Co-wrote the Juno Award-nominated song "Take Me Like I Am" in 1990 with the R&B group Spunkadelic
Has supported a number of charitable campaigns, including the Easter Seals Telethon and Run for the Cure
Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Undergrads" in 2001
Quote: "It didn't dawn on me until I was acting that it's actually very similar to performing as a singer․ You take on a role, you have lines you have to learn, you have to portray the emotions of the character and you have to engage with the audience․"
Best known as a singer and as an actor who has appeared in "Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B" and "An American Girl Adventure․"
On the Toronto stage, he played Simba in "The Lion King" and Duff in "We Will Rock You․"
Recorded the theme songs for the TV series "Donkey Kong Country" and "Zoboomafo․"