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Omar was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, 2006. He was named "Sexiest TV Neurologist"
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Omar Epps' Salary: Love & Basketball (2000) $700,000
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Omar claims he goes to strip clubs with his wife.
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Omar was a backup dancer for
Queen Latifah when he was 17 years old.
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Omar won the 2005 NAACP Image Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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Omar would like to see his character Foreman on
House go on a date.
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Omar excelled in a brief recurring role as an emotionally stressed intern on
E.R.
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Omar has starred in two HBO Original movies
First-Time Felon directed by Charles Roc Dutton and
Deadly Voyage produced by
Danny Glover.
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It has been announced that Omar will be running as an independent in the 2008 presidential election.
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Omar produced the movie First Time Felon.
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Omar's mother raised him and his sister as a single parent after she separated from his father.
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In the beginning of his career, Omar was frequently cast as sports heroes and troubled teenagers.
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Omar's mother was an elementary school principal.
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Omar's astrological sign is Leo.
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Omar isn't a fan of the
House scenes with blood in them. He is finding the sight of blood extremely nauseating - even though he knows it's fake.
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Omar has his own record label named BKNYC Records.
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Omar never did any boxing before the movie Against the Ropes (2004), where he played Luther Shaw (a raw street brute).
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Omar has two children with Keisha Spivey.
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Omar is left-handed.
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Omar belongs to a rap group called Wolfpack. He formed it with his brother in 1991.
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Omar appeared in
Deborah Cox's music video for her song,
Sentimental in 1995.
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Omar attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and the Performing Arts in New York, New York.
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Omar appears in
Blackstreet's video,
Before I Let You Go.
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Omar's fiance, Keisha Spivey, gave birth to their first child in July 2004. Her name is K'mari Mae.
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Omar was only seventeen when filming the movie Juice.
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Omar co-starred with his ex-girlfriend,
Sanaa Lathan in
Love and Basketball.
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Omar is 5'10" (177,5 cm).
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Omar's childhood friend was actor
Marlon Wayans. They are still friends.
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Omar was featured in the video game: Def Jam Fight For New York.
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Omar currently stars in the hit FOX show:
House.
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Omar began writing screenplays at the age of ten. But before that (at seven or eight) he was writing poetry, short stories.