MC Hammer
Personal Info
Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1962-03-30 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Oakland, California, USA
Also known As
Stanley Kirk Burrell
Hammer
Hammertime
King Hammer
Hammerman
Kirk Burrell
K.B.
M.C. Hammer
MC Hammer
Biography
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...
Acting
2017
as Self (archive footage)
2009
as Self
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1996
as Dexter Kane
1998
1996
as Haddox
2010
1990
1997
as Kendrick Bragg
2001
as Wizard
2002
as Self (archive footage)
1990
as Self / Reverend Pressure
2016
as M.C. Hammer
2012
as Self (archive footage)
1997
as M.C. Hammer
1993
as M.C. Hammer
1996
as Forest Ranger Baker
2017
as Self
2005
as Self
2007
as Roy Thunder
2001
2024
as Self (archive footage)
1991
1992
as Self
1994
as Self
Production
2005
as Director
2005
as Writer
1990
as Executive Producer
1990
1990
1990
as Original Music Composer
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