Even though hes the only black student at the elite palmetto grove academy, he has the adoration of all, including the teams coach martin sheen and the deans beautiful daughter, desi julia stiles. Mekhi phifer thanks to ambition, pure talent and a stellar performance as strike in spike lees clockers, mekhi phifer has become a prized actor. Press photo actor mekhi phifer in o movie portraying hawks basketball player this is an original press photo. Odin james o a hot shot basketball player headed to the pros real soon leading his team to a championship playoff run winning the most valuable. He is perhaps best known for his multiyear role as dr. Aug 31, 2001 a shotcaller from the floor, o mekhi phifer is a decent guy whose status on the team provokes jealousy in the iago figure, hugo josh hartnett, who schemes to do o in by any means necessary. Ever since his 1995 breakthrough, the guy with the.
Mekhi phifer biographywho is he married to after divorce. Phifers acting career began when he auditioned at an open casting call for director spike lees clockers 1995 and was selected for the leading role. Mekhi phifer was born in harlem, manhattan, and was raised by his mother, rhoda, a high school teacher. O is a 2001 american drama film, and a modern adaptation of william shakespeares othello, set in an american high school. He was a recurring cast member on the fox crime show lie to me in the role of ben reynolds before season three, and also. Working alongside harvey keitel and delroy lindo, he garnered critical acclaim for his.
Mekhi phifer biography life, family, children, parents. Mekhi phifer and reshelet barnes tied the knot at the montage hotel in beverly hills on march 30, according to e. Greg pratt on nbc s longrunning medical drama er and had a costarring role opposite eminem in the feature film 8 mile. Press photo actor mekhi phifer in o movie portraying. Before meeting george good brad dourif, sonny jordan mekhi pfeiffer was just a lost drifter with a troubled past floating from town to town, looking for work. Odin james o a hot shot basketball player headed to the pros real soon leading his team to a championship. Hopefully, mekhi will be able to solve his problems and his net worth will again become positive. Moving the classic tale of othello onto the basketball courts of a high school, the story focuses on a young black man named odin mekhi phifer who. Dawn of the dead 2004 was both a critical and box office hit.
Usa mekhi phifer has been active for 22 years, participating in 5 movies that average a 6. Shop movies starring mekhi phifer on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. Sep 29, 2011 odin mekhi phifer is accused of forcing himself onto the deans john heard daughter, desi julia stiles. Although he had almost no prior acting experience, mekhi phifer made a highly auspicious screen debut as strike, a 19yearold petty drug dealer in spike lees gritty urban drama clockers 1995. Then halfway through the movie this guy turns nasty and from where i viewed it, for no apparent reason, other then listening to the evil plans of hugo. A shotcaller from the floor, o mekhi phifer is a decent guy whose status on the team provokes jealousy in the iago figure, hugo josh hartnett. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. Mekhi phifer plays odin, the star basketball player and only black student in a charleston, s.
With his mind roiling in jealousy and suspicion over desisjulia stiles supposed unfaithfulness, odin mekhi phifer uses his anger to nail a perfect score at the dunk contest. It stars mekhi phifer, julia stiles, and josh hartnett. The movie o was somewhat accurate to the play, othello, in which it is based upon. He has since enjoyed a mixed success in his movie career. He was cast as strike, a drug dealer who was also suspected of committing murder in brooklyn. As fate would have it, sonny ends up saving georges life. Mekhi phifer i mekhi phifer was born in harlem, manhattan, and was raised by his mother, rhoda, a high school teacher. Greg pratt on nbcs longrunning medical drama er and his costarring role opposite eminem in the feature film 8 mile. O is a 2001 american drama film, and a modern adaptation of william shakespeare s othello, set in an american high school. Even though hes the only black student at the elite palmetto grove academy, he has the adoration of all. Mekhi phifer was born on december 29, 1974, in harlem, new york city. Mekhi phifer was formerly married to an american actress and producer, malinda williams, with whom he shared a son named omikaye phifer.
Even though hes the only black student at the elite palmetto grove academy, he has the adoration of all, including the teams coach martin sheen, tvs the west wing and the deans beautiful daughter, desi julia stiles, tvs dexter. Although he had almost no prior acting experience, mekhi phifer made a highly auspicious screen debut as strike, a 19yearold petty drug dealer in performerp99175spike leespikelees gritty urban drama featurev5027clockersclockers. He was born in in harlem, new york city, the son of. Mekhi phifer mekhi thira phifer born december 29, 1974 is an american actor. Mekhi phifer at the 2004 nbc winter press tour allstar party. O is odin james mekhi phifer, dawn of the dead, a star high school basketball player and nba hopeful. Mekhi phifer at the verizon wireless how sweet the sound national gospel competition. Mekhi phifer s instagram profile has 77 photos and videos. High school othello compelling drama recasts shakespeare. Phifer s acting career began when he auditioned at an open casting call for director spike lee s clockers 1995 and was selected for the leading role. Mekhi phifer nude images and 3 videos including scenes from o i still know what you did last summer clockers. His supposed friend hugo josh hartnett plants the seeds of doubt. Late night with conan o brien 2 episodes 20032005 inside dish with rachael ray 1 episode 2004. O 611 movie clip dunk contest drama 2001 hd youtube.
Released august 31st, 2001, o stars mekhi phifer, josh hartnett, julia stiles, andrew keegan the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 35 min, and received a score of 53 out of 100 on metacritic. Odin mekhi phifer is the only black student at palmetto grove and also the star basketball player, with hopes of reaching the nba. O is a retelling of shakespeares othello, set in a contemporary southern prep school. The coach of the team martin sheen loves odin like a son, which causes real son hugo josh hartnett to squirm with jealousy and plan an elaborate revenge. Josh hartnett showed here, years before pearl harbor, that he is capable of subtleties and complexities that epic did not dream of. O 911 movie clip it has to look like suicide 2001 hd. Mekhi phifer celebrity profile check out the latest mekhi phifer photo gallery, biography. Hot young stars, a hip, driving soundtrack, plus a provocative tale of jealousy and betrayal combine to create this controversial modernday version of shakespeares classic, othello. He appeared in the emmy award winning hbo original movie, a lesson before dying 1999 with don cheadle and cicely tyson, where his subtle performance as a man. As nelson told hugh hart in the boston globe, i liked very much mekhi phifer, the actor i saw in soul food, but i loved the person with whom i was. Mekhi phifer celebrity profile check out the latest mekhi phifer photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. This film was being edited by night while o brother, where art thou. Greg pratt on nbcs longrunning medical drama er and had a costarring role opposite eminem in the feature film 8 mile.
See more ideas about mekhi phifer, larry holmes and medical drama. Phifer married his longtime girlfriend, reshelet barnes, on march 30, 20, in beverly hills, california. Mekhi phifers other television credits include leading roles in mtvs highly rated film carmen. Desi julia stiles loves him and is faithful to him, but he cannot bring himself to trust her, and that is his downfall. Pridat tvurce mezi sve oblibene, muzete az po prihlaseni. O is odin james mekhi phifer, the schools star basketball player and future nba hopeful. O demonstrates the human weaknesses that are significant in any culture, time period and place.
O 11 11 movie clip my life is over 2001 hd youtube. It was directed by tim blake nelson and written by brad kaaya. Mekhi phifer full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. O mekhi phifer is a guy at the start of the movie that we can see is a huge basketball talent and has a great girlfriend, desi. He was a recurring cast member on the fox crime show lie to me in the role of ben reynolds before season three, and also starred as cia agent rex matheson in torchwood. Mekhi phifer beat more than 1,000 other aspiring actors to land the lead role in the movie. When desi is brought in for questioning, she tells her father that she and odin have.
Mekhi phifer at the help group 6th annual teddy awards. He has a girlfriend named desi julia stiles, who thinks hes great, and a best. Mekhi thira phifer born december 29, 1974 is an american actor. Phifer did not have to audition for the starring role in o. Watching a movie makes things a lot easier to understand, especially when it is set in the 2000s. He was a regular on the fox crime show lie to me portraying the role of ben reynolds, before season 3. Turned into a modern tale of shakespeares othello, very dramatic. Mekhi phifer makes a strong, tortured odin, and delivers a final speech.
Mekhi phifer makes a strong, tortured odin, and delivers a. While getting praise for his great performance and teamwork, martin sheen, the head coach, expresses his love and respect for o where he tells everyone he loves. Mekhi phifer clockers stars as odin james, an african american star basketball player at the otherwise allwhite school. With mekhi phifer, julia stiles, martin sheen, josh hartnett. Since the movie was set in such a relatable way, with high school students, the movie was easier for me to understand. A modernized retelling of william shakespeares othello, o changes its setting to an elite private school in the american south. Odin james o a hot shot basketball player headed to the pros real soon leading his team to a championship playoff run winning the most valuable player award. But mekhis performance really steals the movie with his over the top obsession of desi being manipulated by hugo. Sep 29, 2011 hugo josh hartnett manipulates odin mekhi phifer by feeding him false information during a conversation that he has with michael andrew keegan. A veteran of the harlem streets, phifer got his break when he attended an open casting call with only photo booth pictures of himself to give to. Mekhis career as an actor began in 1995, when he appeared in the movie called clockers, and this was the time when phifers net worth began growing.
Playing point guard, odin is a basketball scouts dream, possessing the talent to go. Phifer s acting career began when he auditioned at an open casting call for director spike lees clockers 1995 and was selected for the leading role. O embodies the tragic flaw of othello and his fall is no less heartbreaking. I liked the seriousness in the text of othello and it made the severity of the play more extreme. Mekhi phifer makes a strong, tortured odin, and delivers a final speech, which in its heartbreaking anguish, inspires our pity much as othellos does. Odin mekhi phifer delivers his last words to clear the air, and his conscience, before. Even though hes the only black student at the elite palmetto grove academy, he has the adoration of all, including the teams coach and the deans beautiful daughter, desi. An update of shakespeares othello with a young cast, set in an. His supposed friend hugo josh hartnett plants the seeds of doubt, suggesting desi is secretly sleeping with another student, michael. Deep in the american south, nba hopeful odin james is the only black student at an elite private school. Mekhi phifers performances in a lesson before dying 1998, shaft 2000, and 8 mile 2001 were critically praised. O 711 movie clip believing the lie 2001 hd youtube.
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