Treach

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Treach
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Treach in 2012
Born
Anthony Shawn Criss [1] [2]

(1970-12-02) December 2, 1970 (age 54)
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • actor
Spouse(s)
(m. 1999;div. 2001)
[3]
Cicely Evans
(m. 2019)
Children3
Musical career
Genres Hip-hop
InstrumentVocals
Years active1986–present
Labels
Member of Naughty by Nature
Website naughtybynature.com

Anthony Shawn Criss (born December 2, 1970 [4] [5] ), better known by his stage name Treach, is an American rapper and actor. He is best known as the lead rapper of the hip hop group Naughty by Nature.

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Early life, family and education

Criss was born on December 2, 1970, in East Orange, New Jersey. Criss attended East Orange Campus High School [6] [7]

Career

Treach formed the hip hop group Naughty by Nature (originally named New Style) with high school friends Vin Rock and DJ Kay Gee in 1986. [7]

After rising to fame for his music, Treach began acting in guest roles on television series and movies. Some of the TV series include CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Person of Interest , Blue Bloods . Some of his movies include Juice (1992), The Meteor Man (1993), Jason's Lyric (1994), [7] and a starring role in Love and a Bullet (2002). [8]

Personal life

Treach is the older brother of Diesel, who is also a rapper and who is a member of the Rottin Razkals, a group closely affiliated with Naughty by Nature.

Treach had a close friendship with rapper Tupac Shakur. [9] They collaborated on Shakur's song "5 Deadly Venomz" and Treach appeared in his music videos for "So Many Tears" and "Temptations. [10] Treach is a fan of battle rap.

Marriages

Treach was married to Sandra Denton, better known as Pepa of the hip hop group Salt-n-Pepa, from July 1999 until 2001. The couple had one daughter in 1998. Denton documented the marriage in her 2008 memoir Let's Talk About Pepa, which included allegations of abuse. In April 2017, Treach responded on Instagram, saying they were all false. [11]

According to VH1, Treach has been with his common-law wife Cicely Evans since 2004. They have two children together. The couple starred on season 5 of Couples Therapy on VH1 in 2014. Treach and Evans married on September 8, 2019, in New Jersey. [12]

Treach was arrested in Union City, New Jersey, on April 10, 2014. He allegedly passed traffic police in his Cadillac Escalade at 55 miles per hour in a 25-mile per hour zone and attempted to elude law enforcement officers after being given a signal to stop, leading them on a high-speed chase for nine blocks before stopping. He then left his vehicle and ran towards the police car; the officers drew their weapons and ordered him to return to his vehicle. Treach later complied with the officers' orders and was cited for reckless driving, speeding and driving with a suspended license. Officers also found there was a warrant for his arrest out of Essex County, New Jersey, for failing to appear at a hearing related to child support, and warrants out of Union City and Secaucus, New Jersey, for failing to appear at hearings related to motor vehicle violations. [13] He made his first court appearance on the charge in Jersey City, New Jersey, on April 11 and spent the night in Hudson County jail in Kearny before being released after posting $15,000 bail. [14]

Discography

Studio albums

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1992 Juice Radames' Homie
1993 The Meteor Man Blood
1994 Jason's Lyric Alonzo
1997 First Time Felon TyroneTV movie
2000 Boricua's Bond -
The ContractBishopShort
RhapsodyFriendTV movie
20013 A.M.Bass
2002 Face Michael
Empire Chedda
Book of Love Jay Black
Baseball WivesCarlTV movie
Love and a Bullet Malik Bishop
ConvictionTankTV movie
2003 El Chupacabra Dr. Goodspeed
F.A.T.Ralf
2005 Today You Die Ice Kool
The Game Is DeadMutaVideo
Feast Vet
2006 Park Tow Truck Driver
Connors WarConnorsVideo
13 GravesInglewood JakeTV movie
2007Playas BallRicardo Perez
2008The VerdictReverend ToussaintTV movie
Ca$h RulesTroubleVideo
2009 A Day in the Life Armor
The Art of War III: Retribution Agent Neil ShawVideo
Before I Self Destruct CedrickVideo
2012Zoo-
One BloodMalcome Smith
2013 Atlantic Rim Lieutenant Jim RushingVideo
The Lost Book of RapPacShort
2017Six 2 SixCurtis Taylor
2020 Equal Standard Trigger
For NYC-Short
2022Vanished: Searching for My SisterCoogiTV movie
Lord of the StreetsJason Dyson

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 House of Style HimselfEpisode: "Fall Edition"
New York Undercover SheikEpisode: "You Get No Respect"
1999 Oz Malcolm 'Snake' CoyleRecurring Cast: Season 3
2001-02 Soul Food PhilkyEpisode: "I'm Afraid of Americans" & "A Taste of Justice"
2002 Third Watch VernonEpisode: "Crime and Punishment: Part 1 & 2"
2003 Fastlane CyrusEpisode: "Defense"
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Bruno JohnsonEpisode: "41 Shots"
2006VH1 Goes InsideHimselfEpisode: "Yo! MTV Raps"
The Sopranos MarvinEpisode: "The Fleshy Part of the Thigh"
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Reginald X. OldmanEpisode: "Salome in Manhattan"
2013 Person of Interest Reginald 'Reverb' MarshallEpisode: "Reasonable Doubt"
2014 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Lincoln MayfieldEpisode: "Let's Make A Deal"
Couples Therapy HimselfCast Member: Season 5
2015Come Back KingsHimselfMain Cast
The Player ReaperEpisode: "Downtown Odds"
2016 Love & Hip Hop HimselfEpisode: "Endings + Beginnings"
The Night OfWilly JohnEpisode: "The Season of the Witch" & "Samson and Delilah"
2017 Blue Bloods Tyrell GreenEpisode: "Pick Your Poison"
Hip Hop Squares Himself/ContestantEpisode: "Downtown Odds"
2019 Growing Up Hip Hop HimselfEpisode: "A Proposal in the Heir"
2020-22 The Family Business Brother XRecurring Cast: Season 2 & 4, Guest: Season 3
2022 This Fool RandyEpisode: "Sandy Says"

References

  1. "Naughty By Nature". Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. Touchstone. 2001. p.  681. ISBN   978-0-7432-0120-9.
  2. "CERTIFIED". ASCAP.com. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  3. "Rappers Treach of Naughty By Nature and Pepa of Salt N' Pepa wed in Kansas Tattoo Shop". JET Magazine . Vol. 95, no. 22. May 3, 1999. p.  15 via Google Books.
  4. Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (May 7, 2015). "Treach". Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p.  438. ISBN   978-1-4422-4702-4.
  5. "Treach biography and filmography". tribute.ca.
  6. "The Origins of Naughty by Nature". American Songwriter. August 9, 2025. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 Hoffmann, Frank (2016). Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900-2000. Taylor & Francis. p. 468. ISBN   9781135868864.
  8. "Treach: List of Movies and TV Shows". tvguide.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  9. Bandini (May 20, 2017). "Treach Flies To L.A. & Wages War To Protect Tupac's Legacy". Ambrosia For Heads. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  10. Hochman, Steve (September 24, 1995). "2Pac's Pals Turn Out for Tupac-Less Video". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  11. Alexis, Diamond (April 28, 2017). "Treach Slams His Ex-Wife Pepa On Instagram". BET.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  12. "Treach Criss & Cicely Evans Season 5". VH1.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  13. "Anthony 'Treach' Criss of hip hop group Naughty by Nature arrested in Union City". NJ.com. April 11, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  14. "Naughty by Nature member 'Treach' Criss released from Hudson jail". NJ.com. April 15, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2015.