Mehcad Brooks, also known as Brooks, who was born the son of two famous American parents, began his path to fame at the age of 15 as an underwear model for the Calvin Klein company and is currently famous for his role in the film series “Supergirl” (2015-2018) as Jimmy Olsen.
He also starred in the movie series “Desperate Housewives” (the second season), “True Blood”, “The Game” and also in the TV series “Necessary Roughness” from 2011 to 2013 with a leading role as Terrace “TK” King.
Brooks is handsome with a good height of 1.93 m and has a straightforward sexual orientation.
Mehcad Brooks Bio & Family
Mehcad Brooks was born on 25 October 1980 as Mehcad Jason McKinley Brooks in Austin, Texas. His nationality is American and his ethnicity is black/Afro-American. Brooks attended L.C. High School in Texas, where he lived with his family, and later went to the University of Southern California with the intention of pursuing a career as a fashion model, before realizing that he wanted to be an actor, and decided to become an actor instead.
According to him: “Family is everything to me. Family and health are the two most important things for me”.
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Mehcad was born the son of two famous American parents, Billy Brooks, a former professional football player, and his mother, Alberta Phillips, an editorial writer for the Austin American-Statesman. He has an older brother, Billy Brooks Jr., named after her father.
He was very good at basketball, and in a September 2010 episode of the Wendy William Show, Brooks mentioned that he turned down basketball scholarships and offers from Ivy League schools in favor of studying at the University of South California. He then left the university to pursue an acting career.
Mehcad is a hobby musician and plays acoustic guitar.
Mehcad Brooks Wiki
Mehcad was a fashion model before he decided to become an actor. He started modeling at the age of 15 and started his career as an underwear model for the Calvin Klein company.
At the age of 22, he realized that he wanted to be in movies and then appeared for the first time in the TV series “Do Over” in 2002 and in the same year in the American sitcom “Malcolm in the Middle”. In each series, he appeared in only one episode.
Things became more cheerful when he got a supporting role as Russel Clark during 4 episodes of “Boston Public” (2003), but it was only after his role in “Desperate Housewives” (2005-2006) as Matthew Applewhite, where he appeared in about 23 episodes, that his career took a turn. During his performance in “Desperate Housewives”, he was nominated for three awards and won one of them: Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series.
He is currently one of the main protagonists in “Supergirl” (2015-2018) and takes on the role of photographer James “Jimmy” Olsen. He has not only appeared on television shows in the year he started his career, but also in a film called “Radimi: Who Stole the Dream” (2002), and his film “Adulterer” was shot in 2015.
He starred in many other films, including “Glory Road” (2006), “In the Valley of Elah” (2007), “Just Wright” (2010), “Creature” (2011), and “About Last Night” (2014).
Mehcad’s net worth is estimated at around $2 million, with an annual salary that runs into the tens of thousands.
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Mehcad Brooks Wife/Girlfriend
Mehcad’s current relationship status is single, although he has shared relationships with many beautiful women. Maybe he is waiting for the perfect lady to marry him and has no children on the list.
Mehcad Brooks had an affair with the Canadian actress Serinda Swan. They started their relationship from 2010 to 2011, when they broke up. There were also rumors about his affair with the English actress Rebecca Mader.
In 2010, after he was separated from his girlfriend Swan, he was in a relationship with Maria Rogers. His news about his date with the model and actress Selita Ebanks was also in the news for a long time, as they were spotted in many public places and at parties where they hung out together. Brook’s rumor about a date with Italian actress and showgirl Elisabetta Canalis was in the news in 2011.
Mehcad Brooks’s Height
Height: 6′ 4″ (1.93m)
Weight: 93 kg (205 lbs)
Brooks has maintained a perfect body structure and balanced weight through frequent training and good nutrition. He says: “Food is fuel for the body, and if you can put good fuel in your car, you should do the same for your body”.
