Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Dante Terrell Smith ( born December 11 , 1973 ) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe-nominated American actor and a Grammy-nominated rapper known by the stage name Mos Def .
Simplified: Dante Terrell Smith ( born December 11 , 1973 ) is an American actor and MC known by the stage name Mos Def .