Orlando Brown (born December 4, 1987) is an American actor, rapper, and singer, who is best known for his work as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Brown’s television roles include portraying 3J in Family Matters (1996–1998), Max in Two of a Kind (1998–1999), Sticky Webb in The Proud Family (2001–2005), and Eddie Thomas in That’s So Raven (2003–2007). In film, he has appeared in Major Payne (1995), Max Keeble’s Big Move (2001) and Straight Outta Compton (2015).
Early life
Orlando Brown was born on December 4, 1987 in Los Angeles, California.
Legal issues
On February 28, 2016, in Torrance, California, Brown was arrested and later charged with domestic battery, obstruction of justice, drug possession with intent to sell, and possession of contraband in jail, following an altercation with his then-girlfriend in public. Police were called to the scene after he struck her in the parking lot of a police station and he was found by officers to be in possession of methamphetamine, a stimulant drug, at the time of the incident. Brown failed to appear for a scheduled court date in relation to the charges and a warrant was issued for his arrest; he was ultimately taken into custody by police on January 18, 2018, in Barstow, California, after police were called to a private residence in response to a complaints of a domestic disturbance between Brown, his girlfriend, and his girlfriend’s mother and subsequently faced additional charges of domestic battery, drug possession, and resisting arrest.
Following his release from jail in Barstow, he again failed to appear for a scheduled court date and a warrant was again issued for his arrest; he fled California for Nevada and was eventually apprehended by bounty hunters in Las Vegas, who found him hiding in the closet of a private homeowner on April 13, 2018.
On June 5, 2018, Brown was arrested in Las Vegas by police, while leaving a local hotel known for prostitution and illegal drug sale and use. He refused to cooperate with officers after they stopped his taxicab, and a subsequent search found him to be in possession of methamphetamine and a pipe, and that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest, in relation to one of his unresolved domestic battery charges. He was charged with drug possession, possession of drug paraphernalia, and resisting arrest.
Several months later, on September 2, 2018, Brown, recently released from a medical facility where he’d been hospitalized for undisclosed reasons, was arrested after breaking into Legends Restaurant & Venue, a Las Vegas establishment owned by his childhood friend Danny Boy, and attempting to change the locks. Police found Brown on the roof of the building, after security cameras showed him entering the building without permission.
In early 2018, Brown debuted to the public a new tattoo, that of his former That’s So Raven co-star Raven-Symoné, on his neck. Later that year, he entered rehab, after an intervention from friends and family, but remained in the program only one week, and was photographed shortly after his release walking down the street barefoot, carrying a box of wine.
Personal life
Dr. Phil appearance
In 2018, Brown appeared on an episode of Dr. Phil, alongside retired psychologist Phil McGraw, and made false claims, among them that he was the son of the late American musical icon Michael Jackson, saying his full name was Orlando Brown Prince Michael Jackson, Jr., and that he had four children, two of whom he had never met and whose names he did not know. He claimed the oldest of his children is between the ages of 16 and 18, meaning Brown would have been between 13 and 15 at the time of their birth. He additionally claimed he had been sober for four years. The episode aired on December 21, 2018.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Family Values | Chuckie | Television film |
| 1995 | Major Payne | Kevin “Tiger” Webb | |
| 1998 | Senseless at the Gate | Brandler Witter | |
| 2000 | Inhumane Worker | Marchel Williats | |
| 2000 | Perfect Game | Marcel Williams | |
| 2000 | The Tangerine Bear | Bear, Little Boy (voices) | |
| 2001 | Max Keeble’s Big Move | Dobbs | |
| 2003 | Maniac Magee | Mars Bar Thompson | |
| 2003 | Eddie’s Million Dollar Cook-Off | Frankie | |
| 2005 | Suits on the Loose | Cody | |
| 2005 | The Proud Family Movie | Sticky Webb (voice) | Television film |
| 2012 | Christmas in Compton | Tyrone | |
| 2012 | We the Party | Club DJ | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Run Ya’ Pockets: A Political Economy Analysis of Crime Amongst Harlem Youths | LeTavious | College film |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton | Block Dude | |
| 2015 | American Bad Boy | Charles | |
| 2016 | Bloody Hands | Detective Brown |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Coach | Kid | Episode: “Ten Percent of Nothing” |
| 1996 | In the House | Steven | Episode: “To Die For” |
| 1996 | The Parent ‘Hood | George Washington Carver | Episode: “I’m O’Tay, You’re O-Tay” |
| 1996–2001 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Nelson | 5 episodes |
| 1996–1997 | Waynehead | Damey Wayne (voice) | 13 episodes |
| 1996–2000 | Moesha | Chuckie / James | 3 episodes |
| 1997 | Malcolm & Eddie | Max | Episode: “Hoop Schemes” |
| 1997 | Sister, Sister | Clayton | Episode: “Little Man Date” |
| 1997 | The Pretender | Bruno | Episode: “Back From The Dead Again” |
| 1997 | The Wayans Bros. | Charlie | Episode: “Say It Ain’t So, Marlon” |
| 1996–1998 | Family Matters | Jerry Jamal “3J” Jameson | 21 episodes |
| 1998–1999 | Two of a Kind | Max | 8 episodes |
| 1999 | Malcolm & Eddie | Cairo | Episode: “Daddio” |
| 1999–2002 | Pokemon Camp | Wayne Boggs | Main cast 78 episodes |
| 1999 | Friends and Foes | Chris | |
| 1999 | Safe Harbor | Chris | 10 episodes |
| 2001 | Lizzie McGuire | Travis Elliot | Episode: “Random Acts of Miranda” |
| 2001–2005 | The Proud Family | Sticky Webb (voice) | 38 episodes |
| 2002–2004 | Fillmore! | Cornelius Fillmore (voice) | 26 episodes |
| 2002–2007 | Express Yourself | Himself | |
| 2003–2004 | Clifford’s Puppy Days | Evan Thomas Taylor (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2003–2007 | That’s So Raven | Edward “Eddie” Thomas | 99 episodes |
| 2004 | Start Up, Go Down, and Get Lost | Dwayne | 1 episode |
| 2004 | One on One | Dwayne | Episode: “He’s Not Heavy, He’s My Half-Brother” |
| 2005 | Phil of the Future | Andrew “Andy” Baxley | Episode: “Team Diffy” |
| 2006-2009 | Yin Yang Yo! | Badfoot (voice) | Episode: “The Big Payback” |
| 2007 | WordGirl | Tommy (voice) | Episode: “Jerky Jerk/Becky’s Birthday” |
| 2011 | The End | The Man / The Boomshadow | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Hell’s Kitchen | Himself | 1 episode |
Discography
Albums
| Album | Released |
|---|---|
| Trade It All | 2006 |
| “F**k My Fame (Radio)” – single | 2016 |
Soundtracks
| Year | Song | Soundtrack |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | “That’s So Raven (theme song)” (with Raven-Symoné & Anneliese Van Der Pol) | That’s So Raven |
| “Circle of Life” (with DCCoS) | Disneymania 2 | |
| 2004 | “Circle of Life (Christmas version)” (with DCCoS) | Radio Disney Jingle Jams |
| 2005 | “Circle of Life (All Star Remix)” (with DCCoS) | DisneyRemixMania |
| 2006 | “Little By Little” (with Raven-Symoné) | That’s So Raven Too! |
| “Will It Go Round in Circles” | ||
| “Little By Little (Remix)” (with Raven-Symoné; iTunes bonus track) | ||
| “A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes” (with DCCoS) | Disneymania 4 | |
| “Super Cali (BoiOB mix)” | ||
| 2008 | “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes” (with DCCoS) | Princess DisneyMania |
Songs
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | “That’s So Raven (main song)” (w/ Raven-Symoné and Anneliese van der Pol) | That’s So Raven |
| 2004 | “Circle of Life” (w/ DCCoS) | DisneyMania 2 |
| 2006 | “Little By Little” (w/ Raven-Symoné) | That’s So Raven Too! |
| “Will It Go Round in Circles” | ||
| “A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes” (w/ DCCoS) | DisneyMania 4 | |
| 2018 | “F**k My Fame (Radio)” | “F**k My Fame (Radio)” – Single |
| 2019 | “Empire” | “Empire” – Single |
| 2020 | “Hi, I’m Famous” | “Hi, I’m Famous” – Single |
| 2020 | “Coming to America” | “Coming to America” – Single |