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• At the age of 10, he appeared in a youth theater production of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.
• Went to college planning to major in film but only attended for a year.
• Originally dubbed himself Lil Scott before deciding on Kid Cudi.
• His music career took off after he moved to Brooklyn and released the mixtape A Kid Named Cudi.
• Scored an Internet hit with his 2008 single "Day 'n' Nite."
• Released his debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of the Day, in 2009.