50 Cent
Biography
Known professionally as 50 Cent, Curtis James Jackson III is an American rapper, actor, and television producer who began pursuing music in 1996 and broke through after Eminem discovered his 2002 mixtape Guess Who's Back? and signed him to Shady Records. His debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2003), hit number one on the Billboard 200 and yielded the chart-topping singles In da Club and 21 Questions. G-Unit Records followed that year, and The Massacre (2005) brought another number-one single. Later records, Curtis (2007) and Before I Self Destruct (2009), saw weaker reviews and sales. His screen credits include the film drawn from his own life, Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), along with Home of the Brave (2006), Righteous Kill (2008), Den of Thieves (2018), and Expend4bles (2023). He executive produced and acted in Power from 2014 to 2020 and its spin-offs, and has won a Grammy and a Primetime Emmy.
51years old
Turns 52 on July 6in 267 days
- Born South Jamaica
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Curtis James Jackson III (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 30
- Career span
- 21 years2003 to 2024
Genres
- Action60%, 18 films
- Crime53%, 16 films
- Drama47%, 14 films
- Thriller30%, 9 films
- Documentary13%, 4 films
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Early training
In 1996, a friend brought 50 Cent to Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC, who was setting up Jam Master Jay Records. Jay showed him how to make records, structure songs, write choruses and count bars.
First role
50 Cent's first credited appearance came on Onyx's 1998 album Shut 'Em Down, on the track "React," which Irv Gotti was the A&R for.
A first
In a single week, 50 Cent became the first solo artist to have three singles inside the Billboard top five at once: "Candy Shop", "Disco Inferno" and "How We Do".
About the name
50 Cent took his stage name from Kelvin Martin, a 1980s Brooklyn robber known as "50 Cent," choosing it as a metaphor for change.
50 Cent movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Brian A Miller directed two of these films, Jessy Terrero two. Three actors appear in four of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Brian A Miller
Jessy TerreroDirector, 2 films, 2010 to 2012
All films by Jessy Terrero
Also three films together3 more actors
- Tyler Jon OlsonEscape Plan: The Extractors (2019), Escape Plan 2: Hades (2018) and The Prince (2014)
- Matt GeraldEscape Plan (2013), The Frozen Ground (2013) and Freelancers (2012)
- EminemLA Originals (2020), How to Make Money Selling Drugs (2012) and Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What 50 Cent's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$663 million
18 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 30 films: 18 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 18Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 94% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$137M20.7% of the total
- 2$134M20.3% of the total
- 3$92M13.8% of the total
- 4$81M12.1% of the total
- 5$79M12.0% of the total
- 6$46M7.0% of the total
- 7$38M5.7% of the total
- 8$18M2.7% of the total
$37.4 millionfrom the other 10 films with a worldwide figure, 6% of the total
Awards
Two awards and honors.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2003 | Billboard Music Awards | Get Rich or Die Tryin' | Won |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.