Biz Markie

Biz Markie

ActorComposerMusic Department

Born: April 8, 1964
Died: July 16, 2021
Awards: 0 wins, 1 nominations

Biz Markie was an African-American rapper, disk jockey and actor. He was known for his hit 1989 song "Just a Friend". He played a beatboxing alien in Men in Black II (2002) alongside Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. He was originally going to voice The Grizz in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (2013) but…

Biography

Biz Markie was an African-American rapper, disk jockey and actor. He was known for his hit 1989 song "Just a Friend". He played a beatboxing alien in Men in Black II (2002) alongside Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. He was originally going to voice The Grizz in Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (2013) but left during pre-production of the game with Fred Tatasciore replacing him. He passed away in 2021 due to complications from diabetes.

Writer

Stay in the House(2020)

Actor

CHAAW: Chapter 3 - Christmas Time Is Here(2024)as Biz, Rapping Angel

CHAAW: Chapter 2 (Victims of Injustice)(2023)as Biz, Rapping Angel

CHAAW: Chapter 1(2023)as Biz

Stay in the House(2020)as Rapper

Black-ish(2014)as Biz Markie

Producer

Stay in the House(2020)

Composer

Stay in the House(2020)

PITtv(2007)

Just a Friend: With Benefits(2015)

Biz Markie Feat: Elephant Man: Let Me See You Bounce(2003)

DJ Kool Feat. Biz Markie & Doug E. Fresh: Let Me Clear My Throat(1996)

Music Department

Adam(2020)

BET Comedy Awards(2004)

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo: Erase Racism(1990)

Thanks

The 64th Annual Grammy Awards(2022)

The Year: 2021(2021)

The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards(2021)

Roxanne Roxanne(2017)

Soundtrack

Diminishing Returns(2016)

Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James(2021)

Ted Lasso(2020)

The Hummingbird Project(2018)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon(2014)

Self

All Up in the Biz(2023)

The Mighty Hard Rocker(2021)as Self

Unsung(2008)as Self

Yo Gabba Gabba!(2007)as Self

Snoop Dogg Presents: The Joker's Wild(2017)as Self

Archive Footage

Ol' Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys(2024)as Self - Rapper

Unsung(2008)as Self

Welcome to Rap City(2023)as Self

Hip Hop Treasures(2023)as Self

Origins of Hip Hop(2022)as Self

Known for

Men in Black II2002 · Actor The Wackness2008 · Soundtrack Celeste & Jesse Forever2012 · Soundtrack Friends with Benefits2011 · Soundtrack

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Biz Markie in Yo Gabba Gabba! (2007)

Biz Markie in Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)

Biz Markie and Kirk Fraser in Couples' Night (2018)

Biz Markie in Couples' Night (2018)

Biz Markie, Kirk Fraser, and Chuck West in Couples' Night (2018)

Ron Perlman, Biz Markie, and Channing Tatum at an event for The Book of Life (2014)

Credit Score: Biz Markie

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Men in Black II

Rapping Alien

Wed Jul 03 2002

#	Name	Score	Year	Win	Nom	Known	★	Wins	Noms	Votes
1	Men in Black II	3.00	2002			•	6.2	0	0	431519
2	Seven Pounds	2.40	2008				7.6	0	0	325885
3	The Meteor Man	0.95	1993				5.2	0	0	9462