Ice Cube
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O'Shea Jackson was born on June 15, 1969 in South Central, Los Angeles. He is better known by his stage name, Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor and film director.
He went from being an innovative and controversial rapper to being a movie star famous for the successful franchises that sprouted from the movies Friday (1995) and Barbershop (2002).
Ice Cube co-founded the hip-hop group N.W.A. (Niggaz With Attitude) in the late 1980s, along with rapper Eazy-E and producer Dr. Dre. Their 1989 album, Straight Outta Compton, is considered one of the most influential rap recordings in history, and N.W.A.'s brand of "gangsta rap" dominated hip-hop music into the early '90s. He has at least six albums, selling a over 10 million copies in total - his second album "Death Certificate" sold two million copies alone.
His performance in the 1991 movie Boyz N the Hood proved he also had the makings of a movie star, and now he's known in films as an actor, writer, producer and director.
His films include: Anaconda (1997); Three Kings (1999); Ghosts of Mars (2001); Torque (2004); and Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004).
His last credits include xXx: State of the Union (2005) and Are We Done Yet? (2007).
Filmography
- The Extractors (2008)
- The Longshots (2008)
- Comeback (2008)
- First Sunday (2008)
- Are We Done Yet? (2007)
- xXx: State of the Union (2005)
- Are We There Yet? (2005)
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
- Torque (2004)
- WC: Bandana Swangin - All That Glitters Ain't Gold (2003)
- Friday After Next (2002)
- Barbershop (2002)
- All About the Benjamins (2002)
- Ghosts of Mars (2001)
- Next Friday (2000)
- Three Kings (1999)
- Thicker Than Water (1999)
- I Got the Hook Up (1998)
- The Players Club (1998)
- Anaconda (1997)
- Dangerous Ground (1997)
- Friday (1995)
- Higher Learning (1995)
- The Glass Shield (1994)
- Trespass (1992)
- Sisters in the Name of Rap (1992)
- Boyz n the Hood (1991)
Awards
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award Most Promising Actor "Boyz N the Hood" 1991
