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Miles Brown (actor)

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Not to be confused with Miles Brown (gridiron football).
Miles Brown
Brown in 2016
Born (2004-12-28) December 28, 2004 (age 19)
Oxnard, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • dancer
  • rapper
Years active2013–present

Miles Brown (born December 28, 2004), also known by his stage name Baby Boogaloo, is an American actor, dancer, and rapper. He is best known for his role as Jack Johnson in the ABC comedy series Black-ish.

Life and career

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Brown is the son of rapper Wildchild (Jack Brown) and Cyndee Brown.[1] He has an older sister. Brown's father is African-American, while his mother is of Filipino and Mexican descent.[2]

As a young child, he danced in music videos—including "Yeah 3x" and "Loving You Is Killing Me"—and on the children's show Yo Gabba Gabba!.[3][4] At the age of 5, he was a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and a contestant on the fifth season of America's Got Talent as part of the dance duo Future Funk.[5][6] His first role in a feature film was as part of the Little Rascals Intro Battle Crew in the dance-drama movie Battlefield America. Brown was also in a dance group called Alias Dance Company from 2010 to 2014.

In 2014, Brown was cast opposite Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross in the ABC comedy series Black-ish created by Kenya Barris.[7] For his role as Jack Johnson on the show, he has been nominated for four NAACP Image Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and the BET YoungStars Award. He won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor.

Between 2014 and 2016, Brown appeared in several short films. He and Marsai Martin, who plays his twin sister on Black-ish, voice the recurring characters of siblings Jack and Jill on Goldie & Bear. Brown danced in Cirque du Soleil's annual benefit show, One Night for One Drop.[8][9]

In 2018, Brown was cast in the main role of the indie film Boy Genius alongside Rita Wilson.[10][11] Later that year, he released his first single, "NBA," and competed on the first season of Dancing with the Stars: Juniors.[12][13] He was named one of Hollywood's top 30 stars under 18 by The Hollywood Reporter.[14] In October 2020, Brown released his debut album We the Future, with production from Madlib, Mic Checkmate and Deliv; as well as features from Jidenna, Slick Rick, Siedah Garrett, Dame D.O.L.L.A. and his father Wildchild.

Brown is the youngest member of the Jr. NBA Leadership Council.[15][16]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2012 Battlefield America Little Rascals Intro Battle Crew
2015 Two Bellmen Ice Cream Kid Short film
2015 Queens & Kings Shopping Cart Race Mini Basketball Bomber Short film
2016 How to Catch a Ghost Andrew Short film
2019 Boy Genius Emmett
2021 Free Guy[citation needed] Baby

Music Videos

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Year Title Artist Notes
2011 Loving You Is Killing Me Aloe Blacc
2015 Queens & Kings MALAKAI

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2010 America's Got Talent Contestant Eliminated in the semifinals.
2012 Raising Hope Trick-or-Treater Episode: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Me What to Do"
2013 Shameless Ashish Episode: "The Helpful Gallaghers"
2014–2022 Black-ish Jack Johnson Series regular
2015 The Thundermans Little Boy Episode: "Mall Time Crooks"
2015–2018 Drunk History Theodore Livingston / Louis Armstrong 2 episodes
2015–2016 Goldie & Bear Jack (voice) 3 Episodes
2017 Rad Lands Fresh Song New Kid Episode: "Logan"
2018 Dancing with the Stars: Juniors Contestant Runner-up
2019 Mixed-ish Jack Johnson Episode: "Becoming Bow"
2020 Ridiculousness Himself Episode: "Miles Brown"
2020 Wild 'n Out Himself Episode: Miles Brown/Marsai Martin/Saint Jhn/EPMD
2020 The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo Himself Episode: "Miles Brown / Joyous String Quartet"
2020 Group Chat Himself Episode: "Group Chat Unleashed - Party Pooper Prank"
2021 Arcane Young Ekko 3 Episodes
2021 Nickelodeon's Unfiltered Himself Episode: "Kickin' Carrots & Bubbly Tea!"
2023 Monster High Gillington Webber Episode: "Monster Movie"

Discography

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  • We the Future (2020)

Awards and nominations

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Year Association Category Nominated work Result
2015 Young Artist Award Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actor Black-ish Nominated
2016 Won
Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Television Series Nominated
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
2017 Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated
2018 Nominated
BET Awards YoungStars Award Nominated
2019 Nominated
NAACP Image Award Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited Series) Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Wildchild's kid Miles Brown, aka Baby Boogaloo..." Stones Throw Records. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  2. ^ Silva, Tiffany (November 14, 2016). "A CONVERSATION WITH MILES BROWN FROM ABC'S BLACK-ISH". BCK Online. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Miles 'Baby Boogaloo' Brown / Dance Mogul Magazine / Exclusive". Dance Mogul Magazine. September 11, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "1-on-1 With Miles Brown of 'black-ish'". jetmag.com. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Miles Brown of 'Black-ish' Competes on America's Got Talent". TheTVPage.com. August 8, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "The Dirt: Miles "Baby Boogaloo" Brown". Dance Spirit. March 2, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Child actors shine in ABC comedy 'Black-ish'". ABC7 Los Angeles. February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Leach, Robin (February 26, 2016). "Young dancers set to steal spotlight at Cirque's 'One Night for One Drop'". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  9. ^ "Miles Brown Africa's Water Issue Cirque du Soleil Show". Vibe. June 6, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
  10. ^ "GTA V Actress and Sundance Producer Attach 'Emmett' Director Bridget Stokes To Female-Run Narrative-Feature 'Born That Way' through Cross Country Productions". MarketWatch (Press release). June 18, 2018. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  11. ^ "Miles Brown Talks to Jimmy Kimmel About New Movie 'Boy Genius'". BCK Online. September 6, 2019.
  12. ^ "Miles Brown Dancing with the Stars: Juniors". ABC. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  13. ^ "Miles Brown Debuted His New Song 'NBA' During All-Star Weekend, Where He Met All Of His Faves". blavity.com. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  14. ^ Sandberg, Bryn Elise (August 8, 2018). "Hollywood's Top 30 Stars Under Age 18". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  15. ^ "Jr. NBA Leadership Council". NBA.com: Jr. NBA. September 1, 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  16. ^ "'Black-ish' star Miles Brown was 'shocked out of (his) life' when LeBron greeted him by name". For The Win. February 13, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
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