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Darius McCrary Born Darius Creston McCrary
May 1, 1976
Walnut, California, United StatesOccupation Actor/Singer Years active 1987–present Spouse Juliette Merrill Vann (2005-2006) (divorced)
Karrine Steffans (2009-2010) (divorced)Darius Creston McCrary[1] (born May 1, 1976) is an American film and television actor and singer. He is perhaps best known for his role as Eddie Winslow on the ABC/CBS television sitcom Family Matters.[2] His last role ended in mid-October 2011, in which he portrayed photographer Malcolm Winters on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless.
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Life and career
McCrary was born in Walnut, California, and is the son of Howard McCrary, a singer, composer, and music director, and brother of Donovan McCrary, who is also an actor. McCrary began his career as a child actor and made his film debut in the 1987 comedy Big Shots. He also appeared in guest spots in episodic television and had a role in the 1988 film Mississippi Burning before landing the role of Eddie slow in Family Matters the following year.[3] After Family Matters ended its run in 1998, McCrary co-starred in the short-lived UPN series Freedom. In 2000, he had a lead role in "Something to Sing About", a Christian drama produced by the Billy Graham Association, as Tommy. In 2001, he appeared in 15 Minutes opposite Robert De Niro and Kingdom Come, with Whoopi Goldberg that same year. In 2007, he was the voice of Jazz in the movie Transformers. In 2009, he voiced Tarix in Bionicle: The Legend Reborn. McCrary has also had film roles in Next Day Air, and Saw VI and in national stage play productions including The Maintenance Man.
McCrary is currently completing his first CD set to be released in 2011. Recently, he joined the cast of the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. McCrary portrays Malcolm Winters, a role originated by Shemar Moore.[4] He is joined on the series by his former Family Matters co-star Bryton James (né McClure).
On January 6, 2010, McCrary appeared as himself in an episode of I Get That a Lot on CBS. He was pumping gas, and Paris Hilton was pretending to be a clerk at the gas station. She recognized him and asked for his autograph. He thought it was her and after she confessed who she was he said he thought she was doing community service.
Filmography
Film Year Film Role Notes 1987 Big Shots Scam 1988 Mississippi Burning Aaron Williams Credited as Daruis McCrary 1998 Park Day jack jackson
1999 The Breaks Shaquan 2000 Freedom James Barnett 2001 Kingdom Come Royce Slocumb 15 Minutes Detective Tommy Cullen 2002 Vampires: Los Muertos Ray Collins Hostage FBI Commander Alternative title: The Hire: Hostage 2004 The Maintenance Man Malcolm Tremell Direct-to-DVD release 2006 Da Jammies Dean Cransbury Animated short 2007 Transformers Jazz (Voice) The Aristocats II Scat Cat Direct-to-video, cancelled 2008 A Good Man Is Hard to Find Bruce Hood Hostages On his death bed Direct-to-DVD release 2009 Next Day Air Buddy Busted Tyrone Saw VI Dave 2013 The Marriage Lover Sean Harrell Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 Amen Darius Hughes 1 episode Hooperman 1 episode 1987 What's Happening Now!! Brian 5 Episodes 1989–1998 Family Matters Edward "Eddie" Winslow 207 episodes 1996 Moesha Dante 1 episode Kidz in the Wood Tootooe Television movie 1997 Don King: Only in America Muhammad Ali Television movie 2000 City of Angels 1 episode Something to Sing About Tommy Television movie 2000–2001 Freedom James Barrett 10 episodes 2003 Kingpin Truck Thomas Miniseries Girlfriends Antoine 1 episode 2004 Dr. Vegas Stan 1 episode 2005 Committed Bowie James 12 episodes 2006 Eve Jamal 2 episodes 2008 The Life and Times of Marcus Felony Brown Marcus "Felony" Brown Television movie 2009 Bionicle: The Legend Reborn Tarix Direct to DVD 2009–2011 The Young and the Restless Malcolm Winters Daytime soap opera Award nominations
Year Award Result Category Film or series 1988 Young Artist Award Nominated Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy Big Shots 1989 Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Mississippi Burning 1993 Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series Family Matters References
- ^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461
- ^ "Cruisin' Takes A Back Seat". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1993-03-16/features/9303160344_1_cruising-family-matters-donovan. Retrieved 2010-09-24.
- ^ "Darius McCrary Biography (1976-)". filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/56/Darius-McCrary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
- ^ soapcentral.com News: "Family Matters star as Y&R's new Malcolm Winters". soapcentral.com. http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2009/1116-mccrary.php. Retrieved 2009-01-17.
External links
- Official website
- Darius McCrary at the Internet Movie Database
- Darius McCrary at AllRovi
Categories:- 1976 births
- Actors from California
- African American actors
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- Living people
- People from the Greater Los Angeles Area
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