Romany Romanic Malco Jr. (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor, rapper, and music producer. He has been nominated for several awards, including an

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, MTV Movie Award, and

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. In film, he is best known for his roles in ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2008), '' Think Like a Man'' (2012) and its sequel '' Think Like a Man Too'' (2014), and '' The DUFF'' (2015). In television, he is best known for portraying Conrad Shepard on the Showtime series ''

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'' (2005–2012) and Rome Howard on the ABC series '' A Million Little Things'' (2018–2023). He is also known for writing the rap lyrics for the character of MC Skat Kat in " Opposites Attract".

Personal life

Malco was born in

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, New York. His family is from

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. As a young boy, Malco moved to

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, and he attended Ross S. Sterling High School. Malco served in the

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from 1987 to 1991. In 2008, he married former ice skater Taryn Dakha, the stunt/body double for

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. They met in 2007 on the set of the 2008 film '' The Love Guru''. In 2015, Malco decided to move to

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while filming ''Mad Dogs'' there. During an interview on ABC's '' The Chew'', Malco said he "couldn't leave" and that living on the island made him feel he was "living the dream". Malco has a son, born in 2021.

Music career

After high school graduation, Malco formed the rap group R.M.G. The group moved to

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and signed a deal with

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in 1991. The group's name was changed to College Boyz. The single "Victim of the Ghetto", off their 1992 album '' Radio Fusion Radio'', went to #2 on the rap charts. Malco is often mistakenly credited for performing one of the raps as MC Skat Kat on the

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–winning " Opposites Attract", a duet with Paula Abdul. On October 29, 2013, Malco told Wendy Williams that he wrote the rap, but did not perform it. He mentioned running into Paula Abdul and asking her, "Who keeps telling people that I'm the cat?" and she responded, "I do, it makes a better story." Malco said that Derrick "Delite" Stevens was the one that rapped the duet with Abdul.

Acting career

Malco was working as a music producer on '' The Pest'' when

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, impressed by his dynamic personality, encouraged Romany to pursue acting. He went then played Jay in

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's 2005 film ''

'' and Conrad Shepard in the Showtime television series ''

''. He played supporting roles in films such as '' Blades of Glory'', '' The Love Guru'', and ''

''. He appeared in 2011's '' A Little Bit of Heaven'' and the ''

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'' adaptation. In the fall of 2010, Malco appeared as a member of the ABC primetime one-hour drama '' No Ordinary Family''. He also appeared as a guest host on the popular YouTube series, ''Equals Three'', on the episode "T-Painful". In 2013, he played a concierge in the movie '' Last Vegas'', alongside

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, and

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. Malco played Rome Howard on the ABC series '' A Million Little Things'' until the series ended.

Filmography

Film

Television

Podcasts

Awards and nominations

Nominations

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* 2008 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (''

'') * 2007 – Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (''Weeds'')

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* 2006 – Best Breakthrough Performance (''

'') * 2006 – Best On-Screen Team (''The 40-Year-Old Virgin'') hared with Steve Carell, Paul Rudd">Steve_Carell.html" ;"title="hared with Steve Carell">hared with Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, and Seth Rogen] Screen Actors Guild Awards * 2007 – Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (''Weeds'')

References

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