Biography

His mother, a math teacher, moved the family to Denmark when he was six months old for about three years. After that they lived in Bahrain until Shemar was about six years old, where he attended a British private school.

Graduated from Santa Clara (CA) University, where he majored in communications and played varsity baseball.

He is the son of Marilyn J. (Wilson) and Franklin Sherrod Moore. His father is African-American and his mother was of half Irish and half French-Canadian descent. All of his maternal great-grandparents were born in Canada, in New Brunswick and Newfoundland on his grandfather's side and in St-Didace, Québec on his grandmother's.

Presented Susan Lucci with her very first (and so far only) Daytime Emmy award for her 19th nomination. After reading the card and before announcing her name, he shouted, "The streak is over!".

Was a Weakest Link (2001) contestant and was voted off.

I could describe my career in two words: "who knew"?. I was on the path to becoming a professional baseball player, but I got injured in college. When I decided to move out to L.A. to try acting, nobody was betting on me, not even my family. But it's always been that way for me; nothing has come easy.

Although I have a lot of close female friends in my life, my number one is still my mom. Without her, I wouldn't have the values that I have and see the world the way that I do today. She taught me how to appreciate and respect women. She taught me chivalry and how to love a woman and respect their feelings and emotions.

I do like working out. I feel my best when I work out, but you know, I'm human. I like to ride my bicycle and lift weights and hike. When I am diligently working out, ideally, I like to work out four days a week. If I can do that, I feel good about myself.

I want a partner in crime and a Bonnie to my Clyde. I've just been so focused on my career. Women don't like being number two, so I've been glad to keep my distance so I could focus on me, get my life together and take care of my mom without disappointing the woman I love.

I'm very proud to be black, but I'm just as much black as I am white. But I want to tell stories that everybody can relate to, so I don't care who's opposite me.