Mos Def, born Yasiin Bey is an American Film Actor, Television Actor, Rapper, Songwriter and Record Producer.
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Born: December 11, 1973 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Spouse: Alana Wyatt (m. 2005), Maria Yepes (m. 1996-2006)
Children: Chandani Smith, Jauhara Smith
Education: City-As-School, Philippa Schuyler, Talent Unlimited High School, New York University
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5′ 9″ (1.77 m)
Filmography
God Bless the Child (1988)
Michael Jackson’s Ghosts (1996)
Where’s Marlow? (1998)
Island of the Dead (2000)
Bamboozled (2000)
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001)
Monster’s Ball (2001)
Showtime (2002)
Civil Brand (2002)
Brown Sugar (2002)
The Freshest Kids: A History of the B-Boy (2002)
The Italian Job (2003)
Boot Camp: From the Front (2003)
The Woodsman (2004)
Juvies (2004)
Something the Lord Made (2004)
Shades of Hip Hop: The Cypher (2004)
Shades of Hip Hop: Resurrection (2004)
The Devil’s Music (2004)
Lackawanna Blues (2005)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Blow! DVD Magazine: Vol. 5: Pushin the Raw and Uncut (2005)
Alicia Keys: Unplugged (2005)
Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes (2006)
16 Blocks (2006)
Journey to the End of the Night (2006)
In Prison My Whole Life (2007)
Prince Among Slaves (2007)
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
Number One with a Bullet (2008)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Next Day Air (2009)
Begin Again (2013)
Life of Crime (2013)
Amy (2015)
French Tour (2016)
The Brazilian Job (2020)