Marques Houston - Biography

Last Editor: psrags2003				Marques Houston Biography -   Name : Marques Houston Birth Name : Marques Barrett Houston Date of Birth : 4 August 1981 Place of Birth : Los Angeles, California, USA Height : 5' 10'' Nationality : American Profession : Pop singer Sometimes Called : M. Houston Nicknames : Batman MH

Marques Houston Trivia -

With Jerome "Romeo" Jones and Kelton "LDB" Kessee, he is in the Rap/R&B male group Immature. His cousin, Jarell Houston (known as J Boog), is a member of the group B2K who was discovered by IMX's manager Chris Stokes. In 1999, the group Immature changed its name to Imx. Marques is "like" a brother to singer Omarion, they are not biological brothers. In his free time, he likes to play basketball, read books, and racing cars. His long time idol is Michael Jackson, but he also loves Boyz II Men because they influenced him to create his own band. Wrote the song 'Alone' with his group, IMX, in memory of his mother's passing. In 1999, the group Immature changed its name to IMX. His favourite nickname is Batman, which he got on stage after a tour. He has been in all 3 Scream tours, with other friends and rappers, such as B2K, Nick Cannon, Mario and Bow Wow. His group, Immature/IMX went their own separate ways in order for each member to pursue solo careers. Is African-American and part Spanish. His mother, Caroline, died of cancer. Before she died, he wrote the song "Please Don't Go" which appears on Immature's album "We Got It". His debut CD hit shelves in October 21st, 2003. His full name is Marques Barrett Houston, but likes to be known as Marques Houston. Has formed a production company with Omarion and their manager Chris Stokes called Franchise Boys.

Marques Houston Detailed Biography -

Marques Barrett "Batman" Houston (born August 4, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is an African American actor and R&B singer, best known as lead singer of boy band Immature/IMx. In addition to his work with the group, Houston is a successful television and film actor. He has appeared in a number of shows and films on his own, most notably Sister, Sister as next-door neighbor Roger Evans from 1994 to 1999. He flexed his dancing skills (and not much else) while starring in the street dancing film "You Got Served" in 2004, and also played Dumb Donald in the 2004 live-action remake of Bill Cosby's Fat Albert. In 2003, Houston recorded a solo album, entitled MH. Houston and B2K lead singer Omarion are half-brothers, and can be seen together on MTV Cribs showing off the house they shared at the time. Marques's mother died when he was young, and the two share the same father. They also can be seen together on Punk'd, where Marques Houston gets Punk'd by his half-brother Omarion. He is currently signed to TUG. He recently released his CD "Naked". The first single was "All Because Of You"?, which was an Urban chart hit. The video for the second single "Naked", the title track for the album, had controversy when music networks like BET and MTV wouldn't air it because of the content. It was edited and now is shown on BET during the daytime and evening. He also stars in UPN sitcom Cuts.