Common has a net worth of $45 million as an American singer and actor. “Like Water for Chocolate,” Common’s debut major-label studio album, was a huge financial success that also brought him international praise and celebrity. Common has gone on to have a successful acting, activism, and endorsement career.
What are the acting career and other works of Common?
With scores of film credits, including roles in “Run All Night,” “Suicide Squad,” “Happy Feet Two,” “New Year’s Eve,” “The Odd Life of Timothy Green,” “Barbershop: The Next Cut,” and “Now You See Me,” Common has created an even more successful film career. He made his television debut in the American UPN sitcom “Girlfriends.”
He appeared on the same network’s “One on One” as a drama class instructor. Common also appeared as a guest star on the ABC program “Scrubs.” Common made his feature film debut in 2007, with Ryan Reynolds, Jeremy Piven, and Alicia Keys in the crime film “Smokin’ Aces.” In 2007, he co-starred with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe in the film “American Gangster.”
Common co-starred with Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie in the film adaption of the comic book “Wanted” in 2008. In 2009, Common appeared in “Just Right” and “Terminator Salvation.” He made his film debut in “Justice League: Mortal” in 2009, and the following year he played a corrupt detective in the comedy “Date Night.” He played a key role in AMC’s “Hell on Wheels.”
Common co-wrote the Oscar-winning song “Glory” for the film Selma in 2014, and he also co-starred as 1960s civil rights leader James Bevel. In February 2017, Common co-starred with Keanu Reeves in “John Wick: Chapter 2” as Cassian. Common garnered widespread praise for his moving performance in “All About Nina” in 2018.
Similarly, Lynn began wrapping as a solo artist in 1991 under the stage name Common Sense. His breakthrough song “Take It EZ” was published in 1992, followed by the album “Can I Borrow a Dollar?” His commercial and critical success came with his second album, “Resurrection,” released in 1994. His song “I Used to Love H.E.R.” caused a dispute with rappers Westside Connection, who responded to Common in their tune “Westside Slaughter” in the mid-’90s.
“One Day It’ll All Make Sense,” Common’s third album, was released in 1997 and led to a record deal with MCA Records. His fourth album, “Like Water for Chocolate,” was certified gold, and one of the album’s tracks was nominated for a Grammy. Early in 2004, Common appeared on Kanye West’s debut album, “The College Dropout.” Kanye West mostly produced his next album, “Be,” which went gold and received four Grammy nominations in 2005. In July 2007, Common’s seventh studio album “Finding Forever” was released. It was nominated for Best Rap Album at the Grammys, but lost to Kanye West’s “Graduation.”
What other ventures does Common engages in?
In 2006, he was a Gap model, and he has advertised items for Microsoft, Diesel, BlackBerry, and NBA 2K8. In 2011, his memoir “One Day It’ll All Make Sense” was released. In May 2019, he released his second memoir, “Let Love Have the Last Word.”
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