mgk
April 22, 1990 (35 years old) in Houston, Texas, USA
Colson Baker is better known by his stage name mgk. His previous stage name, Machine Gun Kelly, was given for his rapid-fire lyrical flow and is a reference to notorious criminal George "Machine Gun Kelly" Barnes. mgk was born in Houston, Texas and experienced multiple moves until 2005 when he and his family settled in Cleveland, Ohio - the city Kelly associates himself with the most. He is signed to Bad Boy and Interscope Records. He rose to fame after releasing his first four mix tapes, Stamp Of Approval (2006), Homecoming (2008), 100 Words and Running (2010), and Lace Up (2010).
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- 2025 · Paul American as Self
- 2024 · 2024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Self
- 2024 · A Motown Christmas as Self
- 2024 · Amazon Music Live as Self
- 2024 · The 25th Anniversary of Christina Aguilera as Self
- 2024 · Jackpot! as Machine Gun Kelly
- 2024 · WWE SummerSlam 2024 as Machine Gun Kelly
- 2024 · genre:sadboy as Self
- 2023 · Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023 as Self
- 2023 · Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland: The Pink Era as Self - Performer
- 2023 · 'Til Death Do Us Part Kourtney & Travis as Self
- 2022 · Taurus as Cole
- 2022 · One Way as Freddy
- 2022 · Machine Gun Kelly's Life In Pink as Self
- 2022 · Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends as Self
- 2022 · Jackass 4.5 as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Remember Me Just Like This as Self
- 2022 · Jackass Forever as Self
- 2021 · The D'Amelio Show as Self (archive footage)
- 2021 · Midnight in the Switchgrass as Calvin
- 2021 · Wahl Street as Self - Musician & Actor, Pitch Meeting
- 2021 · Long Live Rock... Celebrate the Chaos as Self
- 2021 · Downfalls High as Narrator / Performer
- 2020 · Machine Gun Kelly - Hotel Diablo (Live from The Roxy) as Self
- 2020 · Machine Gun Kelly - Tickets to My Downfall (Live at The Roxy) as Self
- 2020 · Project Power as Newt
- 2020 · Jackass: Steve-O YouTube Videos as Self
- 2020 · Big Time Adolescence as Nick
- 2019 · Rent Due as mgk
- 2017 · Little Mix: Glory Days - The Documentary as Self
- 2017 · Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington as Self
- 2016 · Roadies as Wesley Mason
- 2016 · Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 as Crash
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · Wrestlemania Rewind as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Future · AVN Awards as Self - Performer
- 2024 · Hot Ones Versus as Self
- 2023 · Bupkis as Colson
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · Good Mourning as London Clash
- 2022 · The Kardashians as Self
- 2021 · The Last Son as Cal
- 2020 · The King of Staten Island as Tattoo Shop Owner
- 2020 · DAVE as Machine Gun Kelly
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · The Dirt as Tommy Lee
- 2019 · Captive State as Jurgis
- 2018 · Bird Box as Felix
- 2018 · Lie Detector as Self
- 2016 · The Land as Slick
- 2016 · Nerve as Ty
- 2016 · Viral as CJ
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Beyond the Lights as Kid Culprit
- 2013 · Radio Disney Music Awards as Self
- 2012 · Catfish: The TV Show as Self - Guest Co-Host
- 2012 · The Eric Andre Show as Self
- 2012 · WWE WrestleMania XXVIII as MGK
- 2011 · Ridiculousness as Self
- 2011 · The Voice as Self - Advisor
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Kids' Choice Awards as Self - Musical Guest
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest
- 1974 · American Music Awards as Self - Musical Guest
- 1974 · American Music Awards as Self