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Overview
Date of Birth:
3 October
1975
,
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Trivia:
Is CEO of Blacksmith Music.
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Play-n-Skillz Prove They're Recession Proof With Lil Wayne, Bun B
(From
MTV Music News
. 8 December 2009, 3:52 AM, PST)
'New Moon' Stars, Repeats Highlight This Week's 'Late Night Lineup'
(From
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. 23 November 2009, 7:38 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Black Star
Filmography
Jump to filmography as:
Soundtrack
,
Actor
,
Self
Soundtrack:
"30 Rock"
(1 episode, 2009)
-
Kidney Now!
(2009)
TV episode
(performer: "He Needs a Kidney")
"Entourage"
(1 episode, 2008)
-
Pie
(2008)
TV episode
(performer: "Do the Hula")
First Sunday
(2008) (writer: "Get By") (performer: "Get By")
Superbad
(2007) (writer: "My Favorite Mutiny")
Freedom Writers
(2007) (performer: "Listen!!!") ("Listen!!!")
My Brother
(2006) (writer: "Get By") (performer: "Get By")
Stick It
(2006) (writer: "Abracadabra") (performer: "Abracadabra")
... aka Rebell in Turnschuhen (Germany)
Block Party
(2005) (writer: "Get Em High", "Definition", "Move Somethin'", "Get By") (performer: "Get Em High", "Definition", "Move Somethin'", "Umi Says", "Get By")
... aka Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Canada: English title: festival title) (International: English title) (USA: complete title)
Brown Sugar
(2002) (writer: "Brown Sugar (Raw)")
... aka Seven Days
Ken Park
(2002) (writer: "Brown Skin Lady")
Actor:
In Production
2000s
Walks
(2010)
(
in production
)
Blokhedz Mission G Animated Web Series
(2009) .... Young Blak
Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
(2005) (VG) (voice) .... Trane
... aka Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure (USA: complete title)
"Chappelle's Show"
.... Musical Guest (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes (USA: third season title)
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Episode #1.12
(2003)
TV episode
(as Black Star) .... Musical Guest
Self:
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon"
.... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 2009)
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Episode #1.157
(2009)
TV episode
.... Himself - Musical Guest
"30 Rock"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
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Kidney Now!
(2009)
TV episode
.... Himself
Call + Response
(2008) .... Himself
"Last Call with Carson Daly"
.... Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2008)
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Episode dated 25 January 2008
(2008)
TV episode
.... Himself
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Episode dated 2 November 2007
(2007)
TV episode
.... Himself
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Episode dated 11 January 2005
(2005)
TV episode
.... Himself
Talib Kweli presents Blacksmith TV
(2008) (V) .... Himself
"Parallel Paths"
(2007)
TV series
.... Himself (unknown episodes, 2007)
mtvU Woodie Awards 2007
(2007) (TV) .... Presenter
Public Enemy: Welcome to the Terrordome
(2007) .... Himself
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
.... Himself (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
... aka Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
-
Episode dated 18 October 2007
(2007)
TV episode
.... Himself
-
Episode dated 2 November 2005
(2005)
TV episode
(as Black Star) .... Himself
-
Episode dated 15 September 2004
(2004)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Tavis Smiley"
.... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
-
Episode dated 22 August 2007
(2007)
TV episode
.... Himself
-
Episode dated 25 May 2004
(2004)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Rap City"
.... Himself - Guest (1 episode, 2007)
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The Notorious B.I.G. Ten Years Later
(2007)
TV episode
.... Himself - Guest
"Backstage Pass"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
-
Talib Kweli
(2006)
TV episode
.... Himself
3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors
(2006) (TV) .... Himself
September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party'
(2006) (V) .... Himself
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes
(2006) .... Himself
Made You Look: Top 25 Moments of BET History
(2005) (TV) .... Himself
Block Party
(2005) .... Himself
... aka Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Canada: English title: festival title) (International: English title) (USA: complete title)
"Trippin"
.... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
-
Tanzania: Part 2
(2005)
TV episode
.... Himself
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Tanzania: Part 1
(2005)
TV episode
.... Himself
Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology
(2005) (V) .... Himself (segment "Through the Wire")
"All of Us"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
-
So I Creep
(2005)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Ego Trip's Race-O-Rama"
(2005)
TV series
.... Himself (unknown episodes)
The MC: Why We Do It
(2005) (V) .... Himself
The Art of 16 Bars: Get Ya' Bars Up
(2005) (V) .... Himself
"The L-Bow Room"
.... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
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Episode dated 7 October 2004
(2004)
TV episode
.... Himself
"Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry"
.... Himself (2 episodes, 2002-2004)
... aka Def Poetry (USA: short title)
... aka Def Poetry Jam (USA: promotional title)
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Episode #4.5
(2004)
TV episode
.... Himself
-
Episode #2.3
(2002)
TV episode
.... Himself
The N Word
(2004) .... Himself
... aka The N-Word: Divided We Stand (USA: DVD box title)
"Chappelle's Show"
.... Himself / ... (2 episodes, 2003-2004)
... aka Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes (USA: third season title)
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Music Jump-Off
(2004)
TV episode
.... Himself
-
Episode #1.3
(2003)
TV episode
.... Himself - Musical Guest
TV's Illest Minority Moments Presented by Ego Trip
(2004) (TV) .... Himself
Get Up, Stand Up
(2003) (TV) .... Himself/Interviewee
Soundz of Spirit
(2003)
Hip Hop Babylon 2
(2003) (TV) .... Himself
Essence Awards
(2003) (TV) .... Himself
American Rap Stars
(2002) (V) .... Himself
Brown Sugar
(2002) .... Himself
... aka Seven Days
Hughes' Dream Harlem
(2002) (TV) .... Himself
Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme
(2000) .... Himself
... aka Freestyle (USA: short title)
... aka VH1 News Presents: Freestyle - The Story of Underground Hip Hop (USA: TV title)
Additional Details
Other Works:
Album (with Hi-Tek), "Reflection Eternal," Rawkus/MCA/Universal 112 923, 2000.
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Publicity Listings:
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