Shameik Moore
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| Biography | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shameik Moore |
| Full Name | Shameik Alti Moore |
| Nickname | Meak |
| Profession | American actor, singer, rapper & dancer |
| Years Active | 2011-Present |
| Date of Birth | May 4, 1995 |
| Age (In 2024) | 29 Years 7 Month(s) 17 Days |
| Birth Place | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Current City | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Ethnicity | Jamaican |
| Mother Tongue | English |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Height | in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 7in |
| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Family and Marriage Details | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Parents | |
| Father | Errol Moore |
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| Mother | Sharon Moore |
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| Education Details | |
| School | Dekalb Elementary School of The Arts, Atlanta, Georgia Lithonia High School, Atlanta, Georgia Green Pastures Christian School, Atlanta, Georgia |
| College | Alpha Omega Academy, Covington, Georgia |
| Educational Qualification | Graduate |
| Filmography | |
| Debut Movie | Dope (2015) |
| Movies | Bright Futures (TBA) Silver Star (TBA) Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (voice, 2024) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (voice, 2023) Samaritan (2022) Cut Throat City (2020) Let It Snow (2019) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (voice, 2018) The Pretenders (2018) Dope (2015) The Watsons Go to Birmingham (TV Movie, 2013) Joyful Noise (cameo, 2012) |
| Debut TV | House of Payne (2011) |
| TV Show(s) | Wu-Tang: An American Saga (2019-23) The Get Down (2016-17) Incredible Crew (2013) Reed Between the Lines (1 episode, 2011) House of Payne (1 episode, 2011) |
| Singles | Mhmm (2020) Bounce (2018) Ride the Beat (2017) Break the Locks (2017) Jiggle It (2016) Cautious (2016) |
| Albums | 30058 (2015) |
| twitter.com/shameikmoore (47k followers) | |
| facebook.com/shameikmoore/ (47k followers) | |
| instagram.com/shameikmoore/ (300k followers) | |
| Youtube | youtube.com/@youngmeak/ |
| Website | shameikmoore.com |
| Other Details | |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian |
| Net Worth (Approx) | $6 million |
Shameik Moore is an American actor, singer, rapper, and dancer of Jamaican descent best known as the voice of Miles Morales/Spider-Man in the film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and its upcoming sequels Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2024). | |
| He was born on 4th May 1995 to Errol Moore and his wife Sharon Moore in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Moore is the only child of his parents and has no siblings. | |
| His father, Errol Moore is a reggae musician and is the former band member of Monyaka, a popular North American reggae band, whereas his mother, Sharon Moore worked in Orthopedics. 1 | |
| Shameik Moore was just 8-year-old, when Ms. Jordan (His third-grade teacher at Green Pastures Christian School) told him, "One day, I'm going to turn on the TV, and you'll be on TV". On her advice, Shameik's father, Errol Moore, a reggae musician enrolled Shameik in acting classes. Nearly a decade later, Errol Moore called Ms. Jordan, who is now known as Ty Lewis, and invited her to an Atlanta screening of Shameik's feature film debut Dope (2015). 2 | |
He studied at Green Pastures Christian School and Lithonia High School in Atlanta, Georgia. His natural talent in talent in music and dance prompted his parents to enroll him in Atlanta's Dekalb Elementary School of The Arts to study acting. He also learned various forms of dance and acting at Chyme's Dance Studio. He graduated from Alpha Omega Academy in Covington, Georgia in 2013. 3 1 2 4 | |
| Moore was inspired to become a musician after he saw R&B singer Chris Brown in a live concert and the girls were screaming for him. 5 | |
| He created a YouTube channel named "Meak's World" when he was 12 and used to upload his singing and dance videos to it. He also appeared in a few commercials for "Paper Jamz Guitar", "Comedy Block Central" and "Pop Pop Toy". | |
| He started his career as a dancer and after appearing as a dancer in a few music videos like Keri Hilson's Turnin Me On (2009), Pop It Off Boyz's Crank Dat Batman (2009) and Soulja Boy's Tell'em - Bird Walk (2009), he got his first acting role at the age of 16 in an episodic role in the American television sitcom Reed Between the Lines (2011). He guest starred in Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2011). 4 5 | |
| Moore appeared in a cameo as Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Master in the song "That's The Way God Planned It" in the musical comedy-drama film Joyful Noise (2012) | |
| In 2013, he starred as a series regular in Cartoon Network's sketch comedy series "Incredible Crew". | |
| In May 2015, he released an EP (Extended Play) titled "30058", which is the zip code of his native Lithonia. 6 | |
His break-out opportunity came in 2015 when he starred as Malcolm Adekanbi in the American coming-of-age comedy-drama film Dope (2015) written and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Moore was nominated for the 2016 Critics Choice Award for Best Young Actor and was also included in the list of "The 12 Major Breakouts of the 2015 Sundance Film Festival" for his performance in the movie by Indiewire. 7 | |
| Moore starred as Shaolin Fantastic in Baz Luhrmann's Netflix series The Get Down (2016-17). | |
| In 2016, he was featured in Forbes's "30 Under 30" list in the Hollywood and Entertainment section. 8 | |
| He lent his voice to the role of Miles Morales/Spider-Man in the animated superhero film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). It was the first animated film in the Spider-Man franchise. The film was a commercial as well as critical success and it earned over $384 million at the box-office. 9 | |
| He played the role of Corey "Raekwon" Woods, the founding member of the hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan in the television series "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" created by The RZA and Alex Tse, which premiered on Hulu on 4 September 2019. 10 | |
| In 2020, he starred as Blink in the American heist film "Cut Throat City" directed by Rapper-turned-director RZA. The film stars Shameik Moore, T.I., Demetrius Shipp Jr., Kat Graham, Wesley Snipes, Terrence Howard, Eiza González, and Ethan Hawke among others. The film follows the story of 4 friends who turn to crime after not receiving the help promised by FEMA in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. 11 | |
| Shameik Moore will reprise his role as Miles Morales in the upcoming film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) and its sequel Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse (2024), which is set to be released in March 2024. 9 | |
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