Maestro Harrell | |
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Background information | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
July 29, 1991
Genres | electro, progressive house, pop rock |
Occupation(s) | DJ, Record Producer, Singer-Songwriter, Recording Artist, Actor |
Instruments | Vocals, Piano, Drums, Guitars, Keyboard |
Years active | 1996–Present |
Labels | Mainstage, Armada, Spinnin' Records |
Associated acts | No I.D., W&W, Tiësto, Nas |
Website | www |
Maestro Harrell (born July 29, 1991) is an American singer, recording artist, dj, dancer and actor. He starred on the HBO original series The Wire as Randy Wagstaff, and as Malik on the ABC comedy Suburgatory.
Harrell was born in Chicago, Illinois. In 2005, Harrell performed at the grand opening ceremony for Disneyland in Hong Kong. He signed a recording deal with So So Def/Island Def Jam with hip-hop producer Jermaine Dupri.
Harrell made his motion picture film debut in the movie Ali, which was directed by Michael Mann. He portrayed the young Cassius Clay, and the all-star cast included Will Smith, Jamie Foxx and Jon Voight. He was in Barbershop and the film The Promotion. He remains most known for his role in David Simon's The Wire as Randy Wagstaff
His voice is featured on the Twilight Zone episodes CD, along with Blair Underwood. Harrell starred in ABC's production of the PGA Tour Western Open with Tiger Woods and other pro-golfers.