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mgk

Born Apr 22, 1990 · 36 years75 titles 42 movies · 33 TV
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Biography

Colson Baker, better known by his stage name mgk, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. His original stage name, Machine Gun Kelly, was given for his rapid-fire lyrical flow and is a reference to notorious criminal George "Machine Gun Kelly" Barnes. mgk was born in Houston, Texas and experienced multiple moves until 2005 when he and his family settled in Cleveland, Ohio — the city Kelly associates himself with the most. He is signed to Bad Boy and Interscope Records. He rose to fame after releasing his first four mix tapes, Stamp Of Approval (2006), Homecoming (2008), 100 Words and Running (2010), and Lace Up (2010).

Also known as

Colson Baker · Machine Gun Kelly · MGK

Born

Apr 22, 1990

Houston, Texas, USA

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

73

Acting credits

2

Directing

3

Writing

9

Other crew

Most critically rated

Highest TMDB score (min 100 votes)

Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

By release / first air year · movie & TV merged

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1974 1 title(s)

1975 2 title(s)

1984 1 title(s)

1987 1 title(s)

2003 2 title(s)

2009 1 title(s)

2011 2 title(s)

2012 3 title(s)

2013 1 title(s)

2014 4 title(s)

2015 2 title(s)

2016 6 title(s)

2017 3 title(s)

2018 1 title(s)

2019 4 title(s)

2020 7 title(s)

2021 6 title(s)

2022 11 title(s)

2023 4 title(s)

2024 7 title(s)

2025 1 title(s)

2026 3 title(s)

Undated 2 title(s)