Birth name Olurotimi Akinosho Name Olurotimi Akinosho Years active 2009–Present Role Singer-songwriter Record label G-Unit Records | Occupation(s) ActorSingerModel Labels G-Unit Records Education Northwestern University | |
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Born November 30, 1990 (age 33) Maplewood, New Jersey, USA ( 1990-11-30 ) Movies Imperial Dreams, Black Nativity Similar People 50 Cent, Chris Webby, Kasi Lemmons Profiles | ||
10 Things About... Rotimi
Olurotimi Akinosho better known by his stage name, Rotimi, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and model. He's best known for his roles as Darius Morrison on the Starz Network's Boss, and Dre on Power. Rotimi is also the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of FrontRoSeat Productions.
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Early life and education
Rotimi was born in Maplewood, New Jersey, to Nigerian parents – his father an investment banker and his mother working for the government. He attended Columbia High School, where he was a standout on both the varsity basketball team and the honors choir. He continued his studies at Northwestern University and graduated with a Communications minor in Business.
Acting
At his first with acting, Rotimi auditioned and subsequently got his first acting gig on Boss as drug dealer Darius Morrison. Rotimi also appeared in three episodes of ABC's Betrayal.
Rotimi made his silver screen debut in film Black Nativity (2013). Following this, he starred in Imperial Dreams at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival , which later won for "Best of NEXT".
Rotimi next appeared in the high grossing film, Divergent (2014).
He was added to the cast of Starz' TV series Power as a series regular, in the role of "Dre", the quick-tempered young protege of Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson's character. Rotimi was also cast in a recurring role on Battle Creek as Danny.
Music
A contemporary R&B artist, Rotimi released two digital mixtapes, titled The Resume (March 8, 2011) and While You Wait (November 30, 2011). His videos have been featured on international and U.S. based entertainment media including MTV, MTV Base, and VH1 Soul.
Rotimi has performed on stage, opening for Jennifer Hudson, T.I., Estelle, and NERD; he also performed on BET’s show 106 and Park and appeared in R&B singer Keyshia Cole's music video "Trust and Believe" as Cole's unfaithful boyfriend.
Rotimi garnered music placement with “I’m the One” on the first episode of Boss. In 2015, American rapper and executive producer of Power, 50 Cent signed Rotimi to his label, G-Unit Records. He also released his first G-Unit single "Lotto" featuring 50 Cent.
Fashion
Rotimi is the lead model/spokesperson of rapper T.I.’s AKOO Clothing 2012 Spring/Summer campaign, April 2, 2012.