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Malik Yoba Biography
Birth Place:
Bronx, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, singer, composer, playwright, director
Fast Facts
- Joined the CityKids Foundation, a non-profit, multicultural youth organization located in New York City, when he was 17; ultimately became its vice president
- Made singing debut with CityKids in 1991 at Carnegie Hall
- Wrote the theme and other music for the ABC Saturday morning show CityKids in 1992
- Winner of 1996, 1997 and 1998 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series for his performance on New York Undercover
- Published his autobiography, Yoba: Lessons From the Street and Other Places, in 1997
- In 2001, he starred in the stage musical What's on the Hearts of Men, cowritten with his brother A
- Rahman Yoba
- Founded the Malik Yoba National Theatre Company in 2003, which produces works for the urban theater market
- Mentors young adults and hosts diversity workshops across the country
Relationships
- Dena -- Daughter
- Pria -- Daughter
- Terry Barbosa -- Ex-significant Other
- Abdullah Yoba -- Father
- Mahmoudah Young -- Mother
- Josiah -- Son