Omar Epps

Omar Epps, born on 20th July 1973, is a well-known actor from Hollywood. He mainly works in English films and series. Omar Epps, also known as Omar Hashim Epps, hails from Brooklyn, a city in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... . His mother, Bonnie Maria Epps, raised him singlehandedly after Divorce. His mother is an elementary school principal. Omar started nurturing his talent at a very young age. He wrote poems, short stories and songs in his childhood. Omar took training from the renowned Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts in New York. He even formed a rap group, Wolfpack, with his cousins in 1991. He is fluent in two languages, French and Spanish. Omar has co-produced the theme song of The Wayans Brothers with the actors Marlon and Shawn Wayans.

Omar wrote Fatherless to Fatherhood in June 2018, an autobiography published by Lulu Publishing in June 2018. He is a member of the cultural council of a non-profit organization, RepresentUs. His notable films include The Green Flash in 1988, Juice in 1992, Daybreak in 1993, The Program Click to look into! >> Read More... in 1993, Major League II in 1994, Higher Learning in 1995, The Deadly Voyage in 1996, Scream 2 in 1997, First Time Felon in 1997, Blossoms and Veils in 1998, Breakfast of Champions in 1999, The Mod Squad in 1999, The Wood in 1999, In Too Deep in 1999, Love and Basketball in 2000, Brother in 2000, Perfume in 2001, Big Trouble in 2002, Against the Ropes in 2004, Alfie in 2004, A Day in the Life in 2009, Almost Christmas Click to look into! >> Read More... in 2016, Traffik in 2018, Trick in 2019, Fatal Affair in 2020, and The Devil You Know in 2022.

He has worked in various television series like Here and Now in 1993, Street Justice in 1993, Deadly Voyage in 1996, Conviction in 2002, House in 2004, Resurrection in 2014, Shooter in 2016, This Is Us in 2019, Power Book III: Raising Kanan in 2021. Omar got married to Keisha Spivey in 2006. He has three children named Aiyanna, K'mari Mae, and Amir.