Actor

MC Hammer

March 30, 1962 · Oakland, California, USA

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.

Notable work

6.5
Last Action Hero (1993)
as M.C. Hammer
4.9
Zoolander 2 (2016)
as M.C. Hammer
6.5
Private Parts (1997)
as M.C. Hammer

Often works with

Tracy Morgan
2 titles together
Martin, The Chris Rock Show
Kari Wahlgren
2 titles together
Uncle Grandpa, Glenn Martin, DDS

Full filmography · 17

Zoolander 2
as M.C. Hammer
20164.9
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
as Roy Thunder
20074.9
Oaktown's 357: Wild & Loose
Writer and Director
2005
Rhapsody
as Wizard
2001
Street Life
cast
2001
The Right Connections
as Kendrick Bragg
1997
Private Parts
as M.C. Hammer
19976.5
Cheyenne
as Haddox
1996
Reggie's Prayer
as Forest Ranger Baker
1996
One Tough Bastard
as Dexter Kane
19966
Last Action Hero
as M.C. Hammer
19936.5