Khleo Thomas

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name = Khleo Thomas


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birthdate = January 30, 1989 (age 19)
birthplace = Anchorage, Alaska

Khaleed Leon "Khleo" Thomas (born January 30, 1989) is an American actor, singer, and rapper.

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. [http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/celebs/interviews/khleo.html It's My Life . Celebs . Khleo Thomas | PBS Kids GO! ] ] Khleo's mother is a Jewish immigrant from Morocco and his father is African-American. [ [http://www.jewishjournal.com/arts/article/digging_for_jews_20030418/ Digging for Jews | Arts | Jewish Journal ] ] After living in Germany, the family returned to the United States when he was four. He has three younger siblings, Khadeem (1992), Khameel (1999), and Khaleea (2003). When he was four years old, he saw a television commercial and decided to pursue an acting career, which was encouraged by his mother. He is good friends with hip-hop artist Bow Wow.

Career

Film and television

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", "Walking Tall" and "Roll Bounce". During production, his fellow actors sometimes call him "Li'l Khlee Khlee." On set of the movie "Roll Bounce", he and the emcee Bow Wow began working together and now do so more frequently because of Khleo's deal with LBW Entertainment.

He guest-starred in "Poppin' Tags", an episode of "" in 2006. He also co-starred in the first episode of the television series "Teachers", which was canceled after six episodes.

Music

Khleo starred in the 2003 Disney film "Holes", adapted from Louis Sachar's novel of the same name. One of the movie's songs, "Dig It," earned him some popularity in the music world.fact|date = July 2008 He appeared in Bow Wow's "Fresh Azimiz" music video, and performed alongside him on the Scream IV Tour, the "Nickelodeon" Kid's Choice Awards in 2006, the "The Tyra Banks Show", "Jimmy Kimmel Live", "106th and Park", and the 25th "Annual BET Anniversary" pre-show. He also appeared on two tracks of Bow Wow's "Price of Fame" album, "How You Move It" and "Bet That." "Prince of the West", Khleo's debut album, was due for release in the summer of 2007 via his MySpace page. He's rumored, along with other various artists, to be collabrating on Young Rome's second album, "True to my Word". He supposedly appears on a track called "West Coast."

On the artist Miss Nana's album "I Got the Hood, Volume 1", she wrote a song called "The Shakim Khleo Drop/Let it Rain," which references the LB Dub crew.

Television appearances

*"House M.D." (2007)
*"" (2006)
*"Teachers" (2006)
*"The Bernie Mac Show" (2005)
*"ER" (2004)
*"City Guys" (2000)
*"Family Law" (1999)

Filmography

*"Hurricane Season" (2008)
*"Bob Funk" (2008)
*"Krews" (2007)
*"Remember the Daze" (2007)
*"Dirty" (2005)
*"Roll Bounce" (2005)
*"Baadasssss!" (2004)
*"Going to the Mat" (2004)
*"Walking Tall" (2004)
*"Holes" (2003)
*"Friday After Next" (2002)

References

External links

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* [http://www.myspace.com/khleotakaprinceofdawest Khleo's page] at MySpace