Person
Fat Joe
Acting · Born 1970-08-19 · The Bronx, New York, USA
Biography
Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of hip hop group Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a solo career with the release of his debut studio album, Represent (1993) the following year. Cartegena formed the hip hop group Terror Squad and its namesake record label in the late 1990s, through which he has signed fellow New York artists including Big Pun, Remy Ma, Tony Sunshine, and Cuban Link, as well as then-unknown producers DJ Khaled and Cool & Dre.
Known for
The Daily Show
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The View
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self
Celebrity Family Feud
Self - Contestant
Filmography
- 2025Joe and JadaSelf - Host
- 2024Fat Joe TalksSelf - Host
- 2024The Greatest Love Story Never ToldSelf
- 2024This Is Me…NowTherapist
- 2023King CharlesSelf - Guest
- 2023The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and SportsSelf
- 2023Hip-Hop @ 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections – A Soul of a Nation PresentationSelf
- 2023All Up in the BizSelf
- 2023Rap Trap: Hip-Hop on TrialSelf
- 2023Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the WorldSelf
- 2022Grails: When Sneakers Change the Game
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf
- 2022HustleFat Joe
- 2022The Greatest Mixtape EverSelf
- 2021You're Watching Video Music BoxSelf
- 2020The Drew Barrymore ShowSelf
- 2020FearlessDJ (voice)
- 2019Untold Stories of Hip HopSelf
- 2019Savage X Fenty ShowSelf
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest
- 2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
- 2019The Fabulous Chi AliSelf
- 2018Night SchoolBobby
- 2018The ShopSelf
- 2017She's Gotta Have ItWinny 'Win' Winfield
- 2017Lady RiderFlash
- 2017Feel Rich: Health Is the New WealthHimself
- 2016Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner PartySelf
- 2016VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
- 2016Straight Stuntin Chronicles: Volume 3 - The Man in the MirrorSelf
- 2016CheckmateFreddy "Flash" Morales
- 2015Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
- 2015Celebrity Family FeudSelf - Contestant
- 2015SupermodelXavier
- 2014179th StreetKing Cesar Colon
- 2011The Cookout 2Bookie
- 2011NarxBig Ed
- 2010Plies: Goon In the Trap
- 2009DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70Self (archive footage)
- 2009Mistarello Presents: Hard Body Blends Volume 4Self (archive footage)
- 2009DJ Cinema Presents: Masterpiece Theater Blend DvdSelf (archive footage)
- 2008The Wendy Williams ShowSelf - Guest Host
- 2006Happy FeetSeymour (voice)
- 2006Tats Cru: The Mural KingsHimself
- 2006Pimp My Ride InternationalHost
- 2006Jim Jones - A Day In The FastlifeSelf
- 2006The Shop
- 2005Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
- 2005The Andy Milonakis Show
- 2005My Super Sweet 16Self
- 2005The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
- 2004My Coolest YearsHimself
- 2004The Celebrity Apprentice
- 2003Scary Movie 3Fat Joe
- 2003The Blackout - Fat Joe Vs Jay-Z At The RuckerSelf
- 20032 Fast 2 FuriousSongs
- 2003Paper Chasers
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
- 2002EmpireTito Severe
- 2002Big Pun: Still Not a PlayerSelf
- 2002Outlawz: WorldwideSelf
- 2002Big Pun Live
- 2001BET AwardsSelf - Performer
- 2001Prison SongBig Pete
- 2001Blazin'Big Jay
- 2000Jennifer Lopez | Feelin' So GoodSelf
- 2000106 & Park
- 1999Thicker Than WaterLonzo
- 1999WhiteboyzDon Flip Crew #2
- 1999Urban MenaceTerror
- 1999Cope 2 Kings DestroyJoey Crack
- 1998TRL
- 1997The ViewSelf - Guest
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf
- 1994I Like It Like ThatBiker Inmate
- 1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf
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