Malcolm-Jamal Warner Biography

Fast Facts

• Was named in honor of civil rights activist Malcolm X and musician Ahmad Jamal
• Grew up in Los Angeles, CA, where he began acting at the age of 9 in a children's workshop at The Inglewood Playhouse in Inglewood, CA
• Wrote Theo and Me: Growing Up Okay, an advice book for teens, in 1988
• Made TV directorial debut in a 1990 Cosby Show episode titled "Off to See the Wretched"
• Took up playing the bass in 1996 to relieve work-related stress from shooting the TV series Malcolm & Eddie
• Formed a jazz-funk band called Miles Long, which released its debut album, The Miles Long Mixtape, in 2003
• Debuted his one-man show Love & Other Social Issues at the National Black Theatre Festival in 2003