
Kool Moe Dee
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1963-08-08
Place of birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Biography
Mohandas Dewese (born August 8, 1962), better known by his stage name Kool Moe Dee, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor and college graduate from SUNY Old Westbury with a BA in Communications. He is a Grammy-winning artist and two-time nominee. Considered one of the forerunners of the New Jack Swing sound in hip hop, he gained fame in the 1980s as a member of one of the pioneering groups in hip hop music, the Treacherous Three, and for his later solo career. During his career he released a total of seven studio albums (five of them solo), with 1994's Interlude being the last to date. His fast and aggressive rap style influenced following rap figures such as Big Daddy Kane, Beastie Boys, KRS-One, Rakim, Will Smith, N.W.A, Tupac Shakur, Nas, Jay-Z, among others. Among his most famous songs are "Go See the Doctor", "Wild Wild West" and "How Ya Like Me Now". Kool Moe Dee was ranked No. 33 on About.com's list of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time (1987–2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kool Moe Dee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Storm Trooper
1998Driver
Rebels Without a Pause: The Induction Celebration of Public Enemy
2013Self
Brother
2000Jack
Robert Townsend: Partners in Crime: Vol. 2
1988
Panther
1995Jamal
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022Self (archive footage)
Cypress Edge
1999Agent Armstrong
Q: The Man
2009Self
Crossroads
2002Bar Owner
The New Guy
2002Ted
It's a Whole New West: The Making of 'Wild, Wild West'
1999Self (as Kool Mo Dee)
Gang Related
1997Lionel Hudd