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| Name: | Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr. |
| Birthplace: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Birthdate: | March 13, 1972 |
| Active: | 1992–present |
| Films appeared in: | Street Kings Wanted Pawn Now You See Me Run All Night John Wick: Chapter Two Hunter Killer |
| Role: | "Coates" The Gunsmith Officer Jeff Porter Officer Evans Mr. Price [[]] [[]] |
Common (born March 13, 1972) is an American hip hop recording artist, actor, and poet from Chicago, Illinois. Common debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 1990s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the music group, The Soulquarians.
In 2015, Common won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he co-starred as 1960s Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes starring significant roles in the films American Gangster (with Denzel Washington), Street Kings (with Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker), Terminator: Salvation (with Christian Bale and Sam Worthington), Date Night (with Mark Wahlberg), Just Wright and New Year's Eve, LUV (with Danny Glover and Dennis Haysbert) and Now You See Me (with Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine). Common also has a recurring role on the hit AMC cable Western show, "Hell on Wheels" (with Anson Mount).
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