Mekhi Thira Phifer (born December 29, 1974) is an NAACP Image Award winning American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile.
Phifer was born in Harlem, New York City, the son of Rhoda Phifer, a high school teacher; he grew up in a single-parent household with his mother.
Phifer has a son Omikaye with his fo...
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Mekhi Thira Phifer (born December 29, 1974) is an NAACP Image Award winning American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile.
Phifer was born in Harlem, New York City, the son of Rhoda Phifer, a high school teacher; he grew up in a single-parent household with his mother.
Phifer has a son Omikaye with his former wife, actress Malinda Williams. His second son, Mekhi Thira Phifer Jr., was born to his Malagasy fiancee Oni Souratha in Los Angeles on 30 October 2007.
In 1995, Phifer attended an open casting call for director Spike Lee’s Clockers, beating over a thousand others to get the lead role as a narcotics dealer embroiled in a murder cover-up. He followed that role with another in the comedy spoof feature High School High (which also starred his former wife Malinda Williams) and continued by co-starring in the fright flick I Still Know What You...
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