Lil Wayne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 27, 1982 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
- Credits
- 48
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live! that year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. Also in 1999, Lil Wayne released his Platinum debut album Tha Block Is Hot, selling over one million copies in the U.S. Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with Tha Carter, which included the single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mixtapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles. His most successful album, Tha Carter III, was released in 2008 which went on to sell over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Lil Wayne released his debut rock album, Rebirth, in 2010 to primarily negative reception from critics. The album eventually went gold. In March 2010, Lil Wayne began serving an 8 month prison sentence in New York after being convicted of criminal possession of a weapon stemming from an incident in July 2007. While in jail he released another album entitled I Am Not a Human Being in September 2010, featuring Young Money artists such as Drake, Nicki Minaj and Lil Twist.
Known for
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Musical Guest, Self - Performer
The Boondocks
2005TV
Jericho's Son (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self, Self - Musical Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self, Self - Musical Guest
House Party
2023Movie
Self
The Masked Singer
2019TV
Robot, Robot (archive footage)
Filmography
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
2026Movie
Self
Not So Fast, My Friend: A Lee Corso Special
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Wash
2024Movie
Self
Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland: The Pink Era
2023Movie
Self
House Party
2023Movie
Self
Lil Wayne: Non-Compliant
2023Movie
Self (archive footage)
Mixtape
2022Movie
Self
The Weeknd: 103.5 Dawn FM
2022Movie
Lil' Wayne (voice)
SILVERBACK: The Trent Williams Story
2021Movie
Self
Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A
2021Movie
Self
Saving OurSelves: BET COVID-19 Relief Effort
2020Movie
Self
The Masked Singer
2019TV
Robot, Robot (archive footage)
Lil Wayne: Bling
2018Movie
Himself
Illegal Civilization 3
2018Movie
Self
Cherry Bomb: The Documentary
2017Movie
Self
The Game: The Documentary 2
2015Movie
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014TV
Self, Self - Musical Guest
Lil Wayne: Rap Sheet
2013Movie
Destiny's Child Video Anthology
2013Movie
Self
The Re-Up
2012Movie
Self
Loiter Squad
2012TV
Self
Lil Wayne: Unplugged
2011Movie
Himself
The Nino Brown Story: Part II
2010Movie
himself
Freaknik: The Musical
2010Movie
Trap Jesus (voice)
Hurricane Season
2010Movie
Lamont
DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
2009Movie
Self (archive footage)
Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4
2009Movie
Self (archive footage)
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
2009Movie
Self (archive footage)
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
2009Movie
Self
The Carter
2009Movie
Himself
The Nino Brown Story
2008Movie
Himself
Lil Wayne: The Best Rapper Alive
2008Movie
Himself
F'N MTV Premieres
2008TV
Lil Wayne: Takin' Over Hip Hop - Unauthorized
2008Movie
Himself (archive footage)
Hoodz: Big Beef
2007Movie
Actor
Who's Your Caddy?
2007Movie
Himself
The Boondocks
2005TV
Jericho's Son (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003TV
Self, Self - Musical Guest
BET Awards
2001TV
Self - Performer
Baller Blockin'
2000Movie
Iceberg Shorty
The View
1997TV
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992TV
MTV Video Music Awards
1984TV
Self
Saturday Night Live
1975TV
Self - Musical Guest, Self - Performer
American Music Awards
1974TV
Self - Musical Guest
The Grammys
1959TV
Self
AVN Awards
TV
Self - Performer