André Brown

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André Brown, better known as Doctor Dré, is an American radio personality, DJ, and former Yo! MTV Raps co-host influential in bringing hip hop to mainstream television audiences.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disc jockey
hip hop personality
human
radio personality
activeIn radio broadcasting
television broadcasting
alsoKnownAs Dr. Dré NERFINISHED
appearedIn Who’s the Man? NERFINISHED
basedIn New York City
castMemberOf Who’s the Man? NERFINISHED
coHostedWith Ed Lover NERFINISHED
Fab 5 Freddy NERFINISHED
coHostOf Yo! MTV Raps NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1963-12-05
employer Hot 97 NERFINISHED
MTV NERFINISHED
MTV Networks NERFINISHED
WQHT NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Black Americans
surface form: African American
fieldOfWork hip hop media
music broadcasting
television entertainment
genre hip hop
hasGivenInterviewTo The Breakfast Club (radio show) NERFINISHED
VladTV NERFINISHED
hasPart on-air comedy routines with Ed Lover
languageOfWorkOrName English
notableAchievement pioneering hip hop programming on MTV
notableEvent co-launch of Yo! MTV Raps daily version
notableFor helping bring hip hop to mainstream television audiences
notableWork The Ed Lover and Doctor Dré Show NERFINISHED
Yo! MTV Raps NERFINISHED
occupation actor
comedian
disc jockey
film actor
radio personality
television host
participantIn hip hop culture
placeOfBirth New York City
Queens NERFINISHED
residence New York City
sexOrGender male
stageName Doctor Dré NERFINISHED

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Doctor Dré birthName André Brown