Sean Levert
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Levert in 1995.
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| Birth name | Sean Edward Levert |
| Born | September 28, 1968 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 2008 (aged 39) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1983–2008 |
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Sean Edward Levert (September 28, 1968 – March 30, 2008) was an American singer–songwriter and actor. Levert is best known as a member of the R&B vocal group LeVert. Levert was the son of O'Jays lead singer Eddie Levert and younger brother of singer Gerald Levert.
Sean Levert was born in Cleveland, Ohio and was the son of Eddie Levert, the lead singer of The O'Jays. He formed the trio LeVert with older brother Gerald Levert and childhood friend Marc Gordon; together they scored several smash hits on the U.S. R&B charts in the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1995, Sean launched a solo career with the album The Other Side on Atlantic Records, which peaked at #22 on the US Billboard R&B chart and #146 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album yielded the charting singles "Put Your Body Where Your Mouth Is" (U.S. R&B #40) and "Same One" (U.S. R&B #57) that same year. Sean and Gerald Levert appeared in the film New Jack City (1991); Sean also played a part in the direct-to-video Dope Case Pending (2000).
Levert was married to Angela Lowe, and had six children: Shareaun Woods, Keith Potts, Sean Levert Jr., Breoni Levert, Brandon Levert, and Chad Levert. His father is the third cousin of Michigan basketball star, Caris LeVert. In 2008, Levert was sentenced to a 22–month prison sentence for failing to pay child support for three of his children, then aged 11, 15, and 17.
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