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Too $hort

Acting Born Apr 28, 1966 Los Angeles, California, USA 37 credits
37
Total Credits
1959–2025
67 Years Career Span
7
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Too $hort works in acting. Born April 28, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Archytele tracks 37 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Frequent co-stars

Career timeline

Freaky TalesFreaky Tales · Executive Producer
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-HopThe Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
The DOC
Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson
VERZUZIt's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
G-Funk
School of Rickey
Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay
Stop Pepper Palmer
Lady Gaga: iTunes Festival 2013
Couples Therapy
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called QuestPlanet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
Ghetto Physics: Will the Real Pimps and Hos Please Stand Up?
30 for 30TownbizDJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We DoWest Coast TheoryPorndogs: The Adventures of Sadie
Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement
Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary
The GameSydewayz: Vol 2 (Get Hyphy)
Punk'd2PAC 4Ever
American Pimp
Rhyme & Reason
Menace II Society
Too Short: Shorty the Pimp at the Players Ball
Rap's Most Wanted
The Grammys

Full Filmography

37 titles
  • Freaky Tales (2025) as Narrator / The Guy's Partner
  • Freaky Tales (2025) Executive Producer
  • Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told (2024) as Self - Rapper/Legendary Game Spitter
  • A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023) as Self
  • The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports (2023) as Self
  • The DOC (2022)
  • Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (2021) as Self
  • VERZUZ (2020) as Self
  • Advertisement
  • It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet (2020) as Self
  • G-Funk (2017) as Self
  • School of Rickey (2016) as Self
  • Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay (2015) as Self - Interviewee
  • Stop Pepper Palmer (2014) as Self
  • Lady Gaga: iTunes Festival 2013 (2013) as Self
  • Couples Therapy (2012) as Himself
  • Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011) as Self
  • Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation (2011) as Self
  • Ghetto Physics: Will the Real Pimps and Hos Please Stand Up? (2010)
  • 30 for 30 (2009) as Self
  • Townbiz (2009) as Himself
  • DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do (2009) as Self
  • West Coast Theory (2009)
  • Porndogs: The Adventures of Sadie (2009) as Bosco
  • Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement (2008) as Himself
  • Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary (2007) as Himself
  • The Game (2006)
  • Sydewayz: Vol 2 (Get Hyphy) (2006) as Himself
  • Punk'd (2003) as Self
  • 2PAC 4Ever (2003) as Himself
  • American Pimp (2000) as Too $hort
  • Rhyme & Reason (1997) as Self
  • Menace II Society (1993) as Lew-Loc
  • Too Short: Shorty the Pimp at the Players Ball (1992)
  • Rap's Most Wanted (1991) as Self
  • The Grammys (1959) as Self
  • Breaking Out: The Alcatraz Concert
  • Too $hort "Uncensored" as Himself

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Too $hort best known for?

Too $hort is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Freaky Tales (2025), Freaky Tales (2025), Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970), The Game (2006).

When and where was Too $hort born?

Too $hort was born on April 28, 1966 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

How many credits does Too $hort have?

Too $hort has accumulated over 37 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1959 to 2025.

What is Too $hort's background in cinema and television?

Todd Anthony Shaw better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is best known for his hit songs like "The Ghetto" and "Blow the Whistle" and "Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'". Too Short is one of the very few musicians to have been able to collaborate...

Too $hort by the numbers

37credits
30films
7TV series
1959–2025active years

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