André 3000

Personal Info

Birthday

May 27, 1975

(50 years old)

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

Andre 3000

Andre Benjamin

André Lauren Benjamin

Dre

André 3000

Biography

André Benjamin, also known as André 3000, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor, best known for being part of American hip-hop duo OutKast alongside fellow rapper Big Boi. As an actor, his role as Jimi Hendrix in Jimi: All is by my Side (2013) got him an Independent Spirit Awards nomination for Best Lead Actor. He has made appearances in a number of TV series and films, including Families, The Shield, Be Cool, Revolver, Semi-Pro, and Four Brothers.

Known For

The Shield

Charlotte's Web

American Crime

Revolver

Four Brothers

Be Cool

Dispatches from Elsewhere

High Life

Filmography

2025
SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)
as Self
2024
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Where’s Usher?
as Zoltar 3000
2023
André 3000 - New Blue Sun (Listening)
as Self
Showing Up
as Eric
Sign the Show
as Self
2022
White Noise
as Elliot Lasher
2019
Music Videos That Defined the 00’s
as Self (archive footage)
THE WIZRD
as Self
2018
High Life
as Tcherny
2016
The Art of Organized Noize
as Self
2015
Dominique Belongs to Us
as Narrator (voice)
2013
Jimi: All Is by My Side
as Jimi Hendrix
2011
The After Party: The Last Party 3
as Self
2009
DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend Dvd
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Semi-Pro
as Clarence
2007
Battle in Seattle
as Django
2006
Charlotte's Web
as Elwyn the Crow (voice)
George Clinton: Tales of Dr Funkenstein
as Self
Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
as Self
Idlewild
as Percival
2005
Revolver
as Avi
Four Brothers
as Jeremiah "Jerry" Mercer
Be Cool, Very Cool
as Self
Be Cool
as Dabu
Soundz of Spirit
as Self
2004
Snoop Dogg's Buckwild Bus Tour
as Self
And You Don't Stop: 30 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
2003
OutKast - The Videos
as Self
Volcano High [MTV's Rapper Dub]
as Kim Kyung-soo
Hollywood Homicide
as Silk Brown