Flex Alexander Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for two BET Comedy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for "One on One" in 2004 and 2005
• Attended Manhattan's famed High School of Art and Design, where he studied architecture
• Married well-known R&B singer Shanice Wilson in 2000
• Began his career only as a dancer, choreographing routines for big name performers before eventually turning to acting himself
• Initially a night club dancer in his teens, he would join Salt-n-Pepa's touring group in the late '80s after being discovered by DJ Spinderella
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "The Uptown Comedy Club" in 1992
• Best known for his role as Mark "Flex" Washington in "One on One," for which he was also executive producer, and as Three G's in "Snakes on a Plane․"
• His first paying gig was dancing at a Bar Mitzvah, for which he was paid $50