Pitbull (rapper)

**Armando Christian Pérez** (born January 15, 1981), better known by his stage name **Pitbull** (also known as **Mr. 305 and Mr. Worldwide**), is an American rapper, singer and actor. He was born in Miami, Florida, to parents who are Cuban.

In 2002, he was featured on the album "Big Men" by Lil Jon. In 2004, he released his first album _M.I.A.M.I._ under TVT Records. Pitbull later released his second album, _El Mariel_, in 2006. His third album, _The Boatlift_, followed in 2007.

His fourth album, _Rebelution_ (2009), included the hit single "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)". It was his first internationally popular song. "I Know You Want Me" peaked at number two on the _Billboard_ Hot 100.

## Product Endorsement

In 2012, Pitbull was in an advertising campaign with Walmart. The advertising campaign would have Pitbull visit, and put on a show, in the location of the Walmart store that received the most Facebook "likes" from June 18 to July 15, 2012, . An online campaign entitled "#exilepitbull" started by journalist David Thorpe of The Boston Phoenix,  and Jon Hendren, writer for the comedy website SomethingAwful.com. The campaign urged people to vote for a remote location, this location being Kodiak, Alaska. In an email to the Associated Press, Walmart confirmed that Kodiak was the winning location. Walmart did not go ahead with the visit, regardless Pitbull decided to visit Kodiak and their Walmart on July 30. He did a performance for the city, and received a key to the city from Mayor Patricia Branson. David Thorpe, who had started the "#exilepitbull" campaign, was invited to attend, and showed up.

## Discography

- _M.I.A.M.I._ (2004)
- _El Mariel_ (2006)
- _The Boatlift_ (2007)
- _Pitbull Starring in Rebelution_ (2009)
- _Armando_ (2010)
- _Planet Pit_ (2011)
- _Global Warming_ (2012)
- _Globalization_ (2014)
- _Dale_ (2015)
- _Climate Change_ (2017)
- _Libertad 548_ (2019)
- _Trackhouse_ (2023)

## Concert tours

- 2009–2011: Rebelution Tour
- 2012: Planet Pit World Tour
- 2013: North American Tour 2013 (with Kesha)
- 2015: Pitbull Live in Hong Kong
- 2016: The Bad Man Tour (with Prince Royce and Farruko)
- 2017: Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull Live! (with Enrique Iglesias)
- 2021: I Feel Good Tour (with Iggy Azalea)
- 2022: Can't Stop Us Now Tour (with Iggy Azalea and Sean Paul)
- 2023: The Trilogy Tour (with Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin)
- 2024: The Trilogy Tour 'The Party Continues' (with Enrique Iglesias and Ricky Martin)
- 2024: Party After Dark Tour

### Opening act

- 2014–2015: Enrique Iglesias – Sex and Love Tour
- 2018: Britney Spears – Piece of Me Tour

### Residencies

- 2015–2019: Pitbull: Time of Our Lives
- 2020 _PPD_: Pitbull: Get Ready Vegas

### LiveXLive Virtual Concert Series

- 2020: Pitbull: Live & Timeless

### Film

|Year|Film|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=2|2012|_La Gasolina: Reggaeton Explosion_|rowspan="2"|Himself|Documentary|
|_Blood Money_|Feature film directed by Gregory McQualter|||||
|2013|_Epic_|Bufo|Voice|||
|2019|_UglyDolls_|Ugly Dog|Voice (original English and Spanish dubs)|||
|2021|_Get Ready - Trackhouse Documentary_|Team Owner|Documentary|||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|scope="col" class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2006|_South Beach_|rowspan="9"|Himself|2 episodes|
|2007|_Punk'd_|Episode: "Episode #8.7"|||
|2007–2008|_La Esquina_|2 episodes; executive producer and writer|||
|2010|_When I Was 17_|1 episode; with Vanessa Minnillo & Chris Paul|||
|2012|_Shark Tank_|Special guest star|||
|2012–2019|_Dancing with the Stars_|6 episodes; Guest Judge and Musical guest|||
|2014–2017|_Pitbull's New Year's Revolution_|TV special; Host|||
|2015|_Empire_|Episode: "Fires of Heaven"|||
|2023|_Superfan_|1 episode; Musical guest|||

## Other websites

- Pitbull on Vevo
- Pitbull on YouTube
- Pitbull on Spotify

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **background**: solo_singer


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Pitbull
- **image**: Pitbull (52703405994) (cropped).jpg
- **alt**: Headshot of a bearded Pitbull with sunglasses
- **caption**: Pitbull in 2023
- **birth name**: Armando Christian Pérez
- **birth place**: Miami, Florida, U.S.
- **education**: Miami Coral Park High School
- **years active**: 2000–present
- **works**: Pitbull discography, Discography
- **awards**: List of awards and nominations received by Pitbull, Full list