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Dr. Dre

Actor | * 02/18/1965 (59) | Compton, California (United States of America (USA))

Andre Romelle Young, known professionally as Dr. Dre, is an American rapper, record producer and entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics, and was previously co-owner of Death Row Records. Dr. Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin' Cru and found fame with the influential gangsta rap group N.W.A, which popularized explicit lyrics in rap to detail the violence of street life. He is credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of West Coast G-funk, a hip hop subgenre characterized as synthesizer-based with slow, heavy beats. As of 2018, he is the third richest figure in hip hop, with a net worth of US$770 million.Dr. Dre's solo debut studio album The Chronic (1992), released under Death Row Records, made him one of the best-selling American music artists of 1993. It earned him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance for the single "Let Me Ride", as well as several accolades for the single "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang". That year, he produced Death Row labelmate Snoop Doggy Dogg's quadruple platinum debut Doggystyle, and mentored producers such as his step-brother Warren G (leading to the multi-platinum debut Regulate...G Funk Era in 1994) and Snoop Dogg's cousin Daz Dillinger (leading to the double-platinum debut Dogg Food by Tha Dogg Pound in 1995). In 1996, Dr. Dre left Death Row Records to establish his own label, Aftermath Entertainment. He produced a compilation album, Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath, in 1996, and released a solo album, 2001, in 1999. During the 2000s, Dr. Dre focused on producing other artists, occasionally contributing vocals. Dr. Dre signed Eminem in 1998 and 50 Cent in 2002, and co-produced their albums.Dr. Dre has won six Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year; Non-Classical. Rolling Stone ranked Dre number 56 on the list of 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. He has produced albums for and overseen the careers of many rappers, including 2Pac, Eminem, The D.O.C., Snoop Dogg, Xzibit, Knoc-turn'al, 50 Cent, The Game, Kendrick Lamar and Anderson .Paak. He has also had acting roles in movies such as Set It Off, The Wash and Training Day.

Most frequent genres for this person: Music | Documentaries

Movies with Dr. Dre as Actor(3)


Born: Thursday, 02/18 1965 (February) in Compton, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 59 years + 40 days)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Other names for Dr. Dre (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Andre Romelle Young"
"Andre Young"
Dr. Dre frequently works together with these people:
Dr. Dre (2x, Actor)
Gaël Cabouat (2x, Crew)
Mike Cobera (1x, Crew)
DJ Yella (1x, Crew)
Andre Relis (1x, Crew)
Eazy-E (1x, Actor)
MC Ren (1x, Actor)
Arnaud Fraisse (1x, Crew)

Other people with this name: Dr. Dre (US)

WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1317401, Added: 09/03/2019, Last updated: 10/21/2019