Jay-Z
Biography
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur.
He is the founder and chairman of entertainment company Roc Nation, and was the president and chief executive officer of Def Jam Recordings from 2004 to 2007. One of the world's best-selling music artists with over 140 million records sold, Jay-Z has won 24 Grammy Awards, jointly with Kanye West the most Grammy awards of any rapper. Jay-Z was the first rapper to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the first solo living rapper inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2013, Time included him on its list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World".
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Acting History
2025
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2024Piece by Piece as Jay-Z (voice)
2024TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy as Self (archive footage)
2023Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé as Self
2023JAY-Z and Gayle King: Brooklyn's Own
2023The Hustle of @617MikeBiv as Self
2023Jay-Z: Ultimate Hustle as self
20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self (archive footage)
2022Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL as Self (archive footage)
2022jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy as Self (archive footage)
2021You're Watching Video Music Box as Self
2021Beyonce & Jay-Z: Power Love as Self
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
2021Hart to Heart as Self
2021This Is Pop as Self (archive footage)
2020Black Is King
2020History 101 as Self (archive footage)
2020Hydration as Self
2020Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert as Self (archive footage)
2019Beyoncé Presents: Making The Gift as Self
2019Free Meek as Self
2019Music Videos That Defined the 00’s as Self (archive footage)
2019HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé as Self - Special Guest
2018On The Run II Tour: Beyoncé & JAY-Z as Self
2018Beyonce & Jay-Z - Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 as Self
2018Shut Up and Dribble as Self - Musician & Businessman
2018Quincy as Self
2018The Shop as Self
2018Explained as Self (archive footage)
2018Explained as Self (voice)
2018My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman as Self
2018Family Feud as Self
2017Biggie: The Life of Notorious B.I.G. as Self
2017Moonlight as Richard (voice)
2017Kill Jay-Z as Narrator
2017Bam as Self
20174:44 as Self (archive footage)
2017Time: The Kalief Browder Story as Self
2016Alicia Keys - Here in Times Square as Self - Singer
2016A History of The War on Drugs, from Prohibition to Gold Rush as Narrator (voice)
2016RD20 as Self
2016Lemonade as Self
2016J. Cole Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming as Self
2015Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
2015Tidal X: Jaÿ-Z B-Sides Concert as Self
2014Yours And Mine as Self
2014Global Citizen Festival 2014 as Self
2014On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay-Z as Self - Performer
2014Bang Bang as Jay-Z
2014BEYONCÉ as Self
2014John Mayer: Someday I'll Fly as Self
2013Beyoncé: Self-Titled as Self
2013Made in America as Self
2013Picasso Baby as Self
2013Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream as Self
2013Rihanna 777 Documentary... 7Countries7Days7Shows as Self
2013So So Def All-Star 20th Anniversary Concert as Self
2012Money, Power, Respect: Hip Hop Billion Dollar Industry as Self
2012Jay-Z Live In Brooklyn as Self
2012Rihanna: Live at Hackney Weekend 2012 as Self
2012…Sings Musicals as Self (archive footage)
2011Watch the Throne as Self
2011Jay-Z Live From Madison Square Garden: Answer The Call as Self
2011The Love We Make as Self
2011Beyoncé: Year of 4 as Self
2010Beyoncé: I Am... World Tour as Self
2010Drake: Better Than Good Enough as Self
2010Hitlåtens historia as Self
2009The Jay Leno Show as Self
2009DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70 as Self (archive footage)
2009DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd as Self (archive footage)
2009DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do as Self
2009Skavlan as Self - Guest
2008Linkin Park: Road to Revolution - Live at Milton Keynes as Self
2007Mariah Carey: The Adventures of Mimi as Self
2007Beyoncé: The Experience Live as Self
2007Keeping Up with the Kardashians as Self
2007Hoodz: Big Beef as Actor
2007Beef IV as Self
2007Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life as Self (archive footage)
2007B'Day Anthology Video Album as Self
2007Classic Albums: Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt as Self
2006Jay Z: Live at the Royal Albert Hall as Self
2006Kingdom Come
2005Live 8 as Self
2005Hogan Knows Best
2005Letter to the President as Self
2005Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology] as Self (segment "Through the Wire")
2005The MC: Why We Do It as Self
2005Through the Fire
2004Collision Course as Self
2004JAY-Z: Fade to Black as Self
2004The Ashlee Simpson Show as Self
2004And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
2003R. Kelly: The R. in R&B - The Video Collection as Jay Z (segment "Fiesta (Remix)")
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003Beef as Self
2003The Blackout - Fat Joe Vs Jay-Z At The Rucker as Self
2003Death of a Dynasty as Self
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2002Paper Soldiers as Jay-Z (Rapper in Studio)
2002State Property as Untouchable J
2002Hype Williams: The Videos Vol. 1
2002American Rap Stars as Self
2001Jay-Z: MTV Unplugged as Self
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Ross as Self
2001The Concert for New York City as Self
2000Backstage as Self
1999Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special as Self
1999Teen Choice Awards as Self
1998Mariah Carey: #1's as Self
1998Streets is Watching as Jay-Z
1997Classic Albums as Self
1997The Chris Rock Show
1996The Daily Show as Self
1995MADtv as Self
1995Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1989MTV Unplugged as Self
1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Presenter
1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
1959The Grammys as Self
1956Tony Awards as Self - Performer
1952Today as Self
—Paragraphs I Manifest as Self