50 Cent
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Simpsons
50 Cent (voice)
1989
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
1975
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
Top of the Pops
Self
1964
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
The View
Self - Guest
1997
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
1988
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Musical Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Entourage
50 Cent
2004
Series
The Voice
Self
2011
Series
Robot Chicken
50 Cent / Gun (voice)
2005
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
2007
Series
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Power
Kanan
2014
Series
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
1984
Series
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Series
Ridiculousness
Self
2011
Series
Grounded for Life
2001
Series
Power Book II: Ghost
Kanan
2020
Series
Steve
Self
2017
Film
Expend4bles
Drew "Easy Day" Farrell
2023
Series
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Self
2001
Series
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Self - Performer (Las Vagas)
1972
Film
Southpaw
Jordan Mains
2015
Series
The Finder
Big Glade
2012
Series
Star Academy
Self
2001
Film
Escape Plan
Hush
2013
CD:UK
1998
Film
Den of Thieves
Enson Levoux
2018
Series
Circus Halligalli
2013
Series
For Life
Cassius Dawkins
2020
Film
Spy
50 Cent
2015
Film
Escape Plan 2: Hades
Hush
2018
Series
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Self
2016
ECHO-Verleihung
Self
1992
Film
Gun
Rich
2010
Film
Street Fighter
Balrog
2026
Film
Last Vegas
50 Cent
2013
Series
The Defiant Ones
Self (archive footage)
2017
Series
Top of the Pops Saturday
Self
2003
Film
Freelancers
Malo
2012
Film
Righteous Kill
Spider
2008
Film
Boneyard
Chief Carter
2024
Film
13
Jimmy
2010
Series
Making the Video
1999
Film
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Marcus
2005
Film
The Frozen Ground
Pimp Clate Johnson
2013
Film
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
50 Cent
2016
Film
Morning Glory
Self
2010
Film
Twelve
Lionel
2010
Film
The Prince
The Pharmacy
2014
Film
Escape Plan: The Extractors
Hush
2019
Top of the Pops Reloaded
Self
2005
Film
Live!
Self
2007
Film
Fire with Fire
Lamar
2012
Film
LA Originals
Self
2020
Film
Setup
Sonny
2011
Film
Blood Out
Detective Hardwick
2011
Film
Home of the Brave
Jamal Aiken
2006
Film
Skillhouse
50 Cent
2025
Film
Streets of Blood
Stan Green
2009
Film
Live 8
Self
2005
Film
Tupac: Resurrection
Self
2003
Series
Power Confidential
2019
Film
All Things Fall Apart
Deon
2011
Film
Dead Man Running
Thigo
2009
Film
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
2021
Film
The Randall Scandal: Love, Loathing, and Vanderpump
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Film
Hyperfate
Self
2022
Film
Beef II
Self
2004
Film
Beef
Self
2003
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
Self (archive footage)
2009
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy
Self (archive footage)
2024
Series
50 Ways to Catch a Killer with 50 Cent
Self - Host
2025
Film
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
Self
2012
Film
Missionary
50 Cent
2024
Film
Champs
Self
2015
Film
The Game: The Documentary
Self
2005
Film
Jack's Law
Black
2006
Film
Elvis | Viva Las Vegas
Self
2008
Film
Caught in the Crossfire
Tino
2010
Film
Hip-Hop Honeys | Las Vegas
Self
2005
Series
The Wine Down with Mary J. Blige
Self
2023
Film
Before I Self Destruct
Clarence
2009
Film
50 Cent: Refuse 2 Die
Self (archive footage)
2005
The Fifth Wheel
Film
Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry
Self
2012
50 Cent: Rise Above
2010
Film
50 Cent | The New Breed
Self
2003
Film
Beef III
Self
2005
Film
How Music Got Free
Self
2024
Film
Not Afraid: The Shady Records Story
Self
2015
Film
Tale of the Tape
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
THE SHOW: California Love
Self
2022
Film
Jackass: Steve-O YouTube Videos
Self
2020
Film
Letter to the President
Self
2005
Film
Hoodz: Big Beef
Actor
2007
Film
The Infamous Times, Volume I: The Original 50 Cent
Self
2005
Film
50 Cent & G-Unit | In Da Club: The Movie
Self
2003
A Portrait of an Artist: The Making of 'Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Self
Black and Blue: Legends of the Hip-Hop Cop
Self
2006
Film
SMACK: Platinum Edition
Self
2004
50 Cent | X Games Barcelona 2013
Self
2013
Born To Ball
Self
2003
Film
50 Cent | The Best Music Videos On DVD
Self (archive footage)
2005
50 Cent | Who Dares Wins
Self
2005
Film
The Game: One Blood
Self
2008
Film
50 Cent | Rap Star
Self
2016
50 Cent | Shoot First
Self
2003
50 Cent: Gangsta Unit
50 Cent
50 Cent | Live in Concert
Self
2007
Film
G-Unit: Bullets Can't Touch Us
Self
2008