Filmography Ice Cube: the story of the rap star on the big screen

A talented person is talented in everything. This statement is applicable to many creative people who have realized themselves in various fields of activity. To such, you can reliably include the star of gangsta rap, as well as the actor, screenwriter, producer and director O'Shea Jackson, better known as Ice Cube. The filmography of this artist is impressive, especially considering the fact that the rapper does not stop actively studying music and trying out new projects. He releases new albums, has time to act in films, write soundtracks for films and texts for songs, promotes young artists, and is also an exemplary family man.

Ice Cube: Biography

O'Shea Jackson is from Los Angeles. He was born on June 15, 1969 in the family of a gardener, and his mother was a medical worker. Surprisingly, the future rap star in his youth was not a problem child and was not caught in illegal acts. But to get involved in music he started early, like rhyming. And already at the age of sixteen O'Shea began to perform in public with the texts of his own work. By a lucky chance talented teenager heard Dr. Dre and soon offered Jackson cooperation. At the age of eighteen, a black rapper was already known as Ice Cube (his photo is presented in the article). His musical career began in 1987 with participation in the CIA group, then he moved with Dr. Dre to NWA, which he left in 1990 due to disagreements with the manager. Ice Cube began a solo career with the release of his first studio album, which instantly becomes a hit. Without slowing down the pace, the musician continues to work actively, and every next year pleases fans with a new record. But the fourth album of the musician did not receive such recognition as the previous one, and Ice Cube decided to take a break and start developing young rappers. In 1998, the star again returned to the musical "Olympus" with a new album, which returned the former success to the performer. As for his private life, Ice Cube has been happily married for twenty-three years. His wife Kimberly Woodrof gave birth to the artist of four children, two of whom decided to follow in the footsteps of his father.

The Beginning of the Cinematographic Path

Filmography Ice Cube started in 1991. The young musician was interested in the director John Singleton, who offered him one of the leading roles in his project "Guys from the street". The character of the rapper was a tough guy from South Central, firmly entangled in the world of crime and drugs. And the debut was fantastically successful. The tape received recognition from viewers and critics, receiving two nominations for the Oscar. In the world of big cinema there was a new name - Ice Cube. The filmography of the actor began to replenish with new works. In 1992, he starred in the motion picture "Violation of the Territory", followed by the "Glass Shield" (1994) and "Higher Education" (1995).

On the other side of the camera

Having become acquainted with the world of cinema and shooting process, a talented African-American decided to try himself in a new field. He wrote a comedy movie script called "Friday", naturally with himself a favorite in the title role. Also Ice Cube acted as the producer of this project. The guys from the black quarter who got into trouble on their own stupidity and decided to get themselves out of the situation on their own, liked the audience, and the picture was a success. In 1998, the filmography of Ice Cube was enriched by another work of its own production. In the movie "Striptease Club" the actor went even further. In addition to writing the script, producing the film, as well as playing the title role, Kueb was also on the set for the first time as a director. And the next debut was a success. In 1999, the artist released the sequel to his first film with the title "Next Friday", in the work on which he again excelled in multifunctionality. In 2002 there were two author's works of Ice Cube: "All about Benjamin" and "Another Friday". In addition to acting, he again wrote scripts for them and was a producer. And in 2009, the tape was added to this collection "Crappy promoters".

Career development

But in addition to realizing his own creative ambitions, the talented guy was shot in other people's projects, the filmmakers did not forget about the actor named Ice Cube. Films with his participation came out virtually every year. In 1997, there was almost no known "Dangerous Land" and the adventure thriller "Anaconda" with Jennifer Lopez, who added popularity to a dark-skinned actor. And in 1999, Ayes' partners on the set of the movie "Three Kings" were George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, by the way the tape was highly appreciated by critics. Since 2001, the filmography of Ice Cube has been replenished with roles in the horror "Ghosts of Mars", in the comedy drama "Barbershop" and the action movie "Torque".

Projects of the last decade

The rap star continues to be actively withdrawn to this day. In 2005, he received a major role in the restart of the hit "Three X-2: New Level" instead of Vin Diesel. The actor has repeatedly admitted that he prefers to play in comedies and produce them, because the movie is intended for recreation, so the filmography of Ice Cube is full of ribbons of this genre. This and the two parts "Well, have you come?" Along with their sequel in the form of a separate series, and "First Sunday", and commercially successful comedic fighters "Macho and Botan", as well as "Joint trip." Against this backdrop, the criminal thriller "Bastion" stands out, where the dramatic side of the actor's talent is clearly visible. And ahead of Ice Cube at least three new projects.

Other jobs

In 2014, the actor and musician first took part in the scoring of the cartoon, his first work of this kind was the "Book of Life", which also involved such stars as Zoe Saldana and Channing Tatum. An important aspect of the creativity of Ice Cube is the writing of soundtracks to many films, including those in which he did not act. The most famous of them are Street Fighter (1994), Nothing to Lose (1997), Gone in 60 Seconds, Jay and the Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Blade 2 (2002), " Tiptoe "(2002)," Hollywood cops "(2003), but in fact there are much more such pictures.