Too $hort

Personal Info

Birthday

April 28, 1966

(59 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

Todd Anthony Shaw

Too Short

Too $hort

Biography

Todd Anthony Shaw better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is best known for his hit songs like "The Ghetto" and "Blow the Whistle" and "Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'".

Too Short is one of the very few musicians to have been able to collaborate with both 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G.

Known For

Freaky Tales

Menace II Society

American Pimp

Porndogs: The Adventures of Sadie

Filmography

2025
Freaky Tales
as Narrator / The Guy's Partner
2024
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
as Self - Rapper/Legendary Game Spitter
2023
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
as Self
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
as Self
2020
It's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
as Self
2017
G-Funk
as Self
2016
School of Rickey
as Self
2015
Mac Dre: Legend of the Bay
as Self - Interviewee
2014
Stop Pepper Palmer
as Self
Townbiz
as Himself
2013
Lady Gaga - iTunes Festival 2013
as Self
2011
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
as Self
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
as Self
2009
Porndogs: The Adventures of Sadie
as Bosco
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
as Self
2008
Ghostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement
as Himself
2007
Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary
as Himself
2006
Sydewayz: Vol 2 (Get Hyphy)
as Himself
2003
2PAC 4Ever
as Himself
2000
American Pimp
as Too $hort
1997
Rhyme & Reason
as Himself
1993
Menace II Society
as Lew-Loc
1991
Rap's Most Wanted
as Self