Omar Epps is an African-American actor known for his roles in movies. Juice (1992) and Love and Basketball (2000) as well as in the television medical drama series House where he appears as Dr. Eric Foreman.
The talented actor, who has received several awards, is also considered one of the most successful African-American actors of his generation. He is also a rapper, songwriter and music producer. Read on to learn more about his family, net worth, and other accomplishments.
the biography
Omar Epps was born Omar Hashim Epps on July 20, 1973, in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised by a single mother following her divorce from his father. His mother, Bonnie Maria Epps, was a teacher turned headmistress and then principal.
As a child, Epps showed signs of the artist who prompted his mother to enroll him in Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music, Fine Arts, and Performing Arts, where he studied acting alongside the comedian. and comedian Marlon Wayans, a member of the Wayans family.
His poetry writing skills made him want to become a rapper and was the driving force behind his arrival at Queen Latifah as a backup singer and dancer on tour. In 1991, he teamed up with his cousin to form the rap group Wolfpack. While trying to make it in the music business, Epps continued to audition for roles after graduating from high school. His big break came in 1992 when he was cast alongside Tupac Shakur in the movie Juice (1992). He followed this breathtaking performance with another in Le program (1993) then in Mortal Voyage (1996) which won him the Best Actor award at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival.
Some roles in which Omar Epps appeared as an athlete followed before joining the cast of the medical drama “ER” in the 1996-1997 season. After his character’s tragic death in the ER, Epps returned to the big screen to star as a murder victim in ‘Scream 2’ (1997).
In 1999 he stepped up his game to appear in four different films; The Mod Squad, JE n Too Deep alongside Stanley Tucci and LL Cool J, Le Bois with Taye Diggs and Richard T. Jones, then in Breakfast of Champions. He continued his good run of performances in Love and Basketball (2000) where he portrayed Quincy, an NBA prospect and love interest of Sanaa Lathan’s character Monica.
In 2004, Epps played a boxer in the biopic Against the Ropes before going on to star in another medical drama. This time was a recurring phenomenon on House MD where he portrayed Dr. Eric Foreman until the show ended in May 2012. For his performances on the show, Epps earned six NAACP Image Award nominations for which he won three (2007, 2008, 2013).
The net worth of Omar Epps
Omar Epps is said to have an estimated net worth of $15 million which he has earned from his various acting roles. This figure is to be expected considering he has been acting for over three decades, since 1988.
