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Exie Booker

Date of Birth

2 June South Central Los Angeles California USA

Height

5”10’

Mini Biography

A Los Angeles native, Exie never imagined he would be in the entertainment industry. Growing up in South Central Los Angeles and being raised by his mother who was a single parent. Exie’s mother did her best to protect him and his little sister from gangs and drugs, by getting him involved in Martial Arts, that later earned him 3 National titles in weapons and rank number 1 in point fighting for 5years with N.B.L. National Black Belt league and also a 1 year NASKA Championship in team fighting sponsored by Paul Mitchell. Nevertheless the local street gang heard about Exie’s fighting skills on the streets, and he was asked by a school friend, if he would train him. This friend was also a gang member, shortly after Exie became involved in one of Los Angeles most Notorious Blood Gangs. Exie became something his mother would pray he would never be a part of. Equipped with a dangerous skill, made him more of a weapon to rival street gangs. On numerous occasions Exie was involved in street fights, with rival gang members that nearly cost him his life. Exie was shot multiple times, in the stomach, chest, shoulder and knee cap. Which made him more vicious and reckless, that lead him to have numerous problems with the law. Until one Sunday afternoon while leaving church with his mother, a rival gang member noticed Exie and did a drive by shooting, piercing Exie’s left shoulder blade. While semi unconscious Exie’s mother prayed over him, screaming “my child is supposed to bury me, not a mother burring her child, Exie you’re all I got”!!!! This moment changed his life. Although things were up and down Exie decided to go back to school, where he ended up in a theater class for the summer. Another twist of fate led Exie to booking a job on Crossing Jordan. Just tagging-along with a couple of friends to an audition, Exie was asked on the spot to audition, where he landed the role which put him on a new path of discovering a new love “acting”. Finally, after more encouragement from a couple of friends, he met with an agency and that was all it took to get him started in a few acting classes. Soon after he landed a couple of co-star roles and supporting roles in Television and films and four national commercials, two of them being Anheuser Busch Budweiser commercials with David McNally  director of Coyote Ugly, Kangaroo Jack, which got Exie a guest star role with a reoccurring role on a powerful Los Angeles Drama called Justice. As quoted by his mother “God didn’t make no Junk!” Exie has been studying diligently in the Arts for the past several years and has attained a unique fascination and understanding for combat, which shows through demeanor. He is competent and trains Jeet kune do, Muay Thai, Boxing, Wrestling, and Jujitsu and string Kama’s. Exie also has a profound love and admiration for children, and expresses this through his charity work. He has a deep desire to make a difference in under-privileged children’s lives, hoping that his dedication to charity work will inspire and motivate them to be the great ones that they are and not take the path that he did. Periodically he involves himself with various youth programs, including the Compton after school keep kids out of gangs program, and fight for our children located in Watts while creating a win, win relationship to all involved. These days, Mr. Exie Booker studies in the prestigious Master class of world-renowned dramatist, Milton Katselas, and is currently writing and producing a webisode soon to be finish by the end of summer of ’09. If the past is any indication of the future, this talented young actor/producer is well on his way to super stardom. Committed to making a huge impact on Humanity, Exie Booker has definitely arrived!

Biography by Kimberly Means