df_m_musicians_2_para: 75
This data as json
| rowid | first_name | last_name | gender | career_sec | personal_sec | info | seed_first_name | seed_last_name | occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Marcello | McElroy | m | Ross began his career as an actor while a student at Greenwich High School. His first major role was in the film, ATL, released in March 2006, in which he co-starred with rappers T.I. and Big Boi. Ross received rave reviews for his role as troubled teenager Amare McCarter in the HBO television film Life Support, starring alongside Queen Latifah and his real-life half-sister Tracee Ellis Ross, who portrayed his elder sister in the film. Ross later co-starred in the biographical film Pride, in which he portrayed a good-natured teen with a speech impediment. He also appeared (uncredited) in an episode of Girlfriends. The episode, titled "What's Black-A-Lackin'?", also guest-starred Chrisette Michele, and was directed by his half-sister Tracee. Ross has appeared in several other films, including the thriller Linewatch with Cuba Gooding, Jr. (2008), the drama Gardens of the Night (2008), and the crime drama film Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009). He then starred as Julie, the love interest of Hilary Duff's character, in the 2009 comedy-drama film According to Greta. Ross has also appeared in The Notorious B.I.G. music video for the song "Nasty Girl" (2005), and the Lionel Richie music video for the song "Just Go" (2009). In 2010, Ross joined the cast of The CW's teen drama series 90210 in its third season, portraying Liam Court's (Matt Lanter) half-brother and the love interest to Annie Wilson, played by Shenae Grimes. That same year, he appeared in Case 219, and the critically acclaimed film festival winner Mooz-lum, also starring Danny Glover and Nia Long. He then starred in the comedy-drama The Family Tree (2011) and co-starred alongside Brittany Snow in the thriller 96 Minutes, which was released April 28, 2012, in select theaters. Ross won the Breakout Acting Award at SXSW for his performance in the film. In 2012, Ross had a supporting role in the Jay and Mark Duplass-directed comedy-drama Jeff, Who Lives at Home. The following year, he portrayed music producer Dallas Austin in the VH1 biopic CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, about the 1990s Atlanta girl group TLC (the film was named after their second album CrazySexyCool). He then appeared in the drama film All the Wilderness (2014), which premiered at SXSW; the Courteney Cox-directed comedy-drama Just Before I Go (2014), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival; and the drama film Supremacy (2014), which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Also in 2014, Ross portrayed the role of Messalla in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, released on November 21. He reprised the role in Mockingjay – Part 2, which was released on November 20, 2015. In July 2015, he joined the cast of ABC's crime drama series Wicked City, portraying crime scene paparazzo Diver Hawkes, replacing Darrell Britt-Gibson in the role. Ross has a major role as Angel Rivera in the second and third seasons of Fox's drama series Star. Ross will star in a reality show alongside his wife Ashlee Simpson Ross called Ashlee+Evan. In 2007, Ross began recording his debut album, which will encompass R&B and pop. After four years in the studio, Ross released his single "Yes Me" on February 25, 2011, which was produced by Tony DeNiro and written by DeNiro and Ross. Ross released a sneak preview of another song, "How To Live Alone", on his Instagram on December 5, 2014. On May 14, 2015, Ross released the song as a single, featuring rapper T.I.. In 2016, Ross was featured on DJWS & Hero's song, "They". Ross is one-half of the duo, Ashlee + Evan, with his wife. Ross recorded the duets, "Don't Look At Me" and "All I Want" for the series Star with Brittany O'Grady. In 2017, Ross was featured on "Restricted" by Kronic. Ross and his wife released a duet collaboration, Ashlee + Evan, on October 12, 2018. | Ross and singer Ashlee Simpson became engaged in January 2014, and married on August 30, 2014, at Ross' mother's estate in Connecticut. In December 2014, Ross and Simpson announced that they were expecting their first child together. Their daughter was born on July 30, 2015. Through his marriage, Ross also has a stepson from Simpson's previous marriage to musician Pete Wentz. In December 2014, Ross and his wife both filed requests to change their surname to Ross-Næss. In April 2020, Ross and Simpson announced they were expecting their second child together, a boy. | McElroy began his career as an actor while a student at Greenwich High School. His first major role was in the film, ATL, released in March 2006, in which he co-starred with rappers T.I. and Big Boi. McElroy received rave reviews for his role as troubled teenager Amare McCarter in the HBO television film Life Support, starring alongside Queen Latifah and his real-life half-sister Tracee Ellis McElroy, who portrayed his elder sister in the film. McElroy later co-starred in the biographical film Pride, in which he portrayed a good-natured teen with a speech impediment. He also appeared (uncredited) in an episode of Girlfriends. The episode, titled "What's Black-A-Lackin'?", also guest-starred Chrisette Michele, and was directed by his half-sister Tracee. McElroy has appeared in several other films, including the thriller Linewatch with Cuba Gooding, Jr. (2008), the drama Gardens of the Night (2008), and the crime drama film Life Is Hot in Cracktown (2009). He then starred as Julie, the love interest of Hilary Duff's character, in the 2009 comedy-drama film According to Greta. McElroy has also appeared in The Notorious B.I.G. music video for the song "Nasty Girl" (2005), and the Lionel Richie music video for the song "Just Go" (2009). In 2010, McElroy joined the cast of The CW's teen drama series 90210 in its third season, portraying Liam Court's (Matt Lanter) half-brother and the love interest to Annie Wilson, played by Shenae Grimes. That same year, he appeared in Case 219, and the critically acclaimed film festival winner Mooz-lum, also starring Danny Glover and Nia Long. He then starred in the comedy-drama The Family Tree (2011) and co-starred alongside Brittany Snow in the thriller 96 Minutes, which was released April 28, 2012, in select theaters. McElroy won the Breakout Acting Award at SXSW for his performance in the film. In 2012, McElroy had a supporting role in the Jay and Mark Duplass-directed comedy-drama Jeff, Who Lives at Home. The following year, he portrayed music producer Dallas Austin in the VH1 biopic CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, about the 1990s Atlanta girl group TLC (the film was named after their second album CrazySexyCool). He then appeared in the drama film All the Wilderness (2014), which premiered at SXSW; the Courteney Cox-directed comedy-drama Just Before I Go (2014), which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival; and the drama film Supremacy (2014), which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Also in 2014, McElroy portrayed the role of Messalla in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, released on November 21. He reprised the role in Mockingjay – Part 2, which was released on November 20, 2015. In July 2015, he joined the cast of ABC's crime drama series Wicked City, portraying crime scene paparazzo Diver Hawkes, replacing Darrell Britt-Gibson in the role. McElroy has a major role as Angel Rivera in the second and third seasons of Fox's drama series Star. McElroy will star in a reality show alongside his wife Ashlee Simpson McElroy called Ashlee+Marcello. In 2007, McElroy began recording his debut album, which will encompass R&B and pop. After four years in the studio, McElroy released his single "Yes Me" on February 25, 2011, which was produced by Tony DeNiro and written by DeNiro and McElroy. McElroy released a sneak preview of another song, "How To Live Alone", on his Instagram on December 5, 2014. On May 14, 2015, McElroy released the song as a single, featuring rapper T.I.. In 2016, McElroy was featured on DJWS & Hero's song, "They". McElroy is one-half of the duo, Ashlee + Marcello, with his wife. McElroy recorded the duets, "Don't Look At Me" and "All I Want" for the series Star with Brittany O'Grady. In 2017, McElroy was featured on "Restricted" by Kronic. McElroy and his wife released a duet collaboration, Ashlee + Marcello, on October 12, 2018.McElroy and singer Ashlee Simpson became engaged in January 2014, and married on August 30, 2014, at McElroy' mother's estate in Connecticut. In December 2014, McElroy and Simpson announced that they were expecting their first child together. Their daughter was born on July 30, 2015. Through his marriage, McElroy also has a stepson from Simpson's previous marriage to musician Pete Wentz. In December 2014, McElroy and his wife both filed requests to change their surname to McElroy-Næss. In April 2020, McElroy and Simpson announced they were expecting their second child together, a boy. | Evan | Ross | musicians |