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Profile


Famous as :

R&B/pop singer, actor

Birth Name :

Usher Raymond IV

Birth Date :

October 14, 1978

Birth Place :

Dallas, Texas, USA

Spouse :

Tameka Foster (stylist, since 3-Aug-07)

Claim to fame :

Single "You Make Me Wanna" from album "My Way" (1997)

Biography


R&B professional singer Usher Raymond IV was born on October 14, 1978 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was raised there alongside his younger brother James by his single parent mother named Jonnetta Patton, who previously worked as a full-timer in an office. Usher began his singing career at his six-year age by joining the local church choir. Next at his twelfth year age, the guy followed his family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where he began participating in various local talent shows. Later on in 1992, he met Bryant Reid, brother of the famed R&B producer and co-president of LaFace Records Antonio Reid, in an audition in his school. Got impressed by Usher's singing talent, Bryant attempted his audition for Reid, who at the end offered him a recording contract.

Filmography


2007 : The Ballad of Walter Holmes
2005 : In the Mix
2001 : Texas Rangers
2000 : Geppetto
1999 : She's All That
1999 : Light It Up
1998 : The Faculty
1987 : The Bold and the Beautiful (TV)

Picture Gallery


Usher at BET Awards 2008 - Press Room
Usher at BET Awards 2008 - Press Room
Usher at Usher Performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" at Bryant Park in New York on May 30, 2008
Usher at Usher Performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" at Bryant Park in New York on May 30, 2008
Usher at Usher Performs on ABC's "Good Morning America" at Bryant Park in New York on May 30, 2008
Usher at BET's "106 & Park" Announces the Nominees for the 2008 BET Awards