A Chicago native, I am an actor/poet most skilled at being interactive, imaginative, theatrical, comedic, handsome and true to life.
No stranger to the Los Angeles comedy circuit, I have performed at Mixed Nuts, The Comedy Union, The Comedy Store, and The Laugh
Factory. A few of my television credits include NBC's It's Showtime at the Apollo, BRAVO's No Talent Necessary, HBO's Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry and the MTV TRL Awards Show.
I currently reside in Los Angeles. In 2008 /nominated for an NAACP theatre award for my participation in the play Butterflies of Uganda /opened for accomplished Hip hop artist Talib Kweli. I
also won $2,500.00 in the Flypoet.com Spoken Word and Music Showcase 'Great Debaters' movie local, regional, and national promotional poetry slam.
In 2007 I wrote and produced a live, one night only theatrical DVD and Album taping titled "Blurring the Line."
Described as "groundbreaking" the show featured 25 poets and actors from numerous poetry and theater venues performing with myself.
In 2006 I opened for Grammy Nominated Hip Hop Artist "Common" and was commissioned to perform my work by the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. Recently, after 8 months of auditioning, I became a lifetime member of the prestigious Los Angeles and New York based Actors Studio. With God's help I'll get to the big or small screen. As fine as I am.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcFcW9hX7_g
Come experience the resurrection of spoken word!
Elevated! is a creative arts experience that is guaranteed to uplift, inspire and move you through spoken word, music, and visual art.
Elevated! features nationally, internationally, and locally renowned poets. The open mic encourages up-and- coming artists to showcase their skills and talent.
Come to listen, express, and get ELEVATED!
Eveoke Dance Theatre
2811 University Ave
San Diego, CA 92104
$5 at the door
Our special guest is Taylor Mali. He is one of the most well-known poets to have emerged from the poetry slam movement and one of the few people in the world to have no job other than that of poet. Eloquent, accessible, passionate, and often downright hilarious, Mali studied drama in Oxford with members of The Royal Shakespeare Company and puts those skills of presentation to work in all his performances. He was one of the original poets to appear on the HBO series Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry and was the "Armani-clad villain" of Paul Devlin's 1997 documentary film SlamNation.
