Many musicians these days are testing their mettle in the film world by skipping gigs or combining them with filming. Curtis Jackson, known to fans primarily as rapper 50 Cent, did not stay away from this trend. Is a person who has made an undeniable contribution to the development of the hip-hop industry capable of retraining as a good actor? The answer to this question will be given to viewers who have watched the best films with the star.
Curtis Jackson: Biography
The famous rapper was born in 1975, his hometown is New York. The child did not have a father, the mother raised her son alone. In fact, Curtis Jackson was left to himself from an early age, since Sabrina devoted most of her time to work. The mother's activities were associated with the distribution of drugs, which led to her premature death. The boy became an orphan at the age of eight, which forced him to live in his grandmother's house.
Curtis Jackson did not immediately draw the right conclusions, witnessing the tragic fate of his mother. As a teenager, he workedsale of heroin, overgrown with criminal acquaintances. The situation changes when the future rapper is detained in 1994. He managed to get off with a suspended sentence, decided to tie up with criminal activity. It was then that the idea to devote himself to music came to the star.
The rapper is not known to fans as Curtis Jackson. The young man takes the pseudonym Fifty Saint in honor of the Brooklyn gangster, who was famous in the 80s. The decisive event for his musical career is the signing of a contract with Eminem and a famous record label.
First roles
The role of a gangster-rapper at some stage ceases to satisfy the star, he thinks about the world of cinema. Not surprisingly, Curtis Jackson's first film in 2005 was the biopic about his own life, Get Rich or Die. The childhood and youth of the protagonist take place in a dilapidated quarter, where bandits run everything. The young man is forced to participate in criminal showdowns, to engage in the distribution of drugs. However, he is trying to break out of this world, to become a famous rapper.
Filming is a new hobby that Curtis Jackson is discovering. Films with his participation since then come out one after another. In 2006, the 30-year-old rapper starred in the movie House of the Brave. It is dedicated to the post-war everyday life of American soldiers who have been in Iraq. Curtis gets used to the image of one of these military men, his hero is called Jamal. Interestingly, critics call the film one of the best militarydramas released in our century.
Among the first works of Jackson in the cinema, 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 cracks down on criminals who were able to remain innocent in the eyes of the law. Fleeing from the police, the vigilante manages to plant accusatory evidence on the cops chasing him.
Best movies
After the first success Curtis Jackson relegates his musical career to the background, focusing on filming a movie. In 2009, the picture "Race with Death" was released - one of the most interesting tapes 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 is 100 thousand pounds. There are only 24 hours to pay this amount to the crime boss. Interestingly, 50 Cent got the role of authority.
"Setup" is a wonderful movie starring Jackson. Came out in 2011. Fifty Cent in this picture is assigned a central role. His hero Sonny, with the support of his friends, commits a theft of diamonds. Unfortunately, there is a traitor in the ranks of the comrades.
"Lefty" is a 2015 tape in which, albeit not in the lead role, Curtis also participates. This is the story of a boxer who managed to achieve the championship title, successful in family life. However, suddenly the hero's world collapses with the death of his beloved wife. He loses his jobthe child is taken away. Will the boxer survive?
Best series
Fifty Saint does not avoid filming in telenovelas. Among the relatively new projects with his participation is "Power in the Night City". The first season of the series was shown in 2014, at the moment there are already three of them. The protagonist of the story is a we althy businessman who runs an elite nightclub and is involved in the drug trade.
There are other interesting TV projects in which the rapper actor managed to play. For example, fans will be able to see him in the series "Robot Chicken", "The Seeker".
Private 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 diligently avoids discussing. 50 Cent has a son who was born in 1997. Curtis, according to official information, never entered into marriage unions. It is also known that for several years he met with actress Daphne Joy, with whom, according to rumors, he was even engaged.
Fans can only wait for new interesting film projects with the participation of the actor.
