About

Known credits:
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Birthday:
1974-11-02
Place of birth:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Nelly

Overview

​Cornell Haynes, Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper and singer.

He has performed with the rap group St. Lunatics since 1993 and signed to Universal Records in 1999. Under Universal, Nelly began his solo career in 2000 with his debut album Country Grammar, the title track of which was a top ten hit. The album debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200 and went on to peak at #1. Country Grammar is Nelly's best-selling album to date, selling over 8.4 million copies in the United States. His following album, Nellyville, produced the number-one hits "Hot in Herre" and "Dilemma" featuring Kelly Rowland. Other singles included "Work It" featuring Justin Timberlake, "Air Force Ones" featuring Murphy Lee and the St. Lunatics, "Pimp Juice", and "#1".

With the same-day dual release Sweat and Suit (2004) and the compilation Sweatsuit (2006), Nelly continued to generate many chart-topping hits. Sweat debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 342,000 copies in its first week. On the same week of release, Suit debuted at number one selling around 396,000 copies in its first week on the same chart. Nelly's fifth studio album, Brass Knuckles, was released on September 16, 2008 after several delays. It produced the singles "Party People", featuring Fergie, "Stepped on My J'z" and "Body On Me", featuring Akon and Ashanti.

In 2010, Nelly released the album 5.0. The lead single, "Just a Dream", has appeared in the top ten of several singles charts and were certified platinum in the United States. The second single is "Move That Body" featuring T-Pain and Akon. "Gone" is the sequel to Nelly's 2002 worldwide number one single "Dilemma", also with Rowland, and serves as third single from Nelly's album.

He won Grammy Awards in 2003 and 2004 and had a supporting role in the 2005 remake film The Longest Yard with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. He has two clothing lines, Vokal and Apple Bottoms. He has been referred to by Peter Shapiro as "one of the biggest stars of the new millennium", and the RIAA ranks Nelly as one of the best-selling male artists in American music history, with 21 million albums sold in the United States.On December 11, 2009, Billboard ranked Nelly the #3 Top Artist of the Decade.

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Known for

Acting

2024 Kevin Hart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor Actor Self 59
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2023 A GRAMMY Salute To 50 Years Of Hip-Hop Actor Self 59
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2015 Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live Actor Self 64
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2014 Reach Me Actor E-Ruption 58
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2013 ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night Actor Self 59
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2013 Real Husbands of Hollywood Actor Nelly 71
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2009 DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2008 Black Poker Stars Invitational Actor N/A
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2007 Rip the Runway Actor N/A
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2005 Beef III Actor Self 59
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2005 The Longest Yard Actor Megget 65
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2005 Maxim: Hot Clips 3 Actor Self N/A
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2004 The Source Awards: From Behind Actor Self N/A
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2003 Hip-Hop Honeys: Tasty Flavors Actor Self N/A
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2003 Nelly: The Search for Miss Apple Bottoms Actor Self N/A
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2001 Snipes Actor Prolifik / Clarence 59
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American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special Actor Himself N/A
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Clear Lake Actor Chuck Berry N/A
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Sound

2005 The Longest Yard Sound Theme Song Performance 65
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