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Birth Name: Dante Terrell Smith
Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/11/1973, Sagittarius
Profession: Actor; hip-hop artist

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House Episode Recap: "Locked In" | TV Show Recaps | 3/30/2009
This week on House, a patient (guest star Mos Def) suffering from "locked-in syndrome" offers a literally unique point of view as he draws the interest of House & Co. Wilson, meanwhile, tries to solve a mystery of his own. A special episode calls for a special recap, so let's get on with it!

The patient's name is Lee, and for a long stretch, we only see and hear things from his hospital-bed vantage point. Lee, we learn, was riding his bike when an open car door got in his way. Was he simply unable to stop in time or was he utterly unable to stop in time? That becomes a question.

Lee's doctor is ready to write him off as brain dead and ... read more 31 Comments
Be Kind Rewind Scandal? | Today's News: Our Take | 2/21/2008
A mob of angry customers storm the counter of their local video store, complaining that the VHS cassettes they've rented aren't the actual movies but cheap homemade reenactments. The plot of the new Jack Black comedy Be Kind Rewind? Not quite: This funny premise was actually the basis for a sketch on the popular Nickelodeon comedy series The Amanda Show, starring Amanda Bynes. Eight years ago.The skit, which recently surfaced on YouTube, features Bynes and costar Drake Bell as a pair of clerks in a "Blockblister" video store who've replaced tapes of Austin Powers, The Wizard of Oz, Titanic and others with their own crappy, basement quality versions — just what Black and his costar, Mos Def, do in Be Kind Rewind, which was written and directed by video-wunderkind-turned-feature-director Michel Gondry (The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind). Each time a customer complains, Amanda and Drake's boss argues in a comically heavy accent, "This movie better!" before the kids chime ... read more
AT THE MOVIES | Today's News: Our Take | 3/9/2006
Variety reports that John Cusack will star in the big-screen adaptation of 1408, Stephen King's short story about a debunker of paranormal occurrences.... Per the Hollywood Reporter, rapper Mos Def (16 Blocks) and Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) are in talks to costar as former Black Panther members in Stringbean and Marcus. read more
A Hitchhiker's Homage to Elvis | Today's News: Our Take | 5/6/2005
Attention, people of Earth: If Zaphod Beeblebrox, President of the Galaxy, seems familiar to you, that's because he's based on several of what you would call "celebrities." "I pushed for an Elvis/Freddie Mercury vibe," says Sam Rockwell, the actor who embodies the far-out prez in the current hit film, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. "There's also some Vince Vaughn in there — Vince does a great Elvis — and Bill Murray from Kingpin." And in case you're curious, yes, Rockwell also modeled his performance on several real heads of state. "I watched Bush and I watched Clinton," he says. "I was actually pretty nervous during rehearsals because they asked me to tone down the Southern accent." It was Rockwell's versatility that won him the part of Zaphod. He originally auditioned to play the less flamboyant Ford Prefect, a role that later went to Mos Def. "I read for Ford read more

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Bruce Willis, Mos Def courtesy Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage.com

jason statham, kelly brook, mos def, mark wahlberg courtesy Lester Cohen/WireImage.com

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Mos Def, The Roots courtesy Dana Edelson/NBC

House, Omar Epps, Mos Def, Kal Penn courtesy Adam Taylor/Fox

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Mos Def: Credits

Title	Year	Type
Next Day Air (Actor - Eric)	2009	Movie
Be Kind Rewind (Actor - Mike)	2008	Movie
Cadillac Records (Actor - Chuck Berry)	2008	Movie
16 Blocks (Actor - Eddie Bunker)	2006	Movie
Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby (Actor - Himself)	2006	Movie