• Mark ‘DJ Pooh’ Jordan is an American record producer, actor, film writer and director.
• He is known for collaborating with famous rappers like Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg.
• He co-wrote and produced “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” and voiced characters in “The Boondocks” and “Grand Theft Auto V”.
• He wrote the comedy movies “Next Friday” and “Friday After Next”.
• DJ Pooh has an estimated net worth of over $13 million.
Contents
Known from movies
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
as Writer
Friday (1995)
as Writer
Next Friday (2000)
as Writer
Friday After Next (2002)
as Writer
Short information
| Fact | Often collaborates with actor/rapper Ice Cube |
Who is DJ Pooh?
Mark ‘DJ Pooh’ Jordan was born in Los Angeles, California, USA, on June 29, 1969 – his zodiac sign is Cancer and he is an American national. He is a record producer, actor, film writer and directorperhaps best known for working with famous rappers such as Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg, among others.
Early life, family and education
DJ Pooh was raised as an only child in Los Angeles by his father, who was a lawyer, and his mother, who was an accountant. He prefers not to share details about his family with the public.
He attended a local high school where he became interested in rapping – he and his friends listened to rap music almost all day long.
While attending his senior year, DJ Pooh started making his own musicand after graduating in 1987, he decided to focus on his career as a record producer instead of pursuing a college degree.
Produce records
In 1986, he produced LL Cool J’s “Bigger and Deffer” album, which became a huge hit in the US and went double platinum. Nine years later, he was invited to work on 2Pac’s “All Eyez on Me” album, which was certified diamond, and then produced Snoop Dogg’s “The Doggfather” album, which was released in 1996 and certified two times platinum. became.
DJ Pooh is also known as a co-writer and producer of the hit video game “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas”, while also serving as a consultant for the “Grand Theft Auto V” video game, and co-writing “Grand Theft Auto online “.
Roles in movies and TV series
In 1992, DJ Pooh made his acting debut when he starred in the short music video “Get the Fist Movement Get the Fist” which also featured Cypress Hill and Da Lench Mob, while gaining recognition in 1995 when he played Red in the comedy drama “Friday”, starring Ice Cube, Chris Tucker and Nia Long, is about two friends who must find a way to raise $200 at the end of the night after smoking their drug dealer’s weed – the film was also written by DJ Pooh and Ice Cube.
In 2000, DJ Pooh portrayed both Trick Turner and Taxi Driver in the comedy “3 Strikes”, starring Brian Hooks, N’Bushe Wright and Faizon Love, and follows a man who has two strikes and, when he gets his third strike, will most likely be sent to prison for life – DJ Pooh also wrote and directed the film.
The following year, he starred in Slim the comedy movie “The Wash” which he wrote and directed, and in which Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Anthony Albano played. The movie follows Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg who work in a car wash where many unexpected things happen every day – it received mixed reviews.
In 2005 and 2006, DJ Pooh voiced three characters in three episodes of the animated action comedy series “The Boondocks”, starring Regina King, John Witherspoon and Gary Anthony Williams, and which follows two boys who move to the suburbs from Chicago after they were sent to live there with their grandfather – the series was a huge success, winning four awards, while being nominated for five others.
In 2010, DJ Pooh voiced Doela Man in the animated comedy film “Freaknik: The Musical”, and in 2013, he voiced West Coast Classics DJ in the popular video game “Grand Theft Auto V”. His last role was in the comedy crime drama “Trunkful”, in which he voiced News Anchor, which was both written and directed by Rel Smith and Sequel Smith.
Other credits
In 2000, DJ Pooh co-wrote the comedy “Next Friday” with Ice Cube, who also starred in the film alongside Mike Epps and Justin Pierce; the story follows two people who owe money for taxes and figure out how to get the money they need quickly – the film was nominated for two awards.
In 2002, he co-wrote the comedy drama “Friday After Next” again with Ice Cube who starred in the film, and this time it follows two cousins who work as security guards at a local mall as their house is robbed – the film received mixed reviews . In 2011, he wrote all six episodes from the comedy series “In the Flow with Affion Crockett”, starring Affion Crockett, Robin Thede and Jonathan Kite, but received mostly poor reviews. In 2017, DJ Pooh wrote and directed the comedy movie “Grow House” starring Malcolm McDowell, Snoop Dogg and DeRay Davis, and he recently finished writing the upcoming comedy movie “Last Friday.”
Love life and relationships
DJ Pooh is very secretive when it comes to his love life, and has not spoken about any girls he could date since the beginning of his career. While many people claim to have seen DJ Pooh holding hands with many women over the years, he has never spoken publicly about dating or marrying anyone – there are also rumors that DJ Pooh is gay, but these are since proven false.
It is widely believed that he dated a mysterious non-celebrity woman in her thirties, and that the two dated for over five years before breaking up for unknown reasons, and during that time they were often seen together by the fans of DJ Pooh. .
As of October 2020, DJ Pooh is single, not married and has no children.
Hobbies and other interests
DJ Pooh is a fan of art and likes to paint – he has been to numerous art galleries and exhibitions, and as he is also a fan of travel, he has visited numerous states and European countries, he has been to at least one gallery in every city he has visited.
He enjoys listening to music in his spare time, and one of his favorite songs is “September” by Earth, Wind & Fire.
He is an animal lover and his dog occasionally appears in the photos he uploads to his Instagram account.
In his spare time, DJ Pooh likes to watch movies and some of his favorite actors and actresses are Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Natalie Portman, and some of his favorite movies are the trilogy “The Godfather”, “Scarface” and ” V for Vendetta”.
How rich is DJ Pooh today?
DJ Pooh is 51 years old. He has short brown hair and usually wears a hat or cap, his eyes are brown and his height is 1.91 m, while he weighs about 82 kg.
As of October 2020, his net worth is estimated at over $13 million.
General information
| First and last name | DJ Pooh |
| Profession | Actor, film director, music producer, screenwriter, rapper |
| Nationality | American |
Performance
| Movies | Grow House, Freaknik: The Musical, Friday After Next, The Wash, 3 Strikes, Next Friday, Friday |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Often collaborates with actor/rapper Ice Cube |
Pictures
Movies
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grow house | 2017 | ||
| In the Flow with Affion Crockett | 2011 | TV series writer – 6 episodes | |
| Grand Theft Auto San Andreas | 2004 | Video game pedestrian dialogue / written by | |
| Friday After Next | 2002 | characters | |
| The laundry | 2001 | written by | |
| 3 strikes | 2000 | written by | |
| Next Friday | 2000 | characters | |
| Friday | 1995 | written by |
Mixed
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | Video game creative consultant | |
| The Boondocks | 2007-2008 | TV series creative consultant – 9 episodes | |
| Grand Theft Auto San Andreas | 2004 | Video games executive consultant | |
| Boyz n the Hood | 1991 | drive-by sequence and beats |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freaknik: the musical | 2010 | TV movie | Doula Man (voice) |
| Blunts & Stunts: Class of ’94 | 2009 | Video | Rapper |
| The Boondocks | 2005-2006 | TV serials | Laughing Funeral Director / Member of the Crowd / Speaker #1 / … |
| The laundry | 2001 | Thin | |
| 3 strikes | 2000 | Trick Turner / Taxi Driver (as DJ Pooh) | |
| Friday | 1995 | Red |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grow house | 2017 | ||
| The laundry | 2001 | ||
| 3 strikes | 2000 |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendship Day | producer announced | ||
| The laundry | 2001 | producer | |
| Friday | 1995 | co-producer |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | Video Game Writer: “Played Like a Piano” – as Jordan | |
| Saturday Night Live | 1997 | TV series writer – 1 episode | |
| The return of Superfly | 1990 | producer: “Take You Home” |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backstage at Budz House | 2012 | Video documentary music accompanist |
Thank you
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boss’n Up | 2005 | special thanks |
Yourself
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 2013 | Video game | Himself – West Coast Classics DJ (voice) |
| Backstage at Budz House | 2012 | Video documentary | |
| Bud’s house | 2011 | Himself | |
| 30 for 30 | 2010 | Documentary about the TV series | Himself |
| Tupac: Live at the House of Blues | 2005 | Video | Herself (uncredited) |
| Hello, he lied and other truths from the Hollywood trenches | 2002 | TV movie documentary | Herself (uncredited) |
| The 1995 Source Hip-Hop Music Awards | 1995 | TV special | Himself |
