Fat Joe

Fat Joe

Known for
Acting
Born
August 19, 1970 (age 56)
Birthplace
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a solo career with the release of his debut studio album, Represent (1993) the following year. Cartegena formed the hip hop group Terror Squad and its namesake record label in the late 1990s, through which he has signed fellow New York artists including Big Pun, Remy Ma, Tony Sunshine, and Cuban Link, as well as then-unknown producers DJ Khaled and Cool & Dre.

Known For

Photos

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Filmography

2025
Joe and Jada poster

Joe and Jada

TV · as Self - Host · 3 eps

2024
This Is Me…Now poster

This Is Me…Now

Movie · as Therapist

2024
The Greatest Love Story Never Told poster

The Greatest Love Story Never Told

Movie · as Self

2024
Fat Joe Talks poster

Fat Joe Talks

TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps

2023
Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on Trial poster

Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on Trial

Movie · as Self

2023
All Up in the Biz poster

All Up in the Biz

Movie · as Self

2023
Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation poster

Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation Presentation

Movie · as Self

2023
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports poster

The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports

Movie · as Self

2023
King Charles poster

King Charles

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World poster

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

TV · as Self · 4 eps

2022
The Greatest Mixtape Ever poster

The Greatest Mixtape Ever

Movie · as Self

2022
Hustle poster

Hustle

Movie · as Fat Joe

2022
Mixtape poster

Mixtape

Movie · as Self

2022
Grails: When Sneakers Change the Game poster

Grails: When Sneakers Change the Game

TV · 1 ep

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2021
You're Watching Video Music Box poster

You're Watching Video Music Box

Movie · as Self

2020
Fearless poster

Fearless

Movie · as DJ (voice)

2020
The Drew Barrymore Show poster

The Drew Barrymore Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
The Fabulous Chi Ali poster

The Fabulous Chi Ali

Movie · as Self

2019
Savage X Fenty Show poster

Savage X Fenty Show

Movie · as Self

2019
Untold Stories of Hip Hop poster

Untold Stories of Hip Hop

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2019
The Tamron Hall Show poster

The Tamron Hall Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2018
Night School poster

Night School

Movie · as Bobby

2018
The Shop poster

The Shop

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2017
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth poster

Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

Movie · as Himself

2017
Lady Rider poster

Lady Rider

Movie · as Flash

2017
She's Gotta Have It poster

She's Gotta Have It

TV · as Winny 'Win' Winfield, Winnie 'Win' Winfield · 1 ep

2016
Straight Stuntin Chronicles: Volume 3 - The Man in the Mirror poster

Straight Stuntin Chronicles: Volume 3 - The Man in the Mirror

Movie · as Self

2016
Checkmate poster

Checkmate

Movie · as Freddy "Flash" Morales

2016
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens poster

VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens

Movie

2016
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party poster

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives poster

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

Movie

2015
Supermodel poster

Supermodel

Movie · as Xavier

2015
Celebrity Family Feud poster

Celebrity Family Feud

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2014
179th Street poster

179th Street

Movie · as King Cesar Colon

2011
Narx poster

Narx

Movie · as Big Ed

2011
The Cookout 2 poster

The Cookout 2

Movie · as Bookie

2010
Plies: Goon In the Trap

Plies: Goon In the Trap

Movie

2009
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70

DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4

Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2009
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd

DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2008
The Wendy Williams Show poster

The Wendy Williams Show

TV · as Self - Guest Host · 137 eps

2006
Happy Feet poster

Happy Feet

Movie · as Seymour (voice)

2006
Tats Cru: The Mural Kings

Tats Cru: The Mural Kings

Movie · as Himself

2006
Jim Jones - A Day In The Fastlife

Jim Jones - A Day In The Fastlife

Movie · as Self

2006
The Shop

The Shop

TV · 1 ep

2006
Pimp My Ride International

Pimp My Ride International

TV · as Host · 6 eps

2005
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents

The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents

Movie

2005
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out poster

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

TV · 1 ep

2005
The Andy Milonakis Show poster

The Andy Milonakis Show

TV · 1 ep

2005
My Super Sweet 16 poster

My Super Sweet 16

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
The Celebrity Apprentice poster

The Celebrity Apprentice

TV · 1 ep

2004
My Coolest Years

My Coolest Years

TV · as Himself · 1 ep

2003
Paper Chasers poster

Paper Chasers

Movie

2003
The Blackout - Fat Joe Vs Jay-Z At The Rucker

The Blackout - Fat Joe Vs Jay-Z At The Rucker

Movie · as Self

2003
Scary Movie 3 poster

Scary Movie 3

Movie · as Fat Joe

2003
Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me poster

Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me

Movie · as Self

2003
Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic

Scarface: Origins of a Hip Hop Classic

Movie

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2002
Empire poster

Empire

Movie · as Tito Severe

2002
Outlawz: Worldwide poster

Outlawz: Worldwide

Movie · as Self

2002
Big Pun: Still Not a Player poster

Big Pun: Still Not a Player

Movie · as Self

2002
Big Pun Live poster

Big Pun Live

Movie

2001
Prison Song poster

Prison Song

Movie · as Big Pete

2001
Blazin' poster

Blazin'

Movie · as Big Jay

2001
BET Awards poster

BET Awards

TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep

2000
Jennifer Lopez | Feelin' So Good poster

Jennifer Lopez | Feelin' So Good

Movie · as Self

2000
106 & Park poster

106 & Park

TV · 1 ep

1999
Whiteboyz poster

Whiteboyz

Movie · as Don Flip Crew #2

1999
Urban Menace poster

Urban Menace

Movie · as Terror

1999
Cope 2 Kings Destroy poster

Cope 2 Kings Destroy

Movie · as Joey Crack

1999
Thicker Than Water poster

Thicker Than Water

Movie · as Lonzo

1998
TRL poster

TRL

TV · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1996
The Daily Show poster

The Daily Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1994
I Like It Like That poster

I Like It Like That

Movie · as Biker Inmate

1984
MTV Video Music Awards poster

MTV Video Music Awards

TV · as Self · 4 eps