Melle Mel

Known for

Acting

Born

May 15, 1961 (age 65)

Birthplace

The Bronx, New York, USA

Biography

Melle Mel, born Melvin Glover, is an American hip hop recording artist who was the lead vocalist and songwriter of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.

Best known work

Police Academy 6: City Under Siege

1989

Saturday Night Live

1975

Beat Street

1984

Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

2013

The Grammys

1959

Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown

2008

Who's the Man?

1993

Sample This

2013

MTV Video Music Awards

1984

The Show

1995

Filmography

TBA
Scarface Resurrection
Music
2024
Microphone Check: The Hidden History of Hip Hop
as Himself
2023
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the WorldTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2017
From Scratch: The Birth of Hip Hop
as Self
2015
Hustlers Convention
as Self
2013
Sample This
as Self
2013
Anthony Bourdain: Parts UnknownTV
2012
The Trouble with Cali
as Himself
2011
Planet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
as Self
2008
Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown
as Himself
2005
The Man Whose Arms Exploded
2002
Word: A Hip-Hop Film
1999
The Hip Hop YearsTV
as Self (1 episode)
1995
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
The Show
as Self
1993
Who's the Man?
as Delroy
1990
The WordTV
1989
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
as Rap Man #1
1985
The Making of Sun City
as Self
1984
MTV Video Music AwardsTV
as Self (1 episode)
1984
Beat Street
as Grandmaster Melle Mel
1975
Saturday Night LiveTV
as Self - Musical Guest (1 episode)
1959
The GrammysTV
as Self (1 episode)