Common Biography
Common (formerly known as Common Sense) is an American actor, rapper, philanthropist, and writer. He is well known for his roles in movies such as All About Nina as Rafe, The Hate U Give as Carlos Carter, and The Chi.
10 Facts About Common
- Name: Common
- Age: 52 Years Old
- Birthday: 13 March
- Height: 6 feet 0 inches / 184 cm.
- Weight: 185 lb / 84 kg
- Nationality: American
- Occupation: Actor, Rapper, Philanthropist, Writer
- Marital Status: To be Updated.
- Salary: Not Known
- Networth: $45 million
Common Age
Common is 52 years old. He was born on 13 March 1972 in Chicago, Illinois. He celebrates his birthday every 13th of March. His birth sign is Pisces.
Common Height
Common stands at a height of 6 feet.
Common Weight
He weighs 185 lb / 84 kg.
Common Family
Lonnie Corrant was born to Lonnie Lyn and Mahalia Ann Hines at the Chicago Osteopathic Hospital in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. His mother is the former principal of John Hope College Preparatory High School while his father is a former ABA basketball player. His parents divorced while he was six years old leaving him to be raised by his mother.
Common Wife and Children
Little information is known about the rapper’s love life. He has a daughter called Omoye Assata Lynn born in 1997 with his then-girlfriend called Kim Jones. He named his daughter Assata after Assata Shakur who is an African American activist.
Common Net Worth
Lonnie Corant has an estimated net worth of $45 million. This includes his assets, money, and income. His primary source of income is his career as an actor, rapper, and philanthropist. Through his various sources of income, Common has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.
Common Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Common.
Common Wiki
- Full Names: Lonnie Corant Jaman Shuka Rashid Lynn Jr.
- Popular As: Common (formerly known as Common Sense)
- Gender: Male
- Occupation / Profession: Rapper, actor, writer, activist, philanthropist
- Nationality: American
- Race / Ethnicity: Black American
- Religion: Christian
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
Common Birthday
- Age / How Old?: 48 years old
- Zodiac Sign: Pisces
- Date of Birth: 13th March 1972
- Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S
- Birthday: 13th March
Common Body Measurements
- Body Measurements: Not Available
- Height / How Tall?: 6 feet
- Weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
- Eye Color: Dark brown
- Hair Color: Bald
- Shoe Size: To be updated
- Breast/Bust size: 44 in (112 cm)
- Waist size: 35 in (89 cm)
- Hips size–Biceps: 16 in (41 cm)
Common Family and Relationship
- Father (Dad): Lonnie Lynn
- Mother: Mahalia Ann Hines
- Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Six siblings
- Marital Status: Single
- Wife/Spouse: To be updated
- Dating / Girlfriend: To be updated
- Children: Daughter(s) (Omoye Assata Lynn)
Common Networth and Salary
- Net Worth: $45 million
- Salary: Under Review
- Source of Income: Acting, Philanthropy
Songs and Albums
- Glory
- Come Close
- I Used to Love H.E.R.
- Testify
- Retrospect for Life
- Ghetto Dreams
- I Want You
- The Bitch in Yoo
- Take It EZ
- The Food
- A Dream
- Drivin’ Me Wild
- Faithful
- Letter to the Free
- Reminding Me
- Let it Lie
- Soul by the Pound
- The Game
- Breaker 1/9
- Geto Heaven
- All Night Long
- Announcement
- They Say
- Chi-City
- Good Morning Love
- A Song for Assata
- Happy Feet Two Opening Medley
- I’ve Been Thinking
- It’s Your World
- Nag Champa
- Black America Again
Albums
- 2005 Be
- 2000 Like Water for Chocolate
- 1994 Resurrection
- 2019 Let Love
- 2016 Black America Again
- 2007 Finding Forever
- 2002 Electric Circus
- 1988 Freedom Express
- 1997 One Day It’ll All Make Sense
- 1992 Can I Borrow a Dollar?
- 2011 The Dreamer/The Believer
- 2014 Nobody’s Smiling
- 2003 The Great Chicago Fire: A Cold Day in Hell
- 2008 Universal Mind Control
- 2005 2K6: The Tracks
- 2016 Live at the Jazz Room
- 2000 The Hurricane (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)
- 2002 Brown Sugar
- 2007 Smokin’ Aces
- 2006 Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
- 2003 Larga Duracion
- 2012 Pride of Oklahoma 1987
- 1981 Swing Street Cafe
- 2014 VH1 Love & Hip Hop: Music From The Series
- 2005 Live Tonight
- 2006 Distractions
- 2016 Ear to the Streets (Street Album)
- 2001 90’s Soul
- There Will Be Sunshine 2014, EP
- 2014 Neo Soul Classic, Vol. 3
- Best of Decade I: 1995–2005
- 2007 Thisisme Then: The Best of Common
- 2014 Hip-Hop Golden Age, Vol. 6 (The Greatest Songs of the 90’s)
- 2010 Go! Common Classics
- 2015 The Source Magazine (Fr) Mixtapes, Vol. 10
- Welcome to 2013
- 2010 Comi-t 2 brailleurs
- 1996 The Best Of Rick Springfield
- 2011 Back In The Day … Hip Hop Classics
- 2012 Smash Hits 2012!
- 2001 Only for the Real Dj: A Premier Selection of Hip Hop Inspired by the Boom Bap Sound – Volume 3
Common Movies and Television Shows
- 2002 Brown Sugar as Himself
- 2006 Dave Chappelle’s Block Party as Himself
- 2007 Smokin’ Aces as Sir Ivy
- 2007 American Gangster as Turner Lucas
- 2008 Street Kings as Coates
- 2008 Wanted as The Gunsmith
- 2009 Terminator Salvation as Barnes
- 2010 Date Night as Detective Collins
- Just Wright as Scott McKnight
- Bouncing Cats as Himself
- 2011 Happy Feet Two as Seymour
- New Year’s Eve as Chino Cameo
- 2012 LUV as Uncle Vincent
- The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Coach Cal
- 2013 Movie 43 as Bob Mone Segment: “The Pitch”
- Now You See Me as Agent Evans
- Pawn as Officer Jeff Porter
- 2014 X/Y as Jason
- Every Single Thing as Devlin Hatch
- Selma as James Bevel
- 2015 Run All Night Mr. Price
- Unity as Narrator Documentary
- Being Charlie as Travis
- 2016 Barbershop: The Next Cut as Rashad
- Suicide Squad as Monster T
- 2017 John Wick: Chapter 2 as Cassian
- A Happening of Monumental Proportions as Daniel Crawford
- Love Beats Rhymes as Coltrane
- Megan Leavey as Gunny Martin
- Girls Trip as Himself
- 2018 The Tale as Martin
- Here and Now as Ben
- All About Nina as Rafe
- The Hate U Give as Carlos Carter
- Saint Judy as Benjamin Adebayo
- Smallfoot as Stonekeeper (voice)
- Hunter Killer as Rear Admiral John Fisk
- 2019 The Kitchen as Gary Silvers
- The Informer as Grens
- 2020 Ava as Michael Post-production
- El Tonto (Post-production)
Common Contacts
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