Khleo Thomas

Khaleed Leon "Khleo" Thomas (born January 30, 1989), stage name Khleo Thomas, is an American actor,[1] rapper, singer, and entertainer best known for his role as Zero in Holes and Mixed Mike in Roll Bounce. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, he began acting in commercials at age six after his family settled in Southern California. He also starred in other films like Walking Tall (2004) and Remember the Daze (2007). He has recorded numerous mixtapes and singles since releasing his first mixtape The World Is A Cartoon in 2010. In 2011, he released a necklace line called "Love Wings" and in 2013, a clothing line called "Slick Living Apparel". Currently,[when?] he is working on his debut album, Just A Sample.
== Early life ==
Thomas was born in Anchorage, Alaska, the son of Raquel and Leon Thomas. His father is an Army officer who was then stationed in Alaska.[2] Thomas' mother is from Morocco, and his father is African-American.[2][3][4] After living in Germany, the family returned to the continental United States when Thomas was four.[2] After his family settled in Southern California, he began acting in commercials at age six.[5]
== Career ==
=== 1998–2009: Career beginnings, Holes, and other early roles ===
In 1998, Thomas's first television appearance was on an episode of Bill Cosby's Kids Say the Darndest Things.
He has since starred in such films as Friday After Next (2002), Holes (2003), Going to the Mat (2004), Walking Tall (2004), and Roll Bounce (2005).
Thomas starred in the 2003 Disney film Holes, adapted from Louis Sachar's book of the same name. Thomas had not read the book before he was cast as Zero.[5] To adapt to the desert climate for filming Holes, Thomas was required to participate in physical conditioning training. He recalls, "We had to climb rope, dig holes, run, go hiking, do sit-ups and push-ups. The whole time we were thinking, why do we need this? Then we get to the desert and we understood. It was so hot, you could only be in a hole for 20 minutes at a time."[5] Thomas sang on one of the movie soundtrack's songs, "Dig It", which originated on the six-hour round-trip bus rides that transported the actors to the set.[5]
In 2005 he became more involved in music after he began an association with fellow rapper/actor Bow Wow and his label LBW. He was featured on Bow Wow's fifth studio album The Price of Fame as well as on numerous mixtapes. He made cameo appearances in Bow Wow's "Fresh Azimiz" and "Outta My System" music videos.
In 2006, Thomas guest-starred in "Poppin' Tags", an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; and in the season four episode of House, "Ugly" in 2007. He co-starred in the first episode of the television series Teachers, which was canceled after six episodes. He starred in movies such as Remember the Daze (2007) and Hurricane Season (2009). In 2010, Thomas starred in the action film Boogie Town.
=== 2010–present: Mixtapes, EPs, collaborations and Just a Sample ===
On January 11, 2010, Thomas released his debut mixtape, The World Is a Cartoon.[6][7]
In early 2010, he was associated with Soulja Boy's label SODMG Entertainment, but would end up not officially signing with them.
On August 12, 2010, Thomas announced via his Twitter that he was working on his debut album, Just a Sample.[8] On September 22, 2010, he said during an interview that his first single would be titled "Lights Out", and he reported the startup of his own label, Zero Unlimited.[9] Despite this, he later signed a record deal with independent label The Plus Records.
In late September 2010, Thomas made an opening performance in California on the "How the West Was One Tour" with Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube. Also in 2010, he released a snippet of "Let Go", a song intended to be on Just a Sample. It samples the track "Let Go" by Frou Frou.
On January 11, 2011, he released a mixtape titled The Next Episode. In the song "Anniversary" he disclosed in more detail why he did not officially sign to SODMG Entertainment.[10][11] On February 15, 2011 he released his first single, "Lights Out", although this would later be dubbed a promotional single.[12]
On December 20, 2011, it was announced that Thomas had parted ways with The Plus Records and had signed a new label deal with Executive Dream Music, a division of Executive Music Group distributed by Fontana. On December 23, 2011, he released a mixtape titled Slick Living.[13][14]
On March 6, 2012, he released a single titled "So Many Girls", the music video of which reached number 10 on BET's 106 & Park.[15]
On November 13, 2012, he released a collaborative EP with singer/rapper Chris Batson titled After Everything Fades.[16][17]
On December 28, 2014 he released the EP Raised in the 90's through SoundCloud.[18]
== Other ventures ==
=== Fashion designingEdit ===
In 2011, Thomas released a necklace line he designed himself, called "Love Wings".[19]
In 2013, Thomas released his official clothing line titled "Slick Living Appearel" which is branded off his label Slick Living Inc.[20]
== Discography ==
=== EPs ===
Year	Title
2012	After Everything Fades
(with Chris Batson)
* Release date: November 13, 2012
* Label: Executive Dream, Executive Music, Fontana
* Format: Digital download
2014	Raised in the 90's[18]
* Release date: December 28, 2014
* Label: Slick Living, Executive Dream, Executive Music, Fontana
* Format: Digital download
=== Mixtapes ===
Khleo Thomas's mixtapes and details
Title 	Mixtape details
The World Is a Cartoon 	
* Released: January 11, 2010
* Hosted by DJ Goonie
* Label: Self-released
The Next Episode 	
* Released: January 11, 2011
* Label: Zero Unlimited
Slick Living 	
* Released: December 23, 2011
* Hosted by Coast 2 Coast
* Label: Slick Living
The World Is a Cartoon: Episode 3	
* Released: TBA, 2015
* Label: Slick Living
=== Singles ===
=== As lead artist ===
Year	Song 	Album
2011	"Lights Out" 	Non-album single
2012	"So Many Girls"[21][22][23] 	Non-album single
2012	"Slick"[24] 	Slick Living
2012	"Sweat It Out"[25] 	Slick Living
2012	"Becoming"[26]
(with Chris Batson) 	After Everything Fades
2013	"Ride"[27]
(with Chris Batson) 	After Everything Fades
2014	"Side Ni**a / Don't Catch Feelings"[28]	Non-album single
2014	"No Questions"[29] 	Non-album single
2014	"Tonight"[30]
(featuring Sean Roxs) 	Non-album single
=== As featured artist ===
Year	Song 	Album
2013	"Now Forever" (Sofia Reyes featuring Khleo Thomas)	Non-album single
=== Guest appearances ===
Year	Song 	Performer(s) 	Album
2006	"How You Move It" 	Bow Wow 	The Price of Fame
2006	"Bet That" 	Bow Wow 	Non-album single
2009	"Ain't I Freestyle" 	Bow Wow 	The Greenlight
2009	"Do I Love Her" 	Bow Wow 	The Greenlight
2010	"Freak Show" 	JBar aka Ja-Bar	In the Club
2010	"Victory" 	Soulja Boy 	none
2010	"Teachers Pet" 	Stefon4u 	none
2010	"Never Change Remix (I'll Never Change)"	Indigo Charlie 	none
2010	"Not My Girl" 	The Good Boys 	none
2010	"Running Back to You" 	Amanda Leigh 	none
2010	"Light the Speakers on Fire" 	Malachi Mott 	none
2013	"Now Forever" 	Sofia Reyes 	none
2013	"Fade Away" 	Social Club 	Summer of George
2014	"In'n'Out" 	Sean Roxs 	none
2014	"Face Down" 	Flip Major 	none
== Videography ==
=== As lead artist ===
* "In My Soul" (2010)
* "I'm Still" (2010)
* "Lost" (2010)
* "I Got Me" (2010)
* "Feel Good Music" (2010)
* "Like I Never Left" (2010)
* "Give Em What They Want" (2010)
* "Halloween" (2010)
* "Burn It Down" (2010)
* "Lights Out" (2011)
* "Floyd Mayweather" (2011)
* "Motivation Remix" (2011)
* "You Don't Fight Fair" (2011)
* "Monster & A Beat" (2011)
* "Slick" (2012)
* "Sweat It Out" (2012)
* "Fly Me Out To Cali" (2012)
* "So Many Girls" (2012)
* "Slick Music" (2012)
* "5 On It" (2014)
=== As featured artist ===
* Eric Mora - "Ain't I Freestyle" (2009)
* Stefon4u - "Teachers Pet" (2010)
* Indigo Charlie - "Never Change Remix (I'll Never Change)" (2010)
* Amanda Leigh - "Running Back To You" (2010)
=== Cameo video appearances ===
* Bow Wow - "Fresh Azimiz" (2005)
* Bow Wow - "Outta My System" (2007)
* Bow Wow - "Pretty Lady" (2010)
* Soulja Boy - "All Black Everything" (2010)
* Soulja Boy - "Pretty Boy Swag" (2010)(Viral Version)
* Bow Wow - "For My Hood" (2010)
* Paula DeAnda - "Easy" (2010)
* Jonn Hart - "Who Booty" (2012)
* Chris Batson - "We Got Lost Along the Way" (2014)
== Filmography ==
Film	Film 	Film 	Film
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2002	Friday After Next 	Bad Kid 	Supporting role
2003	Holes 	Hector "Zero" Zeroni	Main role/nominated performance
2004	Walking Tall 	Pete Vaughn 	Supporting role
2004	Baadasssss! 	Mario 	Supporting role
2004	Going to the Mat 	Vincent "Fly" Shu 	Supporting role
2004	Time Out 	Khalid 	Supporting role
2005	Roll Bounce 	Mixed Mike 	Main role
2005	Dirty 	Splooge 	Supporting role
2005	The Golden Blaze 	Jason/Sure Shot 	Supporting role
2007	Remember the Daze 	Dylan 	Supporting role/nominated performance
2008	Bob Funk 	Cupcake 	Main role/nominated performance
2009	Hurricane Season 	David Willis 	Supporting role
2009	Breathe/III 	Dante 	Supporting role
2010	The Company We Keep	Young Raheem 	Supporting role
2010	Krews 	Tom Tom 	Supporting role
2015	Victor 	Randy 	Supporting role
2016	Soy Nero 	Mohammed 	
2018	We the Coyotes 	Danny 	
TBD 	Boogie Town 	Gizmo 	Supporting role
Television	Television 	Television 	Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
1998 	Kids Say the Darndest Things 	Himself 	Episode: "Oatmeal"
1999 	Family Law 	Lanny Brass 	Episode: "Games"
2001 	City Guys 	Jordan 	Episode: "Skips, Lies and Radiotapes"
2003 	Super Short Show 	Himself 	
2004 	ER 	Brian 	Episode: "Forgive and Forget"
2004 	The Wayne Brady Show 	Himself 	Episode: "March 19, 2004"
2004 	Frankie Muniz HoopLA Celebrity Basketball Event 	Himself 	
2004 	The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema	 	
2005 	The Bernie Mac Show 	Curtis 	Episode: "Car wars"
2005 	Scream Tour IV 	Himself 	
2006 	Teachers 	Patrick 	Episode: "Substitute"
2006 	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 	Dante 	Episode: "Poppin' Tags"
2006 	Gettin' Dirty 	 	
2007 	House 	Kenny 	Episode: "Ugly"
2007 	On Location with Remember the Daze 	Himself 	
2009 	Kids' Inaugural 	Himself 	
2010 	90210 	Purse Guy 	Episode: "I see London/I see France"
2011 	Parenthood 	Guy in batting cage	Episode: "Amazing Andy and His Wonderful World of Bugs"
2011 	Sons of Anarchy 	Frecks 	Episode: "Dorylus"
2013 	Bones 	Marcos Herrera 	Episode: "The Blood from the Stones"
2016 	Shameless 	Dylan Oswald 	Episodes: "I Am a Storm" and "Own Your Shit"
2017 	Being Mary Jane 	D-Razor 	Episode: "Getting Schooled"
2017 	Major Crimes 	Lewis Wilks 	Episodes: "Shockwave: Part 1" and "Shockwave: Part 2"