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 nameO'Shea Jackson
BornJune 15, 1969 (aged 56)
OriginSouth Central Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • actor
Years active1984 – present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitewww.icecube.com

Discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Films

Year Film Functioned as Role
Director Producer Screenwriter Actor
1991 Boyz n the Hood Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Darin "Doughboy" Baker
1992 Trespass Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Savon
1993 CB4 Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Himself (cameo)
1994 The Glass Shield Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Teddy Woods
1995 Higher Learning Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Fudge
Friday Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Craig Jones
1997 Dangerous Ground Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Vusi Madlazi
Anaconda Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Danny Rich
1998 The Players Club Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Reggie
I Got the Hook Up Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Gun runner
1999 Three Kings Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Sgt. Chief Elgin
Thicker Than Water Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Slink
2000 Next Friday Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Craig Jones
2001 Ghosts of Mars Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY James 'Desolation' Williams
2002 All About The Benjamins Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Bucum
Barbershop Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Calvin Palmer
Friday After Next Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Craig Jones
2004 Torque Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Trey Wallace
The N-Word Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Himself
Barbershop 2: Back in Business Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Calvin Palmer
2005 Are We There Yet? Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Nick Persons
Beauty Shop Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
XXX: State of the Union Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Darius Stone / XXX
2007 Are We Done Yet? Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Nick Persons
2008 First Sunday Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Durell Washington
The Longshots Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Curtis Plummer
2009 Janky Promoters Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Russell Redds
2010 Lottery Ticket Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Jerome "Thump" Washington
2011 Rampart Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Kyle Timkins
2012 21 Jump Street Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Capt. Dickson
2014 Ride Along Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Detective James Payton
22 Jump Street Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Capt. Dickson
The Book of Life Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY The Candle Maker (voice role)
2015 Straight Outta Compton Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
2016 Ride Along 2 Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Detective James Payton
Barbershop: The Next Cut Red XN Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Calvin Palmer
2017 XXX: Return of Xander Cage Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Darius Stone / XXX
Fist Fight Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Strickland
2020 The High Note Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Jack Robertson

Television

Year Film Functioned as Role Notes
Producer Screenwriter Director Actor
1994 The Sinbad Show Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Himself Episode: The Mr. Science Show
2002 The Bernie Mac Show Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Himself Episode: Goodbye Dolly
2005 BarberShop: The Series Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
WrestleMania 21 Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Himself
2006 Black. White. Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
2007 Friday: The Animated Series Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
2010 30 for 30 Red XN Red XN Green tickY Red XN Episode: Straight Outta L.A.
2010–2013 Are We There Yet? Green tickY Red XN Red XN Green tickY Terrence Kingston Recurring Role; 20 Episodes
2014 The Rebels Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Pilot of unproduced series
2017 The Defiant Ones Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY Himself Documentary

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