Xavier Lamar Truesdell

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Xavier Truesdell
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Born
Xavier Lamar Truesdell

(1985-10-30) October 30, 1985 (age 37)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Other namesXL
Alma mater Los Angeles Film School
Occupations
  • Actor
  • Model
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • On-Air Personality
  • Producer
Years active2006–Present
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
Website xavierlt.com

Xavier Lamar Truesdell (born October 30, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois) also known as XL is an American actor, model, singer, songwriter, and producer. Truesdell made his debut on the pilot episode of the television drama series Las Vegas (2003). In 2008, he was the lead model in a national campaign for Toyota that was on national billboards and also featured in Ebony , [1] Vibe, [2] and Jet [3] magazines. Truesdell has appeared on MTV reality shows Parental Control , Punk'd and the game show Identity . He also appeared in the films Miss Congeniality 2 (2005) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).

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Early life

Xavier Lamar Truesdell was born on October 30, 1985, in Chicago, Illinois. Truesdell started modeling in high school. At 17, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada booking his first roles on the pilot episode of Las Vegas , [4] and the comedy film Miss Congeniality 2 . Truesdell was also featured in Michael Jackson’s music video, "One More Chance". [5] Later that year, Truesdell played the role of Master Flo's (Coolio's) outargue in Three Days to Vegas .

Career

In 2006, Truesdell moved to Los Angeles and appeared on MTV shows Parental Control , Next , Celebrity Exposed, Wild 'n Out , and Punk'd , which landed him on MTV'S Most Eligible Bachelors list. [6] Truesdell has been in commercials and modeling campaigns for brands including Pepsi, KFC, Adidas, Nike, Toyota, Hanes, Volkswagen and Mediacom. [7] In 2012, he was featured in Lady Gaga's Fame fragrance campaign. [8] Truesdell also appeared on Rizzoli & Isles as a snake charmer. [9] In 2013, he did stunt work and played the role of a U.S.S. Enterprise security guard in Star Trek Into Darkness . [10] [11]

In 2011, Truesdell was known by his initials XL while writing and co-producing his debut EP "Dance All Night" together with Dem Jointz. [12] In 2014, Truesdell became the 1st African American music director and on-air personality for KOTM-FM aka Tom-FM hosting "The Morning Show," broadcasting in South East Iowa and Northern Missouri. [13] He interviewed numerous celebrities like, The Broadway Boys, Max-D driver Morgan Kane, [14] Tom Arnold, [15] and Dustin Lynch. [16] In 2015, Truesdell made appearances in music videos by Jordin Sparks, [17] Christian Rich, [18] and Big Sean. [19] He was also featured in Florence and the Machine's "Third Eye," which is part of The Odyssey, a film directed by Vincent Haycock about the band. [20] In 2017, Truesdell graduated from the Los Angeles Film School summa cum laude and was accepted into the National Society of the Entertainment Arts. [21] In 2017, Truesdell was featured in 1800 Tequila's "Refined Lesson No. 1 - Tight" national commercial, [22] In 2018, Truesdell was a featured haircut photo double for NBA basketball player Dennis Smith Jr. in the "Will Finds A Way" national Under Armour campaign. [23] and he also did stunts in Jay Rock's "Win" music video by Dave Meyers (director). [24]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRole
2003 Miss Congeniality 2 Tourist
2007 Three Days to Vegas Flo's Entourage
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness U.S.S. Enterprise Security
2014Favorite RefrainFBI Agent Jenkins

Television

YearTitleRole
2003 Las Vegas (TV series) Competition Surfer, episode #1.1
2005 Punk'd Contest Winner, episode #6.8
2006 Parental Control Himself, episode #1.15
2006 Identity Himself, episode #1.3
2007 Nip/Tuck Mandingo Swinger, episode #5.5
2010 Rizzoli & Isles Snake Charmer, episode #1.3
2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Nigerian Driver, episode #3.15

Music videos

YearArtistTitle
2003 Michael Jackson "One More Chance"
2006Mondo Marcio"Dentro alla scatola"
2007 Fall Out Boy "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
2007 Mario "How Do I Breathe"
2008 Usher "Love in This Club"
2010 Jason Derulo "Watcha Say"
2012 Eric Benét "Real Love"
2013 The Neighbourhood "Afraid"
2015 Big Sean "I Know"
2015 Jordin Sparks "They Don't Give"
2015 Christian Rich "Compromise"
2016 Florence and The Machine "Third Eye"
2017XL"Pose"
2018 Jay Rock "Win"

Discography

Album

Singles

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