Curtis Jackson: movies, biography, personal life

Many musicians nowadays test their strength in the world of cinema, refusing concerts or combining them with filming. Curtis Jackson, known to fans primarily as rapper Fifty St (50 Cent), did not stay away from this trend. Is a person who has made an indisputable contribution to the development of the hip-hop industry is able to retrain into a good actor? The answer to this question will get the audience who watched the best films with the participation of the star.

Curtis Jackson: Biography

The famous rapper was born in 1975, his hometown is New York. Father did not have a child, his mother brought up her son alone. In fact, Curtis Jackson from the early years was left to himself, since Sabrina devoted most of her time to work. The mother's activities were connected with the spread of drugs, which led to her premature death. Orphaned the boy at the age of eight, which forced him to settle in the house of my grandmother.

Curtis Jackson could not immediately draw the right conclusions, becoming a witness to the tragic fate of his mother. In adolescence, he earned money by selling heroin, acquired criminal acquaintances. The situation is changing when the future rapper is detained in 1994. He managed to get rid of the conditional term, decided to engage with criminal activities. It is then that the idea of dedicating itself to music comes to the star.

Fans rapper is not known as Curtis Jackson. Fifty's pseudonym The young man takes himself in honor of a Brooklyn gangster who used to be famous in the 80's. The decisive event for his musical career is the signing of a contract with Eminem and a well-known record label.

First roles

The role of gangster rapper at some point ceases to satisfy the star, he thinks about the world of cinema. Not surprisingly, the first film in which Curtis Jackson starred in 2005 was a biographical drama about his own life, "Get Rich or Die." Childhood and adolescence of the protagonist are held in a dilapidated quarter, where all are run by bandits. The young man is forced to participate in criminal disassembly, to deal with the spread of drugs. However, he tries to break out of this world, become a famous rapper.

Filming in a movie is a new hobby that Curtis Jackson is discovering. Films with his participation have since come out one after another. In 2006, a 30-year-old rapper was shot in the tape "The House of the Brave". It is dedicated to the postwar days of American soldiers who visited Iraq. Curtis is getting used to the image of one of these soldiers, his hero is called Jamal. Interestingly, critics call the film one of the best war dramas released in our century.

Among the first works of Jackson in the movie there is also a role in the film "The Right to Kill", which was released in 2008. In the center of the plot is a maniac killer, who systematically dealt with criminals who could remain innocent in the eyes of the law. Fleeing from police officers, the ruler of lynching manages to throw accusing evidence to the pursuing policeman.

Best Movies

After the first successes, Curtis Jackson pushes the music career to the background, focusing on filming in the movies. In 2009, the picture "Race Against Death" comes out - one of the most interesting films with his participation. In the center of the plot is a former bandit who seeks to forget about the criminal past and build his life anew. His main problem is the debt, which amounts to 100 thousand pounds. There are only 24 hours in order to pay this amount to the criminal authority. It is interesting that Fifty Sent received the role of authority.

"Podstava" is a wonderful film in which Jackson is shot. Was released in 2011. Fifty Centu in this picture has a central role. His hero Sonny, enlisting the support of friends, commits the theft of diamonds. Unfortunately, there is a traitor in the ranks of his comrades.

"Lefty" - a tape in 2015, in which, albeit not in the main role, also involved Curtis. This is the story of a boxer who managed to achieve a champion title, fortunate in his family life. However, suddenly the hero's world collapses with the death of his beloved wife. He is deprived of work, his child is taken away. Will the boxer survive?

The best serials

Fifty St. does not avoid shooting in telenovelas. Among the relatively new projects with his participation - "Power in the Night City". The first season of the series is shown in 2014, at the moment there are three. The protagonist of history is a rich businessman who manages an elite night club involved in drug trafficking.

There are other interesting TV projects in which the actor-rapper managed to act. For example, fans can see it in the series "Robotsyp", "Seeker".

Personal life

Journalists have little information about the romantic hobbies of such a famous character as Curtis Jackson. Personal life is a topic that the actor and musician carefully avoid to discuss. Fifty Sent has a son born in 1997. In marriage unions Curtis, according to official information, never entered. It is also known that for several years he met with actress Daphne Joy, whom, according to rumors, even was engaged.

Fans can only wait for new interesting film projects with the participation of the actor.