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Biography

Aliaune Thiam, aka Akon, grew up in Senegal before he and his family (including his father, jazz percussionist Mor Thiam) eventually settled in New…more

Born

10/14/1981, Dakar, Senegal

Birth Name

Aliaune Thiam

Gender

Male

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Role
- Teen Choice Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Teen Choice 2007
    8/27/07
- Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards
  Himself (Perfomer)
  - S 21: Ep 1 2007 Kids' Choice Awards
    3/31/07
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Performance
  - S 42: Ep 33 15th August 2005
    8/15/05
  - S 42: Ep 17 29th April 2005
    4/29/05
  - S 42: Ep 9 4th March 2005
    3/4/05
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Repeat Performance
  - S 42: Ep 20 20th May 2005
    5/20/05
  - S 42: Ep 19 13th May 2005
    5/13/05
Guest Star (27)

Role
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 273 Episode #4.273
    7/20/11
  - S 4: Ep 155 Episode #4.155
    3/4/11
  - S 4: Ep 62 Episode #4.062
    11/16/10
  - S 3: Ep 224 Episode #3.224
    5/25/10
  - S 3: Ep 177 Episode #3.177
    3/31/10
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- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 36: Ep 10 Jeff Bridges/Eminem, Lil' Wayne
    12/18/10
  - S 32: Ep 8 Annette Bening/Gwen Stefani, Akon
    12/9/06
- The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
  Musical Guest
  - S 1: Ep 9 2010 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
    11/30/10
- Lopez Tonight
  Musical Guest
  - S 1: Ep 13 November 30, 2009
    11/30/09
- Free Radio
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Earthquake
    5/7/09
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Musical Guest
  - S 1: Ep 27 Tom Brokaw, Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim; Akon
    4/14/09
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 77 Akon
    1/7/09
  - S 6: Ep 9 Benjamin Bratt/Nelly/Akon/Ashanti/Mimi Ausland
    9/18/08
- American Music Awards
  Guest Star
  - S 36: Ep 1 The 36th Annual American Music Awards
    11/23/08
- Live! with Kelly
  Musical Guest
  - S 20: Ep 214 July 28, 2008
    7/28/08
  - S 19: Ep 115 February 28, 2007
    2/28/07
- TRL
  Himself
  - S 19: Ep 5 June 10, 2008 (SPANKIN' NEW MUSIC WEEK)
    6/10/08
- Step it Up & Dance
  Guest Judge
  - S 1: Ep 10 Finale Pt 2.
    6/5/08
- Dance on Sunset
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Flipping for Akon
    4/27/08
- The Grammy Awards
  Presenter
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Grammy Awards
    2/10/08
- Access Granted
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 46 50 Cent feat. Akon (I Still Will)
    11/12/07
  - S 7: Ep 26 T-Pain featuring Akon (Bartender)
    6/13/07
- VH1's Top 20 Countdown
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 21 May 26, 2007
    5/26/07
- American Idol
  Performs
  - S 6: Ep 29 7 Finalists Remain When The Voting Results Are Revealed
    4/11/07
  - S 6: Ep 25 One Must Go Home Tonight! Find Out Who Is Eliminated From The Top 10
    3/28/07
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 35 March 5, 2007
    3/5/07
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 58 Akon/Ted Danson/Julia Sweeney
    12/11/06
  - S 3: Ep 48 Akon/Felicity Huffman/Dax Shepard
    11/23/06
- Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out
  Musical Guest
  - S 2: Ep 5 Joseph Simmons
    3/2/06
- Punk'd
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 5 Benjamin Mckenzie, Jason Bateman, Akon
    7/24/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Performing
  - S 17: Ep 184 June 13, 2005
    6/13/05
- Top of the Pops Saturday
  Promo Video
  - S 3: Ep 35 7th May 2005
    5/7/05
  - S 3: Ep 33 23rd April 2005
    4/23/05
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 168 Show #2889
    3/4/05
- Video Mods
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode #101
    9/18/04
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Musical Guest
  - S 2: Ep 121 8/17/04
    8/17/04
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Musical Guest
  - S 7: Ep 20 Ron Livingston, Rhys Ifans, and Akon
    8/6/04
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 33: Ep 30 Truth Hurts; Akon; Alicia Keys music video
    6/19/04
Cameo (1)

Role
- D.L. Hughley Breaks the News
  Himself at the Home States Ball
  - S 1: Ep 10 January 24 2009
    1/24/09

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- In December 2008, Akon was sentenced to 65 hours of community service & given a fine of $US250, after pleading guilty to throwing a teenager off his stage at a concert in New York in 2007.
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- Akon is featured in the song "Dangerous" by Kardinal Offishall.
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- At the 2007 American Music Awards, Akon was chosen as the Favorite Male Artist for Soul/R&B category.
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- Akon: I will be the same person; I can't really see myself changing. I am just happy people can relate to my music like I do.
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- Akon: I grew up [in Senegal] but I was born in St. Louis. My mom and pop made sure we were all born in the States, that way we wouldn't have any immigration problems. We came here to go to school. Then in the summer we would go back to Senegal. Eventually, after high school, I ended up staying.
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- Akon: As a kid, growin' up, I can't front, it was hard. I was just coming in from Africa. I was mad black. Dark skin wasn't in style. My accent was crazy. I was getting teased and fighting, but you know, kids are gonna be kids anyway. But they didn't give me the impression that I didn't get along with them. I ended up making crazy friends once they got to know me. I just think it's a lack of understanding. People stereotype you before they get to know you as a person.
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