Rapper and music producer Eminem is one of the best-selling musicians of the 21st century and a 15-time Grammy Award winner. His turbulent childhood saw him bounce between Missouri and Detroit, where he dropped out of high school at age 17. Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, worked odd jobs until finally making it as a rapper upon the release of The Slim Shady LP in early 1999. His next album, The Marshall Mathers LP, was noted as the fastest-selling album in rap history. Eminem has done some acting work, most notably in the 2002 semi-autobiographical movie 8 Mile, for which he wrote and recorded the Academy Award–winning song “Lose Yourself.”