DJ Pooh
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| DJ Pooh | |
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| Born | Mark Jordan June 29, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | DJ Pooh |
| Occupation | Record Producer, voice actor, rapper, screenwriter, actor, film director |
Mark Jordan (born June 29, 1969 in Los Angeles, California) better known by his stage name DJ Pooh is an American record producer,[1] voice actor, rapper, screenwriter,[2] actor and film director.[3][4]
Biography
DJ Pooh has produced albums for Del tha Funkee Homosapien, LL Cool J, Tha Dogg Pound (most notably "New York, New York"), King Tee and 2Pac.[1] He usually collaborates with rapper Ice Cube. In 1996, DJ Pooh provided the bulk of the production for Snoop Dogg's second album, Tha Doggfather. The album was certified double-platinum.
DJ Pooh began in film by producing the drive-by shooting sequence in the 1991 film, Boyz n the Hood. He then went on in 1995 to help write the film Friday with Ice Cube, in which he portrays the character "Red".
Pooh plays all three "Mack" characters in the video for the Ice Cube song "Who's the Mack?", AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted.[5]
He has also written, produced and directed his own films, which include the 2000 film 3 Strikes and 2001's The Wash, which stars Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg.
DJ Pooh has been credited as co-producer and writer to the successful game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
DJ Pooh was a creative consultant on the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto V[6] and is also a co-writer of the online version,[7] in addition to being a DJ on the radio station "West Coast Classics" within the game.[8]
DJ Pooh appeared in 3 episodes of The Boondocks[9] from 2005 to 2006.
Discography
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Bad Newz Travels Fast
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Filmography
- Friday as Red (co-writer)
- The Wash as Slim (Director, producer and writer)
- 3 Strikes as Trick Turner/Taxi Driver (Director and writer)
- Freaknik: The Musical as Doela Man (voice only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 allmusic ((( DJ Pooh > Overview )))
- ↑ DJ Pooh
- ↑ MGM.com : Official website of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. - Ars Gratia Artis
- ↑ FILM REVIEW; With Just a Hint of a Plot, Taking It Easy. Very Easy. - New York Times
- ↑ Who's The Mack by Ice Cube - YouTube
- ↑ http://www.rockstargames.com/newswire/article/51371/the-free-gtav-ifruit-and-game-manual-companion-apps.html
- ↑ http://www.djpooh.com
- ↑ http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/08/24/grand-theft-auto-v-soundtrack-leaks-via-ps3-pre-load
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373732/fullcredits/
External links
- DJ Pooh at the Internet Movie Database
- DJ Pooh on Myspace
- Pages using infobox person with unknown parameters
- Articles with hCards
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Living people
- 1969 births
- African-American male actors
- American male screenwriters
- African-American film producers
- Hip hop record producers
- Rappers from Los Angeles, California
- American hip hop record producers
- G-funk artists
