Romany Malco
- Actor
- Director
- Writer
The first US-born member of his West Indian family, Brooklyn-bred
Romany Malco began his career at the age of seven, when he picked up a
microphone and started rapping. As a teen he moved to Texas and formed
the rap group R.M.G., and upon relocating to Los Angeles, the crew
signed a deal to Virgin Records. The group's name was changed to
College Boyz and their first big hit, "Victim of the Ghetto," went to
#1 on the rap charts.
Malco was working as a music producer on
The Pest (1997) starring
John Leguizamo when the actor, impressed
by Malco's dynamic personality, encouraged him to pursue acting.
Malco's rapping background soon came in handy when he landed the lead
in the VH-1 telepic,
Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story (2001),
Weeds (2005) opposite
Mary-Louise Parker and
Elizabeth Perkins.
Romany was most recently seen on the big screen in the Universal hit
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005).
He has received critical praise for his star-turning performance, play
Jay, the streetwise, trash-talking womanizer who sets the tone for the
film's antics. Malco recently co-starred in the independent film
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
opposite Neve Campbell and
Christian Slater.
Romany Malco began his career at the age of seven, when he picked up a
microphone and started rapping. As a teen he moved to Texas and formed
the rap group R.M.G., and upon relocating to Los Angeles, the crew
signed a deal to Virgin Records. The group's name was changed to
College Boyz and their first big hit, "Victim of the Ghetto," went to
#1 on the rap charts.
Malco was working as a music producer on
The Pest (1997) starring
John Leguizamo when the actor, impressed
by Malco's dynamic personality, encouraged him to pursue acting.
Malco's rapping background soon came in handy when he landed the lead
in the VH-1 telepic,
Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story (2001),
Weeds (2005) opposite
Mary-Louise Parker and
Elizabeth Perkins.
Romany was most recently seen on the big screen in the Universal hit
The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005).
He has received critical praise for his star-turning performance, play
Jay, the streetwise, trash-talking womanizer who sets the tone for the
film's antics. Malco recently co-starred in the independent film
Churchill: The Hollywood Years (2004)
opposite Neve Campbell and
Christian Slater.