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Omar Epps

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Also known as Omar Hashim Epps

American actor and musician

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Omar Epps is an author who began his work period in 1989. His written works include *Reckoning*, *Awakening*, *Nubia*, and *From Fatherless to Fatherhood*. He has three children.

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Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Reckoning
  • Awakening
  • Nubia
  • From Fatherless to Fatherhood

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Music · MusicBrainz

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
46
Total plays
158

Omar Hashim Epps (born July 20, 1973) is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and record producer. His film roles include Juice, Higher Learning, Scream 2, The Wood, In Too Deep, and Love and Basketball. Epps' television work includes the role of Dr. Dennis Gant on the US medical drama series ER, and since 2004 Dr. Eric Foreman on the Fox medical drama series House. Personal life Epps was born in Brooklyn, New York. His parents divorced during his childhood and he was raised by his mother, B

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Key facts

Born
Omar Hashim Epps , ( 1973-07-20 ) July 20, 1973 (age 52) , New York City , U.S.
Occupations
Actor rapper producer
Years active
1988–present
Spouse
Keisha Spivey ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 ) ​

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Encyclopedic overview

Omar Hashim Epps (born July 20, 1973) is an American actor, rapper, and producer. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, prior to making his film debut alongside Tupac Shakur in the 1992 crime drama Juice. His film credits include Higher Learning (1995), Scream 2 (1997), The Wood (1999), In Too Deep (1999), Love & Basketball (2000), and Almost Christmas (2016), several of which are considered notable within Black cinema.

His television work includes the role of Dr. Dennis Gant on the medical drama series ER, J. Martin Bellamy in Resurrection, Dr. Eric Foreman on the Fox medical drama series House from 2004 to 2012, Isaac Johnson in the TV series Shooter from 2016 to 2018, and Detective Malcolm Howard on the Starz crime drama Power Book III: Raising Kanan. He has won three NAACP Image Awards and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award.

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