About

Known credits:
16
Birthday:
1965-04-19
Place of birth:
Compton, California, USA
Website:
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Suge Knight

Overview

An American record producer, music executive, and a former replacement player as an American football defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He is the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records. Death Row Records rose to dominate the rap charts after Dr. Dre's breakthrough album The Chronic in 1992. After several years of chart successes for artists including Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Outlawz and Tha Dogg Pound, Death Row Records stagnated after Knight's incarceration on probation violation charges in September 1996 and went bankrupt in 2006. In February 2015, Knight was charged with murder and attempted murder following a fatal hit-and-run in Compton, California. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. Known gang banger of at least two Blood gangs. Was driving the car that Tupac Shakur was shot in on September 7, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tupac died six days later.

Known for

Acting

2024 TMZ Presents: The Downfall of Diddy Actor Self (voice) 58
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2022 Who Killed Biggie and Tupac? Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2022 BODR (Bacc On Death Row) Actor Himself (archival footage) N/A
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2021 Last Man Standing: Suge Knight and the Murders of Biggie and Tupac Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2021 Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell Actor Self - Co-Founder, Death Row Records (archive footage) 61
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2018 American Dream, American Nightmare Actor Himself N/A
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2018 American Dream/American Knightmare Actor Self 59
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2017 Who Killed Tupac? Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2012 Vanilla Ice Archive Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2010 One Night in Vegas Actor Self 59
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2009 Married to the Game: The Real Inside Story of Death Row Actor Self N/A
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2009 Tupac Assassination Conspiracy Or Revenge Actor Self 59
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2005 Tupac: Live at the House of Blues Actor Self 59
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2001 Welcome to Death Row Actor Self - CEO, Death Row Records (archive footage) 59
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2001 Suge Knight: On The Real Death Row Story Actor Himself 59
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2000 Death Row Uncut Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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