Romany Malco Biography

Romany Malco began rapping when he was only seven years old. After completing school graduation, he formed the rap group 'R.M.G.', which subsequently relocated to Los Angeles and signed a deal with Virgin Records in 1991. Changing the group's name to 'College Boyz', they released their debut album 'Radio Fusion Radio' in April 1992, from which the single 'Victim of the Ghetto' peaked at No.2 on the rap charts. He had previously written the intro rap for Paula Abdul's 1989 song 'Opposites Attract', the music video of which won a 'Grammy Award' in 1991. In 1997, while working as a music producer on 'The Pest', he was encouraged by John Leguizamo to pursue acting, following which he began to appear on television shows and films. His breakthrough role was as Jay in the 2005 film 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin', for which he earned an 'MTV Movie Award' nomination along with his cast-mates. The same year, he was cast in the role of Conrad Shepard on the television series 'Weeds', in which his portrayal of the sympathetic character made him very popular to the audience.

Back in 1997, long before social media became a career option, Romany Malco was already making a living on the internet. In 2001, he created the character Tijuana Jackson, a life coach with prison experience, and shot over 70 hours of lighthearted materials that would later form the basis of his podcasts revolving around the character. However, once after he talked about Tijuana being molested as a child on the podcast, a woman called to share her own experience, believing Tijuana was an actual life coach. Malco, who was obsessed with the intricacies of social media by that time, took this experience as a wake-up call to portray a more responsible Tijuana, which he did by utilizing analytics to track his YouTube viewership. Like a true social media star, he tailored his content based on his growing audience demographic. He had presence on most of the popular social media platforms of the time, but was growing frustrated with the amount of negativity on the internet, especially during the election. So he decided to create his own invite-only social media platform, Life Management Tribe, which allows a small group of positive-minded people to share inspirational insights and articles.

Romany Malco also became frustrated at the continuous attempt by the mainstream media to sensationalize news in order to get increased ratings. He wrote an article on the Trayvon Martin Verdict for the 'Huffington Post' in July 2013, in which he criticized the media stating that while hundreds of black people die annually, the death of Trayvon Martin got extensive coverage only for the sake of ratings. Instead of making it look like a one-off incident, he urged news outlets to stop reinforcing negative stereotypes about black people and to promote education. Later in January 2016, he spoke on 'The Breakfast Club' about politics and entertainment, where he reiterated his notion about sensationalizing news and mentioned how people look for affirmation in news, rather than information.

Romany Romanic Malco Jr. was born on November 18, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York, United States to parents from Trinidad and Tobago. As a teenager, he moved to Baytown, Texas, where he attended Ross S Sterling High School.

He met Canadian Ice Skater-turned stuntwoman Taryn Dakha, the body double of actress Jessica Alba, on the set of 'The Love Guru' in 2007. They got married in 2008, but the marriage only lasted for two years. There were rumors of him being gay due to his portrayal of such characters, but he refuted the rumors with a sarcastic statement that he could be gay for $90 million. He tweeted about his new girlfriend between 2011 and 2014, but after rumors spread about his relationship with co-star Meagan Good in 2015, he claimed that he was single.

In addition to his on-screen work, Malco is an avid photographer and often shares his photography on social media.

Malco is known for his sense of humor and wit, which has made him a popular guest on talk shows and podcasts.

Despite his success in Hollywood, Malco remains humble and down-to-earth, often using his platform to advocate for social causes and inspire positive change.

In his free time, Malco enjoys cooking and is known for his culinary skills among friends and colleagues.