On July 20,1973, Omar Hashim Epps was born.

Omar and his younger sister Aisha were raised by his mother (an elementary school principal) in Brooklyn, NY. At 14-years-old he got his acting feet wet with a role in a short film called "The Green Flash".

Omar went on to star in his first motion picture at age 17, when he starred as 'Q' in the blockbuster hit "Juice", along side rapper/actor Tupac Shakur (RIP). He followed up with "The Program", "Major League II" and John Singleton's captivating drama "Higher Learning", just to name a few.

Omar fine-tuned his natural talents (acting and knack for music) at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and the Performing Arts in New York. Later on, he attened engineering school.

Omar made his television debut on the hit series, The Cosby Show. He points out that it was his television role as surgical resident Dr. Grant on ER that broke the gate open, and finally put the name with the face. Before that role, people were hearing his name, but couldn't place his face. His many talents include being: an rapper, actor, writer, producer and director. In the past Omar has directed music videos for Heather B and Special Ed. He also wrote scripts for television development and has also negotiated a couple of scripts that he co-wrote. He also has a daughter named Alyanna Yasmine.

Omar has always wanted to make movies all across the board. He doesn't want to be cast into just another Black-film. He just wants to be cast in a good film.

Fortunately, Omar is highly respected as an actor. The movie, "Love and Basketball" got lots of positive feedback from viewers and critics. "Love and Basketball" was a romantic drama that first premiered at the 2000 Sundance Festival. He played Quincy McCall, and he co-starred with actress (and ex-girlfriend) Sanaa Lathan (Monica Wright).

Omar's role in a Showtime original movie called "Conviction" was phenominal. The movie was based on the true story of Carl Upchurch. Omar played Upchurch, a native of a Philadelphia ghetto who was in and out of jail by the time he's a teenager. He is inspired to turn his life around when a compassionate prison teacher and a book of Shakespeare's help him to embrace education.

Omar is so versatile you can find him just about everywhere, in the music biz, on the acting circuit and also on PlayStation 2's "Def Jam: Fight for NY". The ultimate hip-hop fueled fighting game, Def Jam Fight For NY challenges players to step into the shoes of a ruthless street fighter battling for control of New York's hip-hop underground.

The game features an all-new fighting engine including weapons, interactive environments, and five unique fighting styles that can be combined to form dozens of customized hybrid styles for the ultimate edge on the streets. Def Jam Fight For NY features more than 40 of the most well-known artists and personalities in hip-hop today, including Busta Rhymes, Carmen Electra, Lil' Kim, Ludacris, Method Man, Redman, Sean Paul, Slick Rick, Snoop Dogg, and many more.

If you like what you're hearing right now, make sure to pick up the cd by clicking the pic below.

Or email him at his record company at info@bknycrecords.com

Oh an make sure you tell'em shae-shae sent ya!

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