Actor profile

DJ Kool Herc

16th April 1955 Kingston, Jamaica Acting

DJ Kool Herc, born Clive Campbell , is a Jamaican-American DJ and performer who is credited with helping originate hip-hop music in the Bronx, New York City, in the 1970s through his "Back to School Jam", hosted on August 11, 1973, at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue.

10 Movies 3 TV Shows 13 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall poster

Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall 8th June 2023 as Self

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop poster

From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop 1st January 2017 as Self

Sample This poster

Sample This 12th September 2013 as Self

VERSUS poster

VERSUS 1st January 2008 as Self

Dave Chappelle's Block Party poster

Dave Chappelle's Block Party 12th September 2005

5 Sides of a Coin poster

5 Sides of a Coin 12th November 2004

The Freshest Kids poster

The Freshest Kids 1st October 2002

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme poster

Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme 14th April 2000

The Making of Sun City poster

The Making of Sun City 23rd January 1985 as Self

Beat Street poster

Beat Street 8th June 1984 as Clive Campbell

This Is Pop poster

This Is Pop 6th March 2021 as Self (archive footage)

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown poster

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown 14th April 2013

The Hip Hop Years poster

The Hip Hop Years 1st January 1999 as Self