Kid Cudi

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Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi, is an American director, actor, fashion designer, Grammy Award-winning musician, and multi-platinum recording artist from Cleveland, Ohio. Emerging on the music scene in 2008, Cudi quickly ascended the Billboard charts with his debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. With ten studio albums and over 22 million records sold, his latest album INSANO, released early January 2024, alongside the special edition INSANO: NITRO MEGA. Cudi's acting career includes roles in How to Make It in America, Don't Look Up, Westworld, and more. His 2022 album Entergalactic was released alongside…
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Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi, is an American director, actor, fashion designer, Grammy Award-winning musician, and multi-platinum recording artist from Cleveland, Ohio. Emerging on the music scene in 2008, Cudi quickly ascended the Billboard charts with his debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. With ten studio albums and over 22 million records sold, his latest album INSANO, released early January 2024, alongside the special edition INSANO: NITRO MEGA. Cudi's acting career includes roles in How to Make It in America, Don't Look Up, Westworld, and more. His 2022 album Entergalactic was released alongside an Emmy-nominated Netflix project. He founded the production company Mad Solar in 2020, launched the successful fashion line Members of the Rage in 2023, and released the comic book Moon Man in 2024. Cudi continues to be a significant cultural figure, inspiring many with his diverse artistic contributions.
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Scott Mescudi, better known as Kid Cudi, is an American director, actor, fashion designer, Grammy Award-winning musician, and multi-platinum recording artist from Cleveland, Ohio. Emerging on the music scene in 2008, Cudi quickly ascended the Billboard charts with his debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. With ten studio albums and over 22 million records sold, his latest album INSANO, released early January 2024, alongside the special edition INSANO: NITRO MEGA. Cudi's acting career includes roles in How to Make It in America, Don't Look Up, Westworld, and more. His 2022 album Entergalactic was released alongside an Emmy-nominated Netflix project. He founded the production company Mad Solar in 2020, launched the successful fashion line Members of the Rage in 2023, and released the comic book Moon Man in 2024. Cudi continues to be a significant cultural figure, inspiring many with his diverse artistic contributions.
In 2010, Cudi ventured into acting and starred in the critically acclaimed HBO comedy series HOW TO MAKE IT IN AMERICA. From there, he went on to star in Josh Mond's JAMES WHITE, Dreamworks' NEED FOR SPEED, Warner Bros.' ENTOURAGE and Reed Morano's MEADOWLAND. He has also appeared in HBO's WESTWORLD, Nick Jarecki's CRISIS opposite Gary Oldman and MGM's BILL & TED FACE THE MUSIC. He also had his own Amazon documentary, "A Man Named Scott," which was released to great reviews and highlighted his key impact on the entertainment industry.
Cudi can be seen as one of the leads of A24's X, written and directed by Ti West and produced by Sam Levinson. In 2021, he appeared in Adam McKay's DON'T LOOK UP alongside Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, which became the 2nd most watched movie in Netflix's history. He can also be seen in Disney+'s CRATER produced by 21 Laps and HOUSE PARTY with Jacob Latimore. Other films he has coming up shortly are SILENT NIGHT with Joel Kinnaman, URSA MAJOR with Jessica Biel, the Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off KNUCKLES and the animated feature TROLLS BAND TOGETHER with Justin Timberlake, Camila Cabello and Anna Kendrick. He also recently can be seen lending his voice in the animated series YOUNG LOVE alongside Issa Rae, which is a spin-off of the Oscar-winning short film HAIR LOVE.
In 2020, Cudi founded the production and music management company, MAD SOLAR, which provides corporate back office and production support, including financing, marketing, and sales. Aside from his work in film and music, he is also a notable figure in the fashion industry. He recently launched his debut collection from his clothing line, Members of the Rage (MOTR), at Paris Fashion Week in January 2023 that has seen incredible success. Most recently, Kid Cudi released his comic book series Moon Man which has been loved and supported by fans worldwide, with initial releases selling out in record time.