Lakeith Stanfield
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Lakeith Stanfield is known as an American actor and rapper. He is most famous for his roles in Sorry to Bother You, Atlanta, and Get Out.
Background and Age
Lakeith Lee Stanfield was born on August 12, 1991 in San Bernardino, CA. He is the child of Gary Stanfield and Karen Garrett. He experienced childhood in a poor family in Riverside and Victorville, California. At 14 years old, he chose to be an actor as he joined his high school's drama club. Afterward, he enrolled at John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center in Los Angeles and started to try out for commercials.
Married, Wife and Kids
Stanfield has been in a relationship with actress Xosha Roquemore. As lovebirds, they have additionally given birth to a child. The couple has been dating for quite a while and are expected to wed eventually.
Career and Net Worth
Lakeith started his career with the short film Short Term 12 in 2009. Following one year, he appeared in the short film Gimme Grace in 2010. During 2014, he featured in the Martin Luther King biopic Selma as social equality extremist Jimmie Lee Jackson. After a year, Lakeith played in six distinct motion pictures which included Dope, Straight Outta Compton, Tracks, Miles Ahead, Memoria, and King Ripple.
Furthermore, he got the enormous acknowledgment and praise from his performance in the 2017 blood and gore flick Get Out. Afterward, he likewise featured in a few motion pictures like War Machine, Death Note, and Quest. In addition, Lakeith has additionally assumed the role of Darius in the popular TV series Atlanta since 2016. Apart from that, he has likewise appeared in two or three music video recordings, for example, Moonlight and Cold Little Heart.
Being an effective actor, Laekith acquires an attractive measure of cash from his profession. Nonetheless, his compensation and total assets are obscure from the public because he wants to keep his finances private.
He has not won any honors but people expect that to change with his star rising. In spite of the fact that, he has been nominated for MTV Movie and TV Award for Best Duo for Atlanta. Likewise, Lakeith additionally got nominations for Black Reel Award for Outstanding Breakthrough Performance, Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, and a few different honors for Short Term 12.
In December 2019, it was announced that Stanfield was one of the all star alumni for the Forbes 30 Under 30 – Hollywood & Entertainment list.
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