Other names XL Website xavierlt.com | Years active 2006–present Instruments Vocals Record label Zone Three Ent. | |
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Full Name Xavier Lamar Truesdell Occupation Actormodelsingersongwriter Albums Dance All Night, Synthesis - EP People also search for Shana Lea, F. Millionaire, Julianne Buescher | ||
Xavier Lamar Truesdell (born October 30, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois) also known as XL is an American actor, model, radio personality, singer, and songwriter. Truesdell made his debut on the pilot episode of the television drama series Las Vegas (TV series) (2003). In 2008, he was the lead model in a national campaign for Toyota. Truesdell is also known for his numerous appearances on MTV reality shows, like Parental Control, Punk'd and the game show Identity, which was hosted by Penn Jillette. He also appeared in hit films such as Miss Congeniality 2 (2005) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).
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Early life
Xavier Lamar Truesdell was born on October 30, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois. Truesdell started modeling in high school after being discovered by Toni Shelton. At 17 years of age, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada booking his first feature role on the pilot episode of the Las Vegas (TV series), and the comedy film Miss Congeniality 2. In that same year, Truesdell was also featured in a Michael Jackson’s music video, One More Chance. This music video was halted during production and was never completed due to troubles with Jackson. Later that year, Truesdell played the role of Master Flo's (Coolio's) outargue in Three Days to Vegas.
Career
In 2006, Truesdell moved to Los Angeles and appeared on MTV shows such as Parental Control, Next, Celebrity Exposed, Wild N' Out, and Punk'd, which landed him on MTV'S Most Eligible Bachelors list. Over time, Truesdell has starred in many commercials and modeling campaigns for brands like Pepsi, KFC, Adidas, Nike, Toyota, Hanes, Volkswagen, Mediacom, etc. In 2012, he was featured in Lady Gaga's Fame fragrance campaign, which was directed by Steven Klein. Truesdell also appeared on Rizzoli & Isles (2010) where he was featured as a snake charmer. In 2013, he did stunt work and played the role of a U.S.S. Enterprise security guard in the blockbuster hit "Star Trek Into Darkness" which grossed over 400 million dollars worldwide. In 2011, Truesdell was known by his initials XL writing and co-producing his debut EP "Dance All Night" together with Dem Jointz. In 2014, Truesdell became a music director and on-air personality for KOTM-FM aka Tom-FM hosting "The Morning Show", broadcasting in South East Iowa and Northern Missouri. He interviewed famous personalities, for example The Broadway Boys, Max-D driver Morgan Kane, Tom Arnold and Dustin Lynch. In 2015, Truesdell made appearances in music videos by Jordin Sparks, Christian Rich and Big Sean. His most recent feature is a music video for Third Eye which is part of The Odyssey, a film directed by Vincent Haycock for Florence and The Machine.
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My Mistakes2016
Dance All Night2010
This Ain't Over2012