Romany Malco, Jr. (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and music producer.
Malco was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Trinidadian father. He began his career at the age of seven, when he picked up a microphone and started rapping. As a teen, he moved to Texas and formed the rap group, R.M.G., and upon relocating to Los Angeles, the crew signed a deal with Virgin Records. The group's name was changed to College Boyz and their first big hit...
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Romany Malco, Jr. (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and music producer.
Malco was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Trinidadian father. He began his career at the age of seven, when he picked up a microphone and started rapping. As a teen, he moved to Texas and formed the rap group, R.M.G., and upon relocating to Los Angeles, the crew signed a deal with Virgin Records. The group's name was changed to College Boyz and their first big hit, "Victim of the Ghetto” went to #1 on the rap charts.
Malco was working as a music producer on The Pest starring John Leguizamo when the actor, impressed by Malco's dynamic personality, encouraged him to pursue acting.
Malco played Conrad Shepard on the show Weeds, and recently appeared in the films The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Blades of Glory, Baby Mama, and The Chateau. He also portrayed rapper MC Hammer in the TV movie Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story, which aired on VH1 in 2001. In 2000, he played Jerry Hooten in Level 9.
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