Ice Cube
Birth Name:
O'shea Jackson
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Music department
Fast Facts
- Received the Career Achievement Award at the 2002 Urbanworld Film Festival
- Was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2016 as a member of the rap group N․W․A
- Is the father of actor O'Shea Jackson Jr
- First wrote the song "Boyz-n-the-Hood" for the group HBO, but the group rejected it and Eazy-E recorded the song himself
- Started rapping in a group called C․I․A
- Quote: "It's kind of like, the more mature I get, the more I understand how important it is to be around my family as much as I can․"
- Best known for creating lyrics that often reference politics
- Is listed as one of the founding artists of the gangsta rap music genre
- Founded the Big 3 basketball league in 2017
Awards
- 1992CFCA Award - Most Promising Actor:Winner
- 1992CFCA Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 1992Image Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1993Blimp Award - Favorite Movie Actor:Nominated
- 1996Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1996MTV Movie Award - Best On-Screen Duo:Nominated
- 2000Black Reel - Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
- 2000Blockbuster Entertainment Award - Favorite Action Team:Winner
- 2000MTV Movie Award - Best Comedic Performance:Nominated
- 2002WAFCA Award - Best Ensemble:Winner
- 2003Black Reel - Theatrical - Best Actor:Nominated
- 2003Image Award - Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2004BET Comedy Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Box Office Movie:Nominated
- 2005BET Comedy Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Theatrical Film:Nominated
- 2005Black Movie Award - Outstanding Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2005Black Reel - Best Actor, Muscial or Comedy:Nominated
- 2005Teen Choice Award - Choice Rap Artist in a Movie:Nominated
- 2006Blimp Award - Favorite Movie Actor:Nominated
- 2008Blimp Award - Favorite Male Movie Star:Nominated
- 2011Image Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series:Winner
- 2014MTV Movie Award - Best On-Screen Duo:Nominated
- 2014Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Hissy Fit:Nominated
- 2014Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Chemistry:Nominated
- 2014Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actor: Comedy:Nominated
- 2016All Def Movie Award - Best Black Survivor in a Movie:Winner
- 2016Black Reel - Outstanding Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2016PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2016Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Actor: Comedy:Nominated
- 2017Blimp Award - BFFs (Best Friends Forever):Nominated
- 2017People's Choice Award - Favorite Comedic Collaboration:Nominated
- 2017Teen Choice Award - Choice: Fight:Nominated
- 2024Emmy - Outstanding Long Sports Documentary:Nominated
- 2026Razzie Award - Worst Actor:Winner
- 2026Razzie Award - Worst Screen Combo:Nominated