Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of the well-known rap group N.W.A., and is best known for popularizing the gangsta rap genre with Straight Outta Compton (1988). After leaving N.W.A., he began his solo work.
Ice Cube | |
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 Ice Cube at the screening of Ride Along on January 9, 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | O'Shea Jackson |
| Born | June 15, 1969 |
| Origin | South Central Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Years active | 1984 – present |
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| Website | www.icecube.com |
Discography
- Studio albums
- AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990)
- Death Certificate (1991)
- The Predator (1992)
- Lethal Injection (1993)
- War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) (1998)
- War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) (2000)
- Laugh Now, Cry Later (2006)
- Raw Footage (2008)
- I Am the West (2010)
- Everythang's Corrupt (2018)
Filmography
Films
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| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | 
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Darin "Doughboy" Baker |
| 1992 | Trespass |
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Savon |
| 1993 | CB4 |
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Himself (cameo) |
| 1994 | The Glass Shield |
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Teddy Woods |
| 1995 | Higher Learning |
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Fudge |
| Friday |
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Craig Jones | |
| 1997 | Dangerous Ground |
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Vusi Madlazi |
| Anaconda |
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Danny Rich | |
| 1998 | The Players Club |
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Reggie |
| I Got the Hook Up |
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Gun runner | |
| 1999 | Three Kings |
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Sgt. Chief Elgin |
| Thicker Than Water |
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Slink | |
| 2000 | Next Friday |
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Craig Jones |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars |
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James 'Desolation' Williams |
| 2002 | All About The Benjamins |
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Bucum |
| Barbershop |
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Calvin Palmer | |
| Friday After Next |
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Craig Jones | |
| 2004 | Torque |
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Trey Wallace |
| The N-Word |
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Himself | |
| Barbershop 2: Back in Business |
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Calvin Palmer | |
| 2005 | Are We There Yet? |
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Nick Persons |
| Beauty Shop |
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| Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars |
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| XXX: State of the Union |
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Darius Stone / XXX | |
| 2007 | Are We Done Yet? |
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Nick Persons |
| 2008 | First Sunday |
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Durell Washington |
| The Longshots |
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Curtis Plummer | |
| 2009 | Janky Promoters |
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Russell Redds |
| 2010 | Lottery Ticket |
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Jerome "Thump" Washington |
| 2011 | Rampart |
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Kyle Timkins |
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street |
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Capt. Dickson |
| 2014 | Ride Along |
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Detective James Payton |
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Capt. Dickson | |
| The Book of Life |
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The Candle Maker (voice role) | |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton |
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| 2016 | Ride Along 2 |
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Detective James Payton |
| Barbershop: The Next Cut |
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Calvin Palmer | |
| 2017 | XXX: Return of Xander Cage |
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Darius Stone / XXX |
| Fist Fight |
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Strickland | |
| 2020 | The High Note |
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Jack Robertson |
Television
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| 1994 | The Sinbad Show |
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Himself | Episode: The Mr. Science Show |
| 2002 | The Bernie Mac Show |
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Himself | Episode: Goodbye Dolly |
| 2005 | BarberShop: The Series |
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| WrestleMania 21 |
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| 2006 | Black. White. |
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| 2007 | Friday: The Animated Series |
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| 2010 | 30 for 30 |
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Episode: Straight Outta L.A. | |
| 2010–2013 | Are We There Yet? |
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Terrence Kingston | Recurring Role; 20 Episodes |
| 2014 | The Rebels |
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Pilot of unproduced series | |
| 2017 | The Defiant Ones |
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Himself | Documentary |
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