born november american actor director producer writer musical performer appeared lights red tails secret life bees pride american wrestler great bridge high school parker active charitable work time volunteer wrestling coach political activist background parker born norfolk virginia year old mother time mother married biological father man gave parker parker younger sisters according dna analysis ancestry people modern day parker time middle school mother fell love stationed bath maine united_states_air_force mother married moved maine parker despite physical distance remained close biological father emotionally father died parker parker involved classroom fights home power struggles stepfather parker moved virginia stay maternal uncle wrestler age great grandmother got sick mother moved virginia lived high school zone joined sharing bedroom apartment mom aunt grandmother parker said didn material things loved parker accused rape sophomore cleared charges parker married native pennsylvania met attending frontier park summer alumnus athletic career parker looked able parker started wrestling princess anne high school parker placed state wrestling championships junior attending reuniting mother moved great bridge high school district parker participate powerhouse wrestling program member state champion great bridge wrestling team state champion pound wrestler placed high school american earned scholarship wrestle parker nationally ranked freshman transferring continued ranked junior pound wrestler placed fifth national collegiate athletic association wrestling championships american oklahoma following fifth place finish ranked second nationally senior earned undergraduate degree computer programming oklahoma graduating oklahoma worked computer programmer noticed modeling convention dallas texas accompanying model friend acting career parker profession computer programmer described writing code attended event dallas model relationship los_angeles talent manager noticed parker convention talent search parker waiting friend finish audition felt parker look parker actor model parker denied asked parker read monologue asked parker lines fisher parker delivered video week told los_angeles california right away parker packed clothes computer moved sleep aspiring actor couch quickly landed television commercial bit parts guest appearances followed working acting coach anderson arriving los_angeles early parker continued live california wife mother sisters square foot bedroom apartment parker played male lead hip hop romeo juliet smaller role pride african american swim team allowed display athletic physique directed selected parker role parker heard washington requires biographies characters directs wrote page biography character prepare role write character biography read works character based real life parker character love interest character bad boy streak parker performed soundtrack parker stars nominated best supporting actor category won secret life bees played love interest character movie starred written directed based book reunited secret life bees director playing male lead film lights performance nominated image award outstanding actor motion picture directing years parker interested making film based life announced funding working assembling team film called birth nation ironic tribute famously racist film addition writing directing parker cast turner cast key roles acquired distribution rights film million film festival broke record paid film festival production surpassing acquired million years earlier public charity parker provide scholarships youth ages supporter program called program foster youths youth california kids involved daily activities stimulate creativity intellect parker coaches wrestling team year olds assists coaching wrestling parker active supporter volunteer obama presidential campaign filmography awards nominations
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