Marques Houston

On this Mahalo page you will find information about singer/songwriter/actor Marques Houston. You will learn about Houston's background, his music and his acting ventures.

Houston was born on August 4, 1981 in Los Angeles, California. In 1992 he came onto the music scene as part of the R&B/Rap group Immature which he formed together with Jerome "Romeo" Jones and Kelton "LDB" Kessee. The group released their first album name on our worst behavior in 1992, but it wasn't until their second album in 1994 that they experienced real success. The album named Playtime featured the hits 'Never Lie' and 'Constantly' After their second album the group release two more albums; We Got It (in 1995) and The Journey (in 1997). It was after this that the group decided to change their name to 'IMX' because they felt they were not young enough to be called 'Immature' anymore.http://www.biggeststars.com/m/marques-houston-biography.html

Even though Houston was successful in his professional life, his personal family life was not going well. He experienced his mother dying of cancer and wrote several songs about it including the songs Alone and Please don't go. It wasn't until 2003, after IMX broke up, that Marques decided to go solo.

In 2003, Marques Houston went solo. He released several albums:

• MH (2003)
• Nakes (2005)
• Veteran (2007)
• Mr. Houston (2009)

Houston also worked with various other artists and focused more on the production side of the music industry when doing so. he has worked with names such as Destiny's Child, 50 Cent, and B2K.

As for his acting career, Houston might also be known to many as the next door neighbor on the television show Sister, Sister. He played Roger Evans for 5 of the 6 seasons that the show aired. Other television shows Houston appeared in include American Dreams, One on One, Cuts, and A Different World. Feature films you can see Marques in include You got served and Fat Albert.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396867/

Awards: So far during his career Marques Houston has been nominated for an MTV movie Award, a Teen Choice Award and he has won the 2004 Young Artist Award for Best Youth Comedian in a TV Show (Sister, Sister).http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396867/awards