Biography for
Marion 'Suge' Knight More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

19 April 1965, Compton, California, USA

Birth Name

Marion Knight Jr.

Nickname

Sugar Bear
Simon

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Spouse

Sharitha Knight	(? - ?) (divorced)
Michelle	(? - present) 3 children

Trade Mark

Scathing comments about those in the rap community, usually rivals such as Puff Daddy/P. Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and others

Trivia

Played two games as a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams as a replacement player during the 1987 NFL strike

Attended University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Founder and CEO of Death Row Records

Former bodyguard of R&B-star Bobby Brown.

He is a known member of the Mob Piru Blood Gang, one of the most powerful gang in Compton, California. He often wears Red outfit to flash his ties with the Mob Piru Blood.

He was the last person who saw Tupac Shakur alive.

Is a close friend of rappers Mack 10, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. and DJ Quik, who are all known Blood gang-bangers in L.A.'s inner cities.

Is a member of Eastside Bounty Hunter Bloods in Los Angeles, California.

Father was a janitor.

Rejected rapper The Game's demo

Is Petey Pablo's manager.

Was on the Dean's List at UNLV

In a 2005 interview with hip-hop magazine "XXL", he stated that he's attempting to rebuild his record label, Death Row. He plans to sign new artists.

Is portrayed by Sean Ringgold in Notorious (2009).

His jackets were featured on an episode of "Storage Wars". They were valued at $5,000.

Personal Quotes

"Compton's like the ocean. It's real pretty, but, anytime, something can happen. Somebody getting eaten. Somebody fighting'. Something's always going on".

(At the 1995 Source Awards): "To all you artists out there, who don't wanna be on a record label where the Executive Producer's...all up in the videos, all on the records, dancin'...then come to Death Row!"