ACTOR
Colson Baker
- Known for
- The Dirt (2019), Captive State (2019), Roadies (2016)
22 archived facts 2 topics 1 source Last reviewed Oct 2026
Colson Baker is an actor best known for The Dirt, Captive State and Roadies.
All facts (22)
- #001
He spoke Arabic before he spoke English.
- #002
MGK also signed with the Wilhelmina modeling agency and closed the John Varvatos Fall/Winter 2017 show.
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He has a daughter with his former girlfriend Emma Cannon: Casie Colson Baker (born July 24, 2009).
- #004
His stage name was given because of his fast lyrical flow and is a reference to the notorious criminal George "Machine Gun Kelly" Barnes.
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In 2009, MGK became the first rapper to win the Apollo Theater's Amateur Night consecutively.
- #006
His mother is three-quarters Norwegian in origin. He is also of English, German and Scottish descent.
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MGK got his start on YouTube, the popular video-sharing site, where he would share homemade tracks and upload videos of his daily life.
- #008
MGK signed with Young and Reckless Clothing in mid-2011.
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In August 2011, after a meeting with Jimmy Iovine and Sean "Diddy" Combs, MGK signed a recording contract with Interscope and Bad Boy Records.
- #010
He is good friends with Austin Carlile (vocalist of Of Mice & Men), Da Kurlzz (member of Hollywood Undead) and Tal Cooperman.
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Baker moved to Cleveland, Ohio, when he was 14, where he attended Shaker Heights High School.
- #012
He won the 'Woodie of the Year' award at the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards.
- #013
He has an ongoing feud with Eminem.
- #014
On January 28, 2013, MGK announced that he would return to his previous stage name, "Machine Gun Kelly."
- #015
He got his first tattoo at the age of 13.
- #016
He won the 'Breaking Woodie' award at the 2012 mtvU Woodie Awards.
- #017
MGK stopped going to school, and as a high school freshman he made a name for himself by addressing older classmates, much like 50 Cent.
- #018
On December 10, 2021, MGK announced that he would return to his real name.
- #019
Colson Baker was given the stage name "Machine Gun Kelly" because of his fast lyrical flow.
- #020
MGK became an icon in the rap game with his fast-flowing lyrics and his genre-agnostic approach to style.
- #021
At the age of 14, Colson Baker bungee jumped from a six-story building.
- #022
Colson Baker does not have a driver's license, and neither does his eldest daughter, but he still gave her a car.
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