First Name |
Marques
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Middle Name |
Barrett
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Last Name |
Houston
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Full Name at Birth |
Marques Barrett Houston
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Alternative Name |
MH, Batman, Roger, M Houston, Marques Jones, Marques Barrett Houston, Marques Houston
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Birthday |
4th August, 1981
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Birthplace |
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Height |
5' 10" (178 cm)
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Weight |
165lbs (75 kg)
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Build |
Athletic
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Black
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Zodiac Sign |
Leo
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Religion |
Jahovah's Witness
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Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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Nationality |
American
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High School |
Montebello High School
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Occupation Text |
Singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, actor, dancer, model, film producer
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Occupation |
Singer
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Claim to Fame |
his tenure as the founding member of the R&B group Immature/IMx as well as his solo music career with several songs, such as I Love Her, Favorite Girl, Circle, All Because of You, Clubbin', Pop That Booty, and Naked, in addition to his roles as Eli Black in the NBC sitcom A Different World, Roger Evans in the ABC/WB sitcom Sister, Sister, Elgin Barrett Eugene Smith III in the 2004 dance drama film You Got Served, Kevin Barnes in the UPN sitcom One on One and its spin-off series Cuts, Dumb Donald in the 2004 live-action/animated comedy film Fat Albert, and Michael Kirsh in the Tubi original musical drama web miniseries Howard High and the 2021 film of the same name
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Music Genre (Text) |
R&B, Hip Hop
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Music Genre |
Hip Hop
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Year(s) Active |
1992 - 2001, 2010 - Present (Immature/IMx) 2003 - Present (solo) 1990 - Present (actor), 1992–2001, 2010–present (Immature/IMx), 2003–present (solo), 1990–present (actor), 1990–present, 1990–present
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Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Piano, Guitar
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Record Label |
Silent Partner, Musicworks (management), MusicWorks, Shanachie, EMI, Fontana, Universal Motown, Atlantic, TUG, Interscope, Elektra, A&M
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Associated Acts |
IMx, Omarion, B2K, J-Boog, Rick Ross, Detail
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Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
Pantheon Talent Group, Llc (LA)
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Official Websites |
http://www.marqueshoustononline.com/, www.instagram.com/marqueshouston/?hl=en, twitter.com/#!/marqueshouston, www.facebook.com/MarquesHoustonMusic, marqueshouston.tumblr.com/, www.youtube.com/mrhouston08, www.pinterest.com/marqueshouston/, www.myspace.com/marqueshouston, www.linkedin.com/in/marques-houston-6a994a1a, https://web.archive.org/web/20120420211327/http://www.marqueshoustononline.com/
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Mother |
Caroline (His mother, Caroline, died of cancer. Before she died, he wrote the song "Please Don't Go" which appears on Immature's album "We Got It")
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Sister |
Danielle
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Friend |
Nick Cannon, Romeo, Bow Wow, Omarion, Ldb
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Marques Barrett Houston (born August 4, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A member of the R&B group Immature/IMx from 1990 to 2002, Houston went solo in 2003. As an artist, Houston has released one studio album that went platinum in the United States. As an actor, he is best known for his role as Roger Evans in the television comedy series Sister, Sister.