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Fat Joe

Acting

Born August 19, 1970 · The Bronx, New York, USA

Also known as Fat Joe da Gangsta

Biography

Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a solo career with the release of his debut studio album, Represent (1993) the following year. Cartegena formed the hip hop group Terror Squad and its namesake record label in the late 1990s, through which he has signed fellow New York artists including Big Pun, Remy Ma, Tony Sunshine, and Cuban Link, as well as then-unknown producers DJ Khaled and Cool & Dre.

Filmography37 titles

All Up in the Biz

2023as Self

The Greatest Mixtape Ever

2022as Self

Savage X Fenty Show

2019as Self

Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives

2015

Wild 'N Out

2005

Celebrity Family Feud

2015as Self - Contestant

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

Hustle

2022as Fat Joe

Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World

as Self

2 Fast 2 Furious

2003Songs

You're Watching Video Music Box

2021as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019as Self - Guest

The Daily Show

1996as Self

Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth

2017as Himself

She's Gotta Have It

2017as Winnie 'Win' Winfield

I Like It Like That

1994as Biker Inmate

Happy Feet

2006as Seymour (voice)

Night School

2018as Bobby

Empire

2002as Tito Severe

Scary Movie 3

2003as Fat Joe

Fearless

2020as DJ (voice)

The Drew Barrymore Show

2020as Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Whiteboyz

1999as Don Flip Crew #2

This Is Me... Now

2024as Therapist

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003as Self

The Shop

as Self

The Apprentice

2004

Tamron Hall

2019as Self - Guest

The View

1997as Self - Guest

Blazin'

2001as Big Jay

Urban Menace

1999as Terror

Lady Rider

2017as Flash

Narx

2011as Big Ed

Checkmate

2016as Freddy "Flash" Morales

Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on Trial

2023as Self

Untold Stories of Hip Hop

as Self