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This article is about the historical and current logos and uniforms of the New York Yankees.
Contents
1 Team logos and insignia
2 Design and appearance of uniform
3 Special uniforms and caps
4 Personal appearance and dress code
5 References
Team logos and insignia[edit]
Cap logos
Current cap logo
Jersey logos
Jersey logo 1903–1904
Current jersey logo
Primary and print logos
Current print insignia
Throughout much of their tenure as the Highlanders, the logo was variations of a stylized N and Y, which lay separately on either side of the jersey's breast. In 1905, the two locked for one season, but not in the way used today. It wasn't until 1909 that the team changed to the familiar interlocking NY that would be the team logo long after the team became known as the Yankees, and would continue to be the cap insignia until today. The interlocking NY was originally designed by Tiffany & Co. and struck on a medal of honor presented in 1877 to John McDowell, a New York City police officer shot in the line of duty.[1][2]
The primary logo, created in 1947 by sports artist Henry Alonzo Keller,[3] consists of "Yankees" against a baseball, written in red script with a red bat forming the vertical line of the K, an Uncle Sam hat hanging from the barrel. The logo was slightly changed over the years, with the current version first appearing in the 1970s.
The interlocking NY has varied greatly, and there are currently three major versions in use. The first is the cap insignia, in which the N and Y are of about the same size and unadorned. The second is the logo on the breast of the home jersey. This logo first appeared there in 1912, continued through the 1913 renaming to the New York Yankees,[4] and after disappearing in 1917, returned for good in 1936, although there have been many small but apparent changes through the years. In the jersey logo, the Y is larger, the letters more blocky, and the curves more exaggerated. The third is the print logo which is used extensively in marketing, is painted behind home plate at the Stadium, and appears on the team's batting helmets. Since the start of the 2017 season, this logo was 3-dimensional on the helmets. The N is larger and more curved, and the letters have large serifs at the end.
In 1992, the Yankees along with all MLB teams, had an MLB logo on the back of their caps for the first time. The following year, the Yankees became one of the last teams to wear a cap with a green underbrim. They did not switch to a gray underbrim until 1994, when most teams had been wearing a gray underbrim since the late 1980s. In the 1996 World Series, the Yankees, along with the Atlanta Braves, became the first teams to wear their caps with World Series patches sewn on the side. In 1998, the Yankees had the number #39 sewn on the back of their caps, next to the MLB logo, for Darryl Strawberry, because he was suffering from colon cancer at the time. When the MLB season opened in 2001, it was the 100th Anniversary of the American League. The Yankees had an AL 100th Anniversary patch on the side of their caps for the opening day series. When the Yankees celebrated their 100th Anniversary in 2003, they had a patch on the side of their caps, commemorating it as well. The Yankees along with all MLB teams stopped wearing wool caps, beginning in the year 2007. The new caps now have a black underbrim to reduce glare, and a more 3D MLB logo on the back. In 2009, to celebrate the inaugural season at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees had an inaugural season patch on the back of their caps. It is the first time in MLB history that a patch was in the back of a cap instead of just the MLB logo. However, the Yankees players that played in the 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, in St. Louis had the regular MLB logo on the back of their caps. Starting in the 2010 MLB season, the Yankees MLB logo on the back of the caps and the back collar of the jerseys had gray behind the bat of the MLB logo instead of the usual red, which was present on Yankee caps since 1992.
The Yankees use a block letter "NEW YORK" wordmark on the gray road uniform which has also become emblematic. There is also a print version of the full name, which is of a more fanciful script than the name appears in the team logo.
Design and appearance of uniform[edit]
Alex Rodriguez in the regular away uniforms.
Nick Swisher in the regular pinstriped home uniforms.
The team colors are navy, gray, and white. The home uniform is white with distinctive pinstripes and a navy interlocking "NY" at the chest. The away uniform is gray with a navy "NEW YORK" written across the chest. The player number is on the back of the uniform jersey, and is not accompanied by the player name. A navy cap with a white interlocking "NY" logo is worn with both uniforms.
Contrary to baseball legend, the Yankees did not start wearing pinstriped uniforms to make Babe Ruth look slimmer in the late 1920s and 1930s. In truth, the Yankees added pinstripes to their uniforms on a permanent basis soon after Ruppert bought the team in 1915[5] after briefly wearing pinstripes in 1912.
In 1929, the New York Yankees became the first team to make numbers a permanent part of the uniform. Numbers were handed out based on the order in the lineup. In 1929, Earle Combs wore #1, Mark Koenig #2, Babe Ruth #3, Lou Gehrig #4, Bob Meusel #5, Tony Lazzeri #6, Leo Durocher #7, Johnny Grabowski #8, Benny Bengough #9, and Bill Dickey #10. The team has never issued #0 or #00.[6] When other teams began putting names on the backs of jerseys in the 1960s, the Yankees did not follow suit. Many companies have created replica Yankee jerseys and other apparel with the player name above the number on the back for fans to purchase, but the only official Yankee uniforms that have ever had names on the back are special uniforms used during MLB's Players Weekend, an annual event first held on August 25–27, 2017.[7] Apart from the Players Weekend jerseys,[7] the Yankees are the only team in Major League Baseball that has never displayed the logo of the official uniform supplier, currently Majestic Athletic, on game jerseys or pants supplied to players. They are also one of only two teams (the other being the Detroit Tigers) in Major League Baseball to shun the trend of creating a third "alternate" jersey.
The home uniform has been the same (apart from minor changes) since 1936 – longer than any current uniform design in Major League Baseball – although patches commemorating milestones or special events may be worn for all or part of a season. The team will occasionally wear a black armband on the left sleeve, usually in honor of a Yankee great that died (in the case of some players, his number is frequently sewn above the armband).
In 1990, the Yankees wore a #1 patch on their left sleeve in tribute to Billy Martin, who died in a car crash on Christmas Day of 1989. It was the first time the Yankees paid tribute to a retired legend by putting their jersey number on their left sleeve. They did the same for Mickey Mantle in 1995, Joe DiMaggio in 1999, Phil Rizzuto in 2007 and Yogi Berra in late 2015.
For the 2008 season, the team wore a patch commemorating the 2008 All-Star Game, another commemorating the last season in Yankee Stadium, and a black armband to honor Bobby Murcer who died July 12, 2008 due to complication related to brain cancer.[8]
In 2009, to commemorate the inaugural season at Yankee Stadium, the Yankees had an inaugural season patch on the left sleeve of the jersey.
Beginning in the 2010 season, the MLB logo, on the back collar of their jerseys, has gray behind the bat of the MLB logo, instead of the usual red, which was on the jersey since 2000, when all of the MLB teams started wearing the MLB logo on the back collar. Upon the deaths of owner George Steinbrenner and P.A. announcer Bob Sheppard, the Yankees sported two patches from July 16 until the end of the season; the left breast patch in memory of Steinbrenner, and a left shoulder patch in memory of Sheppard. The Yankees also added a black armband in memory of Ralph Houk upon his death on July 21.
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig with Yankees road uniform of 1927–1930 without "NEW YORK" arch
Although the Yankees have worn the same road uniform since 1918 (with the exception of 1927 to 1930, when the arched "NEW YORK" was replaced by the word "YANKEES"), a radical change was proposed in 1974. Marty Appel, in his book Now Pitching for the Yankees, describes the proposed uniforms:[9]
“ In 1974 I walked into (then-General Manager) Gabe Paul's office to find samples of new Yankee road uniforms draped across his sofa. They were the opposite of the home pinstripes – they were navy with white pinstripes. The NY logo was in white. Gabe liked them. I nearly fainted. Although the drab gray road uniforms were not exciting, with the plain NEW YORK across the chest, they were just as much the Yankees' look as were the home uniforms. I think my dramatic disdain helped saved (sic) the day and saved the Yankees from wearing those awful pajamas on the field. ”
The Yankees did, however, make some minor updates to the road uniforms that season, including adding striping patterns to the sleeves and a white outline to the jersey numbers and the "NEW YORK" arch. This has remained since and was the only significant change to the road uniform until mid-2016 season when the road batting helmets became painted with a matte finish, rather than the gloss still used for home games.
Special uniforms and caps[edit]
The Yankees have worn throwback uniforms on two special occasions. In 1996, the Yankees wore the uniforms of the New York Black Yankees on a day celebrating Negro league baseball. In 2012, the Yankees wore replicas of their 1912 uniforms, with an alternate interlocking N-Y logo and without numbers, for a game celebrating Fenway Park's centennial.[10]
During a July 4, 2008 game against the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees wore a special stars-and-stripes cap with an American flag pattern inside the interlocking N-Y. It was "thought to be the first time in their history" that the Yankees had worn a special edition cap. All other teams in Major League Baseball, including the Red Sox, sported similar designs inside their cap logos.[11]
As a Memorial Day promotion, the Yankees donned red caps with stars-and-stripes logos for a May 25, 2009 game against the Texas Rangers.[12] The Yankees also wore these caps for a July 4, 2009 game against the Toronto Blue Jays and for a September 11, 2009 game against the Baltimore Orioles.[13] The latter game is particularly notable, as it was the game in which Derek Jeter earned his 2,722nd base hit, breaking the franchise record held by Lou Gehrig.
During the 2010 season, the Yankees wore special off-white caps with a similar stars-and-stripes logo in games played on Memorial Day, Independence Day weekend, and Patriot Day. Proceeds from sales of these caps support Welcome Back Veterans, a non-profit organization "targeting veterans' greatest needs, including mental health and job training/placement." All United States-based teams wore similarly-styled caps on these days. (The one Canadian franchise wore a Maple Leaf design, owing to their national emblem.)[14]
For Memorial Day, 2013 (May 27) each Major League Baseball club wore caps and jerseys "featuring an authentic military digital camouflage design licensed from the United States Marine Corps."[15] The Yankees, playing on the road at Citi Field, wore camouflage caps with a white "NY", and jerseys with camouflage "New York" on the front and camouflage numbers on the back.[16]
The Yankees uniform for 2017 Players Weekend was part of a league-wide initiative in which all 30 teams used special color pullover jerseys with contrasting sleeves, inspired by uniforms frequently used by youth baseball teams. All teams also wore special caps. Since the weekend coincided with the final days of the 2017 Little League World Series, all jerseys bore a unique logo that drew design cues from the MLB and Little League logos. The Yankees jersey was navy with gray sleeves featuring the "YANKEES" script used since 1950 (dispensing with pinstripes for the first time in more than a century), and the team used a gray cap with the traditional interlocking "NY" logo. Also as part of the initiative, all uniforms had names on the back (a first for any official Yankees uniform), and players were encouraged to place nicknames instead of family names on their jerseys—for example, Aaron Judge's uniform that weekend had "ALL RISE" on the back. Brett Gardner and Tyler Austin became the first Yankees ever to have their last names on the back of their uniforms. [7][17] For the 2018 Players Weekend, most Yankees used nicknames, but Greg Bird, Jacoby Ellsbury, Brett Gardner, Ben Heller, and Judge used their last names.[18]
Personal appearance and dress code[edit]
Under George Steinbrenner, long hair and facial hair below the lip were prohibited;[19] the practice has been continued under Hal Steinbrenner since control of the Yankees was transferred to him after the 2008 season. Players who do not fit these criteria must shave the excess hair. In the past, visible tattoos were also prohibited[citation needed] and players wore navy arm bands to cover them,[citation needed] although this practice has since been discontinued.
Although this is a policy that all baseball teams once had, the Yankees are currently the only team with such a policy (though former Chicago White Sox general manager Ken Williams was known for asking players to cut their hair, the club does not now nor during his time as GM have a policy banning long hair) and have gotten notoriety enforcing it. Many players, most notably Reggie Jackson, Jeff Reardon, Roger Clemens, Kevin Youkilis, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield, Johnny Damon, and Randy Johnson either had long hair, significant facial hair, or both before playing for the Yankees, but were clean-cut by the time they had their press conferences unveiling them as members of the Yankees.
There have been some defiances of the dress code, however. Most notable incident involved pitcher Goose Gossage, who had a horseshoe mustache in deliberate defiance of George Steinbrenner. Jackson, though he currently sports only a mustache as a "special assistant" with the organization, did have a full beard during parts of his stay with the Yankees. Don Mattingly, the face of the franchise for the 1980s and the first half the 1990s, was briefly benched in 1991 for letting his hair grow too long and the team did not let him play until it was cut, but was eventually reinserted into the lineup after it became apparent that he was not going to cut it.
Several players, including Clemens, Giambi, Sheffield, Johnson, Damon, Andrew Miller, David Wells, and Joba Chamberlain, grew significant facial hair after their departures from the organization. Journeyman outfielder Darnell McDonald had long dreadlocks throughout his career and had to cut them when joining the Yankees despite only being on their roster for three days when the Yankees released him.
The Yankees are so well known with their dress code that players for other teams have been rumored to be signing for the Yankees if they adopt a clean-cut look before actually signing with them. In December 2012, San Francisco Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum, known for his long locks, cut his hair short. Although his hair was also short during his rookie season with the Giants in 2007, one Twitter commenter joked that he may have been preparing to play for the Yankees in 2014, since he was entering a contract year with the Giants in 2013.[20] Other players have refused to sign with the team due to these restrictions, such as Lincecum's teammate Brian Wilson, who said he would never shave his trademark beard to sign with the Yankees.[citation needed]
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Idris Elba
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Idris Elba
OBE
Elba at the 2018 Berlin International Film Festival
Born
Idrissa Akuna Elba
(1972-09-06) 6 September 1972 (age 45)
Hackney, London, England
Residence
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
New York City, New York, U.S.
London, England
Other names
Big Driis
DJ Big Driis
Big Driis the Londoner
7 Dub[1]
Occupation
Actor, musician, producer, DJ
Years active
1994–present
Children
2
Idrissa Akuna "Idris" Elba OBE (/ˈɪdrɪs ˈɛlbə/, born 6 September 1972)[2] is a British actor, producer, musician, and DJ.[3][4] He is best known for playing DCI John Luther on the BBC One series Luther as well as the narcotrafficker Stringer Bell in the HBO series The Wire,[5] and Nelson Mandela in the biographical film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (2013). He has been nominated four times for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film, winning one, and was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy Award.[6][7]
Elba appeared in Ridley Scott's American Gangster (2007), Takers (2010), Thor (2011), and its sequels Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). He was also in Prometheus (2012), Pacific Rim (2013), Beasts of No Nation (2015), for which he received BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actor, and Molly's Game (2017). In 2016, he voiced Chief Bogo in Zootopia, Shere Khan in The Jungle Book, Fluke in Finding Dory and played the role of Krall in Star Trek Beyond. He will make his directorial debut with an adaptation of the 1992 novel Yardie by Victor Headley.[8]
In addition to his acting work, Elba is a DJ under the moniker DJ Big Driis (or Big Driis the Londoner) and a hip hop and soul musician.[9] In 2016, he was named in the Time 100 list of the Most Influential People in the World.[10]
Contents
[hide]
1 Early life
2 Acting career
2.1 Television
2.2 Film
3 Music career
4 Other work
5 Personal life
6 Awards and honours
7 Filmography
7.1 Film
7.2 Television
7.3 Video games
7.4 Music videos
8 Discography
9 Awards and nominations
10 References
11 External links
Early life[edit]
An only child, Elba was born on 6 September 1972 in Hackney, London.[11] His paternal grandfather, Moses, was a sailor and a policeman.[12] His father, Winston, was a Sierra Leonean and worked in the Ford motor factory at Dagenham, and his mother, Eve, was a Ghanaian.[13] Elba's parents were married in Sierra Leone and later moved to London.[14] Elba was brought up in Hackney[13] and East Ham,[15] and shortened his first name from Idrissa to "Idris" at school in Canning Town, where he first became involved in acting. He credits The Stage with giving him his first big break; having seen an advertisement for a play in a newspaper, Elba auditioned and met his first agent while performing in the role.[16] In 1986, he began helping an uncle with his wedding DJ business; within a year, he had started his own DJ company with some of his friends.[2]
Elba left school in 1988, and won a place in the National Youth Music Theatre thanks to a £1,500 Prince's Trust grant.[17] His first acting role was in Crimewatch murder reconstructions and in 1994 appeared in a BBC children's drama The Boot Street Band. To support himself between roles in Crimewatch reconstructions, he worked in jobs such as tyre-fitting, cold call advertising sales, and working night shifts at Ford Dagenham.[18] He was working in nightclubs, under the DJ nickname "Big Driis", aged nineteen, but began auditioning for television roles in his early twenties.[2]
Acting career[edit]
Television[edit]
In 1995, Elba landed his first significant role on a series called Bramwell, a medical drama set in 1890s England. He played a central character in an episode of Season 1, an African petty thief named Charlie Carter, who lost his (white) wife to childbirth and had to figure out how to support his newborn daughter. His first named role arrived earlier in 1995, when he was cast as a gigolo on the "Sex" episode of Absolutely Fabulous. Many supporting roles on British television followed, including series such as The Bill and The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. He joined the cast of the soap opera Family Affairs[2] and went on to appear on the television serial Ultraviolet and later on Dangerfield.[19] He decided to move to New York City soon after.[2] He returned to England occasionally for a television role, such as a part in one of the Inspector Lynley Mysteries. In 2001, Elba played Achilles in a stage production of Troilus and Cressida in New York City.[2]
After a supporting turn on a 2001 episode of Law & Order, Elba landed a starring role on the 2002 HBO drama series The Wire. From 2002 to 2004, Elba portrayed Russell "Stringer" Bell in the series, perhaps his best-known role in the United States. In 2005, he portrayed Captain Augustin Muganza in Sometimes in April, an HBO film about the Rwandan Genocide. Elba appeared on the 2007 BET special Black Men: The Truth.[20] He appeared as Charlie Gotso on The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, filmed in Botswana.[21] The series premiered on 23 March 2008, Easter Sunday, on BBC One, receiving a high 6.3 million viewers and 27% of the audience share.[22]
In January 2009, it was reported per Variety that Elba would portray Charles Miner, a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell) for NBC's The Office.[21] Elba appeared in a six-episode story arc later in the 2009 season as well as the season finale.[21] In September 2009, he signed a deal to star as the lead role on the six-part BBC television series Luther, which aired in May 2010.[7] He appeared on Showtime's The Big C in 2010.[23] At the 69th Golden Globe Awards telecast on 15 January 2012, Elba won the Award for Best Actor in a Series, Mini-Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role on the BBC crime thriller series Luther.[7]
Film[edit]
Elba (back row, centre) with the cast of RocknRolla at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
In 2007, Elba signed on as the lead role of the film Daddy's Little Girls, playing Monty, a blue-collar mechanic who falls in love with an attorney helping him gain custody of his kids, and finds the relationship and his custody hopes threatened by the return of his former wife. He appeared in 28 Weeks Later (2007) and This Christmas (2007), which brought in nearly $50 million at the box office in 2007.[24][25] In 2008, he starred in the horror film Prom Night and the criminal comedy RocknRolla.[24] In 2009, he starred in the horror film The Unborn and in Obsessed, a thriller that had him cast opposite Beyoncé.[26] The latter was a box office success, taking $29 million in its opening weekend.[27]
Elba's next film was Legacy (2010),[28] in which he portrayed a black ops soldier who returns to Brooklyn after a failed mission in Eastern Europe, where he has undertaken a journey looking for retribution.[28] He starred in Dark Castle's adaptation of DC/Vertigo's The Losers, under the direction of Sylvain White, in the role of Roque, the second-in-command of a black-ops team out for revenge against a government that did them wrong.[29] Filming took place in Puerto Rico and the movie was released in April 2010.[30] Elba appeared in the thriller Takers (2010). He played Heimdall in Kenneth Branagh's film Thor (2011) (based on the Marvel Comics superhero of the same name).[31]
In August 2010, Elba signed up to portray the title character in a reboot of James Patterson's Alex Cross film franchise.[23] However, in February 2011, he was replaced by Tyler Perry.[32] In Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2011), the sequel to Ghost Rider (2007), Elba played an alcoholic warrior monk tasked with finding the title character.[33] In February 2012, Elba confirmed that he would portray Nelson Mandela in the film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, which is based on his autobiography.[34] As part of his preparation for the role, Elba spent a night locked in a cell alone on Robben Island, where Mandela had been imprisoned.[35] His performance earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama.
In June 2012, Elba portrayed Captain Janek in Ridley Scott's Prometheus.[36] He joined the cast of the film Pacific Rim (2013) in the role of Stacker Pentecost.[37] In January 2014, he confirmed that he would be starring in a film adaptation of Luther.[38] In 2014, he starred in No Good Deed as a vengeful psychopathic serial killer.
In 2015, Elba appeared as Heimdall in the superhero blockbuster Avengers: Age of Ultron, directed by Joss Whedon. Elba also starred alongside Abraham Attah in the film Beasts of No Nation which premiered in select theaters and on Netflix. He earned a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture as well as a BAFTA Award nomination for Supporting Actor in the Film category. In 2016, he had several voice roles: the cape buffalo chief of police, Chief Bogo, in Disney's Zootopia, alongside Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman; villainous tiger Shere Khan in The Jungle Book (2016), a live-action remake of the animated 1967 film of the same name; and Pixar's Finding Dory, alongside Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks, both reprising their roles from Finding Nemo (2003). Also that year, he played the main antagonist, Krall, in the sequel Star Trek Beyond. In 2017, he played Roland Deschain in the Stephen King film adaptation The Dark Tower,[39] and starred in Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut Molly's Game, alongside Jessica Chastain.
Music career[edit]
Elba at the American Music Awards in 2007
Elba has appeared in music videos for Fat Joe (2002),[40] Angie Stone (2004)[41] and rapper Giggs (2010).[42] In 2006, he recorded the four-song EP Big Man for Hevlar Records. He co-produced and performed on the intro to Jay-Z's album American Gangster (2007).[43] He DJed at the 2007 NBA All Star parties at The Venetian and Ice House Lounge in Las Vegas.[44]
In July 2009, Elba was the DJ for BET's current series Rising Icons.[45] Elba announced the release of his first single "Please Be True."[46] In the August 2009 issue of Essence magazine, he announced the name of his six-song EP as Kings Among Kings.[47] He released his EP High Class Problems Vol. 1 in the United Kingdom in February 2010, for which he has won many prizes including a Billboard Music Awards nomination.[48]
In 2011, he performed on the intro to Pharoahe Monch's album W.A.R.. The following year, he co-directed and performed in the Mumford & Sons music video for "Lover of the Light".[49]
In 2014, he produced K. Michelle's "The Rebellious Soul Musical" which debuted on VH1 on 19 August 2014.[50] In May, Elba featured on Mr Hudson's single "Step Into the Shadows". Mr Hudson also produced his album Idris Elba Presents mi Mandela, which was released in November 2014.[51][52] He also featured on the remix of Ghanaian music group, VVIP's single "selfie" together with Nigerian rapper Phyno released on 12 September 2014 and video released on YouTube on 11 April 2015.
Elba performed a rap for the second album by Noel Fielding and Sergio Pizzorno's band, the Loose Tapestries.[53] Elba also rapped in a remix of Skepta's "Shutdown" which was uploaded on 1 June 2015 to SoundCloud.[54] On 17 August, a song was released on which Elba appeared on Nigerian singer D'banj's single "Confidential", featuring Sierra Leonean rapper Shadow Boxer with the video uploaded to YouTube on 20 August. In November 2015, Elba opened for Madonna during her Rebel Heart Tour in Berlin, Germany. Elba is also featured on the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis album This Unruly Mess I've Made (2016).
Other work[edit]
Elba with a British cabinet minister - Justine Greening - at a meeting with diaspora representatives at the 'Defeating Ebola in Sierra Leone' conference in London, October 2014
In October 2014, Elba presented the series Journey Dot Africa with Idris Elba on BBC Radio 2, exploring all types of African music.[55] Elba has also featured in various television commercials for Sky box-sets in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.[56] Elba has collaborated with the UK Parliament in their efforts to eradicate Ebola from West Africa, working alongside the UK Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening in 2014. Elba has created a collaboration with British fashion label Superdry, which launched at the end of November 2015.[57]
Elba hosted The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017 at the London Palladium on 23 October 2017. During the show he took a selfie of "the best team in the world" which included Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.[58]
Personal life[edit]
The Prince's Trust, a UK youth charity which Elba credits with helping to start his career, appointed him its Anti-crime Ambassador in April 2009.[59] In July 2010, he announced his support for Oona King in her campaign to become the Labour Party candidate for Mayor of London in 2012.[60]
After dating since 2013, Elba's girlfriend Naiyana Garth gave birth to their son Winston Elba in 2014.[61][62] On religion, Elba states that he is "spiritual but not religious", clarifying: "...I'm not a religious man in that sense. I call myself a spiritual being, if you like."[63][64] Elba became engaged to girlfriend Sabrina Dhowre on 10 February 2018, during a screening of his film Yardie, at an East London cinema.[65] The pair had been dating since early 2017.[66]
Elba is an avid fan of Premier League football club Arsenal F.C.[67] As part of his Discovery Channel miniseries Idris Elba: No Limits, he broke the course record land speed "Flying Mile" for the Pendine Sands.[68] Discovery Channel produced a second documentary, Idris Elba: Fighter, chronicling Elba's 12-month kickboxing and mixed martial arts training[69] under Muay Thai coach Kieran Keddle,[70] culminating in Elba's first professional kickboxing fight–and win–against Lionel Graves, a younger, more experienced Dutch opponent, at London's York Hall.[71][72]
Awards and honours[edit]
Elba was selected as one of People's annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World in May 2007.[73] He was named Essence's annual 2013 Sexiest Man of the Year[74] and was also ranked No. 2 in People's annual Sexiest Man Alive in 2013.[75]
In October 2014, Elba was presented with a MOBO Inspiration Award.[76] In 2015, he was named one of GQ magazine's 50 best-dressed British men.[77] Elba was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to drama.[78][79]
In 2017, Idris won the male title for the "Rear of the Year" award in Britain.[80]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Director
Notes
1999 Belle maman Grégoire Gabriel Aghion
2000 Sorted Jam Alexander Jovy
2001 Buffalo Soldiers Kimborough Gregor Jordan
2003 One Love Aaron Rick Elgood
Don Letts
2005 The Gospel Charles Frank Rob Hardy
Sometimes in April Augustin Raoul Peck
2007 Daddy's Little Girls Monty James Tyler Perry
The Reaping Ben Stephen Hopkins
28 Weeks Later General Stone Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
American Gangster Tango Ridley Scott
This Christmas Quentin Whitfield Preston A. Whitmore II
2008 Prom Night Detective Winn Nelson McCormick
RocknRolla Mumbles Guy Ritchie
The Human Contract Larry Jada Pinkett Smith
2009 The Unborn Arthur Wyndham David S. Goyer
Obsessed Derek Charles Steve Shill
2010 Legacy Malcolm Gray Thomas Ikimi Executive producer
The Losers Roque Sylvain White
Takers Gordon Cozier John Luessenhop
2011 Thor Heimdall Kenneth Branagh
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Moreau Neveldine/Taylor
2012 Prometheus Captain Janek Ridley Scott
2013 Pacific Rim Stacker Pentecost Guillermo del Toro
Thor: The Dark World Heimdall Alan Taylor
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Nelson Mandela Justin Chadwick
2014 No Good Deed Colin Evans Sam Miller Executive producer
Second Coming Mark Debbie Tucker Green
2015 The Gunman DuPont Pierre Morel
Avengers: Age of Ultron Heimdall Joss Whedon
Beasts of No Nation Commandant Cary Joji Fukunaga
2016 Zootopia Chief Bogo (voice) Byron Howard
Rich Moore
The Jungle Book Shere Khan (voice) Jon Favreau
Bastille Day Sean Briar James Watkins
Finding Dory Fluke (voice) Andrew Stanton
100 Streets Max Jim O'Hanlon
Star Trek Beyond Krall / Balthazar Edison Justin Lin
2017 The Dark Tower Roland Deschain Nikolaj Arcel
Molly's Game Charlie Jaffey Aaron Sorkin
The Mountain Between Us Dr. Ben Bass Hany Abu-Assad
Thor: Ragnarok Heimdall Taika Waititi
2018 Yardie Himself
Avengers: Infinity War Heimdall Anthony & Joe Russo
Television[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1994 2point4 Children Parachute Instructor Episode: "Fortuosity"
Space Precinct Pizza Delivery Man Episode: "Double Duty"
1994–1995 The Bill Earl Lee / Alex Mason 2 episodes
1995 Absolutely Fabulous Hilton Episode: "Sex"
Bramwell Hilton Episode: "The Outcast's Baby"
1996 The Governor Officer Chiswick 6 episodes
Crocodile Shoes II Jo-Jo Episode: "Troubled Man"
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries Raffy / Pest Controller 4 episodes
1997 Family Affairs Tim Webster 7 episodes
Silent Witness Charlie Episode: "Blood, Sweat & Tears"
1998 Ultraviolet Vaughan Rice 6 episodes
1999 Dangerfield Matt Gregory 12 episodes
2000 In Defence PC Paul Fraser 1 episode
2001 London's Burning L/Cpl Richard Frost (Soldier) 2 episodes
Law & Order Lonnie Liston Episode: "3 Dawg Night"
2002 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Robert Gabriel Episode: "Payment in Blood"
Hack Mac Boone Episode: "My Alibi"
2002–2004 The Wire Russell "Stringer" Bell 37 episodes
2003 CSI: Miami Angelo Sedaris Episode: "The Best Defense"
Queens Supreme Carla Episode: "Mad About You"
Soul Food Smitty Episode: "Sacrifice Fly"
2005 Girlfriends Paul Episode: "All in a Panic"
Sometimes in April Augustin Muganza Television film
Jonny Zero Hodge Episode: "To Serve and to Protect"
2006 All in the Game Paul Television film
2008 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Charles Gotso Episode: "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency"
2009 The Office Charles Miner 7 episodes
2010 The Big C Lenny 4 episodes
Walk Like a Panther Executive producer
2010–present Luther DCI John Luther 16 episodes; also associate producer
2011 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Police Officer (voice) Episode: "Intervention"
How Hip Hop Changed the World Executive producer
Demons Never Die Executive producer
2012 Idris Elba's How Clubbing Changed the World Himself Host
2013 Idris Elba: King of Speed Himself Host
2013, 2015 Playhouse Presents Akuna's Father / Narrator Wrote and directed episode: "The Pavement Psychologist"
2015 Idris Elba: No Limits Himself Host
2017 Guerrilla Kentoro "Kent" Abbasi 6 episodes; also executive producer
Idris Elba: Fighter Himself Host; also executive producer
FIFA – The Best Awards 2017 Himself Host
2018 In The Long Run Walter Easmon Also creator
Video games[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2011 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 SFC "Truck"
2014 FIFA 15 Voice in E3 Trailer
2016 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege Televised Advertisements
Music videos[edit]
Year
Artist
Title
Role
Notes
2012 Mumford and Sons "Lover of the Light" Blind Man Co-director, producer
Giggs "Hustle On" Driver Producer
2014 K Michelle "Damn" N/A Director
2016 Macklemore "Dance Off" Himself Featuring Artist
Discography[edit]
Albums
2015: Murdah Loves John (The John Luther Character Album)
EPs
2006: Big Man
2009: Kings Among Kings
2010: High Class Problems Vol. 1
2014: Idris Elba Presents Mi Mandela
Mixtapes
2011: Merry DriisMas Holiday Mixtape
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Work
Award
Result
2005 The Gospel Black Reel Award for Best Actor Nominated
Sometimes in April Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable Nominated
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Nominated
2007 Daddy's Little Girls BET Award for Best Actor Nominated
American Gangster Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
2008 This Christmas, American Gangster and 28 Weeks Later BET Award for Best Actor Nominated
2009 RocknRolla and The Unborn Nominated
Obsessed NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
2010 The Losers BET Award for Best Actor Won
Takers Black Reel Award for Best Ensemble Nominated
Luther Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
2011 Takers NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated
Takers and Luther BET Award for Best Actor Won
Luther NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Won
The Big C Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Luther Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated
Satellite Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
2012 Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated
Thor, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Luther BET Award for Best Actor Nominated
2014 Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and Thor: The Dark World BET Award for Best Actor Nominated
Luther Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special Won
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated
2015 Luther and No Good Deed BET Award for Best Actor Nominated
Beasts of No Nation Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Won
Awards Circuit Community Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated
Indiana Film Journalists Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male Won
Kermode Award for Best Actor Won
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Won
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated
Luther Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Won
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Won
2016 British Academy Television Award for Best Actor Nominated
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated
2017 The Jungle Book Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance Won
Black Reel Award for Outstanding Voice Performance Won
Zootopia Black Reel Award for Outstanding Voice Performance Nominated
Finding Dory Black Reel Award for Outstanding Voice Performance Nominated
Star Trek Beyond Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Villain Nominated
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Jump up ^ "K. Michelle To Star In Idris Elba Directed Musical". The Urban Daily. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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values: Ідріс Ельба – Ukrainian

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values: 伊德瑞斯·艾尔巴 – Chinese

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