Orlando Brown (actor)

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Orlando Brown
Born (1987-12-04) December 4, 1987 (age 37)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • rapper
  • singer
  • reality star
Years active1995–present
SpouseSasha King
Children5 [1]

Orlando Brown (born December 4, 1987) is an American actor, rapper and singer. He is best known for his roles as Eddie Thomas in That's So Raven, Cadet Kevin 'Tiger' Dunne in Major Payne , 3J Winslow in Family Matters , and Max in Two of a Kind . He was the title protagonist in both the Waynehead (as Damey Wayne) and Fillmore! (as Cornelius Fillmore) animated series. He also played Sticky Webb in The Proud Family. In 2023, Brown was cast in the second season of the Zeus Network reality television show Bad Boys: Texas .

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Early life

Orlando Brown was born in 1987 in Los Angeles, California. [2]

Acting career

Brown made his acting debut in 1995 as Cadet Kevin 'Tiger' Dunne in Major Payne. In 1998, he co-starred with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in Two of a Kind . In 1996, he was cast as 3J Winslow in Family Matters. That same year, Brown began voice acting when he starred as a childhood version of Damon Wayans in Waynehead. For Disney he co-starred with Raven-Symoné in That's So Raven, appeared in Max Keeble's Big Move and Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off . After leaving Disney in 2007, Brown decided to concentrate on his music career.

On April 10, 2007, Brown was pulled over by the police in Texas for driving without his headlights on. While searching his vehicle, they found marijuana in the side door and arrested him for marijuana possession. Brown denied that the marijuana belonged to him and stated that he had borrowed the vehicle from a friend. [3]

On February 28, 2016, in Torrance, California, Brown was arrested and later charged with domestic battery, obstruction of justice, drug possession with intent to sell, and possession of contraband in jail, following an altercation with his then girlfriend in public. Police were called to the scene after he struck her in the parking lot of a police station and he was found by officers to be in possession of methamphetamine, a stimulant drug, at the time of the incident. [4] [5] [6] Brown failed to appear for a scheduled court date in relation to the charges and a warrant was issued for his arrest; he was ultimately taken into custody by police on March 18, 2016, in Barstow, California, after police were called to a private residence in response to complaints of a domestic disturbance between Brown, his girlfriend, and his girlfriend's mother and subsequently faced additional charges of domestic battery, drug possession, and resisting arrest. [7] [8]

Following his release from jail in Barstow, he again failed to appear for a scheduled court date and a warrant was again issued for his arrest; he fled California for Nevada and was eventually apprehended by bounty hunters. [9] On June 5, 2016, Brown was arrested in Las Vegas by police while leaving a local hotel known for prostitution and illegal drug sale and use. He refused to cooperate with officers after they stopped his taxicab, and a subsequent search found him to be in possession of methamphetamine and a pipe, and that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, in relation to one of his unresolved domestic battery charges. He was charged with drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting arrest. [10]

Several months later, on September 2, 2016, Brown, recently released from a medical facility where he'd been hospitalized for undisclosed reasons, was arrested after breaking into Legends Restaurant & Venue, a Las Vegas establishment owned by his childhood friend Danny Boy, and attempting to change the locks. Police found Brown on the roof of the building, after security cameras showed him entering the building without permission. [11] [12]

In early 2016, Brown debuted to the public a new tattoo, that of his former That's So Raven co-star Raven-Symoné, on his neck. [13] Later that year, he entered rehab, after an intervention from friends and family, but remained in the program only one week, and was photographed shortly after his release walking down the street barefoot, carrying a box of wine. [14]

On December 22, 2022, Brown was arrested in Lima, Ohio on charges of domestic violence. [15] [16] The charge, which was revealed to be on misdemeanor domestic violence, involved allegedly threatening his brother with a hammer and a broken off knife blade. [15] [16] Jail records afterwards showed that Brown was being held in Allen County jail on no bond. [16] [15]

Personal life

In 2018, Brown appeared on an episode of Dr. Phil , and made false claims, among them that he was the son of musical icon Michael Jackson, saying his full name was Orlando Brown Prince Michael Jackson Jr., and that he had four children, two of whom he had never met and whose names he did not know. He claimed the oldest of his children, was between the ages of 16 and 18, meaning Brown would have been between 13 and 15 at the time of their birth. He additionally claimed he had been sober for four years. [17] The episode aired on December 21, 2018. After his appearance on the show, Brown opened up about his struggles with addiction at a church fundraising event in 2020. He is married and has a son that is biologically his and one stepson. [18]

At the time of his December 22, 2022 arrest, Brown was revealed to be homeless and living with his brother, who claimed that he took Brown into his home two weeks prior so he could avoid living in a homeless shelter. [15] [16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Major Payne Kevin "Tiger" Dunne
1997 A Walton Easter Spelling Bee finalist
1998 Senseless Brandon Witherspoon
2000Inhumane WorkerMarchel Williats
2000 Perfect Game Marcel Williams
2000 The Tangerine Bear Bear, Little Boy (voices)
2001 Max Keeble's Big Move Dobbs
2003 Maniac Magee Mars Bar Thompson
2003 Eddie's Million Dollar Cook-Off Frankie
2005Suits on the LooseCody
2005 The Proud Family Movie Sticky Webb (voice)Television film
2012Christmas in ComptonTyrone
2012We the PartyClub DJUncredited
2013Run Ya' Pockets: A Political Economy Analysis of Crime Amongst Harlem YouthsLeTaviousCollege film
2015 Straight Outta Compton Block Dude
2015American Bad BoyCharles
2022Bloody HandsDetective Brown

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Coach KidEpisode: "Ten Percent of Nothing"
1996 In the House StevenEpisode: "To Die For"
1996 The Parent 'Hood George Washington CarverEpisode: "I'm O'Tay, You're O-Tay"
1996–1998 The Jamie Foxx Show Nelson4 episodes (recurring)
1996–1997 Waynehead Damey Wayne "Waynehead" (voice)13 episodes
1996–2000 Moesha Chuckie / James3 episodes
1997–1999 Malcolm & Eddie Max
Cairo		Episode: "Hoop Schemes"
Episode: "Daddio"
1997 Sister, Sister ClaytonEpisode: "Little Man Date"
1997 The Pretender BrunoEpisode: "Back From The Dead Again"
1997 The Wayans Bros. CharlieEpisode: "Say It Ain't So, Marlon"
1996–1998 Family Matters Jerry Jamal "3J" Jameson21 episodes
1998–1999 Two of a Kind Max8 episodes
1998 Damon ElvinEpisode: "The Last Cub Scout"
1999Friends and FoesChris
1999 Safe Harbor Chris10 episodes
2001 Lizzie McGuire Travis ElliotEpisode: "Random Acts of Miranda"
2001–2005 The Proud Family Sticky Webb (voice)38 episodes
2002–2004 Fillmore! Cornelius Fillmore (voice)26 episodes
2002–2007Express YourselfHimself
2003–2004 Clifford's Puppy Days Evan Thomas Taylor (voice)3 episodes
2003–2007 That's So Raven Edward "Eddie" ThomasMain role
2004Start Up, Go Down, and Get LostDwayne1 episode
2004 One on One DwayneEpisode: "He's Not Heavy, He's My Half-Brother"
2005 Phil of the Future Andrew "Andy" BaxleyEpisode: "Team Diffy"
2007 WordGirl Tommy (voice)Episode: "Jerky Jerk/Becky's Birthday"
2011The EndThe Man / The Boomshadow4 episodes
2011 Hell's Kitchen Himself1 episode
2023 Bad Boys: Texas HimselfMain cast (season 2)

Discography

Albums

AlbumReleased
Trade It All [19] 2006
"F**k My Fame (Radio)" – single2016

Soundtracks

YearSongSoundtrack
2004"That's So Raven (theme song)" (with Raven-Symoné & Anneliese Van Der Pol) That's So Raven
"Circle of Life" (with DCCoS) Disneymania 2
"Circle of Life (Christmas version)" (with DCCoS) Radio Disney Jingle Jams
2005"Circle of Life (All Star Remix)" (with DCCoS) DisneyRemixMania
2006"Little By Little" (with Raven-Symoné) That's So Raven Too!
"Will It Go Round in Circles"
"Little By Little (Remix)" (with Raven-Symoné; iTunes bonus track)
"A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes" (with DCCoS) Disneymania 4
"Super Cali (BoiOB mix)"
2008"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (with DCCoS) Princess DisneyMania

Songs

YearSongAlbum
2003"That's So Raven (main song)" (w/ Raven-Symoné and Anneliese van der Pol) That's So Raven
2004"Circle of Life" (w/ DCCoS) DisneyMania 2
2006"Little By Little" (w/ Raven-Symoné) That's So Raven Too!
"Will It Go Round in Circles"
"A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" (w/ DCCoS) DisneyMania 4
2018"F**k My Fame (Radio)""F**k My Fame (Radio)" – Single
2019"Empire""Empire" – Single
2020"Hi, I'm Famous""Hi, I'm Famous" – Single
2020"Coming to America""Coming to America" – Single

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