Akon
Actor
- Born
- April 16, 1973 (age 53) · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Aliaume Damala Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), better known as Akon, is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, businessman, record producer and actor. He rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of "Locked Up", the first single from his debut album Trouble.
Known for
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
June 3, 2016
American Heist
September 11, 2014
Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly
August 28, 2019
Tooken
May 26, 2015
Black November
December 7, 2012
Lady Gaga: One Sequin at a Time
September 29, 2010
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
December 10, 2023
YouTube Live
November 22, 2008
Miracles Across 125th Street
December 20, 2021
Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff
January 1, 2009
The American King
October 29, 2020
Love, Kills xx
April 28, 2010
Acting19
- 2023A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop as Self
- 2021Miracles Across 125th Street as Himself
- 2020The American King as Sebastian
- 2019Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly as Self
- 2016Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping as Akon
- 2015Tooken as Himself
- 2015An SNL Valentine as Self (archive footage)
- 2014American Heist as Sugar
- 2012Black November as Opuwei
- 2011Lady Gaga: Out Of Control