50 Cent
Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), known professionally as 50 Cent, is an American rapper, actor, and television producer. Born in Queens, a borough of New York City, Jackson began pursuing a musical career in 1996. In 1999–2000, he recorded his debut album Power of the Dollar for Columbia Records; however, he was struck by nine bullets during a shooting in May 2000, causing its release to be cancelled. Jackson is to be dropped from the label. His 2002 mixtape, Guess Who's Back?, was discovered by Detroit rapper Eminem, who signed Jackson to his label Shady Records, an imprint of Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records that same year. His debut studio album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003), was released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Peaking atop the Billboard200, it spawned the Billboard Hot 100-number singles "In da Club" and "21 Questions" (featuring Nate Dogg). It received nonuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). That same year, he launched the record label G-Unit Records, the namesake of a hip-hop group he formed two years prior; the label's initial signees were its members, fellow East Coast rappers Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. His second album, The Massacre (2005), was met with similar success and supported by his third number-one single, "Candy Shop" (featuring Olivia). He adopted a lighter, further commercially oriented approach for his third and fourth albums, Curtis (2007) and Before I Self Destruct (2009)—both were met with critical and commercial declines—and aimed for a return to his roots with his fifth album, Animal Ambition (2014), which was met with mixed reviews. He has since focused on his career in television and media, having executive-produced and starred in the television series Power (2014–2020), as well as its numerous spin-offs under his company G-Unit Films and Television Inc. Jackson has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and earned several accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, thirteen Billboard Music Awards, six World Music Awards, three American Music Awards and four BET Awards. In his acting career, Jackson first starred in the semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), which received critical panning. He was also cast in the war film Home of the Brave (2006) and the crime thriller Righteous Kill (2008). Billboard ranked Jackson as 17th on their "50 Greatest Rappers" list in 2023. and named him the sixth top artist of the 2000s decade. Rolling Stone ranked Get Rich or Die Tryin' and "In da Club" in its lists of the "100 Best Albums of the 2000s" and "100 Best Songs of the 2000s" at numbers 37 and 13, respectively. Description above from the Wikipedia article 50 Cent, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
119 acting credits · 2 directing credits
Acting · 119
The Simpsons
1989
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Graham Norton Show
2007
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Saturday Night Live
1975
Conan
2010
Top of the Pops
1964
The Voice
2011
The View
1997
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Entourage
2004
Robot Chicken
2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
2007
America's Next Top Model
2003
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Power
2014
Wetten, dass..?
1981
Grounded for Life
2001
Ridiculousness
2011
Power Book II: Ghost
2020
Expend4bles
2023
Star Academy
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
The Finder
2012
Den of Thieves
2018
Escape Plan
2013
For Life
2020
Spy
2015
Southpaw
2015
Steve
2017
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
1972
Escape Plan 2: Hades
2018
Circus Halligalli
2013
ECHO-Verleihung
1992
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
CD:UK
1998
Street Fighter
2026
The Defiant Ones
2017
13
2010
Last Vegas
2013
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
2005
Escape Plan: The Extractors
2019
Boneyard
2024
Fire with Fire
2012
Making the Video
1999
Morning Glory
2010
The Frozen Ground
2013
Top of the Pops Saturday
2003
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
2016
Righteous Kill
2008
The Prince
2014
Twelve
2010
Top of the Pops Reloaded
2005
Home of the Brave
2006
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
2023
Gun
2010
Freelancers
2012
Setup
2011
Live!
2007
Live 8
2005
Power Confidential
2019
Blood Out
2011
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
2009
Streets of Blood
2009
Skillhouse
2025
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
2024
Tupac: Resurrection
2003
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
2009
You're Watching Video Music Box
2021
Hyperfate
2022
Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry
2012
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
2023
All Things Fall Apart
2011
LA Originals
2020
Beef
2003
Dead Man Running
2009
Caught in the Crossfire
2010
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
2012
The Fifth Wheel
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Jack's Law
2006
Letter to the President
2005
50 Ways to Catch a Killer with 50 Cent
2025
Champs
2015
Beef II
2004
Beef III
2005
The Infamous Times, Volume I: The Original 50 Cent
2005
Not Afraid: The Shady Records Story
2015
Missionary
2024
Before I Self Destruct
2009
Hoodz: Big Beef
2007
Jackass: Steve-O YouTube Videos
2020
50 Cent: Refuse 2 Die
2005
How Music Got Free
2024
Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop
2006
50 Cent | The New Breed
2003
A Portrait of an Artist: The Making of 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'
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THE SHOW: California Love
2022
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
2008
SMACK: Platinum Edition
2004
50 Cent | Shoot First
2003
The Game: The Documentary
2005
Tale of the Tape
2024
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
2005
50 Cent | The Best Music Videos On DVD
2005
The Game: One Blood
2008
50 Cent: Rise Above
2010
50 Cent & G-Unit | In Da Club: The Movie
2003
Born To Ball
2003
50 Cent | Rap Star
2016
50 Cent: Gangsta Unit
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50 Cent | Who Dares Wins
2005
50 Cent | X Games Barcelona 2013
2013
50 Cent | Live in Concert
2007
G-Unit: Bullets Can't Touch Us
2008