Kanye West

=== Acting and filmmaking ===

West made [[cameo appearances]] as himself in the films ''[[State Property 2]]'' (2005) and ''[[The Love Guru]]'' (2008),<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rabin|first1=Nathan|title=State Property 2|url=https://film.avclub.com/state-property-2-1798208620|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=January 17, 2018|date=August 16, 2005|archive-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117190401/https://film.avclub.com/state-property-2-1798208620|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MTV Comedy Lover">{{cite web|last1=Newman|first1=Jason|title=High Five: Kanye West, Comedy Lover|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2694262/hive-five-kanye-west-comedy-lover/|publisher=MTV|access-date=January 17, 2018|date=August 29, 2011|archive-date=April 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407015510/http://www.mtv.com/news/2694262/hive-five-kanye-west-comedy-lover/|url-status=live}}</ref> and in an episode of the television show ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]'' in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Sundermann|first1=Eric|title=The Kanye West Scene in 'Entourage' Is One of the Greatest Moments in Television History|url=https://noisey.vice.com/da/article/rb8j83/the-kanye-west-entourage-scene-rules|website=[[Noisey]]|publisher=[[Vice Media]]|access-date=January 17, 2018|date=June 8, 2015|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105327/https://noisey.vice.com/da/article/rb8j83/the-kanye-west-entourage-scene-rules|url-status=live}}</ref> West provided the voice for "Kenny West", a rapper, in the animated sitcom ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''.<ref name="MTV Comedy Lover" /> In 2009, he starred in the [[Spike Jonze]]-directed short film ''[[We Were Once a Fairytale]]'' (2009), playing himself acting belligerently while drunk in a nightclub.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Itzkoff|first1=Dave|title=Spike Jonze Explains His Kanye West Mini-Movie, 'We Were Once a Fairytale'|url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/spike-jonze-explains-his-kanye-west-mini-movie-we-were-once-a-fairytale/|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=January 17, 2018|date=October 22, 2009|archive-date=January 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131745/https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/spike-jonze-explains-his-kanye-west-mini-movie-we-were-once-a-fairytale/|url-status=live}}</ref> West wrote, directed, and starred in the musical short film ''[[Runaway (2010 film)|Runaway]]'' (2010), which heavily features music from ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy''.<ref name="BillboardPremiere" /> The film depicts a relationship between a man, played by West, and a half-woman, half-[[Phoenix (mythology)|phoenix]] creature.<ref name="vulture">{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/10/vulture_talks_to_selita_ebanks.html|title=Vulture Talks to Selita Ebanks, the Star of Kanye's Movie|date=October 19, 2010|first=Amos|last=Barshad|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|access-date=January 17, 2018|archive-date=October 22, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022131326/http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/10/vulture_talks_to_selita_ebanks.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, West wrote and directed another short film, titled ''[[Cruel Summer (film)|Cruel Summer]]'', which premiered at the [[2012 Cannes Film Festival]] in a custom pyramid-shaped screening pavilion featuring seven screens constructed for the film. The film was inspired by the compilation album [[Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album)|of the same name]]. West made a cameo appearance in the comedy ''[[Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues]]'' (2013) as a [[MTV News]] representative in the film's fight scene.{{citation needed|date=May 2023}} In September 2018, West announced the starting of a film production company named Half Beast, LLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/kanye-west-is-launching-a-new-company-find-out-what-hes-doing-next/ar-BBNpLBp|title=Kanye West is launching a new company: Find out what he's doing next|website=MSN|language=en-US|access-date=September 17, 2018|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917105259/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/kanye-west-is-launching-a-new-company-find-out-what-hes-doing-next/ar-BBNpLBp|url-status=live}}</ref> A documentary shot over 21 years featuring footage of West's early days in Chicago through the death of his mother to his presidential run was announced to debut in 2021. Titled ''[[Jeen-Yuhs]]'', it was acquired by [[Netflix]] for $30 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/kanye-west-documentary-reportedly-sold-netflix-30-million|title=Kanye West Documentary Reportedly Sold to Netflix for $30 Million|first=Brenton|last=Blanchet|date=April 7, 2021|publisher=Complex|access-date=October 20, 2021|archive-date=September 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918173351/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/kanye-west-documentary-reportedly-sold-netflix-30-million|url-status=live}}</ref>