MC Hammer
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
ActingBirthday
March 30, 1962Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
24Place of birth
Oakland, California, USAAlso known as
Stanley Kirk Burrell, Hammer, Hammertime, King Hammer, Hammerman, Kirk Burrell , K.B., M.C. HammerCast credits
Katt Williams: Pimpadelic
SelfOne Man's Justice
Dexter KaneThe Right Connections
Kendrick BraggZoolander 2
M.C. HammerPrivate Parts
M.C. HammerLife O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
SelfRebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
SelfLast Action Hero
M.C. HammerReggie's Prayer
Forest Ranger BakerThe '91 Falcons
Letter to the President
SelfFinishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
Roy ThunderSpringfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Self (archive footage)The Swingin' A's
Self - Narrator (voice)Cheyenne
HaddoxGreatest Hits of the 70's & 80's
Self (archive footage)I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America
Self