Mo McRae Biography

Fast Facts

• Quit the basketball team when he landed the lead in the high school play
• Appeared in commercials for Nike, Reebok and Visa early in his career
• Participated in Assemblies in Motion, a program that uses music and poetry to educate at-risk youth while working as a full time grocery bagger
• Produced and starred in a short film, The Fall which was in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in 2008
• Involved with Kids in the Spotlight, a charity that teaches foster care children and underserved youth how to create their own short films