As per our current Database, Common is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Common is 52 years, 1 months and 6 days old. Common will celebrate 53rd birthday on a Thursday 13th of March 2025. Below we countdown to Common upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Common |
Occupation | Rapper |
Age | 52 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Born | March 13, 1972 (South Side, IL) |
Birthday | March 13 |
Town/City | South Side, IL |
Nationality | IL |
Commonโs zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.
Common was born in the Year of the Rat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rat are quick-witted, clever, charming, sharp and funny. They have excellent taste, are a good friend and are generous and loyal to others considered part of its pack. Motivated by money, can be greedy, is ever curious, seeks knowledge and welcomes challenges. Compatible with Dragon or Monkey.
Born Lonnie Lynn, he is a popular hip-hop Artist who first rose to prominence in the 1990s with the release of his debut album Can I Borrow A Dollar? He also became an actor with roles in the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels and in such movies as Smokin' Aces, American Gangster, Terminator Salvation and Suicide Squad.
He was a Business administration major at Florida A&M University, where he was on scholarship.
He first took the stage name Common Sense when starting to perform in public. In 2003, he won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)."
In 2017, he began dating Angela Rye; but they later broke up in March 2018. He previously dated singer Erykah Badu, actress Taraji P. Henson, and tennis player Serena Williams. He has a daughter named Omoye.
In 2015, he won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for his composition "Glory" with John Legend for the film Selma.