Romany Malco

Romany Malco
Malco at the premiere of Baby Mama at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival.
Born	Romany Romanic Malco Jr. (1968-11-18) November 18, 1968 (age 52) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, producer, rapper, screenwriter
Years active	1998–present
Spouse(s)	Taryn Dakha (2008–2016)[citation needed]
Children	1

Romany Romanic Malco Jr.^[1] (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor, voice actor, rapper, and music producer. He has been nominated for several awards, including an NAACP Image Award, MTV Movie Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award. Malco portrayed Conrad Shepard on the Showtime series Weeds. He currently portrays Rome Howard on the ABC primetime one-hour drama A Million Little Things. He is also known for writing the rap lyrics for the character of MC Skat Kat in "Opposites Attract".^[2]

Personal life[]

Malco was born in Brooklyn, New York.^[3] His family is from Trinidad and Tobago.^[1]

As a young boy, Malco moved to Baytown, Texas, and he attended Ross S. Sterling High School.^{[citation needed]}

Malco served in the United States Marine Corps from 1987 to 1991.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, he married former ice skater Taryn Dakha, the body double for Jessica Alba. They met in 2007 on the set of the 2008 film The Love Guru.^{[citation needed]}

In 2015, Malco decided to move to Puerto Rico while filming Mad Dogs there. During an interview on ABC's The Chew, Malco said he "couldn't leave" and that living on the island made him feel he was "living the dream".^[4]

In January 2021, at age 52, Malco welcomed his first child, a son named Brave. He credited his preparedness from his stepchildren quoting: "Based on my upbringing and psychological disposition, waiting to have a child later in life feels right. I'm already a stepdad of two. Our 11 year old and 17-year-old have done an incredible job of preparing me for this moment. They have taught me unconditional love and they've rallied for Brave in unexpected ways. Now, seeing my genes expressed in this little man is fascinating to observe."^[5]

Music career[]

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After high school graduation, Malco formed the rap group R.M.G. The group moved to Los Angeles and signed a deal with Virgin Records in 1991. The group's name was changed to College Boyz. The single "Victim of the Ghetto", off their 1992 album Radio Fusion Radio, went to #2 on the rap charts.

Malco is often mistakenly credited for performing one of the raps as MC Skat Kat on the Grammy award–winning "Opposites Attract", a duet with Paula Abdul. On October 29, 2013, Malco told Wendy Williams that he wrote the rap, but did not perform it. He mentioned running into Paula Abdul and asking her, "Who keeps telling people that I'm the cat?" and she responded, "I do, it makes a better story." Malco said that Derrick "Delite" Stevens was the one that rapped the duet with Abdul.

Acting career[]

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Malco was working as a music producer on The Pest when John Leguizamo, impressed by his dynamic personality, encouraged Romany to pursue acting. He went on to play Jay in Judd Apatow's 2005 film The 40 Year Old Virgin and Conrad Shepard in the Showtime television series Weeds. He played supporting roles in films such as Blades of Glory, The Love Guru, and Baby Mama.

He appeared in 2011's A Little Bit of Heaven and the Gulliver's Travels adaptation. In the fall of 2010, Malco appeared as a member of the ABC primetime one-hour drama No Ordinary Family. He also appeared as a guest host on the popular YouTube series, Equals Three, on the episode "T-Painful".

In 2013, he played a concierge in the movie Last Vegas, alongside Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline, and Michael Douglas.

Romany currently plays Rome Howard on the ABC series A Million Little Things.

Criticism of the media[]

On July 17, 2013, Malco wrote a piece for the Huffington Post on the Trayvon Martin verdict. In it, he chastised the media for sensationalizing the verdict to improve their ratings. Malco stated "Hundreds of blacks die annually in South Side Chicago without even a blurb. Trayvon isn't in the mainstream news for any reason other than ratings and profit. The news coverage on the Zimmerman case almost implies that the killing of this young black man is somehow an anomaly and I resent that." He also criticized the negative images of blacks by the same media that now purported to side with Martin. Malco called for an end to reinforcing negative stereotypes from within the black community and suggests that "Education, introspection, self-love and excellence are the only ways to overcome the wrath of ignorance."^[6]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

Podcasts[]

Awards and nominations[]

Nominations[]

Image Awards

• 2008 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Weeds)
• 2007 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Weeds)

MTV Movie Awards

• 2006 – Best Breakthrough Performance (The 40-Year-Old Virgin)
• 2006 – Best On-Screen Team (The 40-Year-Old Virgin) [Shared with Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and Seth Rogen]

Screen Actors Guild Awards

• 2007 – Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (Weeds)

References[]

External links[]

• Romany Malco at IMDb