Morocco Omari Biography

Fast Facts

• Aspired to play professional football while growing up
• Fought in Desert Storm as a soldier in the U
• S
• Marine Corps
• Became involved in Chicago's theater scene after returning from war
• Played the role of Wheeler Parker in a stage production of The Ballad of Emmett Till at the Goodman Theatre in 2008
• Won the Best Short Film Award at the 10th annual Hollywood Black Film Festival for The (Mis)Leading Man, which he both wrote and starred in
• Made his Broadway debut as an understudy for multiple roles in A Streetcar Named Desire at Broadhurst Theatre in 2012
• Was the understudy for various roles in a Broadway production of A Time to Kill in 2013
• Provided voice-over work for many brands, including Sony, Toyota, Budweiser, Powerade, CoverGirl and McDonald's