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Birth Name:Lonnie Rashid Lynn

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Producer

Actor

56 Credits
Silo
Breathe
Fool's Paradise
StoryBots: Answer Time
Alice
Never Have I Ever
Ava
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
The Informer
Sherman's Showcase
The Kitchen
The Lion Guard
The Chi
Hunter Killer
Saint Judy
Smallfoot
The Hate U Give
Ocean's 8
All About Nina
Blue Night
The Tale
Love Beats Rhymes
Girls Trip
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Megan Leavey
John Wick: Chapter 2
The Simpsons
Suicide Squad
Barbershop: The Next Cut
The Wiz Live!
Being Charlie
Entourage
Run All Night
Selma
Hell on Wheels
Every Secret Thing
X/Y
Now You See Me
Pawn
The Mindy Project
Movie 43
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
LUV
New Year's Eve
Happy Feet Two
Single Ladies
Just Wright
Date Night
Terminator Salvation
Wanted
Street Kings
American Gangster
Smokin' Aces
Scrubs
One on One
Girlfriends

executive producer

11 Credits
The Chi
Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)
Grassland
Justice, USA
Alice
40 Years a Prisoner
Burning Sands
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
America Divided
Two Trains Runnin'
Framework

producer

3 Credits
They Fight
LUV
Alice

performer

38 Credits
High Potential
Mo
We Are Who We Are
Smallfoot
The Chi
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Girls Trip
The Simpsons
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Selma
Every Secret Thing
Battle of the Year
The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
The Central Park Five
Happy Feet Two
Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Step Up 3
It's Kind of a Funny Story
Just Wright
So You Think You Can Dance
Grey's Anatomy
Cold Case
Dead Tone
Freedom Writers
Smokin' Aces
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Scrubs
Chappelle's Show
The Blues
Beef
Brown Sugar
Orange County
Two Can Play That Game
Drop the Beat
Bamboozled
Any Given Sunday
The Hurricane
Get on the Bus

writer

5 Credits
Morning Express With Robin Meade
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Rising Icons
2009 MTV Video Music Awards
EastEnders

lyrics

3 Credits
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
Marshall
13th

Composer

2 Credits
Mo
Alice

Self

139 Credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Wick is Pain
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Today
ET Entertainment Tonight
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Evolution of the Black Quarterback
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
Hip-Hop and the White House
Diane Warren: Relentless
America In Black
The View
Good Morning America
Late Night With Seth Meyers
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
ET Canada
Sunday Today with Willie Geist
The Broadway Show With Tamsen Fadal
Killing Me Softly With His Songs
Live With Kelly and Mark
30 for 30
The Kardashians
Let the World See
The Kennedy Center at 50
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Inside Story
Tamron Hall
Bookmarks
The Daily Show
A Most Beautiful Thing
Bear Witness, Take Action
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
One World: Together at Home
Stockton On My Mind
First Take
Sergio Mendes In the Key of Joy
Extra
SneakerCenter
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
CBS Sunday Morning
DESUS & MERO
Red Table Talk
Sister Circle
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
Austin City Limits
Shut Up and Dribble
Made in Hollywood
TMZ Sports
The Raw Word
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Off Camera with Sam Jones
The Talk
Saturday Night Live
The Real
The Words That Built America
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
American Masters
Dish Nation
Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama
Chelsea
Steve Harvey
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Weekend Today
The Wendy Williams Show
America Divided
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore
Two Trains Runnin'
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
In Their Own Words
Unity
Knock Knock Live
Lip Sync Battle
Talk Stoop
The Meredith Vieira Show
Dateline NBC
Framework
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
Larry King Now
Fashion Police
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
The Burn With Jeff Ross
Big Morning Buzz Live
Real Husbands of Hollywood
NOW With Alex Wagner
Last Call With Carson Daly
Sesame Street
Venus and Serena
Bizarre Foods America
Hip Hop Squares
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
Chelsea Lately
The Hot 50
Real Time With Bill Maher
1st Look
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
XPlay
Brave New Voices 2010
The Rachael Ray Show
Mark at the Movies
The Mo'Nique Show
The Electric Company
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar
The Brian McKnight Show
The Bonnie Hunt Show
Tavis Smiley
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America---A Final Night With George W. Bush
Black to the Future
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
HBO First Look
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
Total Request Live
The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson
Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
VH1 News Presents
106 & Park
Unplugged
Black in the 80s
The MC: Why We Do It
Fade to Black
Game Over
Chappelle's Show
Soundz of Spirit
The Blues
Check 1, 2
Beef
Brown Sugar
Soul Train
Crook & Chase
Yo! MTV Raps