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Soul Men (2008) -- A clip from the Special Features of the DVD release of Soul Men, starring Bernie Mac and Samuel L. Jackson
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The 51st Annual Grammy Awards (2009) -- The "American Boy" singer has one of her own. Plus, hear how she first met Kanye West and John Legend.
"Rechov Sumsum" (1983): :  -- It feels good when you sing a song.

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Graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a degree in English. more
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On The Field With Jay-z And Alicia Keys
 (From MTV Newsroom. 30 October 2009, 11:32 AM, PDT)

John Legend 'Feels Like The Luckiest Kid In The World'
 (From MTV Music News. 30 October 2009, 9:04 AM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
John Stephens

Filmography

Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "So You Think You Can Dance" (2005)   (2 episodes, 2008-2009) 2009 - 7.3 (2,484)
- 2. Obsessed (2009) (writer: "American Boy") 2009 - 4.4 (7,105)
- 3. 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) (performer: "Down to Earth") 2009 - 7.7 (981)
- 4. He's Just Not That Into You (2009)   (performer: "Stay with me (by the sea)") 2009 $166M 6.5 (23,843)
AKAs:
  • Er steht einfach nicht auf Dich! (Germany)
- 5. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! (2008) (TV) (performer: "Nutmeg", "(What's So Funny 'bout) Peace, Love And Understanding") 2008 - 7.3 (445)
- 6. "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)   (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 5.2 (2,077)
1 TV episode:
- 7. "So You Think You Can Dance Canada" (2008)   (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 7.4 (53)
1 TV episode:
- 8. "Grey's Anatomy" (2005)   (2 episodes, 2006-2007) 2007 - 7.7 (191)
2 TV episodes:
- 9. "Sesame Street" (1969)   (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 8.5 (1,827)
AKAs:
  • Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
  • Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
  • The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 10. August Rush (2007) (writer: "Someday") (performer: "Someday") 2007 - 7.5 (24,060)
- 11. "Bones" (2005)   (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 8.5 (13,397)
1 TV episode:
- 12. Pride (2007) (writer: "DARE TO DREAM") (performer: "DARE TO DREAM") 2007 - 4.4 (3,957)
- 13. "Las Vegas" (2003)   (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 7.8 (6,677)
1 TV episode:
- 14. Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006) (TV) (performer: "Sing, You Sinners") 2006 - 9.2 (50)
- 15. "Ha-Shminiya" (2005)   (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 3.6 (43)
AKAs:
  • The Eight (International: English title)
1 TV episode:
- 16. Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic (2006) (V) (performer: "Sing, You Sinners") 2006 - 8.0 (6)
- 17. The Second Chance (2006) (writer: "REFUGE (WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE)") (performer: "REFUGE (WHEN IT'S COLD OUTSIDE)") 2006 - 6.6 (587)
- 18. The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2006) (TV) (writer: "Coming Home") (performer: "Coming Home") 2006 - 4.7 (75)
- 19. Block Party (2005)   (performer: "Jesus Walks") 2005 - 7.2 (4,945)
AKAs:
  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Canada: English title: festival title) (International: English title) (USA: complete title)
- 20. Underclassman (2005) (writer: "Ride Ride") (performer: "Ride Ride") 2005 - 3.3 (3,075)
- 21. "Crossing Jordan" (2001)   (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 7.3 (1,539)
1 TV episode:
- 22. Be Cool (2005) (writer: "Believer") 2005 - 5.6 (29,382)
- 23. Hitch (2005/I) (performer: "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" (1973)) 2005 $368M 6.8 (57,777)
- 24. Coach Carter (2005) ("I Changed My Mind") 2005 - 7.1 (21,218)
- 25. The Rundown (2003)   (writer: "The Boogie That Be") 2003 - 6.6 (27,875)
AKAs:
  • Welcome to the Jungle (Australia) (UK) (USA: working title)
Actor
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Soul Men (2008) Marcus Hooks 2008 - 6.5 (2,647)
- 2. "American Dreams" (2002)   Stevie Wonder (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 6.9 (1,346)
AKAs:
  • Our Generation (Australia) (USA: working title)
- 3. Loverboy (2005) (as John Stephens) Memphis Parking Lot Donor 2005 - 5.5 (1,470)
Sound Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V) (sound designer) (segment "Two Words") 2005 - 4.1 (65)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Be Cool (2005) (thanks) 2005 - 5.6 (29,382)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. 'TV One Night Only: Live from the Essence Music Festival' (2009) (TV) Himself 2009 - -
- 2. "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)   Himself - Musical Guest / Himself (3 episodes, 2006-2009) 2009 - 7.6 (15)
AKAs:
  • Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts)
  • Letterman (Australia)
  • The Late Show (USA: informal short title)
- 3. "Mike and Mike in the Morning" (2005)   Himself - cohost (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 8.0 (136)
1 TV episode:
- 4. Soundtrack for a Revolution (2009) Himself- performer 2009 - 7.9 (17)
- 5. "X Factor" (2008/II)   Himself - Performer (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - -
1 TV episode:
- 6. "The Paul O'Grady Show" (2004)   Himself (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - 5.7 (202)
AKAs:
  • The New Paul O'Grady Show (UK: new title)
- 7. 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) Himself - Performer (song "Down to Earth") 2009 - 7.7 (981)
- 8. "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003)   Himself (7 episodes, 2005-2009) 2009 - 7.9 (14)
- 9. The 51st Annual Grammy Awards (2009) (TV) Himself - Presenter 2009 - 6.9 (19)
- 10. We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009) (TV) Himself 2009 - 6.4 (55)
- 11. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)   Himself / Himself - Musical Guest (4 episodes, 2005-2009) 2009 - 6.8 (472)
- 12. The People Speak (post-production) (2009) Himself 2009 - -
- 13. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)   Himself / Himself - Musical Guest (2 episodes, 2006-2008) 2008 - 8.7 (759)
AKAs:
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- 14. "The View" (1997)   Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2008) 2008 - 2.9 (2,051)
- 15. A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All! (2008) (TV) Himself 2008 - 7.3 (445)
- 16. "Dancing with the Stars" (2005/I)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 5.2 (2,077)
- 17. The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards (2008) (TV) Himself - Performer 2008 - -
- 18. "The Best Hit USA" (2003)   Himself (3 episodes, 2005-2008) 2008 - -
- 19. "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2003)   Himself / 3 characters not shown (4 episodes, 2005-2008) 2008 - 6.3 (1,033)
AKAs:
  • Jimmy Kimmel (Australia)
4 TV episodes:
- 20. "Real Time with Bill Maher" (2003)   Himself (3 episodes, 2006-2008) 2008 - 8.2 (1,806)
AKAs:
  • Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
- 21. "Quelli che... il calcio" (2001)   Himself - Performer (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 5.5 (58)
1 TV episode:
- 22. "Happy Hour" (2007)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 6.4 (37)
AKAs:
  • Al Murray's Happy Hour (UK: complete title)
1 TV episode:
- 23. "This Morning" (1988)   Performer (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 4.5 (113)
AKAs:
  • This Morning with Richard and Judy (UK: informal title)
1 TV episode:
- 24. "Breakfast" (2000)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 5.3 (48)
1 TV episode:
- 25. MTV Video Music Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) Himself 2008 - 3.9 (172)
- 26. "Entertainment Tonight" (1981)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 3.7 (658)
AKAs:
  • E.T. (USA: informal title)
  • ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
  • Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
  • This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
- 27. BET Awards 2008 (2008) (TV) Himself - Presenter 2008 - 7.3 (11)
- 28. "The Colbert Report" (2005)   Himself (2 episodes, 2008) 2008 - 9.2 (6,241)
- 29. "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 4.9 (6,462)
AKAs:
  • American Idol (USA: new title)
  • American Idol 2 (USA: promotional title)
  • American Idol 3 (USA: alternative title)
  • American Idol 4 (USA: fourth season title)
- 30. WrestleMania XXIV (2008) (TV) Himself 2008 - 8.4 (309)
- 31. Making of a Legend (2008) (V) 2008 - -
- 32. The BET Honors (2008) (TV) Himself - Performer 2008 - -
- 33. "Extra" (1994)   Himself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - -
AKAs:
  • Extra: The Entertainment Magazine (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 34. The 50th Annual Grammy Awards (2008) (TV) Himself 2008 - 5.8 (12)
- 35. Live from the Red Carpet: The 2008 Grammy Awards (2008) (TV) Himself 2008 - 3.8 (9)
- 36. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Smokey Robinson (2008) (TV) Himself 2008 - -
- 37. Yes We Can (2008) (V) Himself 2008 - 7.8 (52)
- 38. Top 40 Videos of 2008 (2008) (TV) Himself 2008 - -
- 39. A Night for Vets: An MTV Concert for the Brave (2008) (TV) Himself 2008 - -
- 40. Movies Rock (2007) (TV) Himself 2007 - 7.9 (32)
- 41. "TMZ on TV" (2007)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 3.8 (543)
AKAs:
  • TMZ (Australia)
1 TV episode:
- 42. "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 9.3 (101)
- 43. "Control Room Presents" (2007)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - -
1 TV episode:
- 44. Live Earth (2007) (TV)   Himself 2007 - 7.4 (56)
AKAs:
  • Live Earth 7.7.07 (International: English title: poster title)
  • Live Earth Alert (Netherlands: festival title)
  • Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis (International: English title)
  • SOS: The Movement for a Climate in Crisis (International: English title: poster title)
- 45. "Wetten, dass..?" (1981)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 6.3 (289)
- 46. Happy Birthday Elton! From Madison Square Garden, New York (2007) (TV)   Himself 2007 - 8.3 (58)
AKAs:
  • Elton 60: Live at Madison Square Garden (Australia)
- 47. "O Access" (2007)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - -
1 TV episode:
- 48. "Festival di Sanremo" (1951)   Himself - Performer (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 5.1 (36)
1 TV episode:
- 49. The 49th Annual Grammy Awards (2007) (TV) Himself - Performer 2007 - 5.0 (30)
- 50. Pepsi Smash Superbowl Bash (2007) (TV) Himself 2007 - -
- 51. "Las Vegas" (2003)   Himself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 7.8 (6,677)
1 TV episode:
- 52. Nokia New Year's Eve (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - -
- 53. Nobel Peace Prize Concert (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 7.5 (9)
- 54. Tony Bennett: An American Classic (2006) (TV) Himself - Performer 2006 - 9.2 (50)
- 55. "Chancers" (2004)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - -
1 TV episode:
- 56. "The Wendy Williams Experience" (2006)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 1.6 (8)
- 57. "The Sharon Osbourne Show" (2006)   Himself - Performer (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 2.6 (73)
1 TV episode:
- 58. "Later with Jools Holland" (1992)   Himself (2 episodes, 2005-2006) 2006 - 8.1 (99)
AKAs:
  • A Little Later (USA: cut version)
- 59. Tony Bennett: Duets - The Making of an American Classic (2006) (V) Himself 2006 - 8.0 (6)
- 60. "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 7.4 (10)
AKAs:
  • Oprah (USA: short title)
- 61. MTV Video Music Awards 2006 (2006) (TV) (uncredited) Himself - Audience 2006 - 2.5 (86)
- 62. JCPenney Jam: The Concert for America's Kids (2006) (TV) Himself - Performer 2006 - 8.9 (8)
- 63. "Sesame Street" (1969)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - 8.5 (1,827)
AKAs:
  • Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title)
  • Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title)
  • The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title)
1 TV episode:
- 64. DJ Khaled Makes a Video: Grammy Family (2006) (TV) 2006 - -
- 65. September in Brooklyn: The Making of 'Block Party' (2006) (V) Himself 2006 - 2.9 (7)
- 66. Ohio Players (2006) (V) Himself 2006 - -
- 67. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 5.4 (76)
- 68. The 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 6.6 (5)
- 69. "The Tyra Banks Show" (2005)   Himself (1 episode, 2006) 2006 - -
- 70. The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2006) (TV) Himself 2006 - 4.7 (75)
- 71. The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2005) (TV) Himself/Performer 2005 - 6.1 (27)
- 72. The Record of the Year 2005 (2005) (TV) Performer 2005 - -
- 73. "Total Request Live" (1998)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 2.7 (555)
AKAs:
  • TRL (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • TRL Weekend (USA: informal alternative title)
  • Total Request with Carson Daly (USA: alternative title)
1 TV episode:
- 74. John Legend: Live at the House of Blues (2005) (V) Himself 2005 - 8.0 (10)
- 75. MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) Himself - Presenter 2005 - 4.2 (54)
- 76. 25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special (2005) (TV) Himself/Performer 2005 - 5.7 (6)
- 77. MOBO Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) Himself 2005 - -
- 78. Block Party (2005)   Himself 2005 - 7.2 (4,945)
AKAs:
  • Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Canada: English title: festival title) (International: English title) (USA: complete title)
- 79. MTV Video Music Awards 2005 (2005) (TV) Himself - Presenter 2005 - 3.2 (181)
- 80. "Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry" (2002)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 6.8 (81)
AKAs:
  • Def Poetry (USA: short title)
  • Def Poetry Jam (USA: promotional title)
- 81. "Top of the Pops NL" (2000)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 4.5 (8)
1 TV episode:
- 82. John Legend: Get Lifted (2005) (V) Himself - John Legend 2005 - -
- 83. "Barend en Van Dorp" (1990)   Himself - Performer (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 6.3 (44)
1 TV episode:
- 84. Be (2005) (V) Himself 2005 - -
- 85. Save the Music Concert (2005) (TV) Himself/Performer 2005 - -
- 86. "Parkinson" (1971)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 8.1 (166)
1 TV episode:
- 87. Kanye West: College Dropout - Video Anthology (2005) (V) Himself (segment "The New Workout Plan") 2005 - 4.1 (65)
- 88. "Tavis Smiley" (2004)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 5.6 (86)
1 TV episode:
- 89. "Først & sist" (1998)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 5.2 (111)
AKAs:
  • Først & sist med Fredrik Skavlan (Norway: informal title)
1 TV episode:
- 90. American Express Jam Sessions (2005) (TV) Himself 2005 - -
- 91. "Soul Train" (1971)   Himself (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 6.4 (102)
1 TV episode:
- 92. The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005) (TV) Himself - Performer 2005 - 3.9 (74)
- 93. Music Cares Person of the Year: Brian Wilson (2005) (TV) Himself - Performer 2005 - 6.0 (7)
- 94. The 10th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (2005) (TV) Himself 2005 - -
- 95. The 10th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Smokey Robinson (2004) (TV) Himself 2004 - 2.1 (5)
- 96. "Chappelle's Show" (2003)   Himself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 9.1 (6,089)
AKAs:
  • Chappelle's Show: The Lost Episodes (USA: third season title)
- 97. "AOL Sessions" (2002) Himself / performer (unknown episodes) 2002 - 6.0 (18)
- 1. "Sesame Street"  
1 TV episode:
- 2. "Top of the Pops NL"  
3 TV episodes:

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CD: "Get Lifted", 2004. more
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