Yasiin Bey
Birthday
1973/12/11 (51 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also know as
Black Star, Flaco Bey, Dante Bezé, Bizet Dante, Smith Dante, Dante Smith, Mos Def, Crooklyn Dodgers, Dante Smith-Beze
Biography
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 Sta...Read more
Acting
(2005) Dave Chappelle's Block Party
as Self - (as Mos Def)
(2001) Monster's Ball
as Ryrus Cooper
(2006) 16 Blocks
as Eddie Bunker
(2008) Be Kind Rewind
as Mike
(2003) Civil Brand
as Michael Meadows
(2004) Something the Lord Made
as Vivien Thomas
(1991) The Hard Way
as Dead Romeos
(2010) I'm Still Here
as Mos Def
(2005) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Ford Prefect
(2000) Bamboozled
as Mau Mau: Big Blak Afrika
(2006) Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
as Mos Def
(2003) The Italian Job
as Left Ear
(2003) Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self
(2004) The Woodsman
as Sgt. Lucas
(2006) Journey to the End of the Night
as Wemba
(1997) Ghosts
as Dante
(2002) Brown Sugar
as Chris Anton 'Cav' Vichon
(2001) Carmen: A Hip Hopera
as Lt. Miller
(2021) You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
(2009) Next Day Air
as Eric
(2000) Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
as Himself
(2011) Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
as Self
(2023) Part of Me
as Himself
(2023) Gorillaz | MTV World Stage
as Mos Def
(1988) God Bless the Child
as Richard Watkins
(1998) Where's Marlowe?
as Wilt Crawley
(2005) Lackawanna Blues
as The Bandleader
(2008) In Prison My Whole Life
as Self
(2000) Island of the Dead
as Robbie J
(2013) Life of Crime
as Ordell Robbie
(2010) Bouncing Cats
as ---
(2013) Begin Again
as Saul
(2013) Standard Operating Procedure
as ---
(2022) Hargrove
as Self
(2012) Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
as Self
(2008) Cadillac Records
as Chuck Berry
(2016) French Tour
as Focé
(2015) Amy
as Self
(2008) Prince Among Slaves
as Narrator
(2003) Gil Scott-Heron: The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
as Himself
(2006) Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops
as ---
(2002) Showtime
as Lazy Boy
(2019) Gorillaz: Reject False Icons
as Mos Def
(2020) Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
as Self
(2010) The Making of Plastic Beach
as Mos Def
(2021) Peculiar Contrast, Perfect Light
as ---
(2005) 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'
as Self
(1992) Split Images
as Curtis Roy
(2006) Coachella
as Self (Interviewee)
(2003) Chappelle's Show
as Self - Black Star
(2003) Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as ---
(1996) Spin City
as Monty
(1997) The View
as Self
(2001) My Wife and Kids
as ---
(2005) The Boondocks
as ---
(2005) The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
(1994) The Cosby Mysteries
as ---
(1997) Brooklyn South
as Darius
(1992) Here and Now
as Alonzo
(1990) You Take the Kids
as Raymond Kirkland
(2006) Dexter
as Brother Sam
(2004) House
as Lee
(1956) Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
(2022) jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
as Self (archive footage)
(2001) The Proud Family
as Mos Def (voice)
(1975) Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
(2003) Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
(1992) HBO First Look
as Self