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YG

Known For
Acting
Born
March 9, 1990 in Compton, California, USA
Active Years
1959–2026 (68 Years)
Total Credits
23 credits in database
Acting Born Mar 9, 1990 Compton, California, USA 23 credits
23
Total Credits
1959–2026
68 Years Career Span
10
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

YG works in acting. Born March 9, 1990 in Compton, California, USA. Archytele tracks 23 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

Night Patrol

as Tripp

Amazon Music Live

as Self
Film

Coming 2 America

2021
Film

Eight Deadly Shots

as Self

DAVE

as YG
Film

White Boy Rick

as Leo 'Big Man' Curry

Hot Ones

as Self
Film

Mac & Devin Go to High School

as Student / Hemptathalon Smoker 2

American Music Awards

as Self - Musical Guest

The Grammys

as Self

Frequent co-stars

Jermaine Fowler 1 shared title
Justin Long 1 shared title
RJ Cyler 1 shared title
Freddie Gibbs 1 shared title
Phil Brooks 1 shared title
Dermot Mulroney 1 shared title
Nicki Micheaux 1 shared title
Flying Lotus 1 shared title
Jon Oswald 1 shared title
Mike Ferguson 1 shared title

Career timeline

Night PatrolOnce Upon a Time the Documentary
Hip-Hop and the White HouseThe Pop Out: Ken & Friends
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Amazon Music LiveGood Mourning
Coming 2 America · SongsThe Demi Lovato Show
DAVE
American Rap Stars 2
White Boy RickAWGE DVD: Volume 2
Hot OnesThe Game: The Documentary 2
Blame It on the Streets
Lucas Bros. Moving Co.White T
Mac & Devin Go to High SchoolWe the Party
American Music Awards
The Grammys

Full Filmography

23 titles
  • Night Patrol (2026) as Tripp
  • Once Upon a Time the Documentary (2026) as Self
  • Hip-Hop and the White House (2024)
  • The Pop Out: Ken & Friends (2024) as Self
  • A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023) as Self
  • Amazon Music Live (2022) as Self
  • Good Mourning (2022) as Party Cameo
  • Coming 2 America (2021) Songs
  • Advertisement
  • The Demi Lovato Show (2021) as Self
  • DAVE (2020) as YG
  • American Rap Stars 2 (2019) as Self
  • White Boy Rick (2018) as Leo 'Big Man' Curry
  • AWGE DVD: Volume 2 (2018) as Self
  • Hot Ones (2015) as Self
  • The Game: The Documentary 2 (2015) as Self
  • Blame It on the Streets (2014) as YG
  • Lucas Bros. Moving Co. (2013) as O-Mek
  • White T (2013) as YG
  • Mac & Devin Go to High School (2012) as Student / Hemptathalon Smoker 2
  • We the Party (2012) as C.C.
  • American Music Awards (1974) as Self - Musical Guest
  • The Grammys (1959) as Self
  • Goons

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is YG best known for?

YG is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Night Patrol (2026), Amazon Music Live (2022), Coming 2 America (2021), Eight Deadly Shots (1972).

When and where was YG born?

YG was born on March 9, 1990 in Compton, California, USA.

How many credits does YG have?

YG has accumulated over 23 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1959 to 2026.

What is YG's background in cinema and television?

Keenon Dequan Ray Jackson (born March 9, 1990), known better as YG (short for Young Gangsta), is an American rapper from Compton, California.

YG by the numbers

23credits
16films
7TV series
1959–2026active years

Age in their best-rated roles

Full filmography (23) Born on March 9

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