Akon

Acting

Akon

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Apr 16, 1973 (52 years old)

Akon

Known For

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
1h 30m
Movie 2023

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of...

Miracles Across 125th Street
1h 26m
Movie 2021

Miracles Across 125th Street

After battling drug addiction, a Harlem rapper returns to his...

The American King
1h 16m
Movie 2020

The American King

In 2020, a mysterious Priestess arrives in the USA to...

Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
1h 25m
Movie 2019

Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly

While crafting his Grammy-nominated album "Astroworld," Travis Scott juggles controversy,...

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
1h 26m
Movie 2016

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar...

Tooken
1h 21m
Movie 2015

Tooken

Spoof of the "Taken" franchise. An ex-CIA agent who is...

Black November
1h 35m
Movie 2012

Black November

A volatile, oil-rich Nigerian community wages war against their corrupt...

We Are the World 25 For Haiti
0h 9m
Movie 2010

We Are the World 25 For Haiti

In late 2009, it was suggested to writer Lionel Richie...

Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement
1h 22m
Movie 2008

Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement

The first film to definitively capture the energy and danger...

Biography

Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973),better known as Akon, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first single from his debut album Trouble.