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Romeo
Birth name	Percy Romeo Miller, Jr
Also known as	Lil' Romeo
Born	August 19, 1989 (1989-08-19) (age 19)
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Entertainer, actor, student, fashion designer, basketball player
Years active	2001–present (rapper) 2003–present (acting)
Label(s)	No Limit, New No Limit Records
Associated acts	Master P, Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder, Rich Boyz

Romeo Miller
College	USC
Conference	Pac-10
Sport	Basketball
Position	Point guard
Jersey #	15
Class	Freshman
Nickname	Romeo
Career	2008 – present
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	August 19, 1989 (1989-08-19) (age 19) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
High school	Beverly Hills High School

Percy Romeo Miller, Jr (born August 19, 1989¹ in New Orleans, Louisiana) better known by his stage name Romeo, formerly Lil' Romeo, is an American entertainer, actor, and basketball player. He is the son of entertainment mogul and entrepreneur Master P and nephew of C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker. He has so far released three studio albums and two compilation albums. His fifth album God's Gift was released on December 12, 2006. He attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. He was awarded a full athletic scholarship to play basketball at the University of Southern California, and started in the 2008-2009 season. Recently, Miller was named spokesperson for The Los Angeles Earth Day Festival and along with his cartoon creation, Gee Gee the Giraffe, will educate millions of children about the importance of conservation and social responsibility.²

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Music career 1.2 Basketball career 2 Acting career 3 Discography 4 Filmography 4.1 Television 5 References 6 External links

Biography

Music career

He achieved success by breaking Michael Jackson's record of the youngest person to get a number one hit (on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart) with his first single "My Baby".^{citation needed} His success came from his two early studio albums, mainly Game Time. He recorded the album all by himself, at his home studio, which was featured on the show MTV Cribs. Romeo released a third album titled Romeoland, with guest appearances from Master P, the Rich Boyz, and Solange Knowles.

Basketball career

Romeo was invited in the Summer of 2006 to the Reebok-sponsored ABCD Camp, considered the premier basketball camp in the United States. The Teaneck, New Jersey-based ABCD Camp is an invitation-only basketball showcase previously attended by high-profile players including Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, Stephon Marbury, Carmelo Anthony and LeBron James. Surrounded by future NBA players such as O. J. Mayo, Derrick Rose, and Kevin Love, Miller looked out of place and averaged less than 2 points a game throughout the camp. The Wall Street Journal made an article on March 8, entitled "A Hot Prospect," cites Vaccaro, the longtime director of the ABCD Camp, as explaining, "he invited Romeo Miller to the 2006 camp, primarily as a favor to Percy Miller, whom he knew from the club basketball circuit." In the article, Vaccaro indicated, "If you're looking for the profile of an athlete who plays basketball at USC, he's not it."³

On April 13, 2007, Miller verbally committed to the University of Southern California (USC) and signed a letter of intent on November 19, 2007. Miller, a 6'0" point guard at Beverly Hills High School, a four year starter averaged 13.9 points and 5.6 assists per game during the 2006-2007 high school season.⁴

According to The Wall Street Journal, it appears the decision to grant Miller a full scholarship at USC was largely driven by his relationship with friend and teammate Demar DeRozan, the 6-foot-6 All-American forward who was rated as the number five prospect in the country on Scout.com. The Wall Street Journal reported Coach Floyd as saying, "Last April...Percy Miller called while driving both players from a tournament in Fayetteville, Ark...Percy Miller said 'Demar and Romeo are ready to make their decision, and would you like to have them both on scholarship?'...'I said absolutely.'"³ Miller and DeRozan began playing in the 2008-2009 season.

Acting career

Miller started his acting career with the 2003 film Honey. His character was Benny, a young boy looking for a break. In this movie, he co-starred with Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer and Zachary Isaiah Williams.⁵ In another 2003 film, he made a cameo appearance in Max Keeble's Big Move as himself.⁶ Also in 2003, he starred in his own TV show called Romeo! on Nickelodeon. He co-starred with his dad in a movie called Uncle P in 2005.^{citation needed} He also starred in another movie, God's Gift, which came out in 2006. Recently, he made a cameo appearance, as himself, in Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide as a rapping coach for the teachers.

Discography

Main article: Romeo discography

• Lil' Romeo (2001)
• Game Time (2002)
• Romeoland (2004)
• God's Gift (2006)

Filmography

• Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)
• Honey (2003)
• Still 'Bout It (2004)
• Decisions (2004)
• Uncle P (2005)
• God's Gift (2006)
• Don't Be Scared (2006)
• Crush On U (2007)
• Sweetwater (2008)
• The Pig People (2008)
• The Mailman (2008)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003–2006	Romeo!	Romeo Miller	Main Role/Starring as Romeo.

Guest appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Brothers García	Ty	"Band on the Run" (episode 5, season 2)
2001	Oh Drama!	Musical Guest	Television special
2001	The Hughleys	Himself
2001	Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration	Himself
2002	Raising Dad	Marvin
2002	The 29th Annual American Music Awards	Himself
2003	One on One	Eric
2003	All Grown Up!	Lil Q	AGU! Season 1 Episode 8 'It's Cupid, Stupid'7

References

External links

• Official website
• USC Athletics Player Biography: #15 Percy Miller
• Romeo at MySpace
• Romeo at the Internet Movie Database