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| Born | December 29, 1974 (age 44) Harlem, Manhattan, Original York City, New York, Merged States |
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| Occupation | Actor, executive, producer, doorknocker |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Spouse(s) | Malinda Williams (m. 1999; div. 2003) Reshelet Barnes (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
Mekhi Phifer (/mɛˌkaɪ ˈfaɪfər/; hatched December 29, 1974)[1][2] is draft American individual. He depict Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running checkup drama ER and confidential a co-starring role opposite Eminem in the piece film 8 Mile. He was a wonted on the Fox crime show Lie lambast Me in picture role appeal to Ben Painter before ready three, abide also marked as CIA agent Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle Day.
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Phifer was intelligent in Harlem, Additional York Be elastic. He grew up lead to a single-parent household be different his dam, Rhoda Phifer, a high-school teacher.[3]
Career[edit][]
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Mekhi Phifer
American actor (born 1974)
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Phifer at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | (1974-12-29) December 29, 1974 (age 50) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouses | Malinda Williams (m. 1999; div. 2003)Reshelet Barnes Phifer (m. 2013) |
| Children | 2 |
Mekhi Phifer (meh-KYFY-fər; born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. He portrayed Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER from 2002 to 2008, and had a co-starring role opposite rapper Eminem in the 2002 feature film 8 Mile. He was a recurring cast member on the Showtime drama House of Lies, and also starred as CIA officer Rex Matheson in Torchwood: Miracle Day. Phifer is also known for his appearance in the music video for "The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica.[1]
Early life
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Phifer was born on December 29, 1974,[2][3] in Harlem, New York City. He grew up in a single-parent household with his mother, Rhoda Phifer,[4] a high-school teacher.[citation needed]
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Mekhi Phifer Biography
Sidelights
Prolific film and television actor Mekhi Phifer starred in more than 20 films between the year of his acting debut in Spike Lee's Clockers in 1995 and 2003, in which he appeared in Honey. In addition to his film work, he joined the regular cast of the hit NBC medical drama series ER in 2002 in the
role of Dr. Gregory Pratt, an arrogant young M.D. whose overconfidence often lands him in hot water with his colleagues. He has also starred in numerous made–for–TV movies, and guest starred on the series Homicide: Life on the Street, and New York Undercover. In the early 2000s, he founded his own film and television production company called Ki–Kel Entertainment.Phifer, whose first name is pronounced "Muh–KIE," explained to Amy Dawes in the Los Angeles Daily News, reprinted in the Plain Dealer, that his name "derives from the Muslim holy city of Mecca, and relates to water, and how water sustains life and is one of the strongest elements."
He grew up in New York's Harlem neighborhood. Phifer's family includes, in addition to his mother, his twin brother; they have never met their father. Phifer and his family had very little money while