Snoop Dogg

**Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.** (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as **Snoop Dogg**, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, and television personality.
He became known as one of the popular gangsta rappers during the 1990s. Snoop Dogg has also appeared in many movies and television shows throughout his career.

## Early life

The reason why he is called "Snoop Dogg" is because his mother nicknamed him after a character called "Snoopy". Snoop Dogg was a fan of the _Peanuts_ cartoon, which has the Snoopy character. Snoop Dogg sang in his church choir and played piano as a child. Snoop Dogg's brother, Bing Worthington, was a bad influence for him. He began smoking when he was in the sixth grade. As a young adult, he was involved in gang activity. He was arrested, convicted and put in prison for possession of illegal drugs.

## Musical career

At the beginning of his career, Broadus performed under the stage name Snoop Doggy Dogg. He first appeared on Dr. Dre's first solo album, _The Chronic_, released in 1992. Later in 1993, Snoop Dogg released his first album _Doggystyle_. The album became successful.

In 1996, his second album, Tha Doggfather, was released. Although the album met with positive acclaim, it was not as successful as his first album.

In 2004, his album _R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece_ was released and featured the hit single “Drop It Like It's Hot”. The single became Snoop Dogg's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

### 2012–2013: _Reincarnated_

In 2012, Snoop Dogg went to Jamaica. He studied the Rastafari movement. He changed his name to Snoop Lion, after the Lion of Judah. This is a name from the tribe of Judah. It is sometimes used to describe Haile Selassie, who is worshipped by Rastafarians. _Reincarnated_, released in 2013, is his first reggae album.

### 2018-2022: _Bible of Love_ and Super Bowl LVI

In 2018, Snoop Dogg released his first gospel album, _Bible of Love_. It features appearances from Patti LaBelle, Fred Hammond, Rance Allen, Charlie Wilson, and others. On February 13, 2022, Snoop Dogg performed at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show. Later, he released the album, _BODR_ (Bacc on Death Row).

## Television personality

In 2024, Snoop Dogg joined NBC as a television personality for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. He returned to the same role for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Snoop Dogg was named Honorary Coach for Team USA by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee prior to the 2026 Games.

## Discography

- Studio albums
- _Doggystyle_ (1993)
- _Tha Doggfather_ (1996)
- _Da Game Is to Be Sold, Not to Be Told_ (1998)
- _No Limit Top Dogg_ (1999)
- _Tha Last Meal_ (2000)
- _Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss_ (2002)
- _R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece_ (2004)
- _Tha Blue Carpet Treatment_ (2006)
- _Ego Trippin_' (2008)
- _Malice n Wonderland_ (2009)
- _Doggumentary_ (2011)
- _Reincarnated_ (2013)
- _Bush_ (2015)
- _Coolaid_ (2016)
- _Neva Left_ (2017)
- _Bible of Love_ (2018)
- _I Wanna Thank Me_ (2019)
- _From tha Streets 2 tha Suites_ (2021)
- _The Algorithm_ (2021)
- _BODR_ (2022)

- Collaboration albums
- _Snoop Dogg presents Tha Eastsidaz_ with Tha Eastsidaz (2000)
- _Duces 'n Trayz: The Old Fashioned Way_ with Tha Eastsidaz (2001)
- _The Hard Way_ with 213 (2004)
- _Mac & Devin Go to High School_ with Wiz Khalifa (2011)
- _7 Days of Funk_ with 7 Days of Funk (2013)
- _Royal Fam_ with Tha Broadus Boyz (2013)
- _Cuzznz_ with Daz Dillinger (2016)

## Filmography

|colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Films|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1994|_Murder Was the Case: The Movie_|Himself|Main role|
|1996|_A Thin Line Between Love and Hate_|Himself|Cameo|
|1998|_Half Baked_|Scavenger Smoker||
|1998|_Ride_|Mente||
|1999|_Urban Menace_|Preacher Caleb|Main role|
|1999|_Whiteboyz_|Himself|Cameo|
|1999|_Hot Boyz_|C-Dawg||
|2000|_The Wrecking Crew_|Dra-Man|Main role|
|2000|_Up in Smoke Tour_|Himself|Concert film|
|2001|_Training Day_|Blue||
|2001|_Baby Boy_|Rodney||
|2001|_Bones_|Jimmy Bones|Main role|
|2001|_The Wash_|Dee Loc|Main role|
|2003|_Old School_|Himself|Cameo|
|2003|_Malibu's Most Wanted_|Ronnie Rizzat|Voice role|
|2003|_Bigg Snoop Dogg: Raw 'N Uncut Vol. 1_|Himself|Main role|
|2004|_Starsky & Hutch_|Huggy Bear Brown||
|2004|_Soul Plane_|Captain Antoine Mack||
|2005|_Racing Stripes_|Lightning|Voice role|
|2005|_The Tenants_|Willie Spearmint|Main role|
|2005|_Boss'n Up_|Corde Christopher|Main role|
|2007|_Arthur and the Invisibles_|Max|Voice role|
|2008|_Singh Is Kinng_|Himself|Bollywood movie|
|2009|_Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder_|Himself|Voice role|
|2009|_Falling Up_|Raul||
|2009|_Brüno_|Himself||
|2009|_Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard_|Max|Voice role|
|2011|_The Big Bang_|Puss||
|2012|_We the Party_|Big D||
|2012|_Mac & Devin Go to High School_|Mac Johnson|Main role|
|2013|_Turbo_|Smooth Move|Voice role|
|2013|_Reincarnated_|Himself|Documentary|
|2013|_Scary Movie 5_|Ja'Marcus||
|2014|_The Distortion of Sound_|Himself||
|2015|_Pitch Perfect 2_|Himself||
|2015|_The Culture High_|Himself||
|2016|_Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping_|Himself||
|2017|_Grow House_|Himself||
|2018|_Future World_|Love Lord||
|2019|_The Beach Bum_|Lingerie||
|2019|_Trouble_|Snoop|Voice role|
|2019|_Dolemite Is My Name_|Roj||
|2019|_The Addams Family_|Cousin Itt|Voice role|
|2020|_Unbelievable!!!!!_|Major LeGrande Bushe||
|2020|_The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run_|Himself||
|2021|_All-Star Weekend_|Himself|Post-production|
|2021|_The Addams Family 2_|Cousin Itt|Voice role|
|2024|_The Garfield Movie_|Snoop Catt|Voice role|

|colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Television|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1993–1994|_The Word_|Himself|2 episodes|
|1994|Martin|Himself|Episode: "No Love Lost"|
|1997|_The Steve Harvey Show_|Himself|Episode: "I Do, I Don't"|
|2001|_King of the Hill_|Alabaster Jones|Episode: "Ho Yeah!"|
|2001|_Just Shoot Me_|Himself|Episode: "Finch in the Dogg House"|
|2002–2003|_Doggy Fizzle Televizzle_|Himself|8 episodes|
|2003|_Playmakers_|Big E|Episode: "Tenth of a Second"|
|2003|_Crank Yankers_|Himself|Episode: "Snoop Dogg & Kevin Nealon"|
|2004|_Chappelle's Show_|Puppet Dangle/Himself|Episode 10|
|2004|_Las Vegas_|Himself|Episode: "Two of a Kind"|
|2004|_The Bernie Mac Show_|Calvin|Episode: "Big Brother"|
|2004|_The L Word_|Slim Daddy|Episodes: "Luck, Next Time" & "Liberally"|
|2004|_2004 Spike Video Game Awards_|Host/Himself|TV special|
|2006|_Weeds_|Himself|Episode: "MILF Money"|
|2007–2009|_Snoop Dogg's Father Hood_|Himself|2 seasons, 18 episodes|
|2007|_Monk_|Russel “Murderuss“ Kray|Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Rapper"|
|2008, 2010, 2013|_One Life to Live_|Himself|3 episodes Wrote and produced theme song|
|2009|_Dogg After Dark_|Himself|1 season, 7 episodes|
|2009; 2015|_WWE Raw_|Host/Himself|TV special|
|2010|_The Boondocks_|Macktastic|Episode: "Bitches to Rags"|
|2010|_Big Time Rush_|Himself|Episode: "Big Time Christmas''"|
|2011|_90210_|Himself|Episode: "Blue Naomi"|
|2011|_The Cleveland Show_|Himself|Episode: "Back to Cool"|
|2014|_Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta_|Himself|Guest appearance|
|2014|_Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood_|Himself|Guest appearance|
|2015|_Snoop & Son, a Dad's Dream_|Himself|1 season, 5 episodes|
|2015|_Sanjay and Craig_|Street Dogg|Episode: "Street Dogg"|
|2015|_Show Me the Money 4_|Himself|Episode 4|
|2016–2017|_Trailer Park Boys_|Himself|5 episodes|
|2016|_Lip Sync Battle_|Himself|Episode: "Snoop Dogg vs Chris Paul"|
|2016–present|_Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party_|Himself|Co-host|
|2017|_The Simpsons_|Himself|Episode: "The Great Phatsby"|
|2017|_Growing Up Hip Hop: Atlanta_|Himself|Guest appearances|
|2017|_The Joker's Wild_|Himself|Host|
|2018|_Coach Snoop_|Himself|All 8 Episodes of Netflix documentary|
|2018|_Sugar_|Himself|Episode: "Snoop Dogg surprises a young father who is working to turn his life around."|
|2019|_Law & Order: Special Victims Unit_|P.T. Banks|Episode: "Diss"|
|2019|_American Dad!_|Tommie Tokes|Episode: "Jeff and the Dank Ass Weed Factory"|
|2020|_F Is for Family_|Rev. Sugar Squires|Voice; episode: "R is For Rosie"|
|2020|_Utopia Falls_|The Archive|Series regular|
|2020|_Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special_|Himself|Television special|
|2021|_The Voice_|Himself|Knockout Mega Mentor|
|2021|_Black Mafia Family_|Pastor Swift|Upcoming series|

|colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Stage play|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2018|_Redemption of a Dogg_|Himself|Musical tour|

|colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Video games|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2003|_True Crime: Streets of LA_|Himself|Playable character|
|2004|_Def Jam: Fight for NY_|Crow|Likeness|
|2012|_Tekken Tag Tournament 2_|Himself|Likeness|
|2013|_Way of the Dogg_|Himself|Likeness|
|2013|_Call of Duty: Ghosts_|Multiplayer Announcer (DLC)|Likeness|
|2015|_Family Guy: The Quest For Stuff_|Himself|Playable character|
|2019|_Madden NFL 20_|Himself|Playable character|
|2019|_NHL 20_|Himself|Occasional announcer|

|colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Biographical film portrayals|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2009|_Notorious_|Anwan Glover|Biographical movie about the Notorious B.I.G.|
|2015|_Straight Outta Compton_|Lakeith Stanfield|Biographical movie about N.W.A|
|2017|_All Eyez on Me_|Jarrett Ellis|Biographical movie about Tupac Shakur|

## Other websites

- Snoopdog TV on YouTube

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Snoop Dogg
- **image**: Snoop Dogg in 2022 - 2.jpg
- **caption**: Dogg in 2022
- **birth name**: Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr.
- **birth place**: Long Beach, California, US
- **education**: Long Beach Polytechnic High School
- **years active**: 1991–present
- **children**: 4
- **awards**: List of awards and nominations received by Snoop Dogg, Full list