Omar Epps : Role: Dr. Eric Foreman
Birthday : 20th July 1973
Birthplace : Brooklyn, New York, USA
Recent Role : Dr. Eric Foreman on House MD
Birth Name : Omar Hashim Epps
Height : 5' 10½" (1.79 m)
Gender : Male

Omar Epps is an American musician and actor, who was born to a single mother working as the principal of a school. During his growing up years, Omar lived in several neighborhoods including Bedford-Stuyvesant, East New York and Flatbush. He was only ten years old, when he started writing screenplays. He studied at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, in New York

Omar is a childhood friend of actor Marlon Wayans. In 1991, he along with his brother, formed a hip-hop group that he named Wolfpak and was its member till took up acting as his career. He has also worked as a back-up dancer for Queen Latifah.

Omar married his wife Keisha Spivey, who was a member of the R&B group Total, in 2006. The couple has a daughter named K'marie who was born in July 2004 and son named Amir who was born on 25 December 2007. In addition, Epps has one more daughter named Aiyanna Yasmine, whom he had fathered during a previous relationship.

Epps early career consisted of roles where he would be seen portraying the character of a troubled teen and/or an athlete. His was cast in a starring role for the first time in the film Juice which was cinematographer Ernest Dickerson's directorial debut. He then went on to appear in numerous other movies like Poetic Justice, Major League II, Higher Learning, First Time Felon, Scream 2, In Too Deep, Dracula 2000, Big Trouble, A Day in the Life, and many others.

Omar also worked in numerous TV shows where he was mostly seen doing guest roles. He has portrayed various characters on shows like, ABC Afterschool Specials, Street Justice, Daybreak, Deadly Voyage, First Time Felon, and Conviction, etc. He also appeared on ER for a long stint portraying an important character, before he joined the cast of House MD.

He is also the writer and producer of an upcoming movie named Sundays in Fort Greene, which is currently under production. In addition he has also composed music for the TV series named The Wayans Bros.

Omar has been nominated for ten different awards, in addition to which, he has won three other awards. He won the Image Award twice under the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for House MD, in 2007and 2008. He was also nominated for the same award in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2009 under various categories. Omar had also won the Silver Nymph Award for Best Actor at the Monte-Carlo TV Festival in 1997 for his role in Deadly Voyage. His other nominations were for Screen Actors Guild Award, Teen Choice Awards, MTV Movie Awards and Black Reel Awards.

Role In House MD Tv Show

In House MD, Omar plays the role of Dr. Eric Foreman, who works as a neurologist in the department of Diagnostic Medicine and is also a Senior Fellow at the hospital. Dr. House had clearly told him that the main reason behind him being hired was the fact that he was a former juvenile aberrant who at one time used to steal cars and had 'street smarts'. Due to this Foreman is often seen objecting to House's eccentric methods and daring decisions. This is despite the fact that he had once saved the life of one of his patients by following similar methods, and had lost his job as a result. At that time Dr. Cuddy was the only one who was ready to hire him despite his deed.