Michael Ealy
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| Born | Michael Brown August 3, 1973 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States |
Michael Ealy (born August 3, 1973) is an American actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Personal life
Ealy was born Michael Brown in Silver Spring, Maryland. He grew up in the suburban Maryland neighborhood of Stonegate. He attended Springbrook High School and the University of Maryland, College Park. Ealy was involved in a short relationship with Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry.[1] He has natural blue eyes.
[edit] Career
Ealy started his acting career in the late-1990s, appearing in a number of off-Broadway stage productions. Among his first film roles were Fast Company and Kissing Jessica Stein. His breakout role came in 2002's Barbershop, in which he plays reformed street thug Ricky Nash, a role that he reprised in the 2004 sequel, Barbershop 2: Back in Business. In 2003 he played the role of Slap Jack, one of the main characters appearing on the 2nd episode of the Fast And Furious film series, 2 Fast 2 Furious.Later in 2004, Ealy appeared in Never Die Alone with DMX. He also appeared in Mariah Carey's music video for her hit single "Get Your Number" from her 2005 album The Emancipation of Mimi. In 2005, Ealy co-starred in the telefilm version of Their Eyes Were Watching God, produced by Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones, and starring Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry. He played in Jellysmoke (Directed by Mark Banning) in 2005. He starred in the Showtime television series Sleeper Cell, the first season of which aired from December 4-18, 2005, and the second season, Sleeper Cell: American Terror, which aired December 10-17, 2006. He also appeared in Coach Carter.
On December 14, 2006, Ealy was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for his role in Sleeper Cell: American Terror in the category Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
