part 2
as Tej Parker
N/A
0.0