Romany Malco
Encyclopedia
Romany Romanic Malco, Jr. (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and music producer. He has been nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image Award, MTV Movie Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. Malco portrayed Conrad Shepard on the Showtime series Weeds
. He most recently played George St. Cloud on the ABC
primetime one-hour drama No Ordinary Family
.
He also did the raps for MC Skat Kat
, mostly known for the Grammy award
-winning "Opposites Attract
", a duet with Paula Abdul
.
, New York
. His family is from Trinidad
, with extended relatives in Venezuela
. As a teen, he moved to Texas and attended Ross S Sterling High School
. After graduation, he formed the rap group, R.M.G., and upon relocating to Los Angeles
, the crew signed a deal with Virgin Records
. The group's name was changed to College Boyz
and "Victim of the Ghetto” off their album Radio Fusion Radio
went to #2 on the rap charts.
, impressed by his dynamic personality, encouraged Romany to pursue acting. He went on to perform in roles as Jay in Judd Apatow
’s 2005 film The 40 Year Old Virgin and as Conrad Shepard in the Showtime television series Weeds
. Malco has also played supporting roles in films such as Blades of Glory
, The Love Guru
, and Baby Mama
. Malco's other work includes The Château, The Tuxedo
, The Prime Gig
, and Saint John of Las Vegas
. He was also in the music video for DeStorm Power's
"Her POV".
Malco is slated to appear in 2011's A Little Bit Of Heaven
and the upcoming Gulliver's Travels
adaptation. In the fall of 2010, Malco appears as a member of the ABC
primetime one-hour drama No Ordinary Family
.
Malco's Tijuana Jackson, a series about an ex-convict turned motivational speaker, is set to air in early 2011 on HBO's Funny or Die Presents
.
MTV Movie Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
. He most recently played George St. Cloud on the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
primetime one-hour drama No Ordinary Family
No Ordinary Family
No Ordinary Family is an American television series on ABC. The 45-minute science fiction comedy-drama was produced by ABC Studios for the 2010–11 television season. The series ran from September 28, 2010 to April 5, 2011, on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT...
.
He also did the raps for MC Skat Kat
MC Skat Kat
MC Skat Kat is an animated cat who appeared with Paula Abdul in the video for her song "Opposites Attract" in 1989.-History:The idea of Skat Kat came from the Gene Kelly movie Anchors Aweigh, in which Kelly's character dances with Jerry, the mouse from the Tom and Jerry cartoon series...
, mostly known for the Grammy award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning "Opposites Attract
Opposites Attract
"Opposites Attract" is a song recorded by Paula Abdul, featured on her debut album Forever Your Girl. It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber, who came up with the title after browsing a bookstore. Vocals on the song, in addition to Abdul, were provided by Bruce DeShazer and Marv Gunn, aka...
", a duet with Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality.In the 1980s, Abdul rose from cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers to highly sought-after choreographer at the height of the music video era before scoring a string of pop music-R&B hits...
.
Early life
Malco was born in BrooklynBrooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. His family is from Trinidad
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
, with extended relatives in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. As a teen, he moved to Texas and attended Ross S Sterling High School
Sterling High School (Baytown, Texas)
Ross S. Sterling High School is a secondary school located in Baytown, Texas.Sterling, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District. The school was built in 1966 to accommodate the growing population of Baytown. The campus has over and is...
. After graduation, he formed the rap group, R.M.G., and upon relocating to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, the crew signed a deal with Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
. The group's name was changed to College Boyz
College Boyz
The College Boyz were an American hip hop group composed of R.O.M., Squeak, Humphry and DJ Cue.They were signed to both Virgin Records and Capitol Records....
and "Victim of the Ghetto” off their album Radio Fusion Radio
Radio Fusion Radio
Radio Fusion Radio is the debut album by rap group, the College Boyz. It was released on April 7, 1992 through Virgin Records. The album found some success, making it to #118 on the Billboard 200, #25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #2 on the Top Heatseekers, as did three singles released from...
went to #2 on the rap charts.
Acting career
Malco was working as a music producer on The Pest when John LeguizamoJohn Leguizamo
Jonathan Alberto "John" Leguizamo is an Colombian-American actor, producer, voice artist, and comedian.-Early life:...
, impressed by his dynamic personality, encouraged Romany to pursue acting. He went on to perform in roles as Jay in Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow is an American film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is well known for his work in comedy films, especially for films he has been involved with throughout the latter half of the 2000s. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, a film production company that also developed the...
’s 2005 film The 40 Year Old Virgin and as Conrad Shepard in the Showtime television series Weeds
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
. Malco has also played supporting roles in films such as Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, and starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder. The movie was released on March 29, 2007 by DreamWorks and MTV Films...
, The Love Guru
The Love Guru
The Love Guru is a 2008 comedy film, directed by Marco Schnabel and starring Mike Myers and Jessica Alba along with Romany Malco and Justin Timberlake. In addition to starring in the film, Myers wrote The Love Guru with Graham Gordy and produced it with Gary Barber. The film was released by...
, and Baby Mama
Baby Mama (film)
Baby Mama is a 2008 comedy film from Universal Pictures written and directed by Michael McCullers and starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver, Greg Kinnear, and Dax Shepard.-Plot:...
. Malco's other work includes The Château, The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo
The Tuxedo is a 2002 American comedy-action film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt. It is a spy spoof that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities and a corporate terrorist threatening to poison the United States' fresh water...
, The Prime Gig
The Prime Gig
The Prime Gig is a 2001 film directed by Gregory Mosher, starring Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, and Ed Harris. The Prime Gig debuted at the Venice, London, and Los Angeles film festivals, and was released directly to DVD in September 2001.-Cast:...
, and Saint John of Las Vegas
Saint John of Las Vegas
Saint John of Las Vegas is a 2009 American comedy-drama film starring Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, and Sarah Silverman.The film, directed and written for the screen by Hue Rhodes and produced by Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, and Spike Lee, follows an ex-gambler as he takes a road trip with his new...
. He was also in the music video for DeStorm Power's
Destorm
DeStorm Power is an American YouTube personality. He is the 44th most subscribed user as well as the 8th most subscribed musician on YouTube.- History :...
"Her POV".
Malco is slated to appear in 2011's A Little Bit Of Heaven
A Little Bit of Heaven (2011 film)
A Little Bit of Heaven is a 2011 romantic comedy film directed by Nicole Kassell and starring Kate Hudson and Gael García Bernal.- Plot :...
and the upcoming Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels (2010 film)
Gulliver's Travels is a 2010 fantasy comedy film directed by Rob Letterman and very loosely based on Part One of the 18th-century novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift, though the film takes place in modern day...
adaptation. In the fall of 2010, Malco appears as a member of the ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
primetime one-hour drama No Ordinary Family
No Ordinary Family
No Ordinary Family is an American television series on ABC. The 45-minute science fiction comedy-drama was produced by ABC Studios for the 2010–11 television season. The series ran from September 28, 2010 to April 5, 2011, on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT...
.
Malco's Tijuana Jackson, a series about an ex-convict turned motivational speaker, is set to air in early 2011 on HBO's Funny or Die Presents
Funny or Die Presents
Funny or Die Presents is a half-hour sketch comedy show that spawned from the Will Ferrell & Adam McKay created comedy website Funny or Die. It premiered on HBO on February 19, 2010...
.
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | The Wrecking Crew | Chewy | |
| Urban Menace Urban Menace Urban Menace is a 1999 direct-to-video horror film directed by Albert Pyun and starring Snoop Dogg, Big Pun, Ice-T and Fat Joe. While the rappers in the movie shot their parts in New York, the actors of the movie filmed in Central and Eastern Europe in abandoned buildings... |
Syn | ||
| Corrupt Corrupt (1999 film) -Plot:After decades of street violence, two gangs have finally truced. MJ has finally found a way to get out of the deadly hood him and his sister Jodi are living in. Corrupt the only person standing in MJ's way of leaving. This will result in a deadly rampage between two gangs.-Cast:* Silkk Tha... |
Snackbar Dude | ||
| 2000 | True Vinyl | Nite Owl | |
| The Prime Gig The Prime Gig The Prime Gig is a 2001 film directed by Gregory Mosher, starring Vince Vaughn, Julia Ormond, and Ed Harris. The Prime Gig debuted at the Venice, London, and Los Angeles film festivals, and was released directly to DVD in September 2001.-Cast:... |
Zeke | ||
| 2001 | The Château | Allen Rex Granville | |
| Ticker Ticker (2001 film) Ticker is a 2001 action film directed by Albert Pyun, starring Tom Sizemore, Dennis Hopper, Steven Seagal, Jaime Pressley, Nas and Ice-T.-Plot:... |
T.J. | ||
| 2002 | White Boy | Mike Robinson | |
| The Tuxedo The Tuxedo The Tuxedo is a 2002 American comedy-action film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan and Jennifer Love Hewitt. It is a spy spoof that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities and a corporate terrorist threatening to poison the United States' fresh water... |
Mitch | ||
| 2004 | The Leprecaun Chronicles | Griffin Paschall | |
| 2004 | Churchill: The Hollywood Years Churchill: The Hollywood Years Churchill: The Hollywood Years is a 2004 film, directed by Peter Richardson. It stars Christian Slater as Winston Churchill, and Neve Campbell as Elizabeth II... |
Denzil Eisenhower Dwight D. Eisenhower Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army... |
|
| 2005 | The 40-Year-Old Virgin The 40-Year-Old Virgin The 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 American buddy comedy film about a middle-aged man's journey to finally have sex. The film was written and directed by Judd Apatow and co-written by its lead star, Steve Carell, though the film itself features a great deal of improvised dialogue... |
Jay | |
| 2007 | Blades of Glory Blades of Glory Blades of Glory is a 2007 American comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, and starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder. The movie was released on March 29, 2007 by DreamWorks and MTV Films... |
Jesse | |
| The Ex | Hakeem Oliver the Doctor (Cameo) | ||
| 2008 | Baby Mama Baby Mama (film) Baby Mama is a 2008 comedy film from Universal Pictures written and directed by Michael McCullers and starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sigourney Weaver, Greg Kinnear, and Dax Shepard.-Plot:... |
Oscar | |
| The Love Guru The Love Guru The Love Guru is a 2008 comedy film, directed by Marco Schnabel and starring Mike Myers and Jessica Alba along with Romany Malco and Justin Timberlake. In addition to starring in the film, Myers wrote The Love Guru with Graham Gordy and produced it with Gary Barber. The film was released by... |
Darren Roanoke | ||
| 2010 | Saint John of Las Vegas Saint John of Las Vegas Saint John of Las Vegas is a 2009 American comedy-drama film starring Steve Buscemi, Romany Malco, and Sarah Silverman.The film, directed and written for the screen by Hue Rhodes and produced by Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, and Spike Lee, follows an ex-gambler as he takes a road trip with his new... |
Virgil | |
| A Little Bit Of Heaven A Little Bit of Heaven A Little Bit of Heaven is a 1940 musical film starring soprano singer Gloria Jean. The story casts Gloria as a young member of a large Irish working-class family who becomes a singing sensation on a local radio station... |
Peter Cooper | ||
| Gulliver's Travels Gulliver's Travels (2010 film) Gulliver's Travels is a 2010 fantasy comedy film directed by Rob Letterman and very loosely based on Part One of the 18th-century novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift, though the film takes place in modern day... |
Young Hank |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel Touched by an Angel is an American drama series that premiered on CBS on September 21, 1994 and ran for 211 episodes and nine seasons until its conclusion on April 27, 2003. Created by John Masius and produced by Martha Williamson, the series stars Roma Downey, as an angel named Monica, and Della... |
Bulldog | Guest star, episode: "Redeeming Love" |
| For Your Love For Your Love (TV series) For Your Love is an American sitcom that premiered on March 17, 1998 on NBC. It was canceled after six episodes, but was picked up by The WB Network. It ran there for four years before its 2002 cancellation.-Synopsis:... |
Frank "Heavyhands" Cato | Guest star, episode: "The Hair Club for Men" | |
| 2000–2001 | Level 9 Level 9 (TV series) Level 9 is an American television program broadcast on UPN, first aired in 2000. The plot revolved around a secret agency within the government, staffed by government agents, tech-savvy geeks, and former criminal hackers, which is tasked with solving or preventing cyber crimes.Thirteen episodes... |
Jerry Hooten | Series regular |
| 2001 | Too Legit: The MC Hammer Story | MC Hammer MC Hammer Stanley Kirk Burrell , better known by his stage name MC Hammer , is an American rapper, entertainer, business entrepreneur, dancer and actor. He had his greatest commercial success and popularity from the late 1980s until the mid-1990s... |
Television movie |
| 2003 | Miss Match Miss Match Miss Match is a 2003 American television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions and Imagine Entertainment. It aired in the U.S. on NBC, Australia on Network Seven, Arena and FOX8, and in the UK on Living, Channel 4 and is currently... |
Master Z | Guest star, episode: "Jive Turkey" |
| 2005–2008 | Weeds Weeds (TV series) Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a... |
Conrad Shepard | Series regular in seasons 1-3 |
| 2006 | American Dad! American Dad! American Dad! is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane and owned by Underdog Productions and Fuzzy Door Productions. It is produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television... |
Skittle/Refugee/Hot Rod | Guest star, voice only, episode: "Camp Refoogee" |
| 2009 | Bored to Death Bored to Death Bored to Death is an American comedy series, which premiered on HBO on September 20, 2009. , three seasons have aired, each consisting of eight episodes. The show was created by author Jonathan Ames, and stars Jason Schwartzman as a fictional Jonathan Ames – a writer based in Brooklyn, New York... |
Gay Male Escort | |
| 2010–2011 | No Ordinary Family No Ordinary Family No Ordinary Family is an American television series on ABC. The 45-minute science fiction comedy-drama was produced by ABC Studios for the 2010–11 television season. The series ran from September 28, 2010 to April 5, 2011, on Tuesdays at 8 pm ET/PT... |
George St. Cloud | Series regular |
| 2010 | Tijuana Jackson | Tijuana Jackson | |
Podcasts
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | NSFW Show | Tijuana Jackson | Guest star, episode #77: "The Science of Triumph" |
Nominations
Image Awards- 2008 - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (WeedsWeeds (TV series)Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...
) - 2007 - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Weeds)
MTV Movie Awards
MTV Movie Awards
The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV . It also contains movie parodies that used official movie footage with hosts and other celebrities and music performances. The nominees are decided by producers and executives at MTV. Winners are decided online by the general...
- 2006 - Best Breakthrough Performance (The 40-Year-Old VirginThe 40-Year-Old VirginThe 40-Year-Old Virgin is a 2005 American buddy comedy film about a middle-aged man's journey to finally have sex. The film was written and directed by Judd Apatow and co-written by its lead star, Steve Carell, though the film itself features a great deal of improvised dialogue...
) - 2006 - Best On-Screen Team (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) [Shared with Steve CarellSteve CarellSteven John "Steve" Carell is an American comedian, actor, voice artist, producer, writer, and director. Although Carell is notable for his role on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, he found greater fame in the late 2000s for playing Michael Scott on The Office...
, Paul RuddPaul RuddPaul Stephen Rudd is an American actor and screenwriter. He has primarily appeared in comedies, and is known for his roles in the films Clueless, Wet Hot American Summer, Anchorman, Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Dinner for Schmucks, The Object of My...
, and Seth RogenSeth RogenSeth Rogen is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, producer, screenwriter, and voice artist. Rogen began his career doing stand-up comedy during his teen years, winning the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest in 1998. While still living in his native Vancouver, he landed a small part in Freaks and...
]
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards
A Screen Actors Guild Award is an accolade given by the Screen Actors Guild to recognize outstanding performances by its members. The statuette given, a nude male figure holding both a mask of comedy and a mask of tragedy, is called "The Actor"...
- 2007 - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Weeds)
External links
- NSFW Show - episode 77 "The Science of Triumph" guest-starring Romany Malco as Tijuana Jackson
- BBpedia entry for NSFW #77