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Kool Moe Dee

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Member of one of the pioneering old school hip hop groups of all time, The Treacherous Three, from the late 1970s to mid 1980s. See full bio »

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Mohandas Dewese
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2006 Scarface: The World Is Yours (Video Game) (writer: "Body Rock")
 
2000 Love & Basketball (writer: "I Go To Work" / as Mohandas Dawese / performer: "I Go To Work")
 
1997 In Dark Places (writer: "Dancing With The Devil", "Animal Instinct", "Twisted Sister", "Let's Get It On" / "Dancing With The Devil", "Animal Instinct", "Twisted Sister", "Let's Get It On")
 
1995 Losing Isaiah (performer: "Gimme My Props")
 
1993 Ghost in the Machine (writer: "To the Beat Y'all" / as Moe Dewese / performer: "To the Beat Y'all")
 
1993 Beavis and Butt-Head (TV series)
– At the Movies (1993) (performer: "Wild Wild West")
 
1992 Stay Tuned (performer: "Bad Bad Bad")
 
1992 Zebrahead (writer: "Good Time" / as M. Dewese / performer: "Good Time")
 
1992 Black to the Promised Land (documentary) ("Back on the Block")
 
1991 Boyz n the Hood (writer: "Let's Go" / performer: "Let's Go" / producer: "Let's Go")
 
1990 Far Out Man (performer: "Get The Picture")
 
1990 Downtown (writer: "I GO TO WORK" / performer: "I GO TO WORK")
 
1989 A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (performer: "LET'S GO")
 
1988 Scrooged (performer: "Get Up 'n' Dance")
 
1984 Graffiti Rock (TV movie) (performer: "Graffiti Rock")
 
1984 Beat Street (writer: "Santa's Rap")
 
Show ShowActor (16 titles)
2006 Everybody Hates Chris (TV series)
Old School Teacher
– Everybody Hates Corleone (2006) … Old School Teacher
 
2002 The New Guy
Ted
 
2002/I Crossroads
Bar Owner (as Kool Mo Dee)
 
2002 Totally Spies! (TV series)
Reggie Willis
– Spy Gladiators (2002) … Reggie Willis
 
2001 City Guys (TV series)
Leo
– Dances with Malcolm (2001) … Leo
 
2001 Out Kold
Blackie
 
2001 Nash Bridges (TV series)
Masta Blasta
– Cat Fight (2001) … Masta Blasta (as Kool Mo Dee)
 
2000/I Brother
Jack
 
2000 Cypress Edge
Agent Armstrong
 
1998 Storm Trooper (video)
Driver
 
1998 Exposé
 
1997 Gang Related
Lionel Hudd
 
1995/I Panther
Jamal
 
1993 Rhythm & Jam (TV mini-series)
Host
 
1993 Strapped (TV movie)
Gun Dealer
 
1984 Beat Street
The Treacherous Three (as Kool Mo Dee)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (4 titles)
1997 The Real Blonde (misc crew)
 
1992 Zebrahead (misc crew)
 
1990 Far Out Man (misc crew)
 
1988 Scrooged (misc crew)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2005 There's a God on the Mic (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2005 There's a God on the Mic (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2005 There's a God on the Mic (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
1993 Rhythm & Jam (TV mini-series)
 
Show ShowSelf (32 titles)
2014 Check the Rhyme (documentary)
Himself
 
2011-2012 Unsung (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Kool Moe Dee (2012) … Himself
– Big Daddy Kane (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Way Black When: Primetime (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (2011) … Himself
 
2009 Black to the Future (TV series)
Himself
 
2009 Q: The Man (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Letter to the President (video documentary)
Himself - Recording Artist
 
2005 There's a God on the Mic (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 My Wife and Kids (TV series)
Himself
– The Return of Bobby Shaw (2004) … Himself (as Kool Mo Dee)
 
2004 And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Back in the Day (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Beef II (video documentary)
Himself - Recording Artist
 
2004 War on Wax: Rivalries in Hip-Hop (video)
Himself
 
2003 Beef (documentary)
Himself - Hip Hop Artist (also archive footage)
 
1999 The Will Smith Music Video Collection (video documentary)
Himself (segment "Wild Wild West")
 
1999 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West' (1999) … Himself (as Kool Mo Dee)
 
1999 1999 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1998 Sally Jessy Raphael (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 27 November 1998 (1998) … Himself - Guest
 
1988-1991 Ebony/Jet Showcase (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 October 1991 (1991) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 February 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 October 1988 (1988) … Himself
 
1991 The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (TV movie)
Himself
 
1991 Kool Moe Dee: Funke, Funke Wisdom (video)
Himself
 
1988-1990 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode #20.5 (1990) … Himself - Guest
– Kool Moe Dee/Vanity/Angela Winbush & Ronald Isley (1988) … Himself
 
1990 Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 Parker Lewis Can't Lose (TV series)
Himself
– Close But No Guitar (1990) … Himself
 
1989-1990 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 May 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 16 February 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 19 June 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1990 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Quincy Jones & Co. (1990) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
1990 Rapmania: The Roots of Rap (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Lou Rawls Parade of Stars (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 30 December 1989 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 The 31st Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1988 The 2nd Annual Soul Train Music Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1984 Graffiti Rock (TV movie)
Himself
 
1983 Wild Style (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2000 Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video for Will Smith: "Wild Wild West" See more »

Alternate Names:

Kool Mo Dee | Moel Dewes | Maurice Mohandas
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Participated in the first "battle rap" of all time in 1982 at The Harlem World in Manhattan, when he and fellow Treacherous Three member L.A. Sunshine went on stage after rapper Busy Bee had finished, and verbally attacked Busy Bee. See more »

Trademark:

Fast rapping See more »

Star Sign:

Leo