Ludacris

**Christopher Brian Bridges** (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as **Ludacris** (), 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!"

## 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)

### Movie

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2001|_The Wash_|Customer|||
|2003|_2 Fast 2 Furious_|Tej Parker|||
|rowspan="2"|2004|_Crash_|Anthony||
|_Lil' Pimp_|Weathers (voice)|Video|||
|2005|_Hustle & Flow_|Skinny Black|||
|rowspan="3"|2007|_The Bros._|Himself||
|_American Hustle_|Himself|Video|||
|_Fred Claus_|DJ Donnie||||
|rowspan="3"|2008|_Ball Don't Lie_|Julius||
|_RocknRolla_|Mickey||||
|_Max Payne_|Jim Bravura||||
|2009|_Gamer_|Humanz Brother|||
|rowspan="4"|2011|_No Strings Attached_|Wallace||
|_Fast Five_|Tej Parker||||
|_Breakaway_|Himself||||
|_New Year's Eve_|Brendan Nolan||||
|2013|_Fast & Furious 6_|Tej Parker|||
|rowspan="2"|2015|_Furious 7_|Tej Parker||
|_Turkey Hollow_|Narrator|TV movie|||
|2017|_The Fate of the Furious_|Tej Parker|||
|rowspan="2"|2018|_The Ride_|Eldridge Buultjens||
|_Show Dogs_|Max (voice)||||
|2020|_John Henry_|Hell|||
|2021|_F9_|Tej Parker|||
|2022|_End of the Road_|Reggie|||
|rowspan="2"|2023|_Fast X_|Tej Parker||
|_Dashing Through the Snow_|Eddie Garrick||||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="3"|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"||
|rowspan="2"|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||
|rowspan="3"|2005|_Driven_|Himself|Episode: "Kanye West"|
|_Crank Yankers_|Himself (voice)|Episode: "Episode #3.13" & "#3.19"|||
|_Eve_|Rufus|Episode: "Stay Tuned"|||
|rowspan="3"|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"||
|rowspan="2"|2007|_So You Think You Can Dance_|Himself|Episode: "Top 16 Results"|
|_The Simpsons_|Himself (voice)|Episode: "You Kent Always Say What You Want"|||
|rowspan="2"|2008|_Robot Chicken_|Himself (voice)|Episode: "Monstourage"|
|_Battleground Earth_|Himself/Host|Main Host|||
|rowspan="2"|2009|_Played by Fame_|Himself|Episode: "Luda's Outstanding Balance"|
|_Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory_|Himself|Recurring Guest: Season 2|||
|rowspan="6"|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"|||
|rowspan="2"|2013|_Behind the Music_|Himself|Episode: "Ludacris"|
|_Criss Angel Believe_|Himself|Episode: "Blind"|||
|2014–17|_Billboard Music Awards_|Himself/Co-Host|Main Co-Host||
|rowspan="2"|2014|_Being Mary Jane_|Terrence Mitchell|Episode: "Exposed"|
|_Rising Star_|Himself/Expert|Main Judge|||
|rowspan="3"|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"|||
|rowspan="2"|2016|_Celebrity Sweat_|Himself|Episode: "Celebrity Sweat with Eric the Trainer at Super Bowl"|
|_Inside the Label_|Himself|Episode: "Disturbing Tha Peace"|||
|rowspan="3"|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"||
|rowspan="2"|2020|_30 for 30_|Himself|Episode: "Vick Part 1"|
|_Gone Mental with Lior_|Himself|Episode: "Ludacris"|||
|rowspan="5"|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||
|rowspan="2"|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||
|rowspan="2"|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_||
|rowspan="2"|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

## Infobox (infobox)

- **child**: yes
- **header**: Logo
- **headerstyle**: background:#b0c4de


## Infobox (musical artist)

- **embed**: yes
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **origin**: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
- **genre**: Southern hip-hop
- **discography**: Ludacris discography


## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Ludacris
- **image**: Ludacris at NAS Pax River 2 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Ludacris performing in 2024
- **birth name**: Christopher Brian Bridges
- **birth place**: Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
- **years active**: 1998–present
- **children**: 4
- **relatives**: Richard Pryor (second cousin once removed)
Rain Pryor (third cousin)
Monica (singer), Monica (cousin)
- **awards**: List of awards and nominations received by Ludacris, Full list