Shemar Moore

Posted July 28, 201014 yr

Shemar Franklin Moore (born April 20, 1970) is an American actor and former male fashion model with Irene Marie Models, best known for his role as Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless, which he originally played from 1994 to 2002, and as the third permanent host of Soul Train, from 1999 to 2003. Currently, he plays FBI Special Agent Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds.

Moore was born in Oakland, California, the son of Marilyn Wilson, a business consultant, and Sherrod Moore. Moore has 3 half siblings, Kosheno Moore, Sheburra Moore and Shenon Moore. Moore's father is African American and his mother, who was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, is of Irish and French-Canadian descent His mother, who has a degree in mathematics, worked as a teacher in Bahrain and Denmark for several years, and Moore lived with her abroad. Returning to California in the 1970s, they moved to Chico, California, where his mother worked at a clinic, before later moving to Palo Alto, where he graduated from Gunn High School. He matriculated to Santa Clara University, where he majored in Communications. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, he modeled to pay his bills.

Career

Moore played the role of Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless for eight years. In November 2004, he returned to The Young and the Restless after originally planning to leave the show, but after a few months he dropped back to recurring status and left in September 2005. In 2007, he said, "My time is done on Y&R. I did eight solid years as Malcolm."

He was the host of the syndicated version of the series Soul Train from 1999 until 2003, and appeared looser in the 2001 feature film The Brothers. He portrayed Detective Jesse Reese on the television series Birds of Prey from 2002 to 2003.

Moore played the role of Emery Simms in the 2004 film Motives alongside Vivica Fox and Golden Brooks, and had a supporting role in the film Diary of a Mad Black Woman. He has also appeared as the boyfriend of Kelly Rowland's character in the romantic comedy The Seat Filler.

Criminal Minds was the seventh pilot Moore was cast in. In one episode, he was shown watching 'The Young and the Restless' after breaking into fellow agent Dr. Reid's hotel room. In August 2009, the actor broke his leg after he was hit by a car while riding his bike. As a result, he is expected to miss a few episodes in the fifth season of the show. He has won fans due to his high-profile modeling, often shirtless and in erotic shots. He is signed to DNA Model Management in New York City.

In 1994, he was in Toni Braxton's music video, "How Many Ways."

Moore appeared on the March 2009 issue of Men's Fitness magazine.

Personal life

His mother suffers from multiple sclerosis. He and his fellow cast members from Criminal Minds compete in an MS Bike Tour each year to help raise money for research.

On July 20, 2007 Moore addressed nude photographs that were taken at a gay beach, as well as claims that he is a homosexual in People Magazine and In Touch Weekly, saying:

"Look, I had no problems.... What I have a problem with is they're making such an issue out of me being gay. I'll say it right now: I'm not gay. I love women. Women are God's greatest creation."

On April 7, 2010, Shemar appeared on The Ellen Degeneres Show and talked about how he was injured when a car struck him while he was bicycling in the hills near his home. Injuries included a cracked rib and a broken leg, from which he has now healed. He also indicated his reluctance at approaching 40 years of age; Ellen subsequently gave him personalized license plates reading 40NHOT (40 And Hot), as he had revealed his desire to buy himself an Audi R8. In the appearance, he also stated that he is single and looking.