Michael Ealy

Michael Ealy (born Michael Brown on August 3 1973 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an African American actor.

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August 3 - 1973 - Silver Spring, Maryland - African American

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Ealy grew up in the suburban Maryland neighborhood of Stonegate. He attended Springbrook High School and graduated in 1991, and studies at the University of Maryland, College Park. Ealy started his acting career in the late-1990s, appearing in a number of off-Broadway stage productions. Among his first film roles were Fast Company and Kissing Jessica Stein. His breakout role came in 2002's Barbershop, in which he plays reformed street thug Ricky Nash. He reprised the role in the 2004 sequel, '. After the Barbershop films, Ealy appeared in November and in Never Die Alone with DMX.

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Springbrook High School - University of Maryland, College Park - 1990s - Broadway - 2002 - Barbershop - 2004 - DMX

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His latest major role was in the telefilm version of Their Eyes Were Watching God, produced by Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones, and starring Ealy's girlfriend, Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry.

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Telefilm - Their Eyes Were Watching God - Oprah Winfrey - Quincy Jones - Academy Award - Actress - Halle Berry

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Ealy has light blue eyes, a rarity for people of black origin.

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