ACTOR
50 Cent
- Known for
- Expend4bles (2023), Get Rich or Die Tryin' (2005), Fire with Fire (2012), Power (2014)
24 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
50 Cent is an actor best known for Expend4bles, Get Rich or Die Tryin' and Fire with Fire.
All facts (24)
- #001
The caricatured photo on the cover of the album "The Massacre" was intended to liken him to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, his son's favorite cartoon characters. He is also a big fan of the cartoon; his favorite turtle is Donatello.
- #002
He neither drinks alcohol nor smokes. In numerous interviews, 50 has said that after selling drugs for money on the street (though he never used them himself), he saw how drugs, alcohol and cigarettes negatively affected his close relatives, so he made a conscious decision not only to change himself by finding legitimate ways to earn money, but also to stay away from the things that destroyed his relatives.
- #003
He has a son: Marquise Jackson, also known as 25 Cent.
- #004
He was raised by his grandparents in Queens, New York City.
- #005
He bought former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson's mansion in Farmington, CT, for $4.1 million. The house is about 50,000 square feet, has 52 rooms, and was bought by Tyson for $2.7 million (1996). Its features include five Jacuzzis, 25 full bathrooms, 18 bedrooms, an elevator, two billiard rooms, a movie theater and a locker room.
- #006
He was signed through Eminem's Shady Records imprint, distributed by Interscope Records.
- #007
He has a feud with fellow rapper Ja Rule.
- #008
His estimated net worth is $270 million.
- #009
Jackson was injured in a car accident on the night of June 25, 2012, on the Long Island Expressway in New York. According to the New York Post, a Mack truck rear-ended the bulletproof SUV he was traveling in and nearly caused his vehicle to overturn. Jackson was injured in his neck and back but was released from the hospital within a few hours. The unidentified driver was also taken to the hospital.
- #010
He was discovered by Jam Master Jay.
- #011
His group G-Unit includes Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks. Young Buck and The Game were once members, but a well-publicized feud developed.
- #012
Forbes estimated his earnings for the year at 33 million dollars.
- #013
He created a dance known as the "Two Step."
- #014
His favorite actor is Charlie Sheen.
- #015
He made his directorial debut with the series Dre'yi Unuttum (2019), in which he also served as an actor and executive producer.
- #016
Shortly after paying off more than 22 million dollars in bankruptcy debt, he bought himself a Rolls Royce Phantom for his 43rd birthday (an estimated 588,000 dollars).
- #017
On January 30, 2020, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6250 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Executive Chris Albrecht and rapper Eminem were guest speakers at the ceremony.
- #018
He is friends with Darryl McDaniels, Ciara, Mike Tyson, Tyrese Gibson, Mya, Bette Midler and Sha Money X. L.
- #019
He ranked 8th on Forbes magazine's annual Celebrity 100 list.
- #020
According to 50 Cent in an interview on the Stephen Colbert show, it was Sharon Osborne who gave him the nickname Fiddy because of the way he pronounced the number 50.
- #021
He accompanied actress Vivica A. Fox to the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.
- #022
He is the CEO and founder of SMS Promotions. He is the founder of G-Unit Records, G-Unit Films, G-Unit Books, G-Unit Clothing and the G-Unity Foundation.
- #023
He ranked 8th on VH1's 100 Hottest Hotties list.
- #024
He endorsed Donald Trump's candidacy for president in 2024.
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