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Common

Birth Name:Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr.

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Rapper, actor

Executive Producer

8 Credits
Justice, USA
2024
The Chi
2023
America Divided
2018
Framework
2015
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
Burning Sands
Two Trains Runnin'
40 Years a Prisoner

Actor

60 Credits
Silo
2023
A Year in Music
2022
Let the World See
2022
ET Entertainment Tonight
2021
The Chi
2019
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
2019
The Lion Guard
2019
Hell on Wheels
2014
Larry King Now
2014
The Mindy Project
2013
Single Ladies
2011
One on One
2004
The Hate U Give
Love Beats Rhymes
Three Seconds
The Tale
All About Nina
Blue Night
Saint Judy
The Kitchen
Bounce Celebrates Black History
Ava
Venus and Serena
Ocean's 8
The Apollo
Alice
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Stockton On My Mind
You're Watching Video Music Box
Fool's Paradise
Between Riverside and Crazy
The Wiz Live!
Megan Leavey
Hunter Killer
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Being Charlie
Barbershop: The Next Cut
John Wick: Chapter 2
Suicide Squad
X/Y
Girls Trip
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Movie 43
Date Night
Now You See Me
Every Secret Thing
Selma
Entourage
Run All Night
Pawn
LUV
Wanted
American Gangster
New Year's Eve
Just Wright
Terminator Salvation
Street Kings
Smokin' Aces
Brown Sugar
The Informer

Guest

43 Credits
Best of All the Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson
2022
Sherman's Showcase
2022
Friday Night Vibes
2021
The Daily Show With Trevor Noah
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2019
The View
2019
SneakerCenter
2019
DESUS & MERO
2019
Off Camera With Sam Jones
2018
Late Night With Seth Meyers
2018
The Talk
2018
The Real
2017
Today
2017
T.D. Jakes
2016
Chelsea
2016
CBS This Morning
2016
"Harry": The Harry Connick, Jr. Show
2016
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart
2015
Charlie Rose
2015
Made in Hollywood
2015
The Meredith Vieira Show
2015
Watch What Happens: Live
2014
Fashion Police
2014
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
2013
Kickin' It
2013
Music Confidential
2012
Last Call With Carson Daly
2012
Hip Hop Squares
2012
Mark at the Movies
2012
The Rosie Show
2011
Piers Morgan Tonight
2011
Chelsea Lately
2011
The Mo'Nique Show
2010
Lopez Tonight
2010
The Bonnie Hunt Show
2009
Chappelle's Show
2004
A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Excellence in Black Hollywood: A News One Now Primetime Special
Common on New Web-Comic Series
One World: Together at Home
Club MTV Presents: #DanceTogether with D-Nice
John Legend and Family: A Bigger Love Father's Day

Appearing

41 Credits
Let the World See
2022
Shut Up and Dribble
2018
ES.TV
2018
Noisey
2016
America Divided
2016
Breaking Genres
2015
Cake Boss
2015
Chicagoland
2014
Music Revolution
2013
30 for 30
2012
The Electric Company
2010
Soundz of Spirit
2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary
WE Day
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Feel the Beat
Behind the Movie: Exploring Chicago With the Cast of Barbershop: The Next Cut
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
2015 Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival
McDonald's 365 Black Awards 2015
Because of Her I Can
Soul Mates: Maya Angelou & Common
BET Honors 2012
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
Making of the Video "Blue Sky"
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul
Grammy Awards
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Wright Zone
A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the Brave
What You Know About That? Rap-It-Up Sex Quiz
Hip Hop Honors
Chappelle's Block Party
Grammy Awards
ReAct Now: Music & Relief
Letter To The President
Holistic Wellness for the Hip Hop Generation

Performer

45 Credits
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert
2018
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2018
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2017
Steve Harvey
2016
Lip Sync Battle
2015
A Salute to the Troops: In Performance at the White House
2014
The Wendy Williams Show
2011
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
2008
Unplugged
2005
Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry
2005
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
The Blues
2003
The Chris Rock Show
2000
90th Academy Awards
90th Academy Awards Highlights
The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Global Citizen Prize
CMT Artists of the Year
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul
Taking the Stage: African American Music and Stories That Changed America
We Day
Grammy Awards
Bet Hip Hop Awards 2014: Xtra Large Version
87th Academy Awards
BET Hip Hop Awards 2014
Content of Character
Centric Presents: 2011 Soul Train Awards
Grammy Nominations Concert Live
Sucker Free Presents: Diesel Only the Brave
CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony 2009
Hip Hop Awards '08
2007 MTV Video Music Awards
My Tracks: Chicago
VH1 Hip Hop Honors
MTV's New Year of Music
Hip Hop Honors
BET Relief Telethon
Fade to Black
Essence Awards
Poetry on Fire, Vol. III: The Power of Spoken Word
BET Hip Hop Awards
Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable

Remarks by

12 Credits
Made in Hollywood Now
2017
Independent Lens
2017
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise - American Masters
2017
ET Canada
2017
When I Was 17
2011
Through the Fire: The Legacy of Barack Obama
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
MTV2 Presents: Yo! MTV Raps Classic Cuts
Think: Telling Your Story Sets You Free: A Freedom Writers Movie Special
Hip Hop Videos Sexploitation on the Set
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya Bars Up

Voice

5 Credits
The Simpsons
2017
Two Trains Runnin'
Smallfoot
Unity
Happy Feet Two

Host

7 Credits
Live With Kelly
2016
Dish Nation
2016
Framework
2015
Bear Witness, Take Action 3
Brave New Voices 2010
Bear Witness, Take Action
A Grammy Salute To The Sounds Of Change

Panelist

1 Credit
The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore
2015

Subject (person only)

3 Credits
Being
2014
Sucker Free Power Players
The Undefeated In-Depth: Serena Williams With Common

Narrator

3 Credits
All Access Showtime
2013
A Most Beautiful Thing
Bouncing Cats

Reality Cast Member

1 Credit
Scrubs
2004

Announcer

1 Credit
SAG Nominations

Producer

1 Credit
LUV