Acting
MC Hammer
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).
Filmography
40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC
Film · 2024
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Film · 2017
The Swingin' A's
Film · 2017
The '91 Falcons
Film · 2017
Beat Shazam
Series · 2017
Zoolander 2
Film · 2016
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
Film · 2014
Uncle Grandpa
Series · 2013
Vanilla Ice Archive
Film · 2012
1040: Christianity in the New Asia
Film · 2010
Katt Williams: Pimpadelic
Film · 2009
Hammertime
Series · 2009
Glenn Martin, DDS
Series · 2009
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Film · 2007
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Film · 2005
Letter to the President
Film · 2005
Black in the 80s
Series · 2005
Infinite Challenge
Series · 2005
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
Film · 2003
The Surreal Life
Series · 2003
Dance Fever
Series · 2003
The New Tom Green Show
Series · 2003
Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's
Film · 2002
Rhapsody
Film · 2001
Street Life
Film · 2001
Where Are They Now?
Series · 1999
The Hip Hop Years
Series · 1999
I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America
Film · 1998
The Right Connections
Film · 1997
Private Parts
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Behind the Music
Series · 1997
The Chris Rock Show
Series · 1997
One Tough Bastard
Film · 1996
Cheyenne
Film · 1996
Reggie's Prayer
Film · 1996
I Hate the Way I Look
Film · 1994
Last Action Hero
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Surviving a Break-Up
Film · 1992
Martin
Series · 1992
Out All Night
Series · 1992
The Making of "The Addams Family"
Film · 1991
Hammerman
Series · 1991
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
Film · 1990
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
Film · 1990
8:15 from Manchester
Series · 1990
The Word
Series · 1990
Yo! MTV Raps
Series · 1988
MTV Video Music Awards
Series · 1984
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
American Music Awards
Series · 1974