Ludacris

Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (/ˈluːdəkrɪs/), is an American rapper and actor. From 1998 to 1999, he studied music management at Georgia State University. In 2004 he rapped on the Usher single "Yeah!"

Ludacris
Ludacris performing in 2021
Born	Christopher Brian Bridges (1977-09-11) September 11, 1977 Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Chris Lova Lova Luda Velvet Jones Bronze Bridges
Citizenship	United States Gabon
Occupations	Rapper songwriter actor record producer record executive
Years active	1998–present
Spouse	Eudoxie Mbouguiengue ​ ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	4
Relatives	Richard Pryor (second cousin once removed) Rain Pryor (third cousin) Monica (cousin)
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop Southern hip hop pop rap
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	Disturbing tha Peace Def Jam Universal
Website	theludacrisfoundation.org

Discography

See the main article: Ludacris discography

Studio albums

• Incognegro (1999)
• Back for the First Time (2000)
• Word of Mouf (2001)
• Chicken-n-Beer (2003)
• The Red Light District (2004)
• Release Therapy (2006)
• Theater of the Mind (2008)
• Battle of the Sexes (2010)
• Ludaversal (2015)

Soundtracks

• Karma's World Official Soundtrack (2021)

Filmography

Movie

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Wash	Customer
2003	2 Fast 2 Furious	Tej Parker
2004	Crash	Anthony
	Lil' Pimp	Weathers (voice)	Video
2005	Hustle & Flow	Skinny Black
2007	The Bros.	Himself
	American Hustle	Himself	Video
	Fred Claus	DJ Donnie
2008	Ball Don't Lie	Julius
	RocknRolla	Mickey
	Max Payne	Jim Bravura
2009	Gamer	Humanz Brother
2011	No Strings Attached	Wallace
	Fast Five	Tej Parker
	Breakaway	Himself
	New Year's Eve	Brendan Nolan
2013	Fast & Furious 6	Tej Parker
2015	Furious 7	Tej Parker
	Turkey Hollow	Narrator	TV movie
2017	The Fate of the Furious	Tej Parker
2018	The Ride	Eldridge Buultjens
	Show Dogs	Max (voice)
2020	John Henry	Hell
2021	F9	Tej Parker
2022	End of the Road	Reggie
2023	Fast X	Tej Parker
	Dashing Through the Snow	Eddie Garrick

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	MTV Cribs	Himself	Episode: "Episode #4.21"
	Top of the Pops	Himself	Episode: "Episode #39.24"
	Soul Food	Himself	Episode: "Tonight at Noon"
2003	$2 Bill	Himself	Episode: "DMX, Method Man and Ludacris"
2004	Chappelle's Show	Himself	Episode: "The Love Contract & True Hollywood Stories: Rick James"
	It's Showtime at the Apollo	Himself	Episode: "Ciara with Petey Pablo/I-20 feat. Ludacris"
2004–08	Saturday Night Live	Himself	Recurring Guest
2005	Driven	Himself	Episode: "Kanye West"
	Crank Yankers	Himself (voice)	Episode: "Episode #3.13" & "#3.19"
	Eve	Rufus	Episode: "Stay Tuned"
2006	Making the Video	Himself	Episode: "Ludacris: Money Maker"
	Diary	Himself	Episode: "Ludacris"
	House Band	Himself	Episode: "Ludacris"
2006–07	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Darius Parker	Episode: "Venom" & "Screwed"
2007	So You Think You Can Dance	Himself	Episode: "Top 16 Results"
	The Simpsons	Himself (voice)	Episode: "You Kent Always Say What You Want"
2008	Robot Chicken	Himself (voice)	Episode: "Monstourage"
	Battleground Earth	Himself/Host	Main Host
2009	Played by Fame	Himself	Episode: "Luda's Outstanding Balance"
	Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory	Himself	Recurring Guest: Season 2
2010	Sprite Step Off	Himself	Main Guest
	When I Was 17	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.2"
	Funk Flex Full Throttle	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.6" & "#1.8"
	La La's Full Court Wedding	Himself	Episode: "Last Minute Details"
	Lay It Down	Himself	Episode: "Ludacris"
	Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business	Himself	Episode: "It's a Celebration"
2013	Behind the Music	Himself	Episode: "Ludacris"
	Criss Angel Believe	Himself	Episode: "Blind"
2014–17	Billboard Music Awards	Himself/Co-Host	Main Co-Host
2014	Being Mary Jane	Terrence Mitchell	Episode: "Exposed"
	Rising Star	Himself/Expert	Main Judge
2015	Comedy Central Roast	Himself/Roaster	Episode: "Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber"
	Teen Choice Awards	Himself/Co-Host	Main Co-Host
	Empire	Officer McKnight	Episode: "Without a Country"
2016	Celebrity Sweat	Himself	Episode: "Celebrity Sweat with Eric the Trainer at Super Bowl"
	Inside the Label	Himself	Episode: "Disturbing Tha Peace"
2017	My Houzz	Himself	Episode: "Chris "Ludacris" Bridges' Surprise Home Makeover"
	Best Cover Ever	Himself	Episode: "Jason Derulo"
	Doc McStuffins	Gus (voice)	Episode: "Get-Well Gus Gets Well/Triceratops Trouble"
2017–18	Fear Factor	Himself/Host	Main Host
2018	Wild 'n Out	Himself/Team Captain	Episode: "Ludacris/Denzel Curry"
2020	30 for 30	Himself	Episode: "Vick Part 1"
	Gone Mental with Lior	Himself	Episode: "Ludacris"
2021	The Price Is Right	Himself	Episode: "With Ludacris"
	Beat Shazam	Himself/Celebrity Player	Episode: "Beat Shazam Celebrity Challenge!"
	Ben & Jerry's Clash of the Cones	Himself	Episode: "Ice Cream Yum Yum"
	Celebrity Game Face	Himself	Episode: "Rapper's Delight"
	Karma's World	Conrad Grant (voice)	Main Cast
2022	Luda Can't Cook	Himself	Main Cast
2023	Top Chef	Himself	Episode: "Street Food Fight"
	Celebrity Prank Wars	Himself	Episode: "Ludacris V. Lil Jon"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Def Jam Vendetta	Himself	Playable character
2004	Def Jam: Fight for NY	Himself	Playable character
2006	Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover	Himself	Playable character
	NBA Ballers: Phenom	Himself
2007	Def Jam: Icon	Himself	Playable character
2015	Forza Horizon 2 Presents Fast & Furious	Tej Parker	Voice role

Documentary

Year	Title
2003	Paper Chasers
2004	The Industry
2005	Ludacris: The Red Light District
2007	The Heart of the Game
	Ludacris: The Southern Smoke: Unauthorized
2017	Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated

Theme park attractions

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2018	Fast & Furious: Supercharged	Tej Parker	Universal Studios Orlando

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	How to Dance in Ohio	producer	Belasco Theater

Other websites

• Official Def Jam Site
• Ludacris on IMDb