Khleo Thomas

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Khleo Thomas
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Thomas in 2019
Born
Khaleed Leon Thomas

(1989-01-30) January 30, 1989 (age 36)
Occupation(s)Actor, rapper
Years active1998–present
Height6'1
Musical career
Genres Hip hop, R&B
LabelsSlick Living, Executive Dream, Executive Music, Fontana, UMG (current)
The Plus (former)
Website www.khleothomas.com

Khaleed "Khleo" Leon Thomas (born January 30, 1989) is an American actor and rapper. First garnering recognition as a child actor with his portrayal Hector "Zero" Zeroni in the film Holes (2003), he has since appeared in films including Walking Tall, Roll Bounce , Remember the Daze , and Hurricane Season, and on television shows including ER, The Bernie Mac Show , House, Sons of Anarchy , Bones, Being Mary Jane , Major Crimes, and Shameless. As a rapper, he has released two EPs and toured alongside Bow Wow, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Sean Kingston and Chris Brown. [1]

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Thomas created and runs the lifestyle brands Slick Living and Goddess Living Among Men (GLAM). [2] [3] He appeared in the video game NBA 2K19, voicing the Nike representative. Since 2020, he has hosted a Twitch channel dedicated to gaming and pop culture. [4] He also posts videos on his career and pop culture regularly on his Youtube channel. [5]

Early life

Thomas was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and lived in Germany until the age of four. His mother is a Moroccan Jew and his father is African-American. [6] After his family settled in Southern California, he began acting in commercials at age six. [7]

Career

In 1998, Thomas's first television appearance was on an episode of Bill Cosby's Kids Say the Darndest Things .[ citation needed ]

He has since starred in such films as Friday After Next (2002), Holes (2003), Going to the Mat (2004), Walking Tall (2004), and Roll Bounce (2005).

Thomas starred in the 2003 Disney film Holes , adapted from Louis Sachar's book of the same name. Thomas had not read the book before he was cast as Zero. [7] To adapt to the desert climate for filming Holes, Thomas was required to participate in physical conditioning training. He recalls, "We had to climb rope, dig holes, run, go hiking, do sit-ups and push-ups. The whole time we were thinking, why do we need this? Then we get to the desert and we understood. It was so hot, you could only be in a hole for 20 minutes at a time." [7] Thomas sang on one of the movie soundtrack's songs, "Dig It", which originated on the six-hour round-trip bus rides that transported the actors to the set. [7]

In 2005, Thomas became more involved in music via an association with fellow rapper/actor Bow Wow and his label LBW Entertainment. He was featured on Bow Wow's fifth studio album, The Price of Fame, as well as on numerous mixtapes. He made cameo appearances in Bow Wow's "Fresh Azimiz" and "Outta My System" music videos.[ citation needed ]

In 2006, Thomas guest-starred in "Poppin' Tags", an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ; and in the season four episode of House , "Ugly" in 2007. He co-starred in the first episode of the television series Teachers , which was canceled after six episodes. He starred in movies such as Remember the Daze (2007) and Hurricane Season (2009). In 2010, Thomas starred in the action film Boogie Town.[ citation needed ]

Thomas started a Twitch channel in 2020. He plays games, hosts Disney trivia contests, cosplays as the character Powerline from A Goofy Movie , and interacts with followers. [8]

Khleo Thomas in September 2012 during Perez Hilton's One Night In... L.A. Khleo Thomas 2012.jpg
Khleo Thomas in September 2012 during Perez Hilton's One Night In... L.A.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Friday After Next Bad KidSupporting role
2003 Holes Hector "Zero" ZeroniMain role
2004 Baadasssss! MarioSupporting role
Time OutKhalidShort film
Going to the Mat Vincent "Fly" ShuSupporting role; television film
Walking Tall Pete VaughnSupporting role
2005 The Golden Blaze Jason Fletcher/Sure Shot (voice)
Roll Bounce Mixed MikeMain role
Dirty SploogeSupporting role
2007 Remember the Daze DylanSupporting role
2009Boogie TownGizmoSupporting role; unreleased film
Bob FunkCupcakeMain role
Hurricane Season David WillisSupporting role
BreatheDanteShort film
2010KrewsTom Tom
The Company We KeepYoung RaheemSupporting role
2015VictorRandySupporting role
2016 Soy Nero Mohammed
2017ClockworkBeau CartermoreShort film
2019 Anywhere with You DannySupporting role
Paint It RedEduardo
2022 Scrap Marcus
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Kids Say the Darndest Things HimselfEpisode: "Oatmeal"
1999 Family Law Lanny BrassEpisode: "Games"
2001 City Guys JordanEpisode: "Skips, Lies and Radiotapes"
2003Super Short ShowHimself
2004 ER BrianEpisode: "Forgive and Forget"
The Wayne Brady Show HimselfEpisode: "March 19, 2004"
Frankie Muniz HoopLA Celebrity Basketball EventHimself
The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema
2005 The Bernie Mac Show CurtisEpisode: "Car Wars"
Scream Tour IVHimself
2006 Teachers PatrickEpisode: "Substitute"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation DanteEpisode: "Poppin' Tags"
Gettin' Dirty
2007On Location with Remember the DazeHimself
House Kenny ArnoldEpisode: "Ugly"
2009Kids' InauguralHimself
2010 90210 Purse GuyEpisode: "I see London/I see France"
2011 Parenthood Guy in CageEpisode: "Amazing Andy and His Wonderful World of Bugs"
Sons of Anarchy FrecksEpisode: "Dorylus"
2013 Bones Marcos HerreraEpisode: "The Blood from the Stones"
2016 Shameless Dylan OswaldEpisodes: "I Am a Storm", "Own Your Sh*t" [9]
2017 Being Mary Jane D-RazorEpisode: "Getting Schooled"
Major Crimes Lewis Wilks2 episodes
Relationship StatusBilly
2019UA:LAVeil
20215150VloggerTelevision short film
2025 The Loud House Thumbz (voice)Episode: "The Most Dangerous Gamer"
Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2018 NBA 2K19 Kai Donaldson/Nike Rep (voice)

Discography

EPs

YearTitle
2012After Everything Fades [10]
(with Chris Batson)
2014Raised in the 90s [11]
  • Release date: December 28, 2014
  • Label: Slick Living, Executive Dream, Executive Music, Fontana
  • Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

TitleMixtape details
The World Is A Cartoon [12]
  • Released: January 11, 2010
The Next Episode [13]
Slick Living [14]
  • Released: December 23, 2011
  • Hosted by Coast 2 Coast
  • Label: Slick Living

Singles

As lead artist

YearSongAlbum
2012"So Many Girls" [15] Non-album single
"Slick" [16] Slick Living
"Sweat It Out"[ citation needed ]
"Becoming"[ citation needed ]
(with Chris Batson)
After Everything Fades
2013"Ride"[ citation needed ]
(with Chris Batson)
2014"Side Ni**a / Don't Catch Feelings"[ citation needed ]Non-album single
"No Questions"[ citation needed ]
"Tonight"[ citation needed ]
(featuring Sean Roxs)
YearSongAlbum
2013"Now Forever" (Sofia Reyes featuring Khleo Thomas)Non-album single

Guest appearances

YearSongPerformer(s)Album
2006"How You Move It" Bow Wow The Price of Fame
"Bet That"Bow WowNon-album single
2009"Ain't I Freestyle"Bow WowThe Greenlight
"Do I Love Her"Bow Wow
2010"Freak Show"JBar aka Ja-BarIn the Club
"Victory" Soulja Boy none
"Never Change Remix (I'll Never Change)"Indigo Charlie
"Not My Girl"The Good Boys
"Light the Speakers on Fire"Malachi Mott
2013"Now Forever"Sofia Reyes
"Fade Away" Social Club Summer of George
2014"In'n'Out"Sean Roxsnone
"Face Down"Flip Major

Videography

As lead artist

Cameo video appearances

References

  1. Rohn, Jake (July 29, 2014). "Khleo Thomas Talks Early Days Tour With Shad Moss". BET. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  2. Reilly, Kaitlin (25 January 2017). "Zero From "Holes" Grew Up & Has A Perfect Instagram". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  3. Mondor, Brooke (2021-04-19). "What Zero From Holes Looks Like Today". Looper.com. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  4. "Khleo Thomas Shares His Love For Gaming at E3". Cheddar. Retrieved 2022-02-27.
  5. "Khleo Thomas". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
  6. "It's My Life". pbskids.org. Archived from the original on 2004-03-17. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Olsen, Mark (April 17, 2003). "Young actors get into 'Holes'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved May 19, 2018.
  8. "khleothomas". Twitch. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  9. "Khleo Thomas IMDB".
  10. "Khleo Thomas x Chris Batson - After Everything Fades Interview - OnSMASH". Freeonsmash.com. 9 January 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  11. "Khleo Thomas - Raised In The 90s [EP] - OnSMASH". Freeonsmash.com. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  12. "The World Is A Cartoon Mixtape By Khleo". datpiff.com. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  13. "Khleo - The Next Episode". HNHH. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  14. "Slick Living". Hotnewhiphop.com. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  15. Khleo Thomas (2 August 2012). "Khleo Thomas - So Many Girls - OFFICIAL VIDEO (Extended Version)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  16. Khleo Thomas (17 December 2011). "Khleo Thomas - Slick Music Video". YouTube.