
Too $hort
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1966-04-28 (age 60)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Todd Anthony Shaw · Too Short · Short Dogg
Biography
Todd Anthony Shaw better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is best known for his hit songs like "The Ghetto" and "Blow the Whistle" and "Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'". Too Short is one of the very few musicians to have been able to collaborate with both 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. during the height of their careers when the rappers engaged in a protracted feud.
Too Short is credited as being one of the pioneer rappers of West Coast hip hop. His rap lyrics are primarily about pimping, drug use, and promiscuity.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
Movies (29)

Menace II Society
1993
as Lew-Loc

Freaky Tales
2025
as Narrator / The Guy's Partner

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
2023
as Self
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
2009
as Self

Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
2011
as Self

Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary
2007
as Himself

Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
2011
as Self

The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
2023
as Self

Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
2024
as Self - Rapper/Legendary Game Spitter

Rhyme & Reason
1997
as Self

G-Funk
2017
as Self

American Pimp
2000
as Too $hort

It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
2020
as Self

Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement
2008
as Himself

The DOC
2022

Lady Gaga: iTunes Festival 2013
2013
as Self

Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay
2015
as Self - Interviewee
Rap's Most Wanted
1991
as Self
2PAC 4Ever
2003
as Himself

School of Rickey
2016
as Self

Breaking Out: The Alcatraz Concert

Stop Pepper Palmer
2014
as Self
West Coast Theory
2009
Ghetto Physics: Will the Real Pimps and Hos Please Stand Up?
2010

Sydewayz: Vol 2 (Get Hyphy)
2006
as Himself
Too $hort "Uncensored"
as Himself
Too Short: Shorty the Pimp at the Players Ball
1992

Townbiz
2009
as Himself

Porndogs: The Adventures of Sadie
2009
as Bosco
About Too $hort
Todd Anthony Shaw better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is best known for his hit songs like "The Ghetto" and "Blow the Whistle" and "Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'". Too Short is one of the very few musicians to have been able to collaborate with both 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. during the height of their careers when the rappers engaged in a protracted feud. Too Short is credited as being one of the pioneer rappers of West Coast hip hop. His rap lyrics are primar… With 36 credits spanning from 1959 to 2025, Too $hort has appeared in 29 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Too $hort Movies
- Menace II Society (1993) — as Lew-Loc
- Freaky Tales (2025) — as Narrator / The Guy's Partner
- A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023) — as Self
- DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do (2009) — as Self
- Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011) — as Self
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