Personal Info

  • Known For

    Acting

  • Known Credits

    39

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    April 22, 1990 ( 34 years old )

  • Place of Birth

    Houston, Texas, USA

  • Also Known As

    Richard Colson Baker

    Colson "MGK" Baker

    Colson Baker

    Kells

    Young Gunner

    The Gunner

    Col

    Young Kells

    Young Blonde Don

    The Blonde Don

    Machine Gun Kelly

mgk

Colson Baker is better known by his stage name mgk. His previous stage name, Machine Gun Kelly, was given for his rapid-fire lyrical flow and is a reference to notorious criminal George "Machine Gun Kelly" Barnes. mgk was born in Houston, Texas and experienced multiple moves until 2005 when he and his family settled in Cleveland, Ohio - the city Kelly associates himself with the most. He is signed to Bad Boy and Interscope Records. He rose to fame after releasing his first four mix tapes, Stamp Of Approval (2006), Homecoming (2008), 100 Words and Running (2010), and Lace Up (2010).