Romany Romanic Malco, Jr. (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor and music producer. He has been nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image Award, MTV Movie Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. Malco portrayed Conrad Shepard on the Showtime series
Weeds. He currently plays George St. Cloud on the
ABC primetime one-hour drama
No Ordinary Family.
He also did the raps for
MC Skat Kat, mostly known for the
Grammy award-winning "
Opposites Attract", a duet with
Paula Abdul.
Early life
Malco was born in
Brooklyn,
New York. His family is from
Trinidad, with extended relatives in
Venezuela. As a teen, he moved to Texas and attended
Ross S Sterling High School. After graduation, he formed the rap group, R.M.G., and upon relocating to
Los Angeles, the crew signed a deal with
Virgin Records. The group's name was changed to
College Boyz and "Victim of the Ghetto” off their album
Radio Fusion Radio went to #2 on the rap charts.
Acting career
Malco was working as a music producer on
The Pest when
John Leguizamo, impressed by his dynamic personality, encouraged Romany to pursue acting. He went on to perform in roles as Jay in
Judd Apatow’s 2005 film
The 40 Year Old Virgin and as
Conrad Shepard in the
Showtime television series
Weeds. Malco has also played supporting roles in films such as......
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