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Dr. Dre

Biography

Dr. Dre

Actor Producer Writer Director

Born
February 18, 1965
Age
61 years old
Place of birth
Compton, California, USA
Years active
1995 – present
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30

Credits

21

Movies

2

TV series

31

Years active

6.9

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Dr. Dre

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Career timeline

  1. 1965 · Born

    Born in Compton, California, USA

  2. 1995 · Screen debut

    Murder Was the Case (Movie)

  3. 1995 · Directing debut

    Murder Was the Case (Movie)

  4. 1995 · Writing debut

    Murder Was the Case (Movie)

  5. 1996 · Breakthrough

    Set It Off (Movie)

  6. 2015 · First production

    Straight Outta Compton (Movie)

  7. 2025 · Latest release

    N.W.A.: Not Without Alonzo (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Documentary12
  • Music11
  • Crime4
  • Drama4
  • Comedy4
  • Action2
Highest-rated title E! True Hollywood Story 1996 8.1 Most popular title Training Day 2001 7.5

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Dr. Dre in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2025 N.W.A.: Not Without Alonzo Movie
  2. 2024 Missionary as Dr. Dre Movie
  3. 2022 The DOC Movie
  4. 2021 Beats Music Presents: It Was A Good Day, The Live 90s Hip Hop Playlist Movie
  5. 2021 Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell as Self - Hip-Hop Artist (archive footage) Movie
  6. 2020 Lennox Lewis: The Untold Story as Narrator Movie
  7. 2016 NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton Movie
  8. 2015 Unity as Narrator (voice) Movie
  9. 2012 Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap as Self Movie
  10. 2009 The Robbery as Self Movie
  11. 2007 Mixtape, Inc. Movie
  12. 2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead as Dr. Dre Movie
  13. 2001 The Wash as Sean Movie
  14. 2001 Training Day as Paul Movie
  15. 1999 Whiteboyz as Don Flip Crew #1 Movie
  16. 1997 The Chris Rock Show TV
  17. 1996 Set It Off as Black Sam Movie
  18. 1996 E! True Hollywood Story TV
  1. 2015 Straight Outta Compton Movie
  1. 2024 Missionary Movie
  2. 2005 The Game: The Documentary Movie
  3. 2003 50 Cent | The New Breed Movie
  4. 2001 The Wash Movie
  5. 1995 Murder Was the Case Movie
  1. 2024 Missionary Movie
  2. 2000 The Up in Smoke Tour Movie
  3. 1995 Murder Was the Case Movie
  1. 2009 The Robbery Movie
  2. 1995 Murder Was the Case Movie
  1. 1995 Murder Was the Case Movie

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Quick facts

How old is Dr. Dre?

Dr. Dre is 61 years old, born on February 18, 1965.

Where was Dr. Dre born?

Dr. Dre was born in Compton, California, USA.

What was Dr. Dre’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Dr. Dre is Murder Was the Case (1995).

How many movies and series has Dr. Dre made?

Our catalogue lists 23 titles for Dr. Dre: 21 movies and 2 TV series.

What is Dr. Dre’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, E! True Hollywood Story has the highest audience rating, with 8.1/10 on TMDB.

Also born on February 18

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