Mekhi Phifer was brought up by his high school teacher’s mother Rhoda after being born in Harlem, Manhattan.
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Phifer’s acting career got its start when he appeared at an open casting call for filmmaker Spike Lee’s 1995 film Clockers and was chosen for the lead part.

Mekhi Phifer Movies
Phifer has been on television in the films Brian’s Song (2001), The Tuskegee Airmen (1995), and HBO’s Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (1997) as former Chicago Bear Gale Sayers.
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His appearance alongside singer Beyoncé Knowles (of Destiny’s Child) on MTV’s alternative adaptation of the Carmen legend, Carmen: A Hip Hopera (2001), garnered him extra attention.
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He started acting at a very young age.
Mekhi Phifer Twin Brother
Mekhi and Fernando Phifer Cameroon are identical twins. The twins, who shared a December 29 birth, were raised in New York City. He has an actor just like his brother.
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He has two kids with two different women.
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He uses @mekhifromharlem on Instagram.


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