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Elimu Nelson | |
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Born | Elimu Nelson July 6, 1973 Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1997–present |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Elimu Nelson (pronounced Ee-lii-muu, meaning knowledge and education in Swahili) is an American actor. His latest film in which he has a major role is Love Don't Cost a Thing . He has had supporting roles in movies such as Dance Flick , Love & Sex , The Hard Easy, and Unspeakable.
He has made television guest-starring appearances on Pacific Blue , Undressed , JAG , The Practice and City of Angels and the TNT feature Passing Glory .
Nelson was born in Orange, New Jersey of African American descent, but raised in Milton, Massachusetts.[ citation needed ] The elder of two, he excelled in basketball and soccer at an early age. Elimu attended Milton High School and graduated in 1991. Elimu then graduated from Syracuse with a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication, with a concentration in African American Studies and Spanish. After graduation he made his way to Los Angeles after a brief stint in NYC. Upon arriving in LA he hit the ground running with some commercial work and guest appearances on television shows such as: Pacific Blue , Undressed , JAG , The Practice and City of Angels . He also guest starred in The Shield as Derrick Tripp. He is currently working on future projects and living in Burbank, CA.