Shemar moore biography imdb american

Shemar Moore

Actor and fashion model of American and Dutch descent
Date of Birth:
Country: USA

Content:
  1. Early Life and Career
  2. Breakthrough Role in "The Young and the Restless"
  3. Television and Film Roles
  4. Injury and Health Advocacy
  5. Modeling and Personal Life

Early Life and Career

Shemar Moore was born on April 20, , in Oakland, California, to an African-American father and a mother of Irish, French, and Canadian descent.

His name, Shemar, is a combination of the first three letters of his parents' names. Moore lived in the Netherlands with his mother until he was ten, so his first language is Dutch.

Shemar Moore in Hotel L.A. (2020)

He did not speak English until he was around five or six years old.

Moore's mother, who holds a degree in mathematics, worked as a teacher in Bahrain and Denmark for several years. Moore lived in her hometown of Boston for a time and when they returned to California in the s, settled in the city of Chico. After moving to Palo Alto, where Moore graduated from Gunn shemar moore biography imdb american2 ZEQO