Kid Cudi film discography | |
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Music videos | 38 |
Television | 21 |
Films | 22 |
Kid Cudi is an American actor, producer, film composer, music video director and musician. He ventured films, such as One Tree Hill, which Cudi wrote that was his favorite star.
His career began in 2003, causing him to catch the attention of American rapper Kanye West, who Cudi met in 2004. Cudi also embarked on an acting career in 2010 when he released his second album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager, his first film feature debut in the HBO series How to Make It in America. Cudi is a great actor, starring in the film Goodbye World three yea rs later.
In 2018, Cudi starred in the 2018 Netflix film The After Party.
Having initially majored in film at the University of Toledo before dropping out, Cudi ventured into acting in 2009, when he was cast in the HBO series How to Make It in America . Cudi would continue to hone his acting skills, starring alongside fellow American rapper Cage, in Maniac (2011), a short horror film directed by American actor Shia LaBeouf. Cudi went on to appear in several feature films, including Goodbye World (2013), Need for Speed (2014), Entourage (2015), Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), and Don't Look Up (2021). In addition, he has made appearances on television shows such as One Tree Hill , The Cleveland Show , Brooklyn Nine-Nine , and Westworld . In 2015, he was the bandleader on the IFC series Comedy Bang! Bang! and in 2020 starred in the TV drama We Are Who We Are .
In 2020, Cudi launched production company Mad Solar, which went on to produce A Man Named Scott (2021), a documentary storying Cudi's musical career, as well as Cudi's Netflix animated special Entergalactic (2022), which Cudi co-created alongside fellow American producer Kenya Barris. In 2021, Cudi was credited as an executive producer on the award-winning film Malcolm & Marie. Mad Solar would also produce the critically acclaimed horror X (2022), which Cudi starred in, and its prequel Pearl (2022) and sequel MaXXXine (2023).
In March 2022, Cudi revealed he would be making his feature directorial debut with the Netflix film, Teddy, a project he’s also written and in which he’ll star. Cudi announced the news in a social media post, noting that he’d been working on the project since 2013. Fellow American musicians Jay-Z and Jeymes Samuel serve as executives on the film, which was also produced by Bron Studios and Cudi's Mad Solar banner. [1] Mad Solar is also set to produce a film adaptation of the coming-of-age campus novel Real Life , with Cudi set to star.
† | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Cudi guest appeared on the 2018 film that mainly stars Kyle Harvey.
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2010 | The Journey of Mr. Rager | Himself | Mini-documentary; packaged alongside the deluxe edition of Man on the Moon II | [2] [3] [4] |
2011 | Maniac | Twisted Killer | Short film; also screenwriter, composer | [5] |
2012 | Cruel Summer | Rafi | Short film | |
2013 | Goodbye World | Lev Berkowitz | ||
Tacoma | Yanni | |||
2014 | Need for Speed | Sergeant Benny "Maverick" Jackson | Feature film debut | |
The Ever After | Scott | |||
Two Night Stand | Cedric | |||
2015 | Entourage | Allen | ||
Meadowland | Jason | |||
James White | Nick | Also composer | [5] | |
2017 | Vincent N Roxxy | Suga | ||
Killing Hasselhoff | Himself | |||
2019 | Drunk Parents | Scottie Tow Driver | ||
Jexi | Himself | |||
2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music | Himself | [6] | |
2021 | Malcolm & Marie | — | Executive producer | [7] [8] |
Crisis | Ben Walker | |||
A Man Named Scott | Himself | Documentary film | [9] | |
Don't Look Up | DJ Chello | |||
2022 | X | Jackson Hole | Also executive producer | |
Pearl | — | Executive producer | ||
2023 | House Party | Himself | ||
Parachute | Justin | [10] | ||
Crater | Michael Channing | |||
Trolls Band Together | Clay (voice) | |||
Silent Night | Dennis Vassel | |||
TBA | MaXXXine † | — | In-production Executive producer | [11] |
Teddy† | Teddy | Pre-production; Also writer, director and executive producer | [12] | |
Real Life † | Wallace | Pre-production Also executive producer | ||
Hell Naw† | TBA | Pre-production; Also executive producer | [13] | |
Ursa Major† | TBA | Pre-production | [14] | |
† | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2010 | One Tree Hill | Himself | Episode: "Lists, Plans"; performed "Erase Me" | |
2010–2011 | How to Make It in America | Domingo Dean | Main cast; 16 episodes | |
2013 | The Cleveland Show | Devon (voice) | Episode: "Brownsized" | |
Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Dustin Whitman | Episode: "48 Hours" | ||
2014 | Scorpion | Peyton Temple | Episode: "Risky Business" | |
2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Himself | Co-host/bandleader; 21 episodes | |
2019 | Creepshow | Doc Kessler | Episode: "Bad Wolf Down" | |
2020 | Westworld | Francis | Three episodes | |
We Are Who We Are | Richard Poythress | Main cast, miniseries | ||
2022 | Entergalactic | Jabari (voice) | Television special Also executive producer, screenwriter, and composer | [15] |
2023 | Young Love | Stephen (voice) | Animated series | [16] |
2024 | Knuckles † | Agent Mason | Miniseries | [17] |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
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2009 | Dogg After Dark | Celebrity guest; performed "Day n Nite" | [18] |
106 & Park | Celebrity guest; performed a cappella version of "Soundtrack 2 My Life" | [19] | |
Last Call with Carson Daly | Musical guest; performed "Dat New New", "Sky Might Fall" and "Day n Nite" | [20] | |
It's On with Alexa Chung | Two episodes; musical guest; performed "Make Her Say" and "Day n Nite" | [21] [22] | |
Late Show with David Letterman | Musical guest; performed "Pursuit of Happiness" | [23] | |
2010 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Musical guest; performed "Maniac" | [24] |
Conan | November 28 episode; performed "REVOFEV" | [25] | |
2011 | Conan | Episode: "The Day the Proofradar Quit" | [26] |
2013 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Musical guest, performed "Immortal" | [27] |
2014 | The Arsenio Hall Show | Musical guest, performed "Internal Bleeding" | [28] |
Chelsea Lately | Celebrity guest | [29] | |
2016 | Talking Dead | Episode: "Knots Untie" | [30] |
2017 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Musical guest; performed "Kitchen" | [31] |
2018 | Saturday Night Live | Cameo appearance, musical guest; performed "Ghost Town" with Kanye West and 070 Shake | [32] |
Red Table Talk | Episode: "Confronting Mental Illness" | [33] | |
2021 | Saturday Night Live | Musical guest; performed "Tequila Shots" and "Sad People" | [34] |
2021 NFL Draft | Narrator | [35] | |
Prime Day Show | Musical | [36] | |
The Shop: Uninterrupted | Episode 10; Celebrity guest | [37] | |
Songwriter's Roundtable | Celebrity guest | [38] | |
The Voice | Musical guest; performed "Just Look Up" with Ariana Grande | [39] | |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Celebrity guest | [40] [41] | |
2022 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | [42] | |
2022 Kids' Choice Awards | Performed a medley of "Stars in the Sky" and "Pursuit of Happiness" | [43] [44] | |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Celebrity/musical guest; performed "Willing to Trust" alongside Ty Dolla Sign | [45] | |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Heaven at Nite" | 2009 | Va$htie [46] [47] |
"Day 'n' Nite" (Crookers Remix) (version 1) | — [48] | |
"Day 'n' Nite" | So Me [48] | |
"Day 'n' Nite" (Crookers Remix) (version 2) | BBGun [49] | |
"Make Her Say" (featuring Kanye West and Common) | Nez Khammal [50] | |
"Pursuit of Happiness" (version 1) (featuring MGMT and Ratatat) | Brody Baker [51] | |
"Cudderisback" | 2010 | Jason Goldwatch [52] |
"Pursuit of Happiness" (version 2) (featuring MGMT and Ratatat) | Megaforce [53] | |
"All Summer" (with Rostam Batmanglij and Bethany Cosentino) | Psyop [54] | |
"Soundtrack 2 My Life" | Jason Goldwatch [55] [56] [57] | |
"Erase Me" (featuring Kanye West) | ||
"Mojo So Dope" | ||
"Marijuana" | 2011 | Shia LaBeouf [58] |
"No One Believes Me" | Craig Gillespie [59] | |
"Mr. Rager" | Jérémie Rozan [60] | |
"Just What I Am" (featuring King Chip) | 2012 | Kid Cudi [61] [62] [63] [64] |
"King Wizard" | ||
"Frequency" | 2016 | |
"Surfin'" | ||
"She Knows This" | 2020 | Nabil Elderkin [65] [66] |
"Heaven on Earth" | ||
"Solo Dolo, Pt. III" | 2021 | Jason Goldwatch [67] |
"Want It Bad" (with Nigo) | 2022 | Harrison Boyce [68] |
"Stars in the Sky" | William Lebeda [69] [70] | |
"Talk About Me" (with Dot da Genius, JID and Denzel Curry) | Cole Bennett [71] [72] | |
"Guitar in My Room" (with Lil Durk and Lyrical Lemonade) | 2023 | |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Welcome to Heartbreak" (Kanye West featuring Kid Cudi) | 2009 | Nabil Elderkin [73] |
"She Came Along" (Sharam featuring Kid Cudi) | Sharam [74] | |
"Buggin Out '09" (Consequence featuring Kid Cudi) | Rik Cordero [75] | |
"Did It Again" (Remix) (Shakira featuring Kid Cudi) | Sophie Muller [76] | |
"Memories" (David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi) | 2010 | Keith Schofield [77] |
"Symphonies" (Remix) (Dan Black featuring Kid Cudi) | Chic & Artistic [78] | |
"That Tree" (Snoop Dogg featuring Kid Cudi) | Erick Peyton, VisualCreatures [79] | |
"All of the Lights" (Kanye West featuring Rihanna and Kid Cudi) | Hype Williams [80] | |
"Run" (The Knux featuring Kid Cudi) | 2011 | BBGun [81] |
"Cudi the Kid" (Steve Aoki featuring Kid Cudi and Travis Barker) | 2012 | Jam Sutton [82] |
"Old School Caddy" (Hit-Boy featuring Kid Cudi) | Topshelf Junior [83] | |
"Dangerous" (Schoolboy Q featuring Kid Cudi) | 2019 | Alexandre Moors [84] |
"M3tamorphosis" (Playboi Carti featuring Kid Cudi) | 2020 | Nico Ballesteros [85] |
"Moon Man" (Young Thug featuring Strick and Kid Cudi) | 2021 | Zachary Bailey [86] |
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"T.O.N.Y." (Solange Knowles) | 2009 | Va$htie [87] |
"I Gotta Feeling" (The Black Eyed Peas) | Ben Mor [88] | |
"My Last" (Big Sean featuring Chris Brown) | 2011 | Taj Stansberry [89] |
"Mercy" (Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) | 2012 | Nabil Elderkin [90] |
"Arya" (Nigo and ASAP Rocky) | 2022 | Awge [91] |
GOOD Music is an American independent record label founded by rapper Kanye West in 2004. The label entered an exclusive long-term worldwide distribution contract with the Island Def Jam Music Group in 2011. In 2012, the label released its only compilation album, Cruel Summer. In 2015, Pusha T was appointed the president of the label by West, while record executive Steven Victor was appointed COO. In late 2022, Pusha T stepped down from the position as he was no longer on speaking terms with West.
Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi, also known by his stage name Kid Cudi, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and fashion designer. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Cudi moved to New York City in pursuit of a musical career, where he first gained recognition following the release of his song "Day 'n' Nite." Initially self-published on his MySpace page, the song became a hit online and served as a catalyst for Cudi to team with record producers Plain Pat and Emile Haynie to record his first full-length project, a mixtape titled A Kid Named Cudi (2008). Its release helped Cudi rise to prominence and establish a fan base, soon catching the attention of high-profile rapper Kanye West—who subsequently signed Cudi to his GOOD Music label imprint by late 2008.
"Day 'n' Nite" is a song by American rapper Kid Cudi. The song was written and produced by Cudi alongside his longtime collaborator and friend, Brooklyn-based producer Dot da Genius. It was issued as Cudi's commercial debut single on February 5, 2008, but had initially been released on Cudi's MySpace page and later featured on several music blogs in November 2007.
"Paranoid" is a song by American musician Kanye West from his fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak (2008). The song features vocals from English musician Mr Hudson and background vocals from American singer Kid Cudi. West handled the production, with co-production from Jeff Bhasker and Plain Pat. The song was written by the producers alongside Kid Cudi and American rapper Consequence. It was serviced to top 40 radio stations in the United States on March 23, 2009, as the fourth and final single from the album. An upbeat new wave track, the song features electronic drum effects and pop synths. Its lyrical content is centered around West being pushed away by the mistrustful thinking of a woman that he is in love with.
A Kid Named Cudi is the debut mixtape by American rapper Kid Cudi, released on July 17, 2008, by New York City streetwear brand 10.Deep, in conjunction with independent record label Fool's Gold Records. Considered his breakout project, the mixtape marked Cudi's first official release, issued prior to his debut album Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009).
Man on the Moon: The End of Day is the debut studio album by American rapper Kid Cudi. It was released on September 15, 2009, through Dream On, GOOD Music, and Universal Motown Records. A concept album, narrated by fellow American rapper Common, it follows the release of his first full-length project A Kid Named Cudi (2008), and is the first installment of the Man on the Moon trilogy. Production was handled by several high-profile record producers, including Kanye West, Emile Haynie, Plain Pat, and Jeff Bhasker, as well as contributions from Dot da Genius, Free School and The Kickdrums, among others.
The discography of American rapper Kid Cudi consists of nine studio albums, one compilation album, one box set, three extended plays (EPs), one mixtape, 32 singles, eight promotional singles and 32 music videos, the details of which are included in his videography.
"Pursuit of Happiness" is a song by American musician Kid Cudi, respectively featuring production and vocals from American electronic rock duo Ratatat and American neo-psychedelic act MGMT. The song was officially released on September 15, 2009, as the third single from Cudi's debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009).
Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager is the second studio album by American rapper Kid Cudi. It was released on November 9, 2010, through Dream On and GOOD Music, and distributed by Universal Motown Records. It serves as a sequel to his debut studio album Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009), and is the second installment of the Man on the Moon trilogy. Production for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 at various recording studios and was handled by long-time collaborators Emile Haynie and Plain Pat. It also featured contributions from Anthony Kilhoffer, Blended Babies, Chuck Inglish, Dot da Genius, Jim Jonsin, and Rami Beatz, among others. The album was supported by two singles: "Erase Me" and "Mr. Rager".
"Erase Me" is a song by American musician Kid Cudi, released August 17, 2010, as the lead single from his second studio album Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010). It features a guest appearance by his mentor, fellow American rapper Kanye West, and was produced by Jim Jonsin. The song proved to be another hit single for Cudi, with the song reaching the top 40 of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
"Mr. Rager" is a song recorded by American rapper Kid Cudi, taken from his second studio album, Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager (2010). The song was officially released via digital download, on October 25, 2010, as the album's second single. The semi-autobiographical lyrics were written by Cudi, while the composition was written by his frequent collaborator, Emile Haynie, who also served as the songs producer.
Patrick Reynolds, professionally known as Plain Pat, is an American music executive, record producer, songwriter and disc jockey (DJ). He is perhaps best known for overseeing American musicians Kanye West and Kid Cudi, during their respective early vocations. He is also noted for working with prominent artists such as Drake, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Lupe Fiasco, Ghostface Killah, The Roots, Lloyd, Young Gunz, Ashanti, Ludacris, Freeway, Ja Rule, N.O.R.E. and The Mutton Birds among others.
Oladipo Omishore, known professionally as Dot da Genius, is an American record producer and audio engineer from Brooklyn, New York. He first gained recognition in 2008 for producing "Day 'n' Nite" by American musician Kid Cudi, with whom he is a longtime friend and frequent collaborator; the two would later form a rock band in 2010, known as WZRD.
"Soundtrack 2 My Life" is a song by American recording artist Kid Cudi, taken from his debut studio album Man on the Moon: The End of Day (2009). The lyrics were written by Cudi, while the music was written by American record producer Emile Haynie. The song’s music video, directed by Jason Goldwatch, was released in 2010.
American hip hop musician, songwriter and record producer Kanye West has released four video albums and been featured in various music videos. He has also made cameo appearances in films and appeared in several television programs.
Kids See Ghosts was an American hip-hop supergroup composed of musicians Kanye West and Kid Cudi. Formed in 2018 during West’s Wyoming sessions, the duo released their eponymous debut album in June of that year, through their respective label imprints, GOOD Music and Wicked Awesome Records. The album was met with critical acclaim, debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The duo disbanded in 2022 due to personal disagreements, although they reconciled the following year.
Entergalactic is a 2022 adult animated music television special created by American musician and actor Kid Cudi, that serves as a visual companion piece to the album of the same name. Initially announced as a television series, in August 2022, Entergalactic was then redeveloped as a TV special. The special premiered on September 30, 2022, exclusively on Netflix, simultaneously with the album.
Entergalactic is the eighth studio album by American musician Kid Cudi. The album was issued on September 30, 2022, by Republic Records and Cudi's Wicked Awesome imprint. The album was released alongside its visual component, an adult animated special of the same name, starring Cudi, exclusively on Netflix.