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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

59

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-03-30 (63 years old)

Place of Birth

Oakland, California, USA

Also Known As

Stanley Kirk Burrell

Hammer

Hammertime

King Hammer

Hammerman

Kirk Burrell

K.B.

M.C. Hammer

MC Hammer

Biography

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).

Known For

Acting

The Swingin' A's

2017

The Swingin' A's

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

One Man's Justice

1996

One Man's Justice

as

Dexter Kane

Cheyenne

1996

Cheyenne

as

Haddox

The Right Connections

1997

The Right Connections

as

Kendrick Bragg

Rhapsody

2001

Rhapsody

as

Wizard

Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's

2002

Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's

as

Self (archive footage)

Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie

1990

Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie

as

Self / Reverend Pressure

Zoolander 2

2016

Zoolander 2

as

M.C. Hammer

Vanilla Ice Archive

2012

Vanilla Ice Archive

as

Self (archive footage)

Private Parts

1997

Private Parts

as

M.C. Hammer

Last Action Hero

1993

Last Action Hero

as

M.C. Hammer

Reggie's Prayer

1996

Reggie's Prayer

as

Forest Ranger Baker

The '91 Falcons

2017

The '91 Falcons

as

Self

40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC

2024

40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC

as

Self (archive footage)

Hammerman

Hammerman

as

Hammerman/Stanley Burrell

The View

The View

as

Self

American Music Awards

American Music Awards

as

Self - Musical Guest

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host & Musical Guest

Uncle Grandpa

Uncle Grandpa

as

MC Hammer (voice)

Production

Crew

Directing