Actor / Actress
Actor / Actress
Todd Anthony Shaw better known by the stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. He is best known for his hit songs like "The Ghetto" and "Blow the Whistle" and "Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin'". Too Short is one of the very few musicians to have been able to collaborate with both 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G. during the height of their careers when the rappers engaged in a protracted feud.
Too Short is credited as being one of the pioneer rappers of West Coast hip hop. His rap lyrics are primarily about pimping, drug use, and promiscuity.
Too $hort is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 25 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes Freaky Tales (2025), The Game (2006), Punk'd (2003), 30 for 30 (2009), Couples Therapy (2012), Menace II Society (1993), VERZUZ (2020), Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (2021). The recorded credits span 1959 to 2025, including 17 movies and 8 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
Todd Anthony Shaw · Too Short · Short Dogg
MovieFreaky Tales
TV ShowThe Game
TV ShowPunk'd
TV Show30 for 30
TV ShowCouples Therapy
MovieMenace II Society
TV ShowVERZUZ
TV ShowWatch the Sound with Mark Ronson
MovieFreaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told
TV ShowThe Grammys
TV ShowPink Conversations with GiGi Maguire
MovieBeats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
MovieA GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
MovieThe Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
MovieLady Gaga: iTunes Festival 2013
MovieG-Funk
MovieIt's Yours: A Film on Hip-Hop and the Internet
MovieRhyme & Reason
MovieSchool of Rickey
MoviePlanet Rock: The Story of Hip-Hop and the Crack Generation
MovieGangsta Rap: The Glockumentary
MovieDJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
MovieMac Dre: Legend of the Bay
MovieGhostride the Whip: The Hyphy Movement
MovieAmerican Pimp