Tariq Trotter

Q: Has Tariq Trotter won any awards?

Tariq Trotter has received several awards as part of The Roots, including Grammy Awards, but he has not won individual acting awards.

Q: What was Tariq Trotter's first film?

Tariq Trotter's acting career began with appearances in various music-related projects, but his first significant film role was in 'Bank Alert' (2023).

Q: What is Tariq Trotter's estimated net worth?

Tariq Trotter's estimated net worth is around $2 million, reflecting his successful career in music and acting.

Q: What genre of music is Tariq Trotter known for?

Tariq Trotter is primarily known for hip-hop music as a member of The Roots, blending elements of jazz, funk, and soul into his performances.

Q: How many children does Tariq Trotter have?

Tariq Trotter has two children, though their names are not publicly known.

Q: What is Tariq Trotter's acting style?

Tariq Trotter's acting style is characterized by a strong presence and emotional depth, often drawing from his musical background to enhance his performances.

Q: What impact has Tariq Trotter had on social issues?

Tariq Trotter is known for his advocacy on social justice issues, often using his platform to raise awareness and inspire change through his music and public appearances.

Known for

Tick, Tick… Boom! (2021)

IMDb 7.5 / 10

2021 / Comedy, Drama / 121mins

On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great before time runs out.

Name

Tariq Trotter

Height

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Born

20 March 1971, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Spouses

Heather Trotter (2004–present)

Children

2 children, names not publicly known

Parents

Beverly Trotter, Tariq Trotter Sr.

Estimated Net Worth

$2 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	Movie Gorillaz Present: The Mountain, The Moon Cave and The Sad God Three music videos by the English virtual band Gorillaz, from their latest album. To screen before specially curated films at...	Self (voice)	TMDB 8.4 / 10
2025	Movie SNL50: The Homecoming Concert Live from Radio City Music Hall, witness the concert of a lifetime with a star-studded lineup bringing together legendary Saturday...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2024	Movie Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular Jimmy and his friends present a hour long special inspired by his album, "Holiday Seasoning".	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2024	TV Angry Birds Mystery Island Each day, the gang hatches a plan to get off the island, but is thwarted by unexpected twists and turns....	Bat-Bat (voice)	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2023	Movie A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop A once-in-a-lifetime live concert special celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, the two-hour tribute special features exclusive performances from hip-hop...	Self	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2022	TV Rise Up, Sing Out Rise Up, Sing Out, that will consist of music-based shorts full of empowering messages about noticing and celebrating differences. The...	Unknown character	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2021	Movie tick, tick... BOOM! On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressure to create something great...	H.A.W.K. Smooth	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2021	Movie Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage Explore Woodstock 99, a three-day music festival promoted to echo unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert but...	Self	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2021	TV Rap Mentors A candid, behind-the-scenes ride with rap's hottest artists and legends, to learn what it takes to become great in one...	Self	Not rated
2021	Movie Waiting for Godot An experimental exploration of the storied play. Becket’s vision of perpetual uncertainty, anxiety, and loneliness is refracted through our current...	Pozzo	TMDB 3.0 / 10
2021	Movie Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma In 1970, Black educators in Chicago developed an alphabet flashcard set to provide Blackcentered teaching materials to the vastly white...	Self	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2020	Movie Between the World and Me Based on Ta-Nehisi Coates’ #1 New York Times bestseller and originally adapted and staged by the Apollo Theater, this special...	Self	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2020	Movie My Name Is Pedro This film explores what public education meant to South Bronx Latino maverick educator, Pedro Santana, and what he, in turn,...	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2019	TV Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America From executive producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee and Alex Gibney, each episode of this series...	Self	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2018	Movie Bread EP Short Film Visual accompaniment to The Alchemist's 2018 EP, Bread.	Himself (Voice)	Not rated
2018	TV Random Acts of Flyness Late-night series featuring a mix of vérité documentary, musical performances, surrealist melodrama and humorous animation as a stream-of-consciousness response to...	Himself	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2017	Movie Dave Matthews Band - Concert for Charlottesville A Concert for Charlottesville was a benefit concert held on September 24, 2017, organized by the Dave Matthews Band to...	Self	Not rated
2017	TV The Deuce The story of the legalization and subsequent rise of the porn industry in New York’s Times Square from the early...	Reggie Love	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2017	Movie Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon Face Jimmy Fallon and all your favorite characters from NBC's "The Tonight Show" in a fun-filled race through, below and...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2016	Movie Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping When his new album fails to sell records, pop/rap superstar Conner4real goes into a major tailspin and watches his celebrity...	The Roots	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2016	Movie Stealing Cars A rebellious teenager navigates his way through the juvenile court system.	Lionel McWorthers	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2015	Movie Brotherly Love West Philadelphia basketball star Sergio Taylor deals with the pressures of fame while his brother and sister have their own...	Barbershop Patron	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2015	TV Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt When a woman is rescued from a doomsday cult and lands in New York City, she must navigate a world...	Damar Varnish	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2014	Movie Get On Up A chronicle of James Brown's rise from extreme poverty to become one of the most influential musicians in history.	Pee Wee Ellis	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self - Musical Guest	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2012	Movie Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’ A provocative look into the seven-year history of the series that gave hip hop a voice and broke color barriers,...	Self	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2011	Movie On the Inside A decent but troubled young man is sent to a psychiatric institution for the criminally insane and soon finds himself...	Tom Bogotus	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2011	Movie Yelling To The Sky As her family falls apart, seventeen year old Sweetness O'Hara is left to fend for herself in a neighborhood where...	Roland	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2010	Movie Night Catches Us After growing up during the tumultuous 1960s, ex-Black Panther Marcus returns to his home in Philadelphia in 1976 and reconnects...	Bostic Washington	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2005	Movie Dave Chappelle's Block Party The American comedian/actor delivers a story about the alternative Hip Hop scene. A small town Ohio mans moves to Brooklyn,...	Self - (as Black Thought) (The Roots)	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie Love Rome Vignettes about four different couples in New York City coming to terms with their lives six months after the September...	Tariq	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2002	Movie Brown Sugar Sidney and Dre can attribute their lifelong friendship and the launch of their careers to one single childhood instant... witnessing...	Self - Black Thought [The Roots]	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2001	Movie Brooklyn Babylon A charismatic rapper falls in love with a young Jewish girl despite the confines of her religious background.	Solomon	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2000	Movie Bamboozled Frustrated when network brass reject his sitcom idea, producer Pierre Delacroix pitches the worst idea he can think of in...	Alabama Porch Monkey	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1998	Movie Pete Rock: Soul Survivor	Tariq Trotter	TMDB 5.0 / 10
1995	Movie On The Go - Repeat Offender Hip-Hop Culture and Graffiti Video Magazine	Unknown character	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1959	TV The Grammys An awards show honoring the achievements of the members of the professional music recording industry. The members of the Recording...	Self	TMDB 8.6 / 10
TBA	Movie Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2 Actor, writer and comic Dave Chappelle loads up a bus with residents of his Ohio hometown and takes them to...	Self	Not rated
TBA	Movie The Roots Present The most exciting live performance in Hip-hop. Filmed live at Manhattan's Webster Hall in June 2004! Songs include: Break You...	Self	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2026	Movie Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs. That's the Weight of the World) Examines the legacy, cultural impact, and body of work of American R&B/funk/jazz/soul/disco band Earth, Wind & Fire, and will feature...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 2.8 / 10
2025	Movie Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2024	TV James Brown: Say It Loud Traces the incredible trajectory of Brown’s life and career from a 7th grade drop-out arrested and jailed at the age...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2023	Movie The League The triumphs and challenges of Negro League baseball in the early 20th century. Through rare footage and interviews with iconic...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2019	TV Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America From executive producers Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Shawn Gee and Alex Gibney, each episode of this series...	Creator Creator	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1997	Movie Men in Black After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a...	Songs Sound	TMDB 7.2 / 10

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

2025 / TMDB 6.4

Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular

2024 / TMDB 6.3

A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop

2023 / TMDB 9.0

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021 / TMDB 7.6

Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage

2021 / TMDB 6.5

Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma

2021 / TMDB 6.0

Got a question about Tariq Trotter?

What are Tariq Trotter's most successful films?

Tariq Trotter is known for his role in 'Bank Alert' (2023) and has appeared in various other projects, including 'The Roots: The Legendary' and 'Unplugged'.

Has Tariq Trotter won any awards?

What was Tariq Trotter's first film?

What is Tariq Trotter's estimated net worth?

What genre of music is Tariq Trotter known for?

How many children does Tariq Trotter have?

What is Tariq Trotter's acting style?

What impact has Tariq Trotter had on social issues?