MC Hammer
Known for Acting · 51 credits
- Born
- 1962-03-30 (age 64)
- Place of birth
- Oakland, California, USA
- Also known as
- Stanley Kirk Burrell · Hammer · Hammertime · King Hammer · Hammerman · Kirk Burrell
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
TV Shows (23)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host & Musical Guest
Infinite Challenge
2005
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Martin
1992
as Hammer
Uncle Grandpa
2013
as MC Hammer (voice)
Behind the Music
1997
as Self
American Music Awards
1974
as Self - Musical Guest
Where Are They Now?
1999
as Self
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Glenn Martin, DDS
2009
Yo! MTV Raps
1988
as Self
Beat Shazam
2017
as Self
The New Tom Green Show
2003
as Self
Out All Night
1992
as Self
The Surreal Life
2003
as Self
8:15 from Manchester
1990
The Hip Hop Years
1999
as Self
Black in the 80s
2005
as Self
Hammerman
1991
as Hammerman/Stanley Burrell (voice)
Hammertime
2009
as Self
Dance Fever
2003
as Self - Judge
Movies (28)
Last Action Hero
1993
as M.C. Hammer
Zoolander 2
2016
as M.C. Hammer
Private Parts
1997
as M.C. Hammer
One Tough Bastard
1996
as Dexter Kane
Vanilla Ice Archive
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Finishing the Game: The Search for a New Bruce Lee
2007
as Roy Thunder
Rhapsody
2001
as Wizard
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990
as Self
Cheyenne
1996
as Haddox
Letter to the President
2005
as Self
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017
as Self (archive footage)
40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Reggie's Prayer
1996
as Forest Ranger Baker
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
2005
as Self
The '91 Falcons
2017
as Self
Rebels of Oakland: The A's, The Raiders, The '70s
2003
as Self
1040: Christianity in the New Asia
2010
as Self
Street Life
2001
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
2014
as Self
Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
1990
as Self / Reverend Pressure
The Making of "The Addams Family"
1991
as Self
Greatest Hits of the 70's & 80's
2002
as Self (archive footage)
I Am a Man: Black Masculinity in America
1998
as Self
Katt Williams: Pimpadelic
2009
as Self
Surviving A Break-Up
1992
as Self
The Right Connections
1997
as Kendrick Bragg
I Hate The Way I Look
1994
as Self
The Swingin' A's
2017
as Self - Narrator (voice)
About 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… With 51 credits spanning from 1974 to 2024, MC Hammer has appeared in 28 films and 23 TV shows.
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Most Popular MC Hammer Movies
- Last Action Hero (1993) — as M.C. Hammer
- Zoolander 2 (2016) — as M.C. Hammer
- Private Parts (1997) — as M.C. Hammer
- One Tough Bastard (1996) — as Dexter Kane
- Vanilla Ice Archive (2012) — as Self (archive footage)
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