Shemar Moore is an American actor who was born on April 20, 1970. His parents are Marilyn Wilson and Sherrod Moore. Marilyn Wilson is a business consultant.
Shemar Moore’s mother, Marilyn Wilson had a degree in mathematics and once worked in Bahrain and Denmark. She was born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
Sherrod Moore is an African-American. When Shemar Moore was an infant, he moved to Denmark but when he was four years old, his family had to relocate to Bahrain.
He had his education at a British private school till he was about seven years old. Due to issues of civil unrest, interracial relationships and racism in the U.S. in the 1970s, Shemar Moore and his family had to travel elsewhere but they returned to the US in 1977.
Shemar Moore relocated to Chico, California with his mother but once again, they resettled to Palo Alto. He furthered his education at The Nueva School in Hillsborough, California but he graduated from Gunn High School in Palo Alto in the long run.
Shemar Moore earned an athletic scholarship and made his way to Santa Clara University. While at Santa Clara University, he played baseball for four years.
He completed Santa Clara University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications with a minor in Theater Arts.
As an actor, Shemar Moore is noted for movies such as The Young and the Restless (1994–2005), Derek Morgan on Criminal Minds (2005–2016) and S.W.A.T. (2017–2024). He also hosted Soul Train for a long period of time. He hosted the show from 1999 to 2003.
Shemar Moore is the founder of Baby Girl LLC. Baby Girl LLC is a retail clothing company that uses its profits in the fight against sclerosis. Shemar Moore’s mother once suffered from sclerosis.
Shemar Moore has been nominated and has won several awards. He has won eight NAACP Image Awards as well as the 2000 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on The Young and the Restless.
He was nominated for a People’s Choice Award in 2016 for his work on Criminal Minds. Between 2014 and 2015, Shemar Moore dated soccer player Shawna Gordon.
He also had a relationship with Quantico actress Anabelle Acosta in 2018. Shemar Moore and Jesiree Dizon had a daughter on January 24, 2023.
Shemar Moore Siblings
Shemar Moore has four siblings. The four siblings are Shenon Moore, Romeo Moore, Sheburra Moore, and Kosheno Moore.
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