Mehcad Brooks is the son of Austin American-Statesman editorial writer Alberta Phillips and former pro football player Billy Mehcad Brooks; his stepfather is lawyer Gary Bledsoe.
16 Facts About Mehcad Brooks
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Mehcad Brooks mentioned on a September 2010 episode of The Wendy Williams Show that he turned down basketball scholarships and offers from Ivy League schools in favor of going to USC.
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From 2005 to 2006, Mehcad Brooks played the role of Matthew Applewhite on the ABC TV drama Desperate Housewives.
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Mehcad Brooks appeared in Glory Road, portraying Harry Flournoy, an athlete at Texas Western University when the five starting black players beat Kentucky for the national championship.
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Mehcad Brooks acted in the 2007 film In the Valley of Elah.
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Mehcad Brooks starred opposite Tia Mowry as her boyfriend, Jerome, on the TV series The Game in 2008.
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Mehcad Brooks played Benedict "Eggs" Talley in the second season of HBO's True Blood.
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Mehcad Brooks plays the "new boyfriend" in a recent State Farm Insurance television commercial alongside former The Game co-star Gabrielle Dennis.
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Mehcad Brooks appeared in the ABC documentary-style dramedy television series My Generation, which premiered in Fall 2010.
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Mehcad Brooks was among the cast on the USA Network series Necessary Roughness which debuted on June 29,2011.
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In 2013, Mehcad Brooks was featured in a public service announcement for the Center for Reproductive Rights.
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Mehcad Brooks appeared in the July 2010 issue of GQ, alongside Emanuela de Paula.
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Mehcad Brooks is the son of former NFL wide receiver Billy Brooks.
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Mehcad Brooks has stated in an interview with IGN that he is an avid player of video games, including the Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, and Madden series.
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Mehcad Brooks's older brother, Billy Brooks IV, was a regular on the now defunct Spill.
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Mehcad Brooks was in a relationship with Creature co-star Serinda Swan until their break-up in 2011.