Diplo
Biography
Diplo is an American DJ and producer who came up through Philadelphia club nights before the 2008 single Blow Your Head brought him wider recognition. Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and raised largely in Miami, he released the solo debut Florida on Big Dada, founded the label Mad Decent, and turned a Philadelphia studio into a base where he produced for M.I.A., including Paper Planes. He leads the dancehall project Major Lazer, formed with Switch, and also works in the duo Jack Ü with Skrillex, the supergroup LSD with Labrinth and Sia, and Silk City with Mark Ronson. With Jack Ü he won two Grammy Awards in 2016, and he has been nominated as Producer of the Year, Non-Classical. Major Lazer's single Lean On, made with DJ Snake and MØ, became Spotify's most streamed song, and his later work includes the country project Thomas Wesley.
48years old
Turns 49 on November 10in 365 days
- Born Tupelo
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Thomas Wesley Pentz (birth name)Also credited as Diplodocus and Thomas Wesley
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 14 years2008 to 2022
Genres
- Documentary71%, 5 films
- Music71%, 5 films
- Action14%, 1 film
- Adventure14%, 1 film
- Biography14%, 1 film
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Behind the camera
Diplo produced two tracks on Beyoncé's 2016 album Lemonade, "All Night" and one of the three singles, "Hold Up". The album reached the top spot on the US Billboard 200.
Behind the award
Diplo and Skrillex's duo Jack Ü won two Grammy Awards in 2016, for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album and Best Dance Recording for "Where Are Ü Now?" with Justin Bieber, which was Bieber's first Grammy.
A first
Diplo's "Lean On" became Spotify's Most Streamed Song of All Time on November 11, 2015, with over 800 million streams to date.
Beyond film
Diplo sang the song "Phurrr" for the Bollywood film Jab Harry Met Sejal, which starred Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma.
Diplo movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Diplo shares two films with Madonna, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Madonna's page
Bill Nighy's page
Ryan Reynolds's page
Idris Elba's page
Snoop Dogg's page
Jessica Chastain's page
All films by Rob Letterman
Andy CapperDirector, 1 film, 2012
All films by Andy Capper
Steve LoveridgeDirector, 1 film, 2018
All films by Steve Loveridge
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2016 to 2019, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammy Awards | |||
| 2019 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Electricity | Won |
| 2016 | Best Dance/Electronic Album | Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü | Won |
| 2016 | Best Dance/Electronic Recording | Where Are Ü Now | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.