# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/uncle-kracker
# Generated: 2026-08-13T09:31:14.293Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/uncle-kracker"
name: "Uncle Kracker"
slug: "uncle-kracker"
description: "Matthew Shafer, also known by his stage name Uncle Kracker, is an American singer and musician. He came to prominence in the 1990s as a turntablist for Kid Rock's backing group Twisted Brown Trucker and launched a solo career in 1999. He is best known for his singles \"Follow Me\", \"Drift Away\", and \"Smile\" – all of which peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100."
tagline: "American musician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Uncle_Kracker_Las_Vegas_2023.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1974-06-06"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           74.35
  momentum:             8.254727215209638
  historical:           9.873308
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     90
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 436000
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/unclekracker"
    handle:    "unclekracker"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/unclekrackerofficial"
    handle:    "unclekrackerofficial"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1073156/"
    handle:    "nm1073156"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.unclekracker.com/"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/2DnqqkzzDKm3vAoyHtn8So"
    handle:    "Uncle Kracker"
  - platform:  "YOUTUBE"
    url:       "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ3Fhwf8vM6aRYwagFLWjRg"
    handle:    "@unclekracker"
    followers: 436000
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/113595"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D9%84%D9%89_%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1"
    title: "انكلى كراكير"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Kracker"
    title: "Uncle Kracker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Kracker"
    title: "Uncle Kracker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Kracker"
    title: "Uncle Kracker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Kracker"
    title: "Uncle Kracker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Kracker"
    title: "Uncle Kracker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC"
    title: "アンクル・クラッカー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%89%ED%81%B4_%ED%81%AC%EB%9E%98%EC%BB%A4"
    title: "엉클 크래커"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1a02e1e4-000e-46fa-83de-f3a36674e4fc"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1299129"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1231749"
    title: "Uncle Kracker"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump