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Name: Omarion Grandberry
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Date of Birth:
November 12, 1984
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Place of Birth:
Ingleford, California, USA
Mini-bio:
Musician-cum-film actor Omari Grandberry (sometimes billed by his stage name, Omarion) launched his career as a member of the hip hop boy band B2K in the early 2000s, before he branched out into film ... read moreroles and pursed a solo musical career. Grandberry debuted as an actor in 2004, concurrent with the disbandment of B2K. Per his recording experience, he gravitated to urbanized, musically oriented dramatic parts, such as David in the urban dance picture You Got Served (2004) and an appearance as himself, teaching viewers slick dance moves alongside his co-stars, in the feature's instructional video companion piece, You Got Served: Take It to the Streets (2004). Grandberry played Reggie in the family-friendly outing Fat Albert (2004), based on the famous Bill Cosby cartoon, then took a three-year departure from the screen to focus on recording as a solo artist. As such, Grandberry specialized in unabashedly raunchy lyrics detailing the ups and downs of romance, dating, and sex -- qualities showcased on his debut album, O (2005). Its better-received follow-up, 21 (2006), revealed a lyrical maturation and a smooth segue into more R&B-flavored material. Not long after, Grandberry returned to cinemas with his first lead. In Feel the Noise (2007), he played a hip-hop star who must seek protection with his father in Puerto Rico when a nasty band of thugs threatens his life. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
Omarion Grandberry mini-bio: Omarion's debut solo album, O, zoomed to #1 on the Billboard charts in its first week of release in 2005. Omarion had been on the charts before, as the lead singer of the soulful boy band B2K. That band broke up late in 2003, and just over a year later Omarion returned with O. As a solo crooner, Omarion proved to be a buffed-up loverboy of the Usher school; tunes on O included "I Wish," "Growing Pains" and "Never Gonna Let You Go" (a duet with Big Boi of Outkast). Omarion also dabbled in acting with a role in the 2004 movie Fat Albert. His autobiography, also titled O, was published in 2005. He is the older brother of the R&B singer O'Ryan. Omarion's fellow singers in B2K were Raz-B, Lil Fizz and J-Boog. Omarion has starred in such movies as "You Got Served" and "Fat Albert". 
