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Date of Birth

11 December 1966, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Birth Name

Gary Robert Durdin

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Spouse

Roshumba Williams

(1992 - 1994) (divorced)

Trivia

Has a daughter, Nyla and a son, Lyric.

Discovered by actress/singer/dancer Debbie Allen.

His uncle plays saxophone for Sister Sledge and gave Gary a saxophone when he was around 13.

Is an accomplished musician. Plays the guitar, piano, bass, drum and sax.

Six years before the premiere of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000), he and Marg Helgenberger starred together in the pilot of an unsuccessful TV series called "Keys.".

When he was 6, his older brother (26) was murdered when he was on a vacation in Haiti. The case is still unsolved.

In July 2005, he performed as part of DMC's Guests at the LIVE 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario Canada

Is of French, Irish, Scottish, African, Indian and Jewish descent.

Was a model in the 1980's and 1990's for Boss Models in New York City.

Arrested at 5:21am on April 29, 2008 in Palm Springs, California for possession of heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and prescription drugs. Was given a diversion by the judge on May 28.

Personal Quotes

"I've never liked categories; I've never liked boxes; I've always tried to be unconventional as much as I possibly could."

"I have to protect myself because people think that because you come into 25 million homes every week, they know you. I walk the line between being gracious and being rude."

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