Khleo

Khleo
Birth name	Khaleed Leon Thomas
Born	January 30, 1989 (1989-01-30) (age 22) Anchorage, Alaska
Genres	Hip hop, Contemporary R&B
Occupations	Rapper, Singer, actor
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Zero Unlimited (2010–present) The Plus (2010–2011) Executive Dream (2011–present) Universal (2011–present)
Website	http://www.khleothomas.com/

Khaleed Leon Thomas or simply Khleo (born January 30, 1989) is an American actor, rapper, singer, and entertainer best known for his role as Zero in Holes and Mixed Mike in Roll Bounce. Khleo also starred in other films like Walking Tall starring Dwayne Johnson in 2004 and Remember the Daze starring Amber Heard in 2007.

Currently Khleo is working on his debut album Just A Sample but as of yet the album does not have a official release date but its stated to be released in 2012.

Early life

Thomas was born in Anchorage, Alaska, the son of Raquel and Leon Thomas, the latter of whom is an army officer who at the time was stationed in Alaska.^[1] Khleo's mother is a Jewish immigrant from Morocco and his father is African-American.^[1][2] After living in Germany, the family returned to the United States when he was four.^[1]

Music career

2003-10: Music beginnings

Khleo starred in the 2003 Disney film Holes, adapted from Louis Sachar's Holes of the same name. One of the movie's soundtrack songs, "Dig It," earned him some popularity in the music world. Khleo began really working on music when he started being associated with Bow Wow & his label LBW. He was featured in Bow Wow's fifth studio album The Price of Fame & numerous of his mixtapes. He also made an appearance in Bow Wow's "Fresh Azimiz" music video. Khleo was also associated to Soulja Boy's label SODMG Entertainment but ended up not signing with them on his mixtape The Next Episode there is a song entitled "Anniversary" that explains why. In the beginning of 2010 Khleo released his debut mixtape The World Is A Cartoon it had over 100,000 downloads.

2010-present: Just A Sample

In August 2010 Khleo stated he was working on his debut album entitled Just A Sample which was originally intended to be his mixtape. He also said that his first single would be called "Lights Out". It is known that he has already shot a video for it but it is yet to be released. He also released a snippet of "Let Go" a song that was supposed to be on the album, which samples "Let Go" originally by Frou Frou. Also in 2010 Khleo formed his own record label Zero Unlimited & has signed with The Plus Records. Khleo also made a opening performance in California on the "How The West Was One Tour" with Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube in September 2010.

On January 11, 2011 he released his second mixtape entitled The Next Episode. On January 18, 2011 Khleo released his music video for his promotional single, "Lights Out". On August 15, 2011 it was announced that Khleo had parted ways with The Plus Records & got a signed deal with label Executive Dream Music with a distribution deal from Universal Records. He is still currently working on his debut album Just A Sample which will be released sometime in 2012.^[3]

Acting career

When Khleo was four years old, he saw a television commercial and decided to pursue an acting career, which was encouraged by his mother. Thomas' first television appearance was on an episode of Bill Cosby's Kids Say the Darndest Things, and he has since starred in such films as Holes, Friday After Next, Going to the Mat, Walking Tall and Roll Bounce. He guest-starred in Poppin' Tags, an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in 2006. He also co-starred in the first episode of the television series Teachers, which was canceled after six episodes. He was in the main roles of movies such as Hurricane Season & Remember The Daze. Khleo currently is starring in the upcoming films Boogie Town & Krews.

Other ventures

Love Wings

In 2011 Khleo released his necklace line he designed himself, called "Love Wings".

Personal life

He has three younger siblings, Khadeem (1992), Khameel (1999), and Khaleea (2003).

Discography

Year Albums U.S. U.S. R&B U.S. Rap 2012 Just A Sample 1st studio album Release: TBA, 2012 Label: Zero Unlimited/Executive Dream/Universal Formats: CD, digital download First Single: "TBA" Other songs: "Let Go" TBR TBR TBR

Official mixtapes 2010: The World Is A Cartoon 2011: The Next Episode 2012: TBA

Singles

Main artist singles

Year	Song	Chart positions			Album
		U.S.	U.S. R&B	U.S. Rap
2011	"Lights Out"	—	—	—	Non-album single

Videography

Official music videos

• "In My Soul" (2010)
• "I'm Still" (2010)
• "Lost" (2010)
• "I Got Me" (2010)
• "Feel Good Music" (2010)
• "Like I Never Left" (2010)
• "Give Em What They Want" (2010)
• "Halloween" (2010)
• "Burn It Down" (2010)
• "Lights Out" (2011)
• "Floyd Mayweather" (2011)
• "Motivation Remix" (2011)
• "You Don't Fight Fair" (2011)
• "Monster & A Beat" (2011)
• "Save Your Love" (2011)

Featured music videos

• Bow Wow - "Ain't I Freestyle" (2009)
• Stefon4u - "Teachers Pet" (2010)
• Indigo Charlie - "Never Change Remix (I'll Never Change)" (2010)
• Amanda Leigh - "Running Back To You" (2010)

Cameo video appearances

• Bow Wow - "Fresh Azimiz" (2005)
• Bow Wow - "Outta My System" (2007)
• Bow Wow - "Pretty Lady" (2010)
• Soulja Boy - "All Black Everything" (2010)
• Soulja Boy - "Pretty Boy Swag" (2010)(Unofficial Version)
• Bow Wow - "For My Hood" (2010)
• Paula DeAnda - "Easy" (2010)

Guest appearances

• 2006: "How You Move It" (Bow Wow featuring Khleo)
• 2006: "Bet That" (Bow Wow featuring Khleo)
• 2009: "Ain't I Freestyle" (Bow Wow featuring Khleo)
• 2009: "Do I Love Her" (Bow Wow featuring Khleo)
• 2010: "Freak Show" (Ja-Bar featuring Khleo)
• 2010: "Victory" (Soulja Boy featuring Khleo)
• 2010: "Teachers Pet" (Stefon4u featuring Khleo)
• 2010: "Never Change Remix (I'll Never Change)" (Indigo Charlie featuring Khleo)
• 2010: "Not My Girl" (The Good Boys featuring Khleo)
• 2010: "Running Back To You" (Amanda Leigh featuring Khleo)
• 2010: "Light The Speakers On Fire" (Malachi Mott featuring Khleo)

Filmography

Films Year Film Role Notes 2002 Friday After Next Bad Kid 2003 Holes Hector Zeroni Nominated Performance 2004 Walking Tall Pete Vaughn Baadasssss! Mario Going To The Mat Vincent "Fly" Shu Time Out Khalid 2005 Roll Bounce Mixed Mike Dirty Splooge The Golden Blaze Jason/Sure Shot 2007 Remember The Daze Dylan Nominated performance 2008 Bob Funk Cupcake 2009 Hurricane Season David Willis Breathe/III Dante 2010 The Company We Keep Young Raheem Krews Tom Tom November 1, 2010-DVD Release 2011 Boogie Town Gizmo awaiting release

Television Year Title Role Episodes 1998 Kids Say the Darndest Things Himself - "Oatmeal" 1999 Family Law Lanny Brass - "Games" 2001 City Guys Jordan - "Skips, Lies and Radiotapes" 2004 ER Brian - "Forgive and Forget" The Wayne Brady Show Himself - March 19, 2004 2005 The Bernie Mac Show Curtis - "Car Wars" 2006 Teachers Patrick - "Substitute" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Dante - "Poppin' Tags" 2007 House M.D Kenny - "Ugly" 2009 Kids' Inaugural Himself 2010 90210 Purse Guy - "I see London/I see France"- Airs November 1, 2010- this episode earned the most viewers = 2.5 million viewers. 2011 Parenthood Guy in batting cage "Amazing Andy and His Wonderful World of Bugs"-Premiered February 15, 2011 2011 Sons of Anarchy Frecks "Dorylus" - aired September 20, 2011 Other television appearances Super Short Show (2003) Frankie Muniz HoopLA Celebrity Basketball Event(2004) The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema (2004) Scream Tour IV: (2005) Gettin' Dirty (2006) On Location with Remember the Daze (2007)

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} It's My Life . Celebs . Khleo Thomas | PBS Kids GO!
2. ^ Digging for Jews | Arts | Jewish Journal
3. ^ http://wearerap.com/news-khleo-gets-signed/

External links

• Official website
• Khleo's channel on YouTube
• Khleo on Myspace
• Khleo on Twitter
• Khleo at the Internet Movie Database

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