Shawn Fonteno

Shawn Fonteno better known online as Solo, is an American actor and rapper.
==History==
Fonteno was born and raised in Watts, Los Angeles. He never knew his father until the age of eight; he met him in the hospital after his father had been shot in an armed robbery shootout. He joined an African-American street gang the Neighborhood Crips from a young age, dealing drugs and beginning to rise through the ranks before several near-fatal shootings and kidnapping attempts on his family inspired him to leave the gang. He was later at one point the vice-president of an African-American motorcycle club called the Choppers MC. He was still committing criminal acts with his crew but eventually decided to settle down and leave the MC life behind in good standing. https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/human-interest/2022/05/20/watts-native-shares-how-starring-in-grand-theft-auto-5-changed-his-lifehttps://worldstarhiphop.com/videos/wshhJVhO4dUBVfj8r2VX/wshh-presents-life-behind-the-game-feat-shawn-solo-fonteno-the-story-of-franklin-clinton-from-gta-v 
His rapping career was under the name Solo from his gangster nickname OG Solo. Fonteno was affiliated with several record companies including DJ Pooh's Lench Mob, Death Row Records, and Priority Records. He was at one point the hype man of a duo group with rapper Kam. https://www.pcgamer.com/grand-theft-auto-5-voice-actors-recreate-the-lamar-roasts-franklin-scene/ He made an appearance in a documentary "Beef 2" where he described a fight in which he claimed to have knocked Ice Cube out due to a disagreement about business and later stole his chain. https://www.tmz.com/2013/10/06/grand-theft-auto-shawn-fonteno-sister-gtav-kill-relationships/ 
In 2022, Fonteno published a memoir titled Game Changer: My Journey From the Streets to Your Video Game Console, which details how he left his former life as a gang member to become an actor. https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/gta-5-actor-shawn-fonteno-new-book-rockstar-games/ 
==Filmography==
===Films===
*3 Strikes (2000)
*The Wash (2001)
*Grow House (2017)
===Video Games===
*Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
*Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
*Grand Theft Auto Online (2021)
==References==
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