Who is Marques Houston?
Marques Houston was born on August 4, 1981. He is an R&B singer, songwriter, and actor. Houston was a member of the R&B group IMx. He left the group in 2001. In 2003, Houston started his solo singing career.
Table of Contents- Who is Marques Houston?
- quick facts
- Marques Houston Birthday and Traits
- Early life and parents
- career
- Filmography
- Marques Houston Awards and nominations:
- Marques Houston Relationships and dating history
- Marques Houston Children
- Marques Houston Net worth
- social media
quick facts
Full name | Marques Barrett Houston |
Known as | Marques Houston |
Birthday | August 4, 1981 |
Age | 42 years old |
Sun sign | Leo |
Traits | Positive: Confident, determined, and natural leader Negative: Possessive, self-centered, and dominant |
Birthplace | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Currently residing | Inglewood, California, USA |
Nationality | American |
Parents | Michael Houston (father) Carolyn Houston (mother) |
Siblings | Brandye Houston (sister) Brandon Houston (brother) Danielle Houston (sister) |
Marital status | Married |
Spouse | Miya Dickey |
Children | Zara Houston (daughter) |
Profession | Singer, Songwriter, and Actor. |
Net Worth | USD 6 million |
Social media | Instagram |
Marques Houston Birthday and Traits
Marques Houston was born on August 4, 1981, and currently, he is 42 years old.
His sun sign is Leo. People with this sign are confident, humorous, optimistic, determined, and generous in nature. But, on the other hand, they also tend to be inflexible, stubborn, possessive, and attention-seeker.
Early life and parents
Marques Houston was born in California, USA. His mother’s name is Carolyn Houston, and his father’s name is Michael Houston. From a very young age, Marques was interested in the world of entertainment. He had a dream to become an actor; hence he started acting from a very young age.
career
Іn 1992, Маrquеѕ founded the R&B group Imх. He founded the group аlоng wіth Јеrоmе “Rоmео” Јоnеѕ and Сhrіѕ Ѕtоkеѕ. Marques not only started his music career but also made his Ноllуwооd debut. He appeared in the movie Веbе’ѕ Кіdѕ. IMx also created the music for the film Ноuѕе раrtу 4: Dоwn tо thе Lаѕt Міnutе.
After a successful run with Immature/ Imx, Marques quit the group in 2001. He started his solo music career in 2003 and released his fіrѕt аlbum, МН. The album went on to be quite successful, and its songs like Сlubbіn and Весаuѕе оf Уоu went on to become commercial hits. Likewise, Marques’ MH album was рlасеd аt thе 20th роѕіtіоn оn thе Billboard 200 and was placed аt thе numbеr 5 оn thе lіѕt оf thе Віllbоаrd’ѕ Тор А&В/ Нір-Нор аlbumѕ.
Оn thе 24 Мау 2005, Маrquеѕ rеlеаѕеd hіѕ аnоthеr hit album, Nаkеd. Маrquеѕ ѕtаrtеd hіѕ ТV ѕhоw, Сutѕ which wаѕ а hugе ѕuссеѕѕ іn thе Аmеrісаn tеlеvіѕіоn іnduѕtrу.
Оn 20 Маrсh 2007, hе rеlеаѕеd hіѕ nехt album, Houston’s second album Vеtеrаn became even more successful than his first album. The album secured thе numbеr one position оn thе Віllbоаrd’ѕ Тор R&В/ Нір-Нор Аlbumѕ. In 2011, Houston announced that IMx was planning to record another group album together. IMx toured together and also released a new single named Let Me Find Out in 2014.
When it comes to his acting, Marques starred television comedy show Sister, Sister, which became his breakthrough role. He later appeared in the comedy film Good Burger in a small role. Likewise, he also starred in the 2004 film You Got Served. Apart from this, Houston has been a part of films such as Somebody Help Me, Somebody Help Me 2, and A Weekend with The Family.
Filmography
Television:
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1993 | A Different World | Eli Black |
1996 | Family Matters | Himself |
1996 | The Parent ‘Hood | Himself |
1994–1999 | Sister, Sister | Roger Evans and Himself |
2003 | Rock Me Baby | Himself |
2003 | American Dreams | David Ruffin |
2004, 2006 | One on One | Kevin Barnes |
2005–2006 | Cuts | Kevin Barnes |
2015 | Will to Love | Jamal Hawkins |
2019—present | Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood | Himself |
2020—present | Howard High | Michael Kirsh |
Film:
Year | Title | Role |
---|---|---|
1992 | Bébé’s Kids | Khalil (voice) |
1994 | House Party 3 | Marques James |
1997 | Good Burger | Jake |
2001 | House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute | Jon Jon |
2004 | You Got Served | Elgin |
2004 | Fat Albert | Dumb Donald (both live-action and voice) |
2007 | Somebody Help Me | Brendan Young |
2010 | Boogie Town | Micah |
2010 | Somebody Help Me 2 | Brendan Young |
2012 | Battlefield America | Sean Lewis |
2016 | A Weekend with the Family | Travis Stankershet |
Producer:
Year | Film | Role |
---|---|---|
2010 | Somebody Help Me 2 | Executive producer |
2012 | Battlefield America | Co-writer, producer |
2012 | Boogie Town | Executive producer |
2015 | Will to Love | Writer, executive producer |
2015 | Judge Amos | Executive producer |
2016 | A Weekend with the Family | Writer, producer |
2016 | Boy Bye | Writer, producer |
2017 | ‘Til Death Do Us Part | Co-writer, producer |
2018 | Always & 4Ever | Writer, producer |
2018 | We Belong Together | Writer, producer |
2018 | Running Out of Time | Writer, producer |
2019 | Fall Girls | Executive producer, writer |
2019-2020 | Swag Inc. | Executive producer, writer |
2020 | Sacrifice | Co-Executive producer |
2020 | Howard High | Producer |
Marques Houston Awards and nominations:
Year | Award | Category | Film/TV show | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1995 | Young Artist Awards | Best Youth Comedian in a TV Show | Sister, Sister | Won |
2004 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Dance Sequence (shared with Omarion Grandberry) | You Got Served | Nominated |
2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Actor – Comedy | Cuts | Nominated |
Marques Houston Relationships and dating history
Marques Houston was previously in a relationship with singer Jamila “Mila J” Chilombo. He also dated actress Jennifer Freeman. There were rumors about Houston and Freeman’s engagement as well, but the two of them never confirmed the rumors. After breaking up with Freeman, Houston dated Marlena Campbell for some time. In August 2020, Houston married Miya Dickey, who happens to be 20 years younger than him.
Marques Houston Children
On December 2, 2021, Marques Houston and his wife, Miya Dickey, welcomed a daughter, Zara Denise Houston.
Miya chose the name ‘Zara’ because she thought it was exotic. She just wanted her girl to have a memorable name that wasn’t the average name.
The actor and R&B singer admitted that being a new parent “feels surreal” for him and his wife, Miya. He said,
“It hasn’t set in yet that we are actually not just babysitting one of our friends’ kids, but not getting any sleep definitely reminds us that we are now parents.”
Marques Houston Net worth
The R&B singer, songwriter, and actor Marques Houston has an impressive net worth of USD 6 million as of 2022.
social media
Marques Houston is quite active on social media platforms. He has 1m followers on Instagram and has made 1,199 posts to date.
Likewise, Marques Houston Twitter account has 313.2K Followers.
He also has an official Facebook page where he has 1.5million followers.
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