Biography
A talented producer who introduced such best-selling hip-hop artists as Lil' Kim and The Notorious B. I.G., Sean "Puff Daddy/Puffy/P.Diddy/Diddy" Combs transformed himself from a sharp business mogul into a top recording artist and talented actor. After becoming the youngest executive at Uptown Records when he was just 19, Combs jumpstarted numerous fledgling careers, only to be summarily fired due to internal power struggles. He soon formed …
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Career Milestones
| After breaking artists like Jodeci and Mary J. Blige, was named vice president of A&R for Uptown Records | ||
1971 | Hired to model for a Baskin-Robbins print ad at age two (date approximate) | |
1973 | Following his father's murder, mother purchased a home in Mount Vernon, New York | |
1982 | Relocated from Harlem to Mount Vernon at age twelve (date approximate) | |
1985 | Made friends with Mount Vernon rap star Heavy D | |
1987 | Through Heavy D, joined up with Uptown Records executive Andre Harrell, who gave him an intern position | |
1989 | At age 19, became the youngest executive in the music business as vice president of A&R for Uptown | |
1991 | Made headlines when a celebrity basketball game he promoted at CCNY in Harlem was oversold, resulting in a crush that claimed nine lives and left another twenty-nine injured | |
1992 | Fired from Uptown Records | |
1992 | Worked with Mary J. Blige, shaping her sound and image and ending up with the hit album "What's the 411?" | |
1994 | Bad Boy had its first hit with the Craig Mack single "Flava in Ya Ear" | |
1994 | Bad Boy released the debut album by Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace) | |
1995 | Bad Boy artist Notorious B.I.G. has his first hit with the hip-hop smash "Big Poppa" | |
1997 | Along with Mase and Notorious B.I.G., scored a hit with "Mo Money, Mo Problems" | |
1997 | On March 9, Combs' partner and friend Christopher 'Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace gunned down in Los Angeles after the Soul Train Music Awards | |
1997 | Opened the Carribean and soul food restaurant Justin's in New York City | |
1997 | Released debut album "No Way Out" featuring the hit "It's All About the Benjamins" and the Notorious B.I.G. tribute "I'll Be Missing You" | |
1998 | Inked a development deal with Dimension, forming Bad Boy Films | |
1998 | Launched the clothing label Sean John, adding fashion designer to his many undertakings | |
1998 | Opened a branch of Justin's in Atlanta | |
1998 | Recorded "Come With Me", a single based around Jimmy Page's guitar riff in the Led Zeppelin classic "Kashmir" | |
1998 | Was cast in and dropped out of the Oliver Stone drama "Any Given Sunday"; replaced by Jamie Foxx | |
1999 | After filming a video with NAS featuring a crucifixion scene he later regretted, assaulted Interscope executive Steve Stoute whom he believed to have allowed the video to air on MTV | |
1999 | On December 27, was detained along with girlfriend Jennifer Lopez and protege Shyne in connection with a shooting at Club New York; later indicted on weapons charges | |
2000 | Along with Bad Boy artists Lil' Kim and Lil' Cease, was hit with a $200 million invasion of privacy suit stemming from a track on Lil' Cease's album that sampled dialogue from a telephone conversation | |
2000 | Entered the lucrative pop music realm with his girl group Dream; the quartet have a hit with "He Loves You Not" | |
2001 | Acquitted of all charges relating to the December 1999 shooting at Club New York | |
2001 | Acted in the feature drama "Monster's Ball" | |
2001 | Film acting debut, "Made" | |
2001 | Hit with a child support suit from longtime girlfriend Kim Porter, mother of his son Christopher | |
2003 | Completed his first New York Marathon, raising more than $2 million for various children's charities | |
2003 | Signed a three year distribution deal with Arista Records. The agreement allowed Combs to retain ownership of his company "Bad Boy" while Universal assumed the promotion and marketing cost for Bad Boy's musical acts | |
2004 | Made his stage debut in the revival of the Lorraine Hansberry drama "A Raisin in the Sun"; played the role of Walter Lee Younger which was originated by Sidney Poitier | |
2006 | Executive produced "Celebrity Cooking Showdown," (NBC) a reality competition featuring celebrities paired up with professional chefs | |
2008 | Once again played the role of Walter Lee Younger in ABC's "A Raisin in the Sun" | |
2010 | Co-starred with Jonah Hill and Russell Brand in "Get Him to the Greek" | |
Awards
1997 | Grammy Award for Best Rap Album |
1997 | Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group |
2003 | Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group |
2008 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made For Television Movie in A Raisin in the Sun |