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Terminator Salvation (2009) -- John talks to Ashdown on the radio.
Terminator Salvation (2009) -- Interview: Common "On his character"
"CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" (1981): :  -- "Only On The Web": Paul Sullivan of Veterans for Common Sense tells Armen Keteyian that the No. 1 problem facing vets of Afghanistan and Iraq will be mental health.
Terminator Salvation (2009) -- Four minute trailer
Street Kings (2008) -- Behind The Scenes: Keanu Reeves Police Training

Overview

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Mini Biography:
Chicago-bred rapper who, in recent years, has become one of the more prominent... more
Trivia:
Was known as Common Sense prior to 1995, when a ska band with that name sued him... more
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Down 47% in popularity this week. See rank & trends on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(314 articles)
Has The A-Team’s B.A. Baracus Been Cast?
 (From FilmShaft.com. 2 July 2009, 10:54 PM, PDT)

Will The Game Play B.A. Baracus in 'The A-Team'?
 (From CinemaSpy. 2 July 2009, 9:00 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Common Sense

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Music Department, Thanks, Self
Actor:
  1. Justice League: Mortal (2011) (pre-production) (rumored) .... Green Lantern / John Stewart
  2. The A-Team (2010) (pre-production) (rumored) .... Sgt. Bosco 'B.A.' Baracus
  3. Just Wright (2010) (pre-production)
  4. Date Night (2010) (filming)

  5. Terminator Salvation (2009) (VG) (voice) .... Barnes
  6. Terminator Salvation (2009) .... Barnes
    ... aka T4: Salvation (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Terminator salvation - L'inizio della fine (Italy)
    ... aka Terminator: Die Erlösung (Germany)
  7. Wanted: Weapons of Fate (2009) (VG) (voice) .... Brummel
  8. Wanted (2008) .... Gunsmith
  9. Street Kings (2008) .... Coates
  10. American Gangster (2007) .... Turner Lucas
  11. Smokin' Aces (2006) .... Sir Ivy
    ... aka Mi$e à prix (France)
  12. "One on One" .... Darius (1 episode, 2004)
        - Cabin Fever (2004) TV episode .... Darius
  13. "Game Over" (2004) TV series (voice) .... Common
  14. "Girlfriends" .... Omar (1 episode, 2003)
        - Take This Poem and Call Me in the Morning (2003) TV episode .... Omar
Soundtrack:
  1. "So You Think You Can Dance" (2 episodes, 2008-2009)
        - Top 16 Perform (2009) TV episode (performer: "What a World")
        - Results Show: Two Dancers Eliminated (2008) TV episode (performer: "Universal Mind Control")
  2. "No disparen al pianista" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode #2.13 (2009) TV episode (performer: "Go/Sex 4 Sugar")
  3. "Grey's Anatomy" (1 episode, 2009)
        - Stand by Me (2009) TV episode (performer: "Everywhere" (uncredited))
  4. Freedom Writers (2007) (performer: "A Dream") ("A Dream")
  5. Smokin' Aces (2006) (performer: "Play Your Cards Right") ("Play Your Cards Right")
    ... aka Mi$e à prix (France)
  6. Block Party (2005) (writer: "Get Em High", "Love of My Life") (performer: "Get Em High", "Move Somethin'", "Jesus Walks", "Love of My Life", "Umi Says", "Get By")
    ... aka Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Canada: English title: festival title) (International: English title) (USA: complete title)
  7. Brown Sugar (2002) (writer: "Act Too (Love of My Life)", "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)", "I Used to Love H.E.R.") (performer: "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip Hop)", "I Used to Love H.E.R.")
    ... aka Seven Days
  8. Orange County (2002) (performer: "The Light") ("The Light")
  9. Bamboozled (2000) (writer: "The Light" Remix) (performer: "The Light" Remix)
  10. "Drop the Beat" (2000) TV series (unknown episodes)

  11. Any Given Sunday (1999) (writer: "ANY GIVEN SUNDAY") (performer: "ANY GIVEN SUNDAY")
  12. The Hurricane (1999) (writer: "The Hurricane") (performer: "The Hurricane")
  13. Get on the Bus (1996) (writer: "The Remedy") (performer: "The Remedy")
Music Department:
  1. 16th Annual Trumpet Awards (2008) (TV) (composer: additional music)
Thanks:
  1. Smokin' Aces: The Big Gun (2007) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. "No disparen al pianista" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode #2.13 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "The Bonnie Hunt Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode dated 22 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "Tavis Smiley" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2007-2009)
        - Episode dated 20 May 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 14 March 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Black to the Future" (2009) TV series .... Himself
  5. "The Electric Company" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Lights, Camera, Beetles! (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  6. The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  7. Yes We Will! BET's Inaugural Celebration (BET) (2009) (TV) .... Himself/Performer
  8. "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2006-2008)
        - Episode dated 11 December 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 17 January 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" .... Himself / ... (4 episodes, 2005-2008)
        - Episode #6.170 (2008) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
        - Episode dated 1 November 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 1 September 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
        - Episode dated 6 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  10. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (4 episodes, 2005-2008)
        - Episode dated 4 December 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 23 July 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 12 January 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 13 May 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  11. Max on Set: Wanted (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  12. "Up Close with Carrie Keagan" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Episode dated 9 April 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  13. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - City of Fallen Angels: Making 'Street Kings' (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2008)
    ... aka "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (Australia)
        - Episode dated 23 January 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 22 July 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 10 May 2006 (????) TV episode .... Himself
  15. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  16. Yes We Can (2008) (V) .... Himself
  17. A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the Brave (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  18. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka "E.T." (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "ET Weekend" (Australia: weekend title)
    ... aka "Entertainment This Week" (weekend title)
    ... aka "This Week in Entertainment" (USA: weekend title)
        - Episode dated 18 October 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  19. 4th Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  20. Notorious B.I.G. Bigger Than Life (2007) .... Himself
  21. MTV VMA Pre Show Royale (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  22. "Total Request Live" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2007)
    ... aka "TRL Weekend" (USA: informal alternative title)
    ... aka "TRL" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka "Total Request with Carson Daly" (USA: alternative title)
        - Episode dated 7 August 2007 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 28 September 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  23. Pepsi Smash Superbowl Bash (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  24. "Saturday Night Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
    ... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (USA: complete title)
    ... aka "SNL 25" (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka "SNL" (USA: informal title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live '80" (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 15" (USA: fifteenth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 20" (USA: twentieth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night Live 25" (USA: twentiefifth season title)
    ... aka "Saturday Night" (USA: first season title)
        - Jeremy Piven/AFI (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  25. "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
        - Episode #3.79 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
  26. ESPY Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  27. 3rd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  28. September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party' (2006) (V) .... Himself
  29. Jamie Foxx: Unpredictable (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  30. Rap Sheet: Hip-Hop and the Cops (2006) .... Himself
  31. BET Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  32. Gangster with a Heart of Gold: The Noonie G. Story (2006) (voice) .... Narrator
  33. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka "Oprah" (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 29 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  34. "Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out" .... Musical Performance (1 episode, 2005)
        - Christina Milian (2005) TV episode .... Musical Performance
  35. "$2 Bill" (1 episode, 2005)
        - Kanye West (2005) TV episode
  36. "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka "Live with Regis & Kelly" (USA: new title)
    ... aka "Live with Regis" (USA: new title)
        - Episode dated 7 October 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  37. 2nd Annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  38. "Driven" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Kanye West (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  39. Block Party (2005) .... Himself
    ... aka Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Canada: English title: festival title) (International: English title) (USA: complete title)
  40. React Now: Music & Relief (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  41. MTV Video Music Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  42. "106 & Park Top 10 Live" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2005)
    ... aka "106 & Park" (USA: short title)
        - Episode dated 25 August 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 8 March 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  43. "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2003-2005)
    ... aka "Def Poetry Jam" (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka "Def Poetry" (USA: short title)
        - Episode #5.8 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #4.9 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #3.2 (2003) TV episode .... Himself
  44. "Unplugged" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
    ... aka "MTV Unplugged"
        - Alicia Keys (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  45. Be (2005) (V) .... Himself
  46. Letter to the President (2005) (V) .... Himself - Recording Artist
  47. Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V) .... Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")/Himself (segment "Two Words")
  48. "Black in the 80s" (2005) TV mini-series .... Himself
  49. The MC: Why We Do It (2005) (V) .... Himself
  50. There's a God on the Mic (2005) .... Himself
  51. Fade to Black (2004) .... Himself
  52. "Scrubs" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Her Story (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  53. "Soul Food" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Fear Eats the Soul (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  54. "Chappelle's Show" .... Himself - Musical Guest (1 episode, 2004)
    ... aka "Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes" (USA: third season title)
        - Episode #2.7 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Musical Guest
  55. Soundz of Spirit (2003)
  56. Hip Hop Babylon 2 (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  57. Beef (2003) .... Himself
  58. 5 Sides of a Coin (2003) .... Himself
  59. Lyricist Lounge: Hip Hop Video Classics (2003) (V) (as Common Sense) .... Himself
  60. The 30th Annual American Music Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  61. Essence Awards (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  62. Brown Sugar (2002) .... Himself
    ... aka Seven Days
  63. "Soul Train" .... Guest (1 episode, 2001)
        - Episode #20.18 (2001) TV episode .... Guest
  64. "The Lyricist Lounge Show" (2000) TV series .... Himself

  65. The 1995 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards (1995) (TV) (as Common Sense) .... Himself

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