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Regarded as one of hip-hop's most introspective and insightful artists, Mos Def has shaped a career that transcends music genres and artistic medium. Taking a cue from the Afrocentric stylings of the Native Tongues crew, which included De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest and Andres Titus, Mos Def has emerged as one of the more ... See full bio »

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Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 21 nominations. See more awards »

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Known For

The Italian Job
The Italian Job Left Ear
(2003)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Ford Prefect
(2005)
The Woodsman
The Woodsman Sgt. Lucas
(2004)
16 Blocks
16 Blocks Eddie Bunker
(2006)
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  For Life (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2020) (writer - 1 episode, 2020)
- Character and Fitness (2020) ... (performer: "Umi Says" - as Mos Def) / (writer: "Umi Says")
 2020/I The Photograph (performer: "Umi Says" - as Mos Def) / (writer: "Umi Says" - as Dante Smith)
  Castle Rock (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2019) (writer - 1 episode, 2019)
- New Jerusalem (2019) ... (performer: "America" - as Mos Def) / (writer: "America")
 2019 Inside Man: Most Wanted (performer: "Quiet Dog" - as Mos Def) / (writer: "Quiet Dog" - as Dante Smith)
 2019 When They See Us (TV Mini-Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Part Three (2019) ... (performer: "Umi Says" - as Mos Def)
  Runaways (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2018) (writer - 1 episode, 2018)
- Rock Bottom (2018) ... (performer: "Twilite Speedball" - as Mos Def) / (writer: "Twilite Speedball")
  Chance (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2017) (writer - 1 episode, 2017)
- A Very Special Onion (2017) ... (performer: "R.E.D.") / (writer: "R.E.D.")
  The Defenders (TV Mini-Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2017) (writer - 1 episode, 2017)
- The H Word (2017) ... (performer: "Sunshine" - as Mos Def) / (writer: "Sunshine")
 2016 Bolice (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #2.21 (2016) ... (performer: "Quiet Dog")
 2016 Little Boxes (performer: "Quiet Dog" - as Mos Def) / (writer: "Quiet Dog" - as Dante Smith)
  Ladbrokes Players Championship (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2016) (writer - 1 episode, 2016)
- 2016: Day Six - Part 1 (2016) ... (performer: "Stylo" - uncredited) / (writer: "Stylo" - uncredited)
 2015 Mr. Robot (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg (2015) ... (performer: "Quiet Dog" - uncredited)
 2015 Furious 7 (performer: "Six Days (Remix)" - as Mos Def)
 2014 Independent Lens (TV Series documentary) (performer - 1 episode)
- Brother's Hypnotic (2014) ... (performer: "Gypsy" - as Mos Def)
  Red Band Society (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2014) (writer - 1 episode, 2014)
- Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car (2014) ... (performer: "Bedstuy Parade & Funeral March" - as Mos Def, uncredited) / (writer: "Bedstuy Parade & Funeral March" - uncredited)
 2012 Harodim (performer: "Bin Laden" - as Mos Def)
 2012 Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap (Documentary) (performer: "Quiet Dog Bite Hard", "Fix Up", "Hip Hop") / (writer: "Fix Up") / (writer: "Quiet Dog Bite Hard", "Hip Hop" - as Dante Smith)
  The Colbert Report (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2011) (writer - 1 episode, 2011)
- Black Star (2011) ... (performer: "Fix Up" - uncredited) / (writer: "Fix Up" - uncredited)
  Lip Service (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
- Episode #1.4 (2010) ... (performer: "Stylo" - uncredited) / (writer: "Stylo" - uncredited)
  Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2010) (writer - 1 episode, 2010)
- Für das Leben eines Freundes (2010) ... (performer: "Quiet Dog" - as Mos Def, uncredited) / (writer: "Quiet Dog" - as Dante Smith, uncredited)
 2010 Just Wright (performer: "Umi Says" - as Mos Def) / (writer: "Umi Says" - as Dante Smith)
 2010 Heartbreaker (performer: "America") / (writer: "America" - as Dante Smith)
 2009 Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #17.54 (2009) ... (performer: "Ain't Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo)" - uncredited)
 2008 Cold Case (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Street Money (2008) ... (performer: "The Boogie Man Song")
 2008 Cadillac Records (performer: "Maybellene", "Nadine (Is It You?)", "No Particular Place to Go", "Promised Land")
 2008 The Boondocks (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- The Story of Gangstalicious: Part 2 (2008) ... (performer: "Homies Over Hoes")
 2007 Tell Me You Love Me (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #1.5 (2007) ... (performer: "The Beggar" - uncredited)
 2007 Descent (performer: "Ghetto Rock" - as Mos Def)
 2007 Stomp the Yard (performer: "Sex Love and Money") / (writer: "Sex Love and Money" - as Dante Smith)
 2006 The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (performer: "Six Days" - as Mos Def)
 2006 Final Fight: Streetwise (Video Game) (performer: "Wylin' Out")
 2006 The Ground Truth (Documentary) (performer: "Live Wire Snap") / (writer: "Live Wire Snap")
 2005 True Crime: New York City (Video Game) (writer: "Definition" - as Dante Smith)
 2005 Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Documentary) (performer: "Two Words", "Definition", "Move Somethin'", "Umi Says", "Get By") / (writer: "Two Words", "Definition", "Umi Says" - as Dante Smith)
 2005 Entourage (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Boys Are Back in Town (2005) ... ("Ghetto Rock", uncredited)
 2005 Lackawanna Blues (TV Movie) (performer: "Caldonia", "Destination Love")
 2004 Terminator 5: Smert Gollivuda (performer: "I Against I")
 2004 Barbershop 2: Back in Business (performer: "Wanna B Where U R (Thisizzaluvsong)")
 2004 Mean Creek (performer: "Fear Not of Man")
 2003 The Italian Job (as Dante Smith, "The Jump Off") / (performer: "The Jump Off")
 2003 Biker Boyz (performer: "Kalifornia")
  Chappelle's Show (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2003) (writer - 1 episode, 2003)
- Tyrone Biggums At School & Wrap It Up Box (2003) ... (performer: "Close Edge" - as Mos Def, uncredited) / (writer: "Close Edge" - as Mos Def, uncredited)
 2002 Brown Sugar (performer: "Brown Sugar (Super Fine)", "Breakdown", "Brown Sugar (Fine)") / (writer: "Brown Sugar (Super Fine)", "Breakdown", "Brown Sugar (Fine)", "Brown Sugar (Raw)" - as Dante Smith)
 2002 Phone Booth ("Six Days")
 2002 Ken Park (writer: "Brown Skin Lady" - as Dante Smith)
 2002 The 56th Annual Tony Awards (TV Special) (performer: "My Favorite Things" - as Mos Def)
 2002 Blade II (performer: "I Against I") / (writer: "I Against I" - as Dante Smith)
 2002 Face (performer: "Climb") / (writer: "Climb" - as Dante Smith)
 2001 Madden NFL 2002 (Video Game) (performer: "Mathematics (Instrumental Version)") / (writer: "Mathematics (Instrumental Version)")
 2001 Carmen: A Hip Hopera (TV Movie) (performer: "Carmen in Lou's Pub", "Hill & Miller Argue" - as Mos Def)
  Top of the Pops (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode, 2001) (writer - 1 episode, 2001)
- Episode dated 2 February 2001 (2001) ... (performer: "Oh No" - as Mos Def) / (writer: "Oh No")
 2000 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (Video Game) (performer: "B-Boy Document '99" - uncredited) / (writer: "B-Boy Document '99" - uncredited)
 2000 Bamboozled (performer: "Blak Iz Blak" - as Mos Def) / (writer: "Blak Iz Blak" - as Dante Smith)
 2000 Flava (TV Series) (performer - 1 episode)
- Episode #5.7 (2000) ... (performer: "Ms Fat Booty")
 1999 The Hurricane (performer: "The Hurricane")
 1998 Where's Marlowe? (performer: "All Blues")
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video for "Brown Sugar (Extra Sweet)," performed by Yasiin Bey and directed by Yasiin Bey (as Flaco Bey). See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview | 5 Articles | 1 Pictorial | See more »

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Alternate Names:

Flaco Bey | Dante Beze | Mos Def/Dante Beze | Dante Bezé | Bizet Dante | Smith Dante | Mos' Def | Mos Def | Def Mos | MosDef | Mos | Dante Terrell Smith | Dante Smith | Black Star

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on whether he had any trepidation taking on the role of Chuck Berry in the film Cadillac Records (2008)] Absolutely. I mean, singing those songs--it's not trepidation as much as it is just reverence. It was challenging, but it was a challenge that I welcomed. I'm just glad that I had the opportunity to do it and be a part of it. See more »

Trivia:

Performed a song with Britsh artists Craig David that was only released on the radio. It was called 7 Days Later - a remix of Craig David's number 1 hit 7 Days. See more »

Nickname:

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Star Sign:

Sagittarius
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