Lil Wayne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 27, 1982 (age 44)
- Birthplace
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live! that year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. Also in 1999, Lil Wayne released his Platinum debut album Tha Block Is Hot, selling over one million copies in the U.S. Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with Tha Carter, which included the single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mixtapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles. His most successful album, Tha Carter III, was released in 2008 which went on to sell over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Lil Wayne released his debut rock album, Rebirth, in 2010 to primarily negative reception from critics. The album eventually went gold. In March 2010, Lil Wayne began serving an 8 month prison sentence in New York after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from an incident in July 2007. While in jail he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being in September 2010, featuring Young Money artists such as Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil Twist.
Known For
Filmography
AVN Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
Movie · as Self
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Wash
Movie · as Self
House Party
Movie · as Self
Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland: The Pink Era
Movie · as Self
Lil Wayne: Non-Compliant
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
Movie · as Lil' Wayne (voice)
Mixtape
Movie · as Self
SILVERBACK: The Trent Williams Story
Movie · as Self
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
Movie · as Self
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
Movie · as Self
The Masked Singer
TV · as Self, Robot (archive footage) · 3 eps
Lil Wayne: Bling
Movie · as Himself
Illegal Civilization 3
Movie · as Self
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
Movie · as Self
The Game: The Documentary 2
Movie · as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Lil Wayne: Rap Sheet
Movie
Destiny's Child Video Anthology
Movie · as Self
The Re-Up
Movie · as Self
Loiter Squad
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Lil Wayne: Unplugged
Movie · as Himself
The Nino Brown Story: Part II
Movie · as himself
Freaknik: The Musical
Movie · as Trap Jesus (voice)
Hurricane Season
Movie · as Lamont
The Carter
Movie · as Himself
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
Movie · as Self
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Nino Brown Story
Movie · as Himself
Lil Wayne: The Best Rapper Alive
Movie · as Himself
Lil Wayne: Takin' Over Hip Hop - Unauthorized
Movie · as Himself (archive footage)
F'N MTV Premieres
TV · 1 ep
Hoodz: Big Beef
Movie · as Actor
Who's Your Caddy?
Movie · as Himself
The Boondocks
TV · as Jericho's Son (voice) · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
BET Awards
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
Baller Blockin'
Movie · as Iceberg Shorty
The View
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 1 ep
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 5 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self - Performer · 4 eps
American Music Awards
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
The Grammys
TV · as Self · 2 eps