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Birth Date: December 28, 1954
Birth Place: Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Romany Malco, most recently co-starred in the independent film Churchill: The Hollywood Years, opposite Neve Campbell and Christian Slater, and in the action comedy The Tuxedo, opposite Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt. His other feature film credits include Jesse Peretz's comedy The Château, opposite his Virgin cast mate Paul Rudd, and The Prime Gig.
Malco began his career at the age of seven, when he picked up a microphone and started rapping, calling himself Kid Nice. As a teen, he formed the rap group R.M.G. and moved to Los Angeles, where they were signed to a record deal by Virgin Records and changed their name to College Boyz. Their first big hit, “Victim of the Ghetto,” went to #1 on the rap charts.
Originally from Baytown, Texas, Malco was working as a music producer on feature comedy The Pest, starring John Leguizamo, when the actor, impressed by Malco's gift of gab, encouraged him to pursue acting.
Malco's rapping background came in handy when he landed the lead in the VH-1 telepic Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story. He is set to co-star in the new Showtime comedy series Weeds, opposite Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins and Kevin Nealon.
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