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Kanye West
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| Mostly Credited As: | Kanye West |
| Birth Name: | Kanye Omari West |
| Date Of Birth: | June 08, 1977 (Age 32) |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Height: | 5' 8" (1.72 m) |
Kanye West is a rapper/ producer from Chicago, Illinois. After attending Columbia College, a local art school in Chicago, and then Chicago State University, West dropped out and began working on his music career. He started producing songs for artists like Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, John Legend, and Janet Jackson, making West a big name in hip hop/ R&B production. In October, 2002, Kanye got in a car crash, where he fractured his jaw in three places. This inspired him to write his hit single "Through the Wire", where he recorded the song with his mouth wired. "Through the Wire" became a hit and was on West's first album, "The College Dropout". Another single from the album, "Jesus Walks" also became a huge success. West released his second album, "Late Registration" on August 30, 2005. The album has been very successful, and one of the singles, "Gold Digger" was number one on the billboard charts for more than ten weeks. West was nominated for eight Grammys for "Late Registration". He won three including best rap album.
Discography:
1. The College Dropout
2. Late Registration
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Kanye West is a rapper/ producer from Chicago, Illinois. After attending Columbia College, a local art school in Chicago, and then Chicago State University, West dropped out and began working on his music career. He started producing songs for artists like Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, John Legend, and Janet Jackson, making West a big name in hip hop/ R&B production. In October, 2002, Kanye got in a car crash, where he fractured his jaw in three places. This inspired him to write his hit single "Through the Wire", where he recorded the song with his mouth wired. "Through the Wire" became a hit and was on West's first album, "The College Dropout". Another single from the album, "Jesus Walks" also became a huge success. West released his second album, "Late Registration" on August 30, 2005. The album has been very successful, and one of the singles, "Gold Digger" was number one on the billboard charts for more than ten weeks. West was nominated for eight Grammys for "Late Registration". He won three including best rap album.
Discography:
1. The College Dropout
2. Late
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Kanye West TV Appearances |
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| Show: The Jay Leno Show (2009) |
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• Jerry Seinfeld, Jay-Z with Rihanna & Kanye West |
01x01: (Sep/14/2009) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
| Show: Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2009) |
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• Kanye West, Mr Hudson, Fern Britton, Sarah Harding |
01x05: (Jul/12/2009) |
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Himself |
| Show: American Idol (2002) |
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• 2 of 13 Voted Off |
08x20: (Mar/11/2009) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
| Show: VH1's Storytellers (1996) |
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• Kanye West |
11x01: (Feb/28/2009) |
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Himself, [Starring Roles] |
| Show: The Grammys (1959) |
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• The 51st Annual Grammy Awards |
51x01: (Feb/08/2009) |
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Himself (Performer) |
| Show: Anderson Cooper 360° (2003) |
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• January 20, 2009 |
07x14: (Jan/20/2009) |
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Himself |
| Show: Saturday Night Live (1975) |
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• Hugh Laurie/Kanye West |
34x11: (Dec/13/2008) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
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• LeBron James/Kanye West |
33x01: (Sep/29/2007) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
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• Steve Carell/Kanye West |
31x01: (Oct/01/2005) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
| Show: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) |
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• Kanye West, Seth MacFarlane |
16x46: (Nov/25/2008) |
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Himself, [Interviewees] |
| Show: Late Show with David Letterman (1993) |
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• Nicole Kidman, Simon Baker, Kanye West |
16x49: (Nov/24/2008) |
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Himself, [Musical Guests] |
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• Jodie Foster, Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová |
15x05: (Sep/10/2007) |
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Himself |
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• Tom Hanks, Kanye West |
13x133: (May/01/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) |
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• Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, The Mighty Boosh, Boyzone, Kate Nash |
13x13: (Nov/30/2007) |
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Himself, [Interviewees] |
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• Alan Whicker, Gérard Depardieu, Franz Ferdinand, Kanye West. |
09x02: (Sep/16/2005) |
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Himself, [Interviewees] |
| Show: Nightline (1980) |
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• Season 27, Episode 6 |
27x06: (Sep/24/2007) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) • 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Friday September 09th, 2005) |
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• Kanye West, Mariska Hargitay |
05x09: (Sep/14/2007) |
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Himself |
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• Kanye West, Howie Mandel |
03x160: (May/15/2006) |
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Himself |
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• Kanye West, Anne Hathaway |
03x86: (Jan/16/2006) |
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Himself |
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• Kanye West, Doug Savant |
03x80: (Jan/06/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Entourage (2004) |
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• No Cannes Do |
04x11: (Aug/26/2007) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Friday Night Project (2005) |
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• Kanye West |
05x12: (Aug/17/2007) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Early Show (1999) |
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• Survivor Preview, Kanye West & Pharrell |
07x253: (Aug/23/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N Out (2005) |
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• Episode #14 |
02x04: (Feb/23/2006) |
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Himself |
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• Episode #4 |
01x04: (Aug/18/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: Billboard Music Awards (1990) |
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• 16th Billboard Music Awards |
01x16: (Dec/06/2005) |
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Himself (Winner: Artist Achievement Award) |
| Show: CD:UK (1998) |
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• Series 8, Show 1 |
08x01: (Sep/17/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: MTV Video Music Awards (1984) |
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• 22nd Annual MTV Video Music Awards |
22x01: (Aug/28/2005) |
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Himself (Winner: Best Male Video) |
| Show: 106 and Park (2000) |
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• Ciara, Kanye West, John Legend |
04x43: (Sep/27/2004) |
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Himself |
| Show: Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003) |
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• 6/25/04 |
01x94: (Jun/25/2004) |
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Himself |
| Show: Punk'd (2003) |
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• Tyra Banks, Kanye West, Good Charlotte |
03x08: (Jun/13/2004) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Sharon Osbourne Show (US) (2003) |
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• Episode 139 |
01x139: (Apr/08/2004) |
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Himself |
| Show: Chappelle's Show (2003) |
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• Ep. #211 - Greatest Misses |
02x11: (Mar/31/2004) |
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Musical Guest |
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• Ep. #207 |
02x07: (Mar/03/2004) |
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Musical Guest |
| Show: Last Call with Carson Daly (2002) |
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• Dave Chappelle, Krista Allen, Corey Greenberg, French Kicks, Steve Byrne, Kanye West |
03x20: (Feb/20/2004) |
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Himself |
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Kanye West Featured Songs |
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Kanye West Trivia |
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Kanye was nominated for "Best Rap Song" for the song Diamonds From Sierra Leone in the 2005 Grammys
| Kanye was nominated for album of the year for The College Dropout in the 2004 Grammys.
| Kanye was nominated for song of the year for Jesus Walks in the 2004 Grammys.
| Kanye was nominated for "Best New Artist" in the 2004 Grammys.
| Nominated for having the Best Year ever(2005) on "Best Week Ever".
| Won the 2006 TRL award for Best Man.
| Won best Rap album in the 2006 Grammys, for "Late Regisrtation".
| "Now all I need is for y'all to pronounce my name. It's 'Kanye,' but some of my plaques-they still say 'Kane'." ~ Kanye West in "Diamonds (From Sierra Leone)"
| Kanye was nominated for "Best Record" for Gold Digger in the 2005 Grammys.
| Kanye was nominated for "Best Rap Album" for Late Regestration in the 2005 Grammys.
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