Celebrity Biographies
Biography of Michael Ealy
| Date of Birth: | 1973, August 3 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 47 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 10 inches |
| Name | michael ealy |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Washington D.C. |
| ethnicity | black ethnicity |
| Profession | Actor |
| Net worth | $3 million |
| Married | Yes |
| Married to | Khatira Rafiqzada |
| Education | University of Maryland, College Park, Springbrook High School |
| online presence | Facebook, Twitter, Lifestylepedia |
| Films | The perfect boy |
| tv show | Almost human |
Blue-eyed American actor Michael Brown aka Michael Ealy is best known for being a bandit in the 2002 film, Barbershop . Ealy has starred in a number of successful movies including, Barbershop 2: Back in Business , 2 Fast 2 Furious , Seven Pounds , His Eyes Were Watching God , For Colored Girls , Think Like a Man etc. Apart from movies, the actor has also appeared in many television series but is eminent for his role as Dorian in the sci-fi police drama series. Almost human. She also won several Black Reel Awards and an African American Film Critics Association Award for her exceptional acting skills. Michael has played sophisticated characters with great ease in his acting career.
Early life and biography of Michael Brown
Michael Brown was born on August 3, 1973 in Washington, DC, United States. He grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. Michael is an American national although he is of African American ethnicity.
Ealy attended Springbrook High School and completed her graduation there. After her graduation, she joined the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. Ealy’s mother was an IBM worker while his father was in a grocery store.
Michael Brown’s professional career
Michael Ealy began his acting career by appearing in numerous Off-Broadway stage productions in the late 1990s. He made his big screen debut appearing in the action comedy film. Bad company . He then appeared in his second film, Kissing Jessica Stein . Ealy’s third film Barbershop turned out to be his breakthrough in film.
Michael Ealy appeared as a street thug named Ricky Nash and later reprized his role in Barbershop 2: Back in Business . In 2003, Ealy played Slap Jack in the movie, 2 Fast 2 Furious. He was cast alongside famous celebrities like Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson , Eva Mendes, and Devon Aoki .
In 2004, Ealy appeared in several films including November , Barbershop 2 , and Never Die Alone .
In 2005, Michael Ealy appeared in Mariah Carey’s music video ‘Get Her Number’. The year seemed very dynamic for Ealy, as he landed a role in the television film version of Their Eyes Were Looking to God produced by Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones. For his performance, Ealy received a Black Reel Award for Best Actor. Ealy also appeared in the independent film, Jello Smoke .
In February 2014, Ealy announced that he was going to father a baby boy with his wife Rafiqzada. The couple named his daughter Elijah Rakim.
The couple welcomed their second child, a daughter, in 2016.
Michael Brown Net Worth and Salary
Michael has earned a great deal of money from his successful acting career. He has maintained an incredible net worth of $3 million. The actor made his acting debut by appearing in a 2012 box office hit film Barbershop which was successful to make a box office gross of $77,063,924.
His other commercially successful movie is 2 Fast 2 Furious grossing $236.3 million worldwide.
Social media
Michael is active on social networking sites like Instagram and Twitter. His followers can get recent updates on his activities.