| Profile | |
| Andre 3000 | |
| Birth name | Andre Lauren Benjamin |
| Born | May 27, 1975 (1975-05-27) (age 33) |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Genre(s) | Hip hop, funk, soul |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, actor, rapper, dancer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, saxophone, harmonica, violin |
| Years active | 1991 "present |
| Label(s) | LaFace |
| Associated acts | Big Boi, OutKast, Dungeon Family, Erykah Badu, Sleepy Brown, Fonzworth Bentley, Kelis, Patti LaBelle, John Legend, TLC |
More about Andre Benjamin(From Wikipedia)
Early Life
Benjamin was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Sharon Benjamin Hodo, a single mother who sold real estate, and Lawrence Walker, a collections agent. Being an only child and growing up in East Point, Decatur and Buckhead, Benjamin saw many different lifestyles (clothing and music) that he combined throughout his career. He attended Sutton Middle School, where an orchestral teacher named Mrs. Natalie Read more...
Career
In high school, Benjamin (who was then performing as "Dre") met Antwan "Big Boi" Patton and after a few lyrical battles the two teamed up to form Outkast. Shortly after graduating high school the duo were signed to the Atlanta-based LaFace label and released their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in 1994. Buoyed by the success of the single "Playa's Ball", the album went platinum by the Read more...
Film Career
Benjamin has also ventured into acting in recent years, starring in films Be Cool with Cedric the Entertainer, Four Brothers with Tyrese Gibson, Idlewild and the Guy Richie film Revolver. Andre also did a voice over for the classic cartoon Charlotte's Web.
In November 2006, Benjamin released his project "Class of 3000" on Cartoon Network along with his own production company "Moxie Turtle" Read more...
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