MC Hammer
Birthday
1962/03/30 (62 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
Also know as
Stanley Kirk Burrell, Hammer, Hammertime, King Hammer, Hammerman, Kirk Burrell , K.B., M.C. Hammer
Biography
Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper, actor, TV personality, entrepreneur, celebrity spokesperson, and ordained preacher. Known for hit songs such as "U Can't Touch This", "2 Legit 2 Quit", and "Pumps and a Bump", flashy dance movements, extravagant choreography, and his eponymous Hammer pants. A multi-award winner, Hammer is considered a "forefather" and pioneering innovator of pop rap (incorporating elem...Read more
Acting
(2017) Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
as Self (archive footage)
(2009) Katt Williams: Pimpadelic
as Self
(2017) The Swingin' A's
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1996) One Man's Justice
as Dexter Kane
(1998) I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America
as Self
(1996) Cheyenne
as Haddox
(2010) 1040: Christianity in the New Asia
as Self
(1990) Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
as Self
(1997) The Right Connections
as Kendrick Bragg
(2001) Rhapsody
as Wizard
(2002) Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
as Self / Reverend Pressure
(2016) Zoolander 2
as M.C. Hammer
(2012) Vanilla Ice Archive
as Self (archive footage)
(1997) Private Parts
as M.C. Hammer
(2005) Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
as Self
(2003) Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
as Self
(1993) Last Action Hero
as M.C. Hammer
(1996) Reggie's Prayer
as Forest Ranger Baker
(2017) The '91 Falcons
as Self
(2005) Letter to the President
as Self
(2014) James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
as Self
(2007) Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
as Roy Thunder
(2001) Street Life
as ---
(2024) 40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(1991) The Making of "The Addams Family"
as Self
(1992) Martin
as ---
(1991) Hammerman
as Hammerman/Stanley Burrell
(2003) The Surreal Life
as Self
(1997) The View
as Self
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Dance Fever
as Self
(1992) Out All Night
as Self
(1990) 8:15 from Manchester
as ---
(2009) Hammertime
as Self
(2009) Glenn Martin, DDS
as ---
(1999) Where Are They Now?
as Self
(2003) The New Tom Green Show
as Self
(2005) Black in the 80s
as Self
(1999) The Hip Hop Years
as Self
(1974) American Music Awards
as Self - Musical Guest
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
(1997) Behind the Music
as Self
(1997) The Chris Rock Show
as ---
(1984) MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
(2017) Beat Shazam
as Self
(1988) Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
(2005) Infinite Challenge
as Self
(2013) Uncle Grandpa
as MC Hammer (voice)