mgk
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 April 1990 · Houston, Texas, USA
Colson Baker, better known by his stage name mgk, (born April 22, 1990) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. His original 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).
Known for
Production 7
- 2026Sad As F*ck · executive producer
- 2023Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland: The Pink Era · executive producer
- 2022Taurus · executive producer
- 2022One Way · executive producer
- 2022Machine Gun Kelly's Life In Pink · executive producer
- 2022Good Mourning · producer
- 2021Downfalls High · executive producer
Acting 51
- 2026Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear as Self
- 20242024 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan Thompson as Self
- 2024A Motown Christmas as Self
- 2024The 25th Anniversary of Christina Aguilera - Spotify Anniversaries LIVE as Self
- 2024Jackpot! as Machine Gun Kelly
- 2024WWE SummerSlam 2024 as Machine Gun Kelly
- 2024genre:sadboy as Self
- 2023Machine Gun Kelly - Hellfest 2023 as Self
- 2023Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland: The Pink Era as Self - Performer
- 2023'Til Death Do Us Part Kourtney & Travis as Self
- 2022Taurus as Cole
- 2022One Way as Freddy
- 2022Machine Gun Kelly's Life In Pink as Self
- 2022Pete Davidson Presents: The Best Friends as Self
- 2022Good Mourning as London Clash
- 2022Jackass 4.5 as Self (archive footage)
- 2022Remember Me Just Like This as Self
- 2022Jackass Forever as Self
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self · 1 episode
- 2021The Last Son as Cal
- 2021Midnight in the Switchgrass as Calvin
- 2021Long Live Rock... Celebrate the Chaos as Self
- 2021Downfalls High as Narrator / Performer
- 2020Machine Gun Kelly - Hotel Diablo (Live from The Roxy) as Self
- 2020Machine Gun Kelly - Tickets to My Downfall (Live at The Roxy) as Self
- 2020Project Power as Newt
- 2020The King of Staten Island as Tattoo Shop Owner
- 2020Jackass: Steve-O YouTube Videos as Self
- 2020Big Time Adolescence as Nick
- 2019Rent Due as mgk
- 2019The Dirt as Tommy Lee
- 2019Captive State as Jurgis
- 2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self · 3 episodes
- 2018Bird Box as Felix
- 2017Little Mix: Glory Days - The Documentary as Self
- 2017Linkin Park and Friends Celebrate Life in Honor of Chester Bennington as Self
- 2016The Land as Slick
- 2016Nerve as Ty
- 2016Viral as CJ
- 2016Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2 as Crash
- 2015The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self · 1 episode
- 2015Hot Ones as Self · 1 episode
- 2014Beyond the Lights as Kid Culprit
- 2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest · 2 episodes
- 2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self · 1 episode
- 2012WWE WrestleMania XXVIII as MGK
- 2011The Voice as Self - Advisor · 1 episode
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest · 1 episode
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest · 4 episodes
- 1984MTV Video Music Awards as Self · 2 episodes
- 1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Musical Guest · 1 episode
Sound 6
- 2023Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland: The Pink Era · songs
- 2022Taurus · original music composer
- 2022Machine Gun Kelly's Life In Pink · music
- 2021Downfalls High · original music composer
- 2019The Dirt · songs
- 2017Bright · songs
Editing 1
- 2023Mainstream Sellout Live From Cleveland: The Pink Era · editor
Writing 3
- 2022Machine Gun Kelly's Life In Pink · writer
- 2022Good Mourning · writer
- 2021Downfalls High · writer
Directing 2
- 2022Good Mourning · director
- 2021Downfalls High · director
costume & make-up 1
- 2021Downfalls High · costume designer