MC Hammer
Acting
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
Acting52
movie40 Hidden Music Treasures at the BBC
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieSpringfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Swingin' A's
2017
Self - Narrator (voice)
movieZoolander 2
2016
M.C. Hammer
tvUncle Grandpa
2013
MC Hammer (voice)
Vanilla Ice Archive
2012
Self (archive footage)
tvHammertime
2009
Self
Dance Fever
2003
Self - Judge
movieGreatest Hits of the 70's & 80's
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieRhapsody
2001
Wizard
movieThe Right Connections
1997
Kendrick Bragg
tvThe View
1997
Self
moviePrivate Parts
1997
M.C. Hammer
movieCheyenne
1996
Haddox
movieReggie's Prayer
1996
Forest Ranger Baker
movieOne Tough Bastard
1996
Dexter Kane
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
movieLast Action Hero
1993
M.C. Hammer
tvMartin
1992
Hammer
tvHammerman
1991
Hammerman/Stanley Burrell (voice)
moviePlease Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
1990
Self / Reverend Pressure
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host & Musical Guest
tvAmerican Music Awards
1974
Self - Musical Guest
Production2
tvHammertime
2009
Executive Producer
moviePlease Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
1990
Executive Producer
Writing2
Creator1
tvHammerman
1991
Creator
Directing1
Sound1
moviePlease Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie
1990
Music, Original Music Composer