Mekhi Phifer

Mekhi appeared in Gap print ads for the Fall 2003 collection.

Mekhi and fiancée Oni Souratha welcomed a son, Mekhi Thira Phifer, on October 30, 2007, in Los Angeles. It is the first child for the couple. Mekhi also has an 8-year-old son, Omikaye, from his first marriage to actress Malinda Williams.

He appeared in Keith Sweat's video of "Nobody."

Along with the Pennsylvania-based charity organization, The Vine Group, he donated over $100,000 in scholarships, books and computers to Ibadan, Nigeria where the Mekhi Phifer Education Center will open in 2005 to help poor children get an education.

While starring on ER, Mekhi appeared in two public service announcements for NBC's The More You Know campaign. His topics were parental involvement in school and family communication.

Mekhi is good friends with ER co-star Goran Visnjic.

In 2004, Mekhi appeared in Eminem's "Just Lose It" video.

Mekhi Phifer starred opposite Julia Stiles in the 2001 film O.

He has been Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher.

He owns an Athlete's Foot store franchise (six stores, with two of them up and running) in California that sells athletic footwear.

His name is pronounced "Me-KYE."

He was Gina Prince-Bythewood's first choice for the role of Quincy McCall in her 2000 film Love and Basketball. He had to decline due to scheduling conflicts.

Mekhi met actress Malinda Williams in 1996 during filming of the comedy spoof High School High. The two married on February 14, 1999. They divorced amicably in 2000. They have one child together; a son named Omikaye.

Mekhi's mother was a school teacher and he says she was the reason he didn't get caught up in the "street nonsense" of Harlem.

He appeared in rapper 50 Cent's video "Many Men."

Mekhi played Lem Van Adams (Tracy "Bird" Van Adam's husband) in the 1997 movie Soul Food. In an interesting twist, the woman he would marry in real life two years later, Malinda Williams, was cast as Tracy "Bird" Van Adams in the 2000 television series that was based on the movie and also titled Soul Food.

Mekhi appeared in En Vogue's "Don't Let Go" video.

Mekhi played the two timing boy in "The Boy is Mine" video, by Brandy (with Monica).