Akon at the 2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. UCLA's Pauley Pavilion, Westwood, CA. 03-29-08

RECENT CREDITS
Andy Milonakis Show (TV)  May. 19, 2007
Last Call With Carson Daly (TV)  Apr. 26, 2007
American Idol (TV)  Mar. 28, 2007
Tonight Show With Jay Leno (TV)  Jan. 4, 2007
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HIGHLIGHTS
Raised in Dakar, Senegal, his parents made sure he and his siblings were all born United States citizens.
Started kindergarten when he was 7; graduated high school at age 20.
Met Wyclef Jean of The Fugees while working at a Jersey City barber shop during high school; appeared on the Fugees' 1996 album The Score.
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Highlights

Raised in Dakar, Senegal, his parents made sure he and his siblings were all born United States citizens.
Started kindergarten when he was 7; graduated high school at age 20.
Met Wyclef Jean of The Fugees while working at a Jersey City barber shop during high school; appeared on the Fugees' 1996 album The Score.
Served three years in prison for car theft.
Released debut album, Trouble, in 2004.
Founded the Konfidence Foundation, which works to improve the lives of children in Senegal.


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