Kid Cudi
Birthdate: January 30, 1984 (42 Years Old)
Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Kid Cudi, also known in select screen credits as Scott Mescudi (birthname: Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi) is a renowned rapper/singer/songwriter who has branched out into movie acting since his feature film debut as co-writer/producer/director Denis Henry Hennelly’s apocalyptic sci-fi movie, Goodbye World (2013), with Adrian Grenier, Gaby Hoffmann, and Mark Webber.
As Scott Mescudi, he played support to star Aaron Paul in the successful action movie, Need for Speed (2014), with Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Rami Malek, Michael Keaton, and Dakota Johnson, grossing $203 million. Mescudi scored a supporting role in the indie rom-com, Two Night Stand (2014), co-starring Miles Teller and Analeigh Tipton, and then Mescudi appeared in the big-screen edition of Entourage (2015), the extension of the hit HBO series from producer/writer/director Doug Ellin, with Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, and Jeremy Piven, but failing to return a profit for Warner Bros.
In another supporting role, Scott Mescudi was in a cast including Olivia Wilde, Luke Wilson, Juno Temple, Giovanni Ribisi, Ty Simpkins, Elisabeth Moss, Kevin Corrigan, and John Leguizamo under Reed Morano’s direction in Meadowland (2015), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Mescudi co-starred (and composed the score) with Christopher Abbott, Cynthia Nixon, Ron Livingston, and David Call in writer-director Josh Mond’s drama, James White (2015), winning Sundance’s NEXT award in its premiere. As Kid Cudi, he was supported in writer-director Gary Michael Schultz’s crime drama, Vincent N Roxxy (2016), starring Emile Hirsch, Zoë Kravitz, and Zoey Deutch, and premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Scott Mescudi earned a supporting role in co-writer/director Fred Wolf’s comedy, Drunk Parents (2019), starring Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek, Jim Gaffigan, Joe Manganiello, Ben Platt, and Treat Williams, and received a mix of theatrical and streaming release patterns. After playing himself in the CBS Films comedy, Jexi (2019), and in the United Artists Releasing/Orion Pictures comedy, Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020), with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter, Mescudi appeared in support in the U.S./Canada/Belgium crime thriller, Crisis (2021), starring Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Evangeline Lilly, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Rodriguez, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Martin Donovan, and Mia Kirshner, and directed/written/produced by Nicholas Jarecki.
Mescudi joined the starry cast of Adam McKay’s black comedy, Don’t Look Up (2021), with Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, and Ariana Grande, and streaming on Netflix after a brief theatrical run. Scott Mescudi was both a co-star and executive producer on Ti West’s stunning horror movie duo, X (2022), starring Mia Goth, Jenny Ortega, Martin Henderson, Brittany Snow, and Owen Campbell, and Pearl (2022), grossing a combined $25 million. As Kid Cudi, he played opposite Tosin Cole and Jacob Latimore in House Party (2023), a remake produced by LeBron James and directed by Calmatic, and grossing $9.3 million.
Cudi joined the singing voice ensemble of Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, and Camila Cabello in DreamWorks Animation’s sequel, Trolls Band Together (2023), directed by Walt Dohrn and budgeted at $95 million. Mescudi was a co-star with Courtney Eaton, Thomas Mann, Gina Rodriguez, Joel McHale, and Dave Bautista in the drama, Parachute, marking the directorial debut of Brittany Snow, with a premiere at the SXSW film festival.
Scott Mescudi was cast opposite Joel Kinnaman and Catalina Sandino Moreno in producer-director John Woo’s dialogue-free action movie, Silent Night (2023), released by Lionsgate. Mescudi began to work on a string of movies (all of them with dates to be announced) in which he either was a co-star and/or executive producer (MaXXXine, Real Life, Hell Naw, and Ursa Major), or the comedy Teddy, in which he was billed as Kid Cudi as star/writer/producer/director.
Personal life
Kid Cudi/Scott Mescudi was born and raised in the Shaker Heights neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, by parents Lindberg (house painter, substitute teacher, WWII veteran) and Elsie Mescudi (school choir teacher). Mescudi has three siblings, Maisha, Domingo, and Dean.
Mescudi’s father died of cancer when he was 11 years old. Mescudi schooled at Shaker Heights High School and then at Solon High School. Mescudi attended the University of Toledo in Ohio, where he studied film but left in his freshman year to pursue his music career. Cudi’s height is 5’ 8 ½ ”. Cudi’s estimated net worth is $16 million.
Awards
Winner, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, Grammy Awards (2012); Two-time Nominee, Best Music/Best Song, MTV Movie + TV Awards (2012, 2022); Winner, Best Writing—TV Movie or Special, NAACP Image Awards (2023); Nominee, Best Cast, Screen Actors Guild Awards (2022).
Kid Cudi Movies
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- 2024 |
- 2023 |
Silent Night
asDetective Dennis Vassell
A grieving father enacts his long-awaited revenge against a ruthless gang on Christmas Eve.
- 2023 |
House Party
asScott Mescudi
From New Line Cinema comes your VIP ticket into the hottest event of the year:"House Party," the remix to the fan-favorite '90s classic.
- 2022 |
- 2021 |
- 2020 |
Bill & Ted Face the Music
asKid Cudi
Once told they'd save the universe during a time-traveling adventure, two would-be rockers from San Dimas, California find themselves as middle-aged dads still trying to crank out a hit song and fulfill their destiny.
- 2019 |
- -- | Need for Speedas Benny
- -- | Entourageas Allen
- -- | as DJ Chello
- -- | as Self
- -- | as Self
Facts About Kid Cudi
Military Life, Short-Lived: Scott Mescudi aimed to join the Navy after college, but was barred due to his juvenile police record (for having threatened to punch his high school principal).
Diversity: As Kid Cudi, he has diversified his entertainment career as a rap artist and actor with ventures in fashion (with Zanotti, Adidas, and the NFL); his clothing line, MOTR; modeling for Calvin Klein, Coach, and Levi Strauss; a short-lived record label, Dream On, and then the label, Wicked Awesome Records; the production and music management firm, Mad Solar; a mobile-based platform, Encore Music Technologies.
