About

Known credits:
36
Birthday:
1962-03-30
Place of birth:
Oakland, California, USA
Website:
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MC Hammer

Overview

Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper, actor, TV personality, entrepreneur, celebrity spokesperson, and ordained preacher. Known for hit songs such as "U Can't Touch This", "2 Legit 2 Quit", and "Pumps and a Bump", flashy dance movements, extravagant choreography, and his eponymous Hammer pants.

A multi-award winner, Hammer is considered a "forefather" and pioneering innovator of pop rap (incorporating elements of freestyle music), and is the first hip hop artist to achieve diamond status with his album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em.

BET ranked Hammer as the No. 7 "Best Dancer of All Time". Vibe's "The Best Rapper Ever Tournament" declared him the 17th favorite of all-time during the first round. He continues to perform concerts at music venues and appears in television advertisements, along with participating in social media and ministry/outreach functions.

Along with a Mattel doll and other merchandise, Hammer starred in a Saturday-morning cartoon called Hammerman in 1991. He became an ordained preacher during the late 1990s and hosted M.C. Hammer and Friends, a Christian ministry program on TBN. Hammer was also a dance judge on Dance Fever in 2003, was the co-creator of the dance website DanceJam.com, and was executive producer of his own reality show titled Hammertime (which aired on the A&E Network during the summer of 2009).

Known for

Acting
2024 40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC Actor Self (archive footage) 58
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2017 The '91 Falcons Actor 59
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2017 Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2017 The Swingin' A's Actor Self - Narrator (voice) N/A
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2016 Zoolander 2 Actor M.C. Hammer 50
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2014 James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message Actor Self 59
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2012 Vanilla Ice Archive Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2010 1040: Christianity in the New Asia Actor Self N/A
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2009 Katt Williams: Pimpadelic Actor Self 59
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2009 Hammertime Actor Self N/A
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2007 Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee Actor Roy Thunder 58
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2005 Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation Actor Self N/A
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2005 Letter to the President Actor Self N/A
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2005 Black in the 80s Actor Self N/A
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2003 Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s Actor Self N/A
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2002 Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2001 Rhapsody Actor Wizard 58
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2001 Street Life Actor N/A
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1998 I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America Actor Self N/A
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1997 The Right Connections Actor Kendrick Bragg 58
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1997 Private Parts Actor M.C. Hammer 61
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1996 Cheyenne Actor Haddox 58
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1996 Reggie's Prayer Actor Forest Ranger Baker 58
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1996 One Man's Justice Actor Dexter Kane 59
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1993 Last Action Hero Actor M.C. Hammer 64
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1991 The Making of "The Addams Family" Actor Self N/A
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1991 Hammerman Actor Hammerman/Stanley Burrell 68
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1990 Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie Actor Self / Reverend Pressure 59
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1990 Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1 Actor Self N/A
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Dance Fever Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2005 Oaktown's 357: Wild & Loose Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2005 Oaktown's 357: Wild & Loose Writing Writer N/A
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1990 Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie Writing Writer 59
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Production
2009 Hammertime Production Executive Producer N/A
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1990 Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie Production Executive Producer 59
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Sound
1990 Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie Sound Music 59
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