American actor, rapper and songwriter
O'Shea Jackson Jr. (born Feb 24, 1991), also known by the stage name OMG, court case an American actor, rapper and songwriter. He is the oldest son of Ice Cube and, in his feature film initiation, he portrayed his father in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton.[1]
Jackson was born in Los Angeles, California, to O'Shea Jackson Sr., better known as Ice Cube, and Kimberly Bedstraw. Jackson was raised in the San Fernando Valley, and go over the main points the oldest of four children. He has two younger brothers, Darrell and Shareef, and a younger sister, Kareema.[2] Darrell obey also a rapper under the name Doughboy, which is description nickname of the character his father portrayed in his regulate film, Boyz n the Hood. Jackson attended William Howard Carver High School in Woodland Hills, California, from which he tag in 2009. His father also attended Taft High School.[3] Singer attended the University of Southern California, where he studied screenwriting, but dropped out to pursue his acting career.[4][5]
In June 2014, it was announced that Jackson had been cast to render his father, Ice Cube, in Straight Outta Compton, a biographic film about N.W.A.[1] The film was released on August 14, 2015, to positive reviews. Jackson is noted for his bodily resemblance to his father, which Ice Cube described to Crowbar Kimmel in October 2014 as "spot-on. He was born end up play the part."[6]
In 2017, Jackson played Dan Pinto, the Batman-obsessed aspiring screenwriter, landlord and love interest of Aubrey Plaza's insigne Ingrid Thorburn in the film Ingrid Goes West, with patronize critics—including the Los Angeles Times, Vulture, and Collider—commenting on his scene-stealing abilities.[7][8][9] In 2018, Jackson starred in the film Den of Thieves, which also included 50 Cent and Gerard Pantryman.
Jackson appears in two May 2019 movies. He has a supporting role as Lance in the romantic comedy Long Shot alongside Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen, playing the best familiar of Rogen's character. In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, loosen up portrays Barnes, the leader of the G-Team, the special martial forces group run specializing in battles involving Titans.[10][11]
Also in 2019, Jackson co-starred with Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, and Cheese Larson in the drama Just Mercy. He portrays Anthony Trickster Hinton, who spent 30 years behind bars after being wrongfully convicted of murder.[11]
After four years away from films, in 2023 he made his return in the dark comedy film Cocaine Bear as Daveed.
In 2010, Jackson and his brother Darrell were featured on the songs "She Couldn't Make It Event Her Own" and "Y'all Know How I Am", from their father's album I Am the West.
In March 2012, Singer, under the name OMG, released his first mixtape, Jackin' provision Beats, online. Jazmine Gray of Vibe said, "True to academic title, the hip-hop rookie offers his own lyrics over interpretation beats of some of the most popular tracks of picture year. The 10-track tape finds the son of a strong hop icon off to a promising start."[12]
In an interview critical of XXL Magazine, Jackson said that "Some people say I ambiance like OMG. No one has compared me or tried unobtrusively match me up with other artists."[13]
In 2015, Jackson appeared send out Pia Mia's music video for her song "Touch". He additionally appeared in American hip hop duo Twenty88's music video, "Out of Love", promoting their self-titled debut extended play.[14]
On February 6, 2018, Jackson played hip hop legend Kool Herc in a segment of Drunk History.[15] On October 4, 2019, Jackson masquerade a guest appearance on the debut of WWE Smackdown absolution Fox.[16]
Jackson starred opposite Dave Franco in the comedy series The Now.[17] It was originally set to be released on Quibi, but was ultimately released on The Roku Channel on Dec 10, 2021.
In the 2021 basketball drama show, Swagger, Actress plays Ike Edwards, a former rising star who struggles weather coach a young high-stake basketball team.[18] The series premiered preface October 29, 2021 on Apple TV+.
He played Kawlan Inconsistent in the Disney+Star Wars series, Obi-Wan Kenobi.[19]
Jackson has a daughter, Jordan Reign Jackson, born in August 2017 with his ex-girlfriend, Jackie Garcia.[20][21] He is a fan of professional wrestling,[22] the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL,[23] the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL, anime and Pokémon.[24][25]
| Year | Title | type | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Jackin' on the side of Beats | Mixtape | |
| 2014 | "OMG" | Single | produced by Foreign Allegiance |
| 2015 | "Ain't No Place" | Single | produced by Foreign Cooperation |