Rashad Haughton

Infobox musical artist
Name = Rashad Haughton


Img_capt =
Img_size = 182
Landscape =
Background = Actor, Director, Writer
Birth_name = Rashad Haughton
Alias =
Born = Birth date and age|1977|8|6
Died =
Origin = Flagicon|USA Brooklyn, New York, New York, U.S.
Genre = R&B, Hip hop
Occupation = Director, Actor, Writer, Photographer
Years_active = 1996 – Present
Label = Blackground Records
Associated_acts = Aaliyah, 1200 Techniques
URL =

Rashad Haughton (born August 6, 1977 in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer, actor, writer, film director and rapper. He is more notably the older brother of the late R&B/Pop singer, Aaliyah.

One In A Million (1996)

When It came time for Aaliyah to film the video for her single "4 Page Letter" from her 1996 album "One in a Million", Rashad would complete the video treatment within two hours [http://www.aaliyah.com/aaliyah/biography.html?page=2,0] (2004, August 18). Aaliyah. Retrieved April 2007.] , while studying at Hofstra University. On the B-side of the "4 Page Letter" single Rashad recorded a song with his sister entitled "Death Of A Playa".

Queen of the Damned (2002)

In early 2002 "Queen of the Damned", a film which Aaliyah co-starred was released. Before its release, Rashad was called upon to re-dub several of his sister's lines during the post-production ADR process. Upon its release, the film debuted at number one. It was also dedicated to Aaliyah.

Proud & First Single (2004)

Proud, The true story of the only African-American crew to take a Navy warship into combat in World War II, in which Rashad played the role of Naval Saxophonist Hank Fields, who charms the hearts of Graham and Buchanan’s sister (Kidada Jones). Rashad also saw the release of his first single, though it was not released in America, "Fork In The Road" (with 1200 Techniques) made it #55 on Australian Charts. The single showcases Rashad's vocal ability, a sound reminiscent of his sister's.

Chrysalis (2006)

In this modern day homage to 'La Belle et La Bête', we journey into the claustrophobic world of Chris - a mystically deformed artist who is forced to face fear, love, and the acceptance of his true self. Chrysalis is a short film (11 mins) written and directed by Rashad.

ingles

The Family and Aaliyah's Legacy

Rashad appeared at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards to pay tribute to his sister along with Aaliyah's role model Janet Jackson and her producers/songwriters/collaborators and close friends Ginuwine, Missy Elliott, and Timbaland. The awards were presented just 11 days after her passing.

The Haughton family still maintains Aaliyah's [http://www.aaliyah.com official website] . Recently, however, the Haughtons have defuncted the website and almost all of its original features are now gone. The site is now dedicated solely to the Aaliyah Memorial Fund.

The Family is currently writing scripts and producing the Biographical Movie "Aaliyah".

Trivia

*Gladys Knight is Rashad's aunt from her marriage to his uncle Barry Hankerson.
*Aaliyah liked the majority of Rashad's girlfriends (Rashad mentioned this in MTV "Diary: Aaliyah")

External links

* [http://www.proudthemovie.com/ Proud Movie Website]
* [http://www.aaliyah.com Aaliyah.Com]