Yasiin Bey

Yasiin Bey (/jæˈsiːn ˈbeɪ/; born Dante Terrell Smith, December 11, 1973), formerly known as Mos Def, is an American retired rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor. Regarded as one of hip hop's most introspective and insightful artists, Mos Def, has shaped a career that transcends music genres and artistic medium. With the release of "Universal Magnetic" (1996), he became an underground favorite in the hip-hop world, leading to his legendary collaboration with Talib Kweli. The two formed Black Star whose debut album, Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star, would become one of the most critically acclaimed hip-hop albums. He followed with his 1999 solo debut, Black On Both Sides, which was certified gold and credited by critics as bringing hip hop back to its soapbox roots. He was a former child actor in television films, sitcoms, and theater, and continued acting as an adult after launching his rap career. He appeared in Spike Lee's Bamboozled, MTV's Carmen: A Hip Hopera, 2002's critically acclaimed Monster's Ball, Showtime, and the 2002 romantic comedy Brown Sugar, for which he received an NAACP Image Award nomination. He hosted Def Poetry Jam from 2002 to 2007. He completed his Broadway debut in 2002 in the Tony-nominated, Pulitzer Prize-winning, Topdog/Underdog. He then re-teamed with Topdog playwright, Suzan Lori Parks and director George Wolfe for the off-Broadway play Fucking A, for which he earned an Obie Award. In 2003, he starred in The Italian Job alongside Ed Norton, Mark Wahlberg and Charlize Theron. In 2004, he starred opposite Alan Rickman in the critically acclaimed HBO movie Something the Lord Made, for which he received a 2004 Emmy Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie. He was also nominated for both a Golden Globe Award (Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture) and Golden Satellite Award (Best Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television) for the same role. He continued his music career by releasing his highly anticipated and critically acclaimed sophomore solo release, The New Danger (2004). The first single, "Sex, Love and Money" earned him a 2005 Grammy nomination for Best Alternative/Urban Performance, and the album has been certified gold by the RIAA. The following year, he appeared alongside Bruce Willis in the crime thriller 16 Blocks (2006), in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party, and had a cameo appearance in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Also in 2006, he released his third solo album, True Magic. The next year, he appeared in the 2007 PBS historical documentary, Prince Among Slaves, and in 2008 he played the role of Chuck Berry in Cadillac Records. In 2009, he released the album The Ecstatic, which proved to be his second highest-charting album to date. He then appeared in the urban comedy Next Day Air, and (as himself) in the 2010 mockumentary film I’m Still Here, starring Joaquin Phoenix. Mos Def announced in September of 2011 that he changed his name to Yasiin Bey, and would go by it henceforth. In the first month of 2016, Bey declared his retirement from both the film and music industries. In 2014, About.com listed him 14th on its "50 Greatest Rappers of All Time".

Geburtstag: 11.12.1973

Geburtsort: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Anzahl der Filme, die wir schon mit Yasiin Bey gesehen haben: 1

Anzahl aller Filme, in denen Yasiin Bey mitgespielt hat: 47

2023
  • Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
    Rolle: Mos Def
  • Part of Me
    Rolle: Himself
2022
  • Hargrove
    Rolle: Self
2021
  • You're Watching Video Music Box
    Rolle: Self (archive footage)
  • Peculiar Contrast, Perfect Light
    Rolle:
2020
  • Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
    Rolle: Self
2019
  • Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
    Rolle: Mos Def
2016
  • French Tour
    Rolle: Focé
2015
  • Amy
    Rolle: Self
2013
  • Life of Crime
    Rolle: Ordell Robbie
  • Begin Again
    Rolle: Saul
  • Standard Operating Procedure
    Rolle:
2012
  • Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
    Rolle: Self
2011
  • Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
    Rolle: Self
2010
  • I'm Still Here
    Rolle: Mos Def
  • Bouncing Cats
    Rolle:
  • The Making of Plastic Beach
    Rolle: Mos Def
2009
  • Next Day Air
    Rolle: Eric
2008
  • Cadillac Records
    Rolle: Chuck Berry
  • Prince Among Slaves
    Rolle: Narrator
  • Be Kind Rewind
    Rolle: Mike
  • In Prison My Whole Life
    Rolle: Self
2006
  • Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
    Rolle: Mos Def
  • Journey to the End of the Night
    Rolle: Wemba
  • 16 Blocks
    Rolle: Eddie Bunker (as Mos Def)
  • Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops
    Rolle:
2005
  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party
    Rolle: Self - (as Mos Def)
  • Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
    Rolle: Self
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    Rolle: Ford Prefect
  • Lackawanna Blues
    Rolle: The Bandleader
2004
  • The Woodsman
    Rolle: Sgt. Lucas
  • Something the Lord Made
    Rolle: Vivien Thomas
2003
  • Civil Brand
    Rolle: Michael Meadows
  • The Italian Job
    Rolle: Left Ear
  • Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
    Rolle: Himself
  • Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
    Rolle: Self
2002
  • Brown Sugar
    Rolle: Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
  • Showtime
    Rolle: Lazy Boy
2001
  • Monster's Ball
    Rolle: Ryrus Cooper
  • Carmen: A Hip Hopera
    Rolle: Lt. Miller
2000
  • Island of the Dead
    Rolle: Robbie J
  • Bamboozled
    Rolle: Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika
  • Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
    Rolle: Himself
1998
  • Where's Marlowe?
    Rolle: Wilt Crawley
1997
  • Ghosts
    Rolle: Dante
1991
  • The Hard Way
    Rolle: Dead Romeos
1988
  • God Bless the Child
    Rolle: Richard Watkins