Anderson .Paak
Biography
Anderson .Paak is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and producer from Oxnard, California. He began making music in a home studio as a teenager and released the mixtape O.B.E. Vol. 1 in 2012, followed by his debut album Venice in 2014. His 2016 album Malibu brought a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album, and the 2018 single Bubblin won Best Rap Performance. With his 2019 album Ventura, he won two more Grammys, for Best R&B Album and for Best R&B Performance on the song Come Home. He formed the duo NxWorries with Knxwledge in 2015 and often performs with the band Free Nationals. In 2021 he and Bruno Mars launched Silk Sonic, whose single Leave the Door Open became his first Billboard Hot 100 number one and collected four Grammy Awards, including the top song and record prizes. His directorial debut K-Pops! (2026) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024.
40years old
Turns 41 on February 8in 90 days
- Born Oxnard
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
- Brandon Paak Anderson (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 6 years2020 to 2026
Every film, newest first
- 2026K-Pops!IMDb rating 5.8
- 2024Sweet DreamsIMDb rating 5.5
- 2023Trolls Band TogetherIMDb rating 6.0
- 2020Trolls World TourIMDb rating 6.1
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About the name
Anderson .Paak adopted that stage name once O.B.E. Vol. 1 had come out. According to him, the dot represents "detail", meaning attention to detail is required.
Behind the camera
Anderson .Paak's 2013 EP Cover Art was an all-covers project that flipped folk and rock classics by white musicians into soul, funk, jazz, hip-hop and R&B, after he was inspired by 1950s white artists who remade Black blues and R&B songs.
Beyond film
In August 2016, Anderson .Paak played NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert series, joined by his backing band the Free Nationals. According to NPR, that concert ranked among the most popular in the series' history.
A first
Anderson .Paak's first song to top the Billboard Hot 100 was "Leave the Door Open", the debut single from his duo Silk Sonic with Bruno Mars.
Behind the camera
Anderson .Paak made his directorial debut with the film K-Pops!, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2024.
Own stunts
Paak played drums as a special guest at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13, 2022. Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent were among the performers there.
Anderson .Paak movies on Netflix
Most often with
Walt Dohrn directed two of these films. Eight actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Anna Kendrick's page
Kenan Thompson's page
Justin Timberlake's page
Ron Funches's page
Kunal Nayyar's page
Jon Park's page
All films by Walt Dohrn
Also two films together2 more actors
- Aino JawoTrolls Band Together (2023) and Trolls World Tour (2020)
- Caroline HjeltTrolls Band Together (2023) and Trolls World Tour (2020)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.