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Biography

Kanye West understands the preciousness of life. It was in October of 2002 that his was nearly abruptly taken from him. Driving back to…more

Born

6/8/1977, Atlanta, Georgia

Birth Name

Kanye Omari West

Gender

Male

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Star (3)

Role
- Shelter From the Storm: A Concert For the Gulf Coast
  Performer
- Access Granted
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 23 Kanye West (Diamonds Are Forever)
    6/15/05
- Access Granted
  Star
  - S 2: Ep 14 Trade It All
    7/17/02
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- Kourtney & Kim Take New York
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 A Dash of Respect
    3/20/11
  - S 1: Ep 5 Down and Out in New York City
    2/21/11
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 36: Ep 2 Bryan Cranston/Kanye West
    10/2/10
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Performance
  - S 43: Ep 9 6th March 2006
    3/6/06
  - S 42: Ep 39 25th September 2005
    9/25/05
  - S 42: Ep 28 11th July 2005
    7/11/05
  - S 42: Ep 25 24th June 2005
    6/24/05
  - S 41: Ep 33 20th August 2004
    8/20/04
  - + 1 More Credits
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Archive Footage
  - S 41: Ep 12 26th March 2004
    3/26/04
Guest Star (48)

Role
- The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 10 2011 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
    11/29/11
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 28 MTV 28th Annual Video Music Awards
    8/28/11
  - S 1: Ep 23 MTV 23rd Annual Video Music Awards
    8/31/06
- French Open
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 6 Day 6
    5/27/11
- American Idol
  Performs
  - S 10: Ep 29 The Seventh Finalist Of The Season Is Sent Home
    4/21/11
  - S 8: Ep 20 Two People In The Top 13 Must Go Home Tonight!
    3/11/09
- The Cleveland Show
  Kenny West
  - S 2: Ep 1 Harder, Better, Faster, Browner
    9/26/10
  - S 1: Ep 18 Brotherly Love
    5/2/10
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 100 Episode #3.100
    12/31/09
  - S 3: Ep 27 Episode #3.027
    10/7/09
  - S 2: Ep 163 Episode #2.163
    3/16/09
  - S 2: Ep 160 Episode #2.160
    3/12/09
  - S 2: Ep 131 Episode #2.131
    2/6/09
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Jay Leno Show
  Musical Guest
  - S 1: Ep 1 1
    9/14/09
- Alan Carr: Chatty Man
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Episode 5
    7/12/09
- Storytellers
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 2 Kanye West
    2/28/09
- The Grammy Awards
  Himself
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Grammy Awards
    2/8/09
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 34: Ep 11 Hugh Laurie/Kanye West
    12/13/08
  - S 33: Ep 1 LeBron James/Kanye West
    9/29/07
  - S 31: Ep 1 Steve Carell/Kanye West
    10/1/05
- American Music Awards
  Himself
  - S 36: Ep 1 The 36th Annual American Music Awards
    11/23/08
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself/Performer
  - S 6: Ep 23 Taye Diggs/Audrina Patridge/Kanye West
    10/8/08
  - S 3: Ep 160 Kanye West/Howie Mandel *Ellen in the Park*
    5/15/06
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 22 Paris Hilton/Kanye West/Regina and Maya Pitts
    10/7/08
  - S 5: Ep 9 Mariska Hargitay, Kanye West
    9/14/07
  - S 3: Ep 86 Kanye West/Anne Hathaway
    1/16/06
  - S 3: Ep 80 Kanye West/Doug Savant
    1/6/06
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 25 MTV 25th Annual Video Music Awards
    9/7/08
  - S 1: Ep 24 MTV 24th Annual Video Music Awards
    9/9/07
  - S 1: Ep 22 MTV 22nd Annual Video Music Awards
    8/28/05
- VH1's Top 20 Countdown
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 50 Top 40 Videos of 2007
    12/11/07
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Himself - Video clip
  - S 5: Ep 51 Monday, November 12, 2007
    11/12/07
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 46 October 24, 2007
    10/24/07
- Sound
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Episode 1
    10/20/07
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 136 Sandra Oh, Albert Reed, Mark Ronson
    10/2/07
  - S 2: Ep 94 6/25/04
    6/25/04
- 106 & Park
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 77 Clash of the Titan Day: Kanye West & 50 Cent Performances and Interviews
    9/11/07
  - S 2: Ep 16 Magic Johnson Interview
    6/20/03
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 56: Ep 179 September 6, 2007
    9/6/07
- Entourage
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 11 No Cannes Do
    8/26/07
- The Sunday Night Project
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 12 Kanye West
    8/17/07
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 209 Tom Cruise; Michelle Rodriguez; Kanye West
    5/11/06
  - S 12: Ep 186 Show #2682
    4/5/04
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 132 Show #2545
    5/1/06
  - S 11: Ep 92 Show #2123
    2/16/04
- MTV Australia Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 The 2nd MTV Australia Video Music Awards
    4/12/06
- My Super Sweet 16
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Aaron
    4/12/06
- Rove Live
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 7 28th March, 2006 - Green Eggs and Ham
    3/28/06
- Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out
  Musical Guest
  - S 2: Ep 4 Marques Houston
    2/23/06
- Making the Video
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 18 Heard 'Em Say
    11/7/05
  - S 11: Ep 7 Talk About Our Love
    5/2/04
- TRL
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 7038 November 7, 2005 (SNMW)
    11/7/05
- CD:UK
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 1 MiTracks Chart Episode 1 [Re-Launch]
    9/17/05
- Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 2 Alan Whicker, Gérard Depardieu, Kanye West, Franz Ferdinand.
    9/16/05
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Musical Performer
  - S 3: Ep 5 Kanye West/Jeff Foxworthy
    9/9/05
- Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 High Brow
    8/24/05
- Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out
  Guest Host/Performer
  - S 1: Ep 4 Kanye West
    8/18/05
- Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 7 Episode 35
    7/22/05
  - S 4: Ep 2 Episode 20
    7/25/04
  - S 3: Ep 6 Episode 17
    5/9/03
- TRL
  Winner
  - S 10: Ep 2 2005 TRL Awards
    2/21/05
- Hard Rock Live
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 9 Nokia Best of 2004
    12/22/04
  - S 1: Ep 2 Kanye West
- Live! with Kelly
  Musical Guest
  - S 17: Ep 28 October 14, 2004
    10/14/04
- MuchVibe
  Himself/Performer
  - — MuchVibe on Sumfest
    9/4/04
- MuchOnDemand
  himself
  - — August 10, 2004
    8/10/04
  - — August 9, 2004
    8/9/04
  - — March 26, 2004
    3/26/04
- Pepsi Smash
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 6 Episode #206
    7/1/04
  - S 2: Ep 4 Episode #204
    6/17/04
- Punk'd
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 8 Tyra Banks, Kanye West, Benji and Joel Madden
    6/13/04
- Chappelle's Show
  Musical Guest
  - S 2: Ep 11 Ep. #211 - Greatest Misses
    3/31/04
  - S 2: Ep 7 Ep. #207
    3/3/04
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 32 Kanye West, Kathy Ireland
    2/17/04
- Soul Train
  Presenter
  - S 33: Ep 1 The 9th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
    8/23/03
Cameo (1)

Role
- MTV Video Music Awards
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 26 MTV 26th Annual Video Music Awards
    9/13/09
Additional Music (1)

Role
- NBA on TNT
  Additional Music
  - S 4: Ep 50 NBA Conference Finals 2009: Orlando Magic vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
    5/20/09
  - S 4: Ep 41 NBA Quarterfinals 2009: Chicago Bulls vs. Boston Celtics
    5/2/09
  - S 4: Ep 40 NBA Quarterfinals 2009: Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls; Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets
    4/30/09
  - S 4: Ep 37 NBA Quarterfinals 2009: Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat; Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers
    4/27/09
  - S 4: Ep 36 NBA Quarterfinals 2009: Orlando Magic vs. Philadelphia 76ers; Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets
    4/26/09
  - + 5 More Credits

Kanye West News

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SNL: With a Cameo Appearance by Josh Brolin!

By Price Peterson, Apr 16, 2012

The famously grim actor swung by SNL this week to promote his new comedy, Men in Black 3. So how'd he do? read more
10

News Briefs: Jimmy Smits Joins Sons of Anarchy

By Tim Surette, Apr 06, 2012

Plus: A Bent star has already found a new gig, Comedy Central wants to get drunk, and MTV has had it with boob jobs. read more

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Trivia
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- Kanye's girlfriend, Amber Rose, appears in his music video clip for the song Robocop.
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- In March 2009 Kanye was charged after a 2008 clash with paparazzi at LA Airport. Kanye and his manager were both charged with battery, vandalism and grand theft. The penalty for being convicted on all charges would be up to two years and six months in prison.
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- He is in the song American Boy by Estelle.
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Quotes
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- Kanye: (after being listed as one of 'Vanity Fair's best dressed men in 2008) I've sat in front of this computer for 20 minutes trying to put into words how I feel ... who all to thank ... and how to celebrate ... this is a true honour and I am humbled by it!!!
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- Kanye West: George Bush doesn't care about black people.
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- Kanye West: (About his influences) Pop art, architecture, and classic, creative minded people...really, it's too many to name.
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