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Biography

Wyclef Jean is a popular politically active musician and producer who rose to fame as a member of the Fugees. He was born October…more

Born

10/17/1972, Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti

Birth Name

Nelust Wyclef Jean

Gender

Male

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Star (5)

Role
- Iconoclasts
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Venus Williams + Wyclef Jean
    11/13/08
- Access Granted
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 37 Wyclef Jean
    9/10/07
- MTV Australia Awards
  Host - 2008
- And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip Hop
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Bring The Noise
    10/5/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 Back In The Day
    10/4/04
- I Love the 80s
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 I Love The 80's: 1989
    12/20/02
  - S 1: Ep 9 I Love The 80's: 1988
    12/20/02
  - S 1: Ep 8 I Love The 80's: 1987
    12/19/02
  - S 1: Ep 7 I Love The 80's: 1986
    12/19/02
  - S 1: Ep 6 I Love The 80's: 1985
    12/18/02
  - + 5 More Credits
Recurring Role (5)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 17: Ep 45 Show #3217
    11/16/09
  - S 15: Ep 45 Show #2852
    1/16/08
  - S 11: Ep 40 Show #2071
    11/7/03
  - S 9: Ep 195 Show #1850
    7/29/02
  - S 9: Ep 25 Show #1680
    9/28/01
  - + 2 More Credits
- The Electric Company
  Himself
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Promo Video
  - S 43: Ep 27 18th June 2006
    6/18/06
  - S 37: Ep 35 15th September 2000
    9/15/00
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Performance
  - S 40: Ep 40 10th October 2003
    10/10/03
  - S 39: Ep 36 13th September 2002 - 2000th Episode
    9/13/02
  - S 39: Ep 26 5th July 2002
    7/5/02
  - S 38: Ep 27 20th July 2001
    7/20/01
  - S 37: Ep 48 15th December 2000
    12/15/00
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Repeat Performance
  - S 38: Ep 29 3rd August 2001
    8/3/01
Guest Star (45)

Role
- This Week
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 4 13th October, 2011
    10/13/11
- The Wendy Williams Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 182 Episode 182
    5/11/10
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 267 Episode #2.267
    7/15/09
- 30 Rock
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 22 Kidney Now!
    5/14/09
- The Electric Company
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Call me Tiki
    2/13/09
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 79 Alice Cooper/Angela Kinsey/Wyclef Jean
    2/18/08
- The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet
  Guest Star
  - S 2: Ep 79 Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
    12/28/07
  - S 2: Ep 61 Morning Show With Mike and Juliet
    12/4/07
- Planet Rock
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 28 Wyclef Jean
    12/5/07
- VH1's Top 20 Countdown
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 48 December 1, 2007
    12/1/07
- e-Talk Daily
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 60 November 13, 2007
    11/13/07
  - S 4: Ep 22 September 11, 2007
    9/11/07
  - S 4: Ep 21 September 10, 2007
    9/10/07
- Band In A Bubble
  Wyclef Jean
  - S 1: Ep 4 Episode 4
    6/12/07
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 23 MTV 23rd Annual Video Music Awards
    8/31/06
- Live! with Kelly
  Musical Guest (footage)
  - S 18: Ep 629 August 29, 2006
    8/29/06
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Promo Video
  - S 43: Ep 29 2nd July 2006
    7/2/06
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Musical Performer
  - S 3: Ep 130 Brendan Fraser/Shakira/Sherri Shepherd
    4/3/06
- American Idol
  Performing
  - S 5: Ep 25 One Must Go Home Tonight! Find Out Who Is Eliminated
    3/29/06
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 134 March 27, 2006
    3/27/06
- The Apprentice
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 5 Lost In Space
    10/20/05
- Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 6 Episode 34
    7/15/05
- Third Watch
  Marcel Hollis
  - S 6: Ep 22 Goodbye to Camelot
    5/6/05
  - S 6: Ep 21 End of Tour
    4/29/05
  - S 6: Ep 17 Kingpin Rising
    2/25/05
  - S 6: Ep 16 In the Family Way (1)
    2/18/05
- Power Girls
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Millie Runs the Show
    4/7/05
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Performing
  - S 2: Ep 88 Susan Sarahdon/Wyclef Jean/Enrique Murciano
    1/19/05
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Musical Performer
  - S 1: Ep 9 Teri Polo/Eddie Steeples/Wyclef Jean
    1/13/05
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 13: Ep 129 Show #2850
    1/10/05
  - S 12: Ep 167 Show #2663
    3/2/04
  - S 11: Ep 11 Show #2285
    6/17/02
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 219 Michael Moore, Wyclef Jean
    12/6/04
- VH1 Hip Hop Honors
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 1 Hip Hop Honors : 2004
    10/12/04
- MuchOnDemand
  himself
  - — July 30, 2004
    7/30/04
- American Dreams
  Curtis Mayfield
  - S 2: Ep 19 No Way Out
    4/4/04
- Chappelle's Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 10 Ep. #210
    3/25/04
- Chappelle's Show
  Musical Guest
  - S 2: Ep 9 Ep. #209
    3/24/04
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Musical Guest
  - S 6: Ep 142 Jeff Gordon, Richie Sambora, and Wyclef Jean
    3/3/04
- Sidewalks Entertainment
  Himself / Guest
  - S 14: Ep 9 Kelis & Wyclef
    11/26/03
- 106 & Park Prime
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 11 Wyclef Jean
    7/2/03
- 106 & Park
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 16 Magic Johnson Interview
    6/20/03
- America's Next Top Model
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Girl Is Here To Win
    5/27/03
- American Chopper
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 American Chopper II - Biketober (Cody Bike)
    1/19/03
- Xchange
  Music Guest
  - S 4: Ep 256 02 July 2002
    7/2/02
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Himself - Pre-Show Performer
  - S 1: Ep 18 MTV 18th Annual Video Music Awards
    9/6/01
- Soul Train
  presenter
  - S 30: Ep 23 The 15th Annual Soul Train Music Awards
    2/28/01
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 17 MTV 17th Annual Video Music Awards
    9/7/00
- American Music Awards
  Himself
  - S 26: Ep 26 The 26th American Music Awards
    1/11/99
  - S 25: Ep 25 The 25th American Music Awards
    1/26/98
- All That
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 4 Wyclef Jean
    12/6/97
- Soul Train
  Guest
  - S 27: Ep 5 Wyclef/ Destiny's Child/ Chico DeBarge
    10/18/97
- MTV Video Music Awards
  Themselves/Performer
  - S 1: Ep 13 MTV 13th Annual Video Music Awards
    9/4/96
- Wendy Williams Is On Fire
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Wendy Williams Is On Fire 2
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Electric Company
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 One Bad Apple
    1/26/10
  - S 1: Ep 16 Gravity Groove
    5/29/09
  - S 1: Ep 10 Scrambled Brains
    3/27/09
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Skeleckian Hiccups
    3/6/09

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- Wyclef Jean is Haiti's roving ambassador.
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- Wyclef considers Bob Dylan and John Lennon to be two of his musical influences, despite the fact neither of them don't have much to do with rap.
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- Wyclef dated ex-Fugees bandmate, Lauryn Hill.
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- Wyclef: Definitely when I got on the plane to go back to Haiti, it was an emotional thing for me. It definitely touched my heart when I landed. I cried.
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- Wyclef Jean: I wanna show that with this whole thug phenomenon, there's something deeper than that. I wanna talk to the hoodlums... because those same kids come to my shows and hear what I have to say, as well.
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- Wyclef Jean: No matter what I'm doing, I am a hip-hop artist. Those are and still stay my roots and my inspiration.
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