Khleo Thomas

Khaleed "Khleo" Leon Thomas (born January 30, 1989) is an American actor, rapper, and content creator. First garnering recognition as a child actor with his portrayal Hector "Zero" Zeroni in the film Holes, he has since appeared in films including Walking Tall, Roll Bounce, Remember the Daze, and Hurricane Season, and on television shows including ER, The Bernie Mac Show, House, Sons of Anarchy, Bones, Being Mary Jane, Major Crimes, and Shameless. As a rapper, he has released two EPs and toured alongside Bow Wow, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Sean Kingston and Chris Brown.

Thomas created and runs the lifestyle brands Slick Living and Goddess Living Among Men (GLAM). He appeared in the video game NBA 2K19, voicing the Nike representative. Since 2020, he has hosted a Twitch channel dedicated to gaming and pop culture. He also posts videos on his career and pop culture regularly on his YouTube channel.

Early life Thomas was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and lived in Germany until the age of four. His mother is a Moroccan Jew and his father is African-American. After his family settled in Southern California, he began acting in commercials at age six.

Career

In 1998, Thomas's first television appearance was on an episode of Bill Cosby's Kids Say the Darndest Things.

He has since starred in such films as Friday After Next (2002), Holes (2003), Going to the Mat (2004), Walking Tall (2004), and Roll Bounce (2005).

Thomas starred in the 2003 Disney film Holes, adapted from Louis Sachar's book of the same name. Thomas had not read the book before he was cast as Zero.

Thomas has stated that Wesley Jonathan helped and mentored him in pursuing his acting career, having previously starred in City Guys, Baadasssss!, Roll Bounce, and Remember the Daze, describing him as a "good friend" and "someone who he looked up to."

Khleo Thomas in September 2012 during Perez Hilton's One Night In... L.A.

Filmography

Discography EPs YearTitle 2012 After Everything Fades (with Chris Batson) Release date: November 13, 2012 Label: Executive Dream, Executive Music, Fontana Format: Digital download 2014 Raised in the 90s Release date: December 28, 2014 Label: Slick Living, Executive Dream, Executive Music, Fontana Format: Digital download

Mixtapes

Title Mixtape details The World Is A Cartoon Released: January 11, 2010 The Next Episode Released: January 11, 2011 Label: Zero Unlimited Slick Living Released: December 23, 2011 Hosted by Coast 2 Coast Label: Slick Living

Singles As lead artist Year Song Album2012"So Many Girls" Non-album single"Slick" Slick Living"Sweat It Out""Becoming"(with Chris Batson)After Everything Fades 2013"Ride"(with Chris Batson)2014"Side Ni**a / Don't Catch Feelings"Non-album single"No Questions""Tonight"(featuring Sean Roxs)

As featured artist Year Song Album2013"Now Forever" (Sofia Reyes featuring Khleo Thomas)Non-album single

Guest appearances

Videography

As lead artist "In My Soul" (2010) "I'm Still" (2010) "Lost" (2010) "I Got Me" (2010) "Feel Good Music" (2010) "Halloween" (2010) "Lights Out" (2011) "Floyd Mayweather" (2011) "Motivation Remix" (2011) "You Don't Fight Fair" (2011) "Monster & A Beat" (2011) "Slick" (2012) "Sweat It Out" (2012) "Fly Me Out To Cali" (2012) "So Many Girls" (2012) "Slick Music" (2012) "5 On It" (2014)

As featured artist Eric Mora - "Ain't I Freestyle" (2009) Indigo Charlie - "Never Change Remix (I'll Never Change)" (2010)

Cameo video appearances Bow Wow - "Fresh Azimiz" (2005) Bow Wow - "Outta My System" (2007) Bow Wow - "Pretty Lady" (2010) Soulja Boy - "All Black Everything" (2010) Soulja Boy - "Pretty Boy Swag" (2010)(Viral Version) Bow Wow - "For My Hood" (2010) Paula DeAnda - "Easy" (2010) Jonn Hart - "Who Booty" (2012) Chris Batson - "We Got Lost Along the Way" (2014)