Daddy Yankee
Biography
Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, known by his stage name Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, rapper, actor, and record producer. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the neighborhood of Villa Kennedy Housing Projects. Daddy Yankee is the artist who coined the word Reggaeton in 1994 to describe the new music genre that was emerging from Puerto Rico. According to the New York Times, he is known as the "King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike. Description above from the Wikipedia article Daddy Yankee, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
El hormiguero
Hell's Kitchen
MTV Video Music Awards
So You Think You Can Dance
Punk'd
American Idol
All Movies (15)
- El Clásico del Clásico2026 · as Self (Archive Footage)
- A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music2025 · as Self
- Los lunes a las 92022 · as Self
- Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 32021 · as Self - Performer
- Romeo Santos: King of Bachata2021 · as Self
- Marc Anthony - Una Noche (Full Concert)2021 · as Self
- Héctor el Father: Conocerás la verdad2018
- Straight from the Barrio2008 · as Edgar Dinero
- Straight Outta Puerto Rico: Reggaeton’s Rough Road to Glory2008 · as Himself
- Reggaeton Hits2006 · as Himself
- Queridos Reyes Magos2005 · as Himself
- Vampiros2004 · as Bimbo
- Luny Tunes: Reggaeton Hits— · as Himself
- Luny Tunes: Más Flow 2— · as Himself
- Chosen Few: El Documental— · as Self
All TV Shows (15)
- Neon2023 · as Daddy Yankee
- All That2019 · as Self - Musical Guest
- American Idol2018 · as Self
- Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez2017 · as Self - Guest
- Cane2007 · as Self
- El hormiguero2006 · as Self - Guest
- So You Think You Can Dance2005
- Hell's Kitchen2005 · as Self - Restaurant Patron
- Punk'd2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Musical Guest
- MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
- Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest1972 · as Self - Performer (Puerto Rico)
- Viña del Mar International Song Festival1963 · as Self - Musical Guest
- The Grammys1959 · as Self