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André 3000

Acting

Born May 27, 1975 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Also known as Andre 3000 · Andre Benjamin · André Lauren Benjamin

Biography

André Benjamin, also known as André 3000, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor, best known for being part of American hip-hop duo OutKast alongside fellow rapper Big Boi. As an actor, his role as Jimi Hendrix in Jimi: All is by my Side (2013) got him an Independent Spirit Awards nomination for Best Lead Actor. He has made appearances in a number of TV series and films, including Families, The Shield, Be Cool, Revolver, Semi-Pro, and Four Brothers.

Filmography31 titles

The Wizrd

2019as Self

The Shield

2002as Robert Huggins

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America

as Self

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self

Hip-Hop Evolution

2016as Himself

Sly Lives! (aka the Burden of Black Genius)

2025as Self

Saturday Night Live

1975as Self - Musical Guest

American Crime

2015as Michael LaCroix

Four Brothers

2005as Jeremiah Mercer

Class of 3000

as Sunny Bridges (voice)

Dispatches from Elsewhere

2020as Fredwynn

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told

2024as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Revolver

2005as Avi

The Daily Show

1996as Self

The 2000s

Battle in Seattle

2007as Django

Charlotte's Web

2006as Elwyn the Crow (voice)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015as Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003as Self

Showing Up

2022as Eric

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014as Self

High Life

2018as Tcherny

Idlewild

2006as Percival

White Noise

2022as Elliot Lasher

Jimi: All Is by My Side

2013as Jimi Hendrix

Semi-Pro

2008as Clarence

Be Cool

2005as Dabu

Hollywood Homicide

2003as Silk Brown

Punk'd

2003as Self

2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

2025as Self

Sign the Show

2023as Self