
Ludacris was born Christopher Brian Bridges in Champaign, Illinois, where he was raised, the son of Roberta Shields and Wayne Brian Bridges. He is African-American, and has said that he also has Native American ancestry. At nine years old, he started rapping. He attended Emerson Middle School and, eventually, Oak Park and River Forest High School for his freshman year, where he first met his most important musical influence, famed poet Justin Ryan Fyfe. Furthermore, his family moved to live in Atlanta, Georgia and, in this time, his father exposed him to all kinds of music, ranging from Hip-Hop to Rock. In Alanta, Georgia, he attended Banneker High School. He is also a graduate of Georgia State University. In 2000, he got his breakthrough with his album, titled "Back for the First Time", which reached 3x platinum. All albums following have either been 2x or 3x platinum, with his first film appearance being 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), which was a success. Other film appearances included Collision (2004) and Hustle & Flow (2005).
6 wins & 27 nominations.
Rising Star | Self - Expert 10 episodes, 2014 | 2014-06-22 |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Unknown | 2014-02-17 |
Late Night with Seth Meyers | Unknown | 2014-02-24 |
Being Mary Jane | Unknown | 2013-07-02 |
Skins | Unknown | 2011-01-17 |
Conan | Unknown | 2010-11-08 |
Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory | Unknown | 2009-01-08 |
Glee | Unknown | 2009-05-19 |
So You Think You Can Dance Canada | Unknown | 2008-09-11 |
Britain's Got Talent | Unknown | 2007-06-09 |
Chelsea Lately | Unknown | 2007-07-01 |
Shark | Unknown | 2006-09-21 |
So You Think You Can Dance | Unknown | 2005 |
Robot Chicken | Unknown | 2005-02-20 |
Dancing with the Stars | Unknown | 2005-06-01 |
Strictly Come Dancing | Unknown | 2004-05-15 |
The X Factor UK | Unknown | 2004-09-04 |
House | Unknown | 2004-11-16 |
Chappelle's Show | Unknown | 2003-01-22 |
One Tree Hill | Unknown | 2003-09-23 |
Crank Yankers | Unknown | 2002-06-02 |
The Wire | Unknown | 2002-06-02 |
Soul Food | Unknown | 2000-06-28 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Unknown | 1999-09-20 |
Daria | Unknown | 1997-03-03 |
Behind the Music | Unknown | 1997-08-17 |
The View | Unknown | 1997-08-11 |
The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
WWE Raw | Unknown | 1993-01-11 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show | Unknown | 1986 |
Saturday Night Live | Unknown | 1975-10-11 |