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MC Hammer
Actor, Composer, Producer, WriterBorn March 30, 1962 (63 years)
Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper, actor, TV personality, entrepreneur, celebrity spokesperson, and ordained preacher. Known for hit songs such as "U Can't Touch This", "2 Legit 2 Quit", and "Pumps and a Bump", flashy dance movements, extravagant choreography, and his eponymous Hammer pants.
A multi-award winner, Hammer is considered a "forefather" and pioneering innovator of pop rap (incorporating elements of freestyle music), and is the first hip hop artist to achieve diamond status with his album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em.
BET ranked Hammer as the No. 7 "Best Dancer of All Time". Vibe's "The Best Rapper Ever Tournament" declared him the 17th favorite of all-time during the first round. He continues to perform concerts at music venues and appears in television advertisements, along with participating in social media and ministry/outreach functions.
Along with a Mattel doll and other merchandise, Hammer starred in a Saturday-morning cartoon called Hammerman in 1991. He became an ordained preacher during the late 1990s and hosted M.C. Hammer and Friends, a Christian ministry program on TBN. Hammer was also a dance judge on Dance Fever in 2003, was the co-creator of the dance website DanceJam.com, and was executive producer of his own reality show titled Hammertime (which aired on the A&E Network during the summer of 2009).
A multi-award winner, Hammer is considered a "forefather" and pioneering innovator of pop rap (incorporating elements of freestyle music), and is the first hip hop artist to achieve diamond status with his album Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em.
BET ranked Hammer as the No. 7 "Best Dancer of All Time". Vibe's "The Best Rapper Ever Tournament" declared him the 17th favorite of all-time during the first round. He continues to perform concerts at music venues and appears in television advertisements, along with participating in social media and ministry/outreach functions.
Along with a Mattel doll and other merchandise, Hammer starred in a Saturday-morning cartoon called Hammerman in 1991. He became an ordained preacher during the late 1990s and hosted M.C. Hammer and Friends, a Christian ministry program on TBN. Hammer was also a dance judge on Dance Fever in 2003, was the co-creator of the dance website DanceJam.com, and was executive producer of his own reality show titled Hammertime (which aired on the A&E Network during the summer of 2009).
MC Hammer Filmography
| 2016 | Zoolander 2 · as M.c. Hammer |
| 2010 | Uncle Grandpa (TV Series) · as Mc Hammer (voice) |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin DDS (TV Series) |
| 2007 | Finishing the Game · as Roy Thunder |
| 2001 | Deadly Rhapsody · as Wizard |
| 2001 | |
| 1998 | For Your Love (TV Series) · as Minister |
| 1997 | The Right Connections · as Kendrick Bragg |
| 1997 | Private Parts · as M.c. Hammer |
| 1997 | The Chris Rock Show (TV Series) |
| 1996 | |
| 1996 | Reggie's Prayer · as Forest Ranger Baker |
| 1996 | One Tough Bastard · as Dexter Kane |
| 1993 | Last Action Hero · as M.c. Hammer |
| 1992 | Martin (TV Series) · as Hammer |
| 1991 | Hammerman (TV Series) · as Hammerman/stanley Burrell (voice) |
| 1986 | Amen (TV Series) · as M.c. Hammer |
| 2025 | Downey Wrote That · as Self - Snl Guest Host |
| 2023 | Thriller 40 · as Self |
| 2021 | |
| 2021 | MTV 90s - Top 50 1990-1994: Back 2 the Hits! · as Mc Hammer |
| 2021 | MTV 90s - Top 50 I Like to Move It 90s Party! · as Mc Hammer |
| 2021 | MTV 90s - Top 50 Videos That Defined the 90s! · as Mc Hammer |
| 2021 | MTV 90s - Top 50 Best First Hits of the 90s! · as Mc Hammer |
| 2021 | MTV 90s - Top 50 90s Hip Hop & R'N'B! · as Self |
| 2017 | Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | Beat Shazam (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Undisputed (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Timeline (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | BET Awards 2014 · as Self |
| 2012 | |
| 2010 | 1040: Christianity in the New Asia · as Self |
| 2009 | 2009 Soul Train Awards · as Self |
| 2009 | Katt Williams: Pimpadelic · as Self |
| 2009 | Hammertime (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Ghostride the Whip · as Self |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Rock the Cradle (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | 2005 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Surprise Performer |
| 2005 | Infinite Challenge (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Letter to the President · as Self |
| 2005 | Black in the 80s (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Hip-Hop Honors · as Self |
| 2004 | And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Insider (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | I Love The 90's (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | ESPN25: Who's #1? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs... Ever · as Self |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The New Tom Green Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Surreal Life (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | MC Hammer: 2 Legit - The Videos · as Self |
| 2001 | Beyond the Glory (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | Where Are They Now? (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | After They Were Famous (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1999 | SportsCentury (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 1998 | 13th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | Behind the Music (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | Soul Train's 25th Anniversary · as Self |
| 1995 | The 9th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | The Howard Stern Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Superbowl Xxxix Visitor |
| 1992 | Out All Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | Muhammad Ali's 50th Birthday Celebration · as Self |
| 1992 | The 19th Annual American Music Awards · as Self - Host |
| 1991 | Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music · as Self |
| 1991 | 1991 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self |
| 1991 | The 5th Annual Soul Train Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1991 | The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1991 | The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards · as Self - Winner, Nominee & Performer |
| 1991 | |
| 1991 | The 18th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 1990 | 1990 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Performer |
| 1990 | The Word (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie · as Self / Reverend Pressure |
| 1989 | The Arsenio Hall Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1988 | Yo! MTV Raps (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1983 | Tocata (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Wogan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1982 | Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host & Musical Guest |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1974 | American Music Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1971 | Soul Train (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1966 | The Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Hammertime (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1990 | Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie · as Executive Producer |