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Ludacris

Songwriter / Actor / Music Executive | * 09/11/1977 (46) | Champaign, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (spoken as 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper and actor. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludacris moved to Atlanta, Georgia, at age nine, where he first began rapping. Starting out with a brief stint as a DJ, he formed his own record label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s, closing the decade with his debut album Incognegro (1999). The album was re-released as his major label debut, Back for the First Time (2000) upon signing with Def Jam Recordings. Its singles, "Southern Hospitality" (featuring Pharrell) and "What's Your Fantasy" (featuring Shawnna), became top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the following years, Ludacris released the albums Word of Mouf (2001), Chicken-n-Beer (2003) and The Red Light District (2004), each receiving multi-platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His fifth and sixth albums, Release Therapy (2006) and Theater of the Mind (2008), explored more serious subject matter than its predecessors. His seventh album, Battle of the Sexes (2010) featured a return to the more lighthearted tone of his previous albums. Throughout his career, Ludacris scored two number-one singles on the Billboard Hot 1... ()
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Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. After forming his own label, Disturbing tha Peace in the late 1990s, Ludacris later signed with Def Jam South and would go on to become one of the first Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success with his subsequent releases. For his music, Ludacris has won an MTV Video Music Award and three Grammy Awards. As an actor, Ludacris is best known for his role as Tej Parker in the Fast and Furious film series, with his first appearance in the franchise coming in 2003. His other notable roles include Crash (2004), Gamer (2009), and New Year's Eve (2011). For his performance in the ensemble of Crash, Ludacris was co-awarded a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Critic's Choice Award for Best Cast.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Crime | Action

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Awards & Nominations for Ludacris

Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance
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Movies with Ludacris as Actor(42)

as Tej2025 Fast X: Part 2
as Tej Parker2023 Fast X
as Reggie2022 End of the Road
as Self (archive footage)2021 You're Watching Video Music Box
as Tej Parker2021 F9
as Hell2020 John Henry
as Narrator2019 Deion's Double Play
as Eldridge Buultjens2018 The Ride
as Max (voice)2018 Show Dogs
as Tej Parker2017 The Fate of the Furious
as Tej Parker2015 Furious 7
as Tej Parker2013 Fast & Furious 6
as himself2011 Breakaway
as Wallace2011 No Strings Attached
as Tej Parker2011 Fast Five
as Brendan2011 New Year's Eve
as himself2010 Katt Williams: 9 Lives
as Humanez Brother2009 Gamer
as Jim Bravura2008 Max Payne
as Mickey2008 RocknRolla
as Julius2008 Ball Don't Lie
as DJ Donnie2007 Fred Claus
as Weathers (voice)2005 Lil' Pimp
as Anthony2005 Crash
as Skinny Black2005 Hustle & Flow
as Tej Parker2003 2 Fast 2 Furious
as Customer2001 The Wash

TV Shows/Series with Ludacris as Actor(32)

as himself2021 Luda Can't Cook
as Conrad Grant (voice)2021 Karma’s World
as himself2020 Gone Mental with Lior
as himself2019 Desus & Mero
as Himself - Host2017 Fear Factor
as Officer Mcknight2015 Empire
as Terence Mitchell2013 Being Mary Jane
as himself2010 Conan
as himself2009 The Jay Leno Show
as himself2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as himself2000 Soul Food
as himself1997 The View
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as Self - Host1994 MTV Europe Music Awards
1993 WWE Raw
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as himself (voice)1989 The Simpsons
as Self - Host & Musical Guest??? Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest??? Saturday Night Live

Movies with Ludacris as Crew(2)

Production/Executive Producer2020 John Henry
Production/Executive Producer2018 The Ride

Additional Information

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Born: Sunday, 09/11 1977 (September) in Champaign, Illinois (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 46 years + 200 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Georgia State University, Banneker High School, Oak Park and River Forest High School, Centreville High School
Record Label: Def Jam Recordings, Disturbing tha Peace, Def Jam South
Spouses (current/former): Eudoxie Mbouguiengue
Other names for Ludacris (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Christopher Bridges"
"Chris Bridges"
"Christopher Brian Bridges"
"C. Bridges"
"Chris "Ludacris" Bridges"
"루다크리스"
"路達克里斯"
"Chris Lova Lova" (Pseudonym)
"Luda" (Pseudonym)
Ludacris frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (39x, Actor)
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Bill Hader (27x, Actor)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (22x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (21x, Actress)
Amy Poehler (21x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (21x, Actor)
Will Ferrell (17x, Actor)
Albert Brooks (17x, Actor)
Will Forte (17x, Actor)
Vin Diesel (14x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3122, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/05/2024