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Chicago-bred rapper who, in recent years, has become one of the more prominent voices in hip-hop's new millennium renaissance. Born Lonnie Rashid Lynn in 1972, Common released his first LP, "Can I Borrow A Dollar?", under the Common Sense moniker. Tracks like "Charm's Alarm" and "Breaker 1-9" established him a lyricist with wit... See full bio »

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Lonnie Rashid Lynn
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2014 X/Y (filming)
 
2013 Now You See Me
Evans
 
2013 Pawn
Jeff Porter
 
2013 Bizarre Bracket Behavior (video short)
 
2013 The Mindy Project (TV series)
Security Guard
– Harry & Mindy (2013) … Security Guard
 
2013 Movie 43
Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
 
2011-2012 Hell on Wheels (TV series)
Elam Ferguson
– Blood Moon (2012) … Elam Ferguson
– Blood Moon Rising (2012) … Elam Ferguson
– The Lord's Day (2012) … Elam Ferguson
– The White Spirit (2012) … Elam Ferguson
– Purged Away with Blood (2012) … Elam Ferguson
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2012 The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Coach Cal
 
2012 LUV
Vincent
 
2011 New Year's Eve
Soldier - Hospital Story
 
2011 Happy Feet Two
Seymour (voice)
 
2011 Single Ladies (TV series)
Mayor Howard
– Pilot (2011) … Mayor Howard
 
2010 Just Wright
Scott McKnight
 
2010 Date Night
Collins
 
2009 Dow Jones (video short)
Dow Jones
 
2009 Terminator Salvation (Video Game)
Barnes (voice)
 
2009 Terminator Salvation
Barnes
 
2009 Wanted: Weapons of Fate (Video Game)
Brummel (voice)
 
2008 Wanted
The Gunsmith
 
2008 Street Kings
Coates
 
2007 American Gangster
Turner Lucas
 
2006 Smokin' Aces
Sir Ivy
 
2004 One on One (TV series)
Darius
– Cabin Fever (2004) … Darius
 
2004 Game Over (TV series)
Common
 
2003 Girlfriends (TV series)
Omar
– Take This Poem and Call Me in the Morning (2003) … Omar
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (26 titles)
2012 Avenida Brasil (TV series)
 
2011 2011 Soul Train Awards (TV special) (performer: "Blue Sky")
 
2011 Happy Feet Two (performer: "Seymour's Rap", "My Mike Sounds Nice", "Happy Feet Two Opening Medley" - uncredited)
 
2011 Madden NFL 12 (Video Game) (performer: "Ghetto Dreams")
 
2010 It's Kind of a Funny Story (writer: "Be Intro" / performer: "Be Intro")
 
2010 Step Up 3D (writer: "Drivin' Me Wild" / as Lonnie Rashid Lynn / performer: "Drivin' Me Wild")
 
2010 Just Wright (performer: "Next Time Just Wright Version")
 
2009 The National Christmas Tree Lighting (TV special) (performer: "This Christmas")
 
2009 DJ Hero (Video Game) (writer: "Make Her Say" / performer: "Make Her Say")
 
2009 Make Her Say (video short) (writer: "Make Her Say" / performer: "Make Her Say")
 
2009 MTV Video Music Awards 2009 (TV movie) (writer: "Make Her Say" - uncredited)
 
2008-2009 So You Think You Can Dance (TV series)
– Top 16 Perform (2009) (performer: "What a World")
– Results Show: Two Dancers Eliminated (2008) (performer: "Universal Mind Control")
 
2009 No disparen al pianista (TV series)
– Episode #2.13 (2009) (performer: "Go/Sex 4 Sugar")
 
2009 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
– Stand by Me (2009) (performer: "Everywhere" - uncredited)
 
2009 Rising Icons (TV series)
– Kid Cudi (2009) (writer: "Make Her Say")
 
2007 Dead Tone (writer: "Wouldn't You Like To Ride" / as Lonnie Lynn / performer: "Wouldn't You Like To Ride")
 
2007 Freedom Writers (performer: "A Dream" / "A Dream" / as Lonnie Lynn)
 
2006 Smokin' Aces (performer: "Play Your Cards Right" / "Play Your Cards Right" / as Lonnie Rashid Lynn)
 
2005 Block Party (documentary) (writer: "Get Em High", "Love of My Life" / as Lonnie Rashid Lynn / performer: "Get Em High", "Move Somethin'", "Jesus Walks", "Love of My Life", "Umi Says", "Get By")
 
2002 Brown Sugar (writer: "Act Too Love of My Life", "Love of My Life An Ode to Hip Hop", "I Used to Love H.E.R." / as Rashid Lonnie Lynn / performer: "Love of My Life An Ode to Hip Hop" / performer: "I Used to Love H.E.R." / as Common Sense)
 
2002 Orange County (performer: "The Light" / "The Light" / as Rashid Lonnie Lynn)
 
2000 Bamboozled (writer: "The Light" Remix / as Lonnie Lynn / performer: "The Light" Remix)
 
2000 Drop the Beat (TV series)
 
1999 Any Given Sunday (writer: "ANY GIVEN SUNDAY" / as Rashid Lonnie Lynn / performer: "ANY GIVEN SUNDAY")
 
1999 The Hurricane (writer: "The Hurricane" / as Lonnie Lynn / performer: "The Hurricane")
 
1996 Get on the Bus (writer: "The Remedy" / performer: "The Remedy")
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
2013 Magic Men (documentary) (executive producer)
 
2012 LUV (producer)
 
Show ShowComposer (1 title)
2009 De bon matin (short) (music written and performed by)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2008 16th Annual Trumpet Awards (TV special) (composer: additional music)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2007 Smokin' Aces: The Big Gun (video short) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (121 titles)
2013 Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records (documentary) (post-production)
 
2013 Dine and Dash (TV movie) (post-production)
Himself - Guest (rumored)
 
2013 Unity (documentary)
Narrator
 
2013 The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2013 44th NAACP Image Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2013 The Burn with Jeff Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Gilbert Gottfried/T. J. Miller/Aisha Tyler (2013) … Himself
 
2012-2013 Big Morning Buzz Live with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– The Cast of Spartacus (2013) … Himself
– Gina Torres/Common (2013) … Himself
– Common/Creed (2012) … Himself
 
2013 Real Husbands of Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Thicke and Tired (2013) … Himself
 
2010-2013 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 January 2013 (2013) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 August 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2013 Now with Alex Wagner (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 January 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2010-2013 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.854 (2013) … Himself
– Episode #1.582 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #1.242 (2010) … Himself
 
2009-2012 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 17 December 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2012 Big Evening Buzz with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Common/Notes and Keys (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Sesame Street (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Practice Makes Proud (2012) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern (TV series)
Himself
– Las Vegas (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Hip Hop Squares (TV series)
Himself
 
2010-2012 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 17 May 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 December 2011 (2011) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 13 September 2011 (2011) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2006-2012 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 11 December 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 January 2006 (2006) … Himself
 
2012 Ali 70 from Las Vegas (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 The BET Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2012 Soul Mates: Maya Angelou/Common (documentary short)
Himeself - Host
 
2012 The 54th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2012 Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (documentary)
Himself
 
2010-2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #8.16 (2012) … Himself
– Episode #7.8 (2011) … Himself
– Episode #5.26 (2010) … Himself
 
2005-2012 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode dated 13 January 2012 (2012) … Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode dated 7 October 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2011 VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 Chelsea Lately (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #5.187 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 2011 Soul Train Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2011 The Hot 10 (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.37 (2011) … Himself - Guest
– Episode #1.31 (2011) … Himself - Guest
 
2011 Real Time with Bill Maher (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.35 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 1st Look (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Happy Feet Two (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2011 Instant Movie Review (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Happy Feet TWo (2011) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2011 Little Brother: The Street (documentary short)
Himself
 
2011 What's Trending (TV series)
Himself
– Week 19 - 09/20/11 (2011) … Himself
 
2011 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Common (2011) … Himself
 
2011 Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 The National Christmas Tree Lighting (TV movie)
Himself
 
2010 X-Play (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 November 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Brave New Voices 2010 (TV documentary)
Himself - Host
 
2010 Music (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Ray Charles America (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Rachael Ray (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.180 (2010) … Himself
 
2009-2010 The Rotten Tomatoes Show (TV series)
Actor / Himself - Rapper
– The Best of Music in the Movies (2010) … Himself - Rapper/Actor
– Taking of Pelham 123/Imagine That/Moon (2009) … Himself - Rapper/Actor
 
2010 Mark at the Movies (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.33 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The Mo'Nique Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 May 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 American Idol (TV series)
– Idol Gives Back/Top Seven Results (2010)
 
2010 The Brian McKnight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2009 The National Christmas Tree Lighting (TV special)
Himself
 
2009 Make Her Say (video short)
Himself
 
2009 No disparen al pianista (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.13 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 The Bonnie Hunt Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2005-2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #7.79 (2009) … Himself
– Episode #6.170 (2008) … Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #5.77 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #5.43 (2007) … Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #4.99 (2005) … Himself
 
2007-2009 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 March 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 January 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2009 The Electric Company (TV series)
Himself
– Jules Quest (2009) … Himself
– Lights, Camera, Beetles! (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Michel Gondry 2: More Videos (Before and After DVD 1) (video)
Himself (segment "King of the Game")
 
2009 Black to the Future (TV series)
Himself
 
2009 The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
2009 Yes We Will! BET's Inaugural Celebration (BET) (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
2005-2008 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #16.205 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #15.134 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #15.9 (2007) … Himself
– Episode #13.90 (2005) … Himself
 
2008 Max on Set: Wanted (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 April 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2008 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– City of Fallen Angels: Making 'Street Kings' (2008) … Himself
 
2008 Yes We Can (video short)
Himself
 
2005-2008 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 January 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 May 2006 (2006) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 July 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2008 BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 (TV special)
Himself
 
2008 A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the Brave (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 October 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2007 Notorious B.I.G. Bigger Than Life (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 MTV VMA Pre Show Royale (TV special)
Himself
 
2005-2007 Total Request Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 August 2007 (2007) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 September 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2007 Pepsi Smash Superbowl Bash (TV special)
Himself
 
2007 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself
– Jeremy Piven/AFI (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.79 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 ESPY Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 37th NAACP Image Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2006 MTV New Year of Music: New Years Eve 2006 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 BET Awards 2006 (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Gangster with a Heart of Gold: The Noonie G. Story (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
2005 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 November 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (TV series)
Musical Performance
– Christina Milian (2005) … Musical Performance
 
2005 $2 Bill (TV series documentary)
– Kanye West (2005)
 
2005 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Driven (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Kanye West (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Block Party (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 React Now: Music & Relief (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 VH1 News Presents: Hip Hop Videos - Sexploitation on the Set (TV movie)
Himself - Rapper
 
2005 MTV Video Music Awards 2005 (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2005 106 & Park Top 10 Live (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 25 August 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode dated 8 March 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2003-2005 Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #5.8 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #4.9 (2004) … Himself
– Episode #3.2 (2003) … Himself
 
2005 Unplugged (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Alicia Keys (2005) … Himself
 
2005 Be (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 Letter to the President (video documentary)
Himself - Recording Artist
 
2005 Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (video documentary)
Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")/Himself (segment "Two Words")
 
2005 Black in the 80s (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The MC: Why We Do It (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 There's a God on the Mic (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Fade to Black (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Scrubs (TV series)
Himself
– Her Story (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Soul Food (TV series)
Himself
– Fear Eats the Soul (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Chappelle's Show (TV series)
Himself - Musical Guest
– Episode #2.7 (2004) … Himself - Musical Guest
 
2003 Check 1,2 (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Common … Himself
 
2003 Hip Hop Babylon 2 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Beef (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 5 Sides of a Coin (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Lyricist Lounge: Hip Hop Video Classics (video)
Himself (as Common Sense)
 
2003 34th NAACP Image Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 The 30th Annual American Music Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2003 Soundz of Spirit (documentary)
 
2003 Essence Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Brown Sugar
Himself
 
2001 Soul Train (TV series documentary)
Guest
– Episode #30.18 (2001) … Guest
 
2000 The Lyricist Lounge Show (TV series)
Himself
 
1998 Pete Rock: Soul Survivor (video short)
Himself
 
1997 Crook & Chase (TV series)
Himself
– George Segal (1997) … Himself (as Common Sense)
 
1995 The 1995 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards (TV movie)
Himself (as Common Sense)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2009 MythBusters (TV series documentary)
 

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Alternate Names:

Common Sense

Height:

6' 0½" (1.84 m)
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Personal Quote:

[Talking about Britney Spears comeback concert performance]: I think it didn't seem like she wanted to be there. There wasn't any spark, it didn't feel like life was there. See more »

Trivia:

Was known as Common Sense prior to 1995, when a ska band with that name sued him, forcing him to shorten his name. See more »

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