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Date of Birth:

30 March 1962, Oakland, California, USA more

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During the beginning of his rap career, claimed to sell 60,000 records... more

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Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations more

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(573 tweets)

@MCHammer We hear you're coming to Auckland, NZ in a few days when and where?! The IEP Crew ready for Hammer Time! (via @IEPNewZealand)

(9 November 2009, 5:20 PM, PST)

Thanks @mchammer for stopping by. See you at the University lecture. (via @FuzzyAgolley)

(9 November 2009, 5:17 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:

MC Hammer | Hammer

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Nov. 14

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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The Proposal (2009/I)	(performer: "U Can't Touch This")	2009	$315M	6.9 (23,342)

2.	"Being Erica" (post-production) (2008)	(1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Being Erica: Dr. Tom (#1.1)" (writer: "Can't Touch This") (performer: "Can't Touch This")
3.	Tropic Thunder (2008)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This") (performer: "U Can't Touch This")	2008	$185M	7.2 (90,163)

4.	Into the Wild (2007)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This") (performer: "U Can't Touch This")	2007	$21.9M	8.2 (79,856)

5.	Hot Rod (2007)	(writer: "Too Legit to Quit")	2007	-	6.5 (19,257)

6.	License to Wed (2007)	(writer: "Pray")	2007	-	5.1 (13,793)

7.	Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This") (performer: "U Can't Touch This")	2006	$260M	7.6 (113,151)
	AKAs: Borat (UK) (USA: working title) Borat! (USA: poster title)
8.	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006)	(writer: "I Got It from the Town") (performer: "I Got It from the Town")	2006	$157M	5.6 (32,354)

9.	Man of the House (2005/I)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This")	2005	-	5.3 (7,174)

10.	Racing Stripes (2005)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This")	2005	-	5.3 (4,695)

11.	Shark Tale (2004)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This")	2004	$306M	5.9 (35,947)

12.	White Chicks (2004)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This")	2004	-	5.0 (23,004)

13.	Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This") (performer: "U Can't Touch This")	2003	$252M	4.7 (40,166)

14.	The Master of Disguise (2002)	(performer: "U Can't Touch This")	2002	-	2.9 (9,437)

15.	Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This") (performer: "U Can't Touch This")	2002	-	5.7 (17,836)
	AKAs: Kung Pow! Enter the Fist (USA: video box title)
16.	Bubble Boy (2001)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This") (performer: "U Can't Touch This")	2001	-	5.3 (9,978)

17.	Kingdom Come (2001/I)	(performer: "Help Lord (Won't You Come)")	2001	-	5.2 (1,080)

18.	Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This")	1996	-	6.1 (11,891)
	AKAs: Don't Be a Menace
19.	Street Fighter (1994)	(writer: "Straight To My Feet") (performer: "Straight To My Feet")	1994	$99.4M	3.2 (23,186)
	AKAs: Street Fighter: The Battle for Shadaloo Street Fighter: The Movie Street Fighter: The Ultimate Battle (UK: TV title)
20.	The Meteor Man (1993)	(writer: "TOO LEGIT TO QUIT") (performer: "TOO LEGIT TO QUIT")	1993	-	4.5 (2,191)

21.	Class Act (1992)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This") (performer: "U Can't Touch This")	1992	-	5.3 (1,781)

22.	The Addams Family (1991)	(performer: "Addams Groove") ("This Is The Way We Roll", "Too Legit To Quit", "Burn It Up", "Addams Groove")	1991	$192M	6.6 (26,555)

23.	The Super (1991)	(writer: "U Can't Touch This") (performer: "U Can't Touch This")	1991	-	4.9 (2,230)

24.	Hot Shots! (1991)	(writer: "U CAN'T TOUCH THIS") (performer: "U CAN'T TOUCH THIS")	1991	$176M	6.5 (27,918)

25.	"Family Matters" (1989)	(2 episodes, 1990-1991)	1991	-	6.7 (3,163)
	2 TV episodes: "Family Matters: Busted (#2.19)" (performer: "U Can't Touch This") "Family Matters: Flashpants (#2.4)" (performer: "U Can't Touch This")
26.	Rocky V (1990)	(music: "That's What I Said") (lyrics: "That's What I Said") (performer: "That's What I Said")	1990	$120M	4.4 (27,588)

27.	"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990)	(1 episode, 1990)	1990	-	8.3 (14,681)
	1 TV episode: "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Courting Disaster (#1.11)" (performer: "U Can't Touch This")
28.	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)	(writer: "THIS IS WHAT WE DO") (performer: "THIS IS WHAT WE DO")	1990	$202M	6.3 (23,571)
	AKAs: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie (USA: long title) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Movie (USA: DVD box title)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee (2007)	Roy Thunder	2007	-	6.3 (1,196)
	AKAs: Finishing the Game (USA: short title)
2.	"I Married..." (2003)	(unknown episodes)	2003	-	-

3.	"Dance Fever" (2003)	Judge (unknown episodes)	2003	-	-

4.	Deadly Rhapsody (2001)	Wizard	2001	-	3.2 (30)
	AKAs: Rhapsody
5.	The Right Connections (1997) (TV)	(as MC Hammer) Kendrick Bragg	1997	-	3.7 (141)

6.	Reggie's Prayer (1996)	Ranger	1996	-	5.5 (89)

7.	One Tough Bastard (1996)	(as Hammer) Dexter Kane	1996	-	4.8 (377)
	AKAs: One Man's Justice (USA: TV title) (USA: DVD title) North's War
8.	Cheyenne (1996)	(as Hammer) Haddox	1996	-	4.6 (78)

9.	"Saturday Night Live" (1975)	Host / Musical Guest (1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	8.2 (6,599)
	AKAs: NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title) SNL (USA: informal title) SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) Saturday Night (USA: first season title) Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title) Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title) Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title) Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title) 1 TV episode: "Saturday Night Live: Hammer (#17.8)" (as Hammer) Host/Musical Guest
10.	"Hammerman" (1991)	(voice) Stanley Burrell/Hammerman	1991	-	6.4 (26)

Producer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Hammertime" (2009)	executive producer (unknown episodes)	2009	-	3.7 (19)

Composer View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie (1990) (V)		1990	-	7.3 (22)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Wendy Williams Show" (2008)	Himself (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	2.7 (104)
	1 TV episode: "The Wendy Williams Show: (#1.11)" Himself
2.	"Hammertime" (2009)	Himself (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	3.7 (19)
	1 TV episode: "Hammertime: Family Vacation (#1.10)" Himself
3.	"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003)	Himself (1 episode, 2009)	2009	-	7.9 (14)
	AKAs: The Ellen Show (Australia) 1 TV episode: "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show: (2009-03-24)" Himself
4.	Life on the Road with Mr. and Mrs. Brown (completed) (2009)	Himself	2009	-	-

5.	A Soldier's Peace (2008)	Himself	2008	-	7.4 (7)

6.	Ghostride the Whip (2008) (V)	(as MC Hammer) Himself	2008	-	9.1 (23)
	AKAs: Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement (USA: DVD box title)
7.	Inside Death Row (2008) (V)	Himself	2008	-	9.1 (14)

8.	James Brown: The Man, the Music, & the Message (2008) (V)	Himself	2008	-	-

9.	"Rock the Cradle" (2008)	Himself (unknown episodes)	2008	-	4.9 (36)

10.	100 Greatest Songs of the 90's (2007) (TV)	Himself	2007	-	7.8 (56)

11.	"Good Morning America" (1975)	Himself (1 episode, 2006)	2006	-	5.1 (169)
	AKAs: G.M.A. (USA: promotional abbreviation) 1 TV episode: "Good Morning America: (2006-11-16)" Himself
12.	"Praise the Lord" (1973)	Himself (3 episodes, 2002-2006)	2006	-	2.5 (37)
	AKAs: TBN's Praise the Lord (USA: complete title) 3 TV episodes: "Praise the Lord: Praise the Lord" "Praise the Lord: (2003-02-06)" Himself "Praise the Lord: (2002-07-25)" Himself
13.	"The Tom Joyner Show" (2005)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	6.5 (8)
	1 TV episode: "The Tom Joyner Show: (#1.6)" Himself
14.	25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special (2005) (TV)	Himself	2005	-	5.7 (6)

15.	MTV Video Music Awards 2005 (2005) (TV)	Himself - Surprise Performer	2005	-	3.2 (181)

16.	Letter to the President (2005) (V)	(as MC Hammer) Himself - Recording Artist	2005	-	6.5 (50)

17.	"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)	Himself - Superbowl XXXIX Visitor (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	7.6 (15)
	AKAs: Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts) Letterman (Australia) The Late Show (USA: informal short title) 1 TV episode: "Late Show with David Letterman: (#12.94)" (as Hammer) Himself - Superbowl XXXIX Visitor
18.	"Black in the 80s" (2005)	Himself	2005	-	3.9 (11)

19.	VH1: A Very Classic Thanksgiving (2004) (TV)	Himself	2004	-	-

20.	Hip-Hop Honors (2004) (TV)	Himself	2004	-	4.5 (32)

21.	"And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop" (2004)	(as Hammer) Himself	2004	-	6.6 (87)

22.	"ESPN 25: Who's #1?" (2004)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	7.1 (30)
	1 TV episode: "ESPN 25: Who's #1?: Most Outrageous Characters" Himself
23.	"I Love the '90s" (2004)	(as MC Hammer) Himself	2004	-	7.7 (674)

24.	Rebels of Oakland: The A's, the Raiders, the '70s (2003) (TV)	(as MC Hammer) Himself (Exec. VP, Oakland A's 1972-1980)	2003	-	7.3 (61)

25.	"Hollywood Squares" (1998)	Guest Appearance (5 episodes, 2003)	2003	-	5.0 (175)
	AKAs: H² (USA: promotional abbreviation) H2: Hollywood Squares (USA: fifth season title) 5 TV episodes: "Hollywood Squares: (2003-04-05)" Guest Appearance "Hollywood Squares: (2003-04-04)" Guest Appearance "Hollywood Squares: (2003-04-03)" Guest Appearance "Hollywood Squares: (2003-04-02)" Guest Appearance "Hollywood Squares: (2003-04-01)" Guest Appearance
26.	"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)	Himself (1 episode, 2003)	2003	-	8.8 (762)
	AKAs: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia) 1 TV episode: "Late Night with Conan O'Brien: (2003-01-28)" Himself
27.	"Howard Stern" (1994)	Himself (3 episodes, 1995-2003)	2003	-	4.7 (306)
	3 TV episodes: "Howard Stern: (2003-01-22)" Himself "Howard Stern: (1995-11-09)" Himself "Howard Stern: (1995-11-08)" Himself
28.	"The Surreal Life" (2003)	Himself / Season 1 (1 episode, 2002-2003)	2003	-	4.6 (127)
	1 TV episode: "The Surreal Life: A Surreal Beginning (#1.1)" Himself/Season 1
29.	"VH-1 Where Are They Now?" (1999)	Himself (1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	6.9 (26)
	1 TV episode: "VH-1 Where Are They Now?: Guilty Pleasures (#3.14)" Himself
30.	Street Life (2001) (V)	Himself	2001	-	-

31.	"ESPN SportsCentury" (1999)	Himself (2 episodes, 2000)	2000	-	8.7 (85)
	2 TV episodes: "ESPN SportsCentury: Deion Sanders" Himself "ESPN SportsCentury: Charlie Finley" Himself
32.	"The Chris Rock Show" (1997)	Himself (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	7.0 (153)
	1 TV episode: "The Chris Rock Show: (1999-11-26)" Himself
33.	"After They Were Famous" (1999)	Himself (1 episode, 1999)	1999	-	8.1 (20)
	1 TV episode: "After They Were Famous: (#1.1)" Himself
34.	"Behind the Music" (1997)	Himself (2 episodes, 1997-1999)	1999	-	7.4 (141)
	AKAs: VH1's Behind the Music (USA: alternative title) 2 TV episodes: "Behind the Music: Vanilla Ice (#2.23)" Himself "Behind the Music: M.C. Hammer (#1.2)" Himself
35.	Private Parts (1997)	(as Hammer) Himself	1997	$54M	6.6 (16,893)
	AKAs: Howard Stern's Private Parts
36.	Soul Train's 25th Anniversary (1995) (TV)	Himself	1995	-	5.6 (13)

37.	"Martin" (1992)	Himself (1 episode, 1995)	1995	-	6.8 (1,297)
	1 TV episode: "Martin: C.R.E.A.M. (#3.22)" (as Hammer) Himself
38.	The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (1995) (TV)	Himself - Presenter	1995	-	-

39.	The History of Rock 'N' Roll, Vol. 5 (1995) (TV)	Himself	1995	-	6.9 (55)
	AKAs: The Sounds of Soul
40.	"The Arsenio Hall Show" (1989)	Himself (3 episodes, 1989-1994)	1994	-	6.5 (161)
	3 TV episodes: "The Arsenio Hall Show: (1994-05-26)" Himself "The Arsenio Hall Show: (1994-02-17)" Himself "The Arsenio Hall Show: (1989-04-07)" Himself
41.	"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972)	Himself (2 episodes, 1992-1994)	1994	-	6.4 (147)
	2 TV episodes: "ABC Afterschool Specials: I Hate the Way I Look (#22.3)" Himself "ABC Afterschool Specials: Surviving a Break-up (#21.1)" Himself
42.	"The Word" (1990)	Himself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	5.0 (54)
	1 TV episode: "The Word: (#4.15)" (as Hammer) Himself
43.	"¡Hola Raffaella!" (1992)	Himself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	3.8 (5)
	1 TV episode: "¡Hola Raffaella!: (1994-03-02)" Himself
44.	Last Action Hero (1993)	(as Hammer) Himself	1993	$121M	5.8 (38,990)

45.	The Ultimate Driving Challenge (1993) (TV)	Himself	1993	-	3.8 (13)

46.	"Story of a People" (1993)	Host	1993	-	-

47.	"Out All Night" (1992)	Himself (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	7.8 (26)
	1 TV episode: "Out All Night: Hammer Halloween (#1.7)" Himself
48.	Hammerin' Home (1992) (V)	Himself	1992	-	-

49.	The Last Laugh: Memories of the Cosby Show (1992) (TV)	Himself	1992	-	-

50.	Japan Gold Disk Awards (1992) (TV)	Himself	1992	-	-

51.	The 19th Annual American Music Awards (1992) (TV)	Himself - Host	1992	-	2.5 (21)

52.	Hammer from the Heart (1992) (TV)	Himself	1992	-	-

53.	The Making of 'The Addams Family' (1991) (TV)	(as Hammer) Himself	1991	-	7.6 (5)

54.	Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music (1991) (TV)	Himself	1991	-	9.4 (5)

55.	The Simple Truth: A Concert for Kurdish Refugees (1991) (TV)	Himself	1991	-	8.1 (6)

56.	The 5th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (1991) (TV)	Himself	1991	-	2.8 (18)

57.	"Amen" (1986)	Himself (1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	6.4 (193)
	1 TV episode: "Amen: Three Men and a Hammer (#5.13)" Himself
58.	The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards (1991) (TV)	Himself - Performer	1991	-	3.4 (18)

59.	The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (1991) (TV)	Himself	1991	-	7.2 (27)

60.	The 18th Annual American Music Awards (1991) (TV)	Himself	1991	-	2.7 (24)

61.	1990 Billboard Music Awards (1990) (TV)	Himself	1990	-	-

62.	MTV Video Music Awards 1990 (1990) (TV)	Himself - Performer	1990	-	3.2 (42)

63.	"Ebony/Jet Showcase" (1983)	Himself (1 episode, 1990)	1990	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Ebony/Jet Showcase: (1990-05-04)" Himself
64.	Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie (1990) (V)	Himself/Reverend Pressure	1990	-	7.3 (22)

65.	"It's Showtime at the Apollo" (1987)	Himself (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	4.4 (42)
	AKAs: Showtime at the Apollo (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: "It's Showtime at the Apollo: (1989-09-16)" Himself
66.	"Soul Train" (1971)	Himself (1 episode, 1989)	1989	-	6.4 (102)
	1 TV episode: "Soul Train: (#18.31)" Himself
67.	"Minasan no okage desu" (1988)	Himself (unknown episodes)	1988	-	-
	AKAs: Tonneruzu no Minasan no okage desu (Japan: long title)
68.	"Tocata" (1983)	Himself (1 episode, 1987)	1987	-	-
	1 TV episode: "Tocata: (1987-02-04)" Himself


1.	50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs... Ever (2004) (TV)	Himself

2.	Hip Hop Babylon 2 (2003) (TV)	Himself

3.	MC Hammer: 2 Legit - The Videos (2002) (V)	Himself

4.	"Great Performances"
	1 TV episode: Everybody Dance Now (1991) Himself

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TV commercial: Kentucky Fried Chicken, 1992 more

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1 Biographical Movie | 1 Pictorial | 1 Magazine Cover Photo more

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