Kurtis Blow was born on 9 August 1959 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Krush Groove (1985), It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010) and Leave the World Behind (2023). He has been married to Shirley Stewart since 2 September 1984. They have three children.
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Biography from IMDb.
- August 9, 1959 (67)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
What are Kurtis Blow's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1
Gentle 3 · Charged 1 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 4 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 0
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet3
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Kurtis Blow's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Kurtis Blow's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
6 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

N.W.A.: Not Without Alonzo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

Generation X(2016)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
In Dark Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

Krush Groove(1985)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
Career shape
Star power in the 32nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 5 titles from 1985 to 2025.
Film career
- 1985Screen debut· Krush Groove
How do Kurtis Blow's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 72nd percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 50th to 74th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the acting 46/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 53, detractors 29. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Kurtis Blow work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kurtis Blow's MovieCove titles; Joseph Simmons shares the most, 2.
- Joseph SimmonsShared titles: The Hip Hop Nutcracker (2022), Krush Groove (1985)See all 2 shared titles with Joseph Simmons



