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Flex Alexander As "Michael Jackson"
Flex Alexander was born and raised on the tough streets of the Bronx. For his first professional performance, he was paid $50 to breakdance at a Bar Mitzvah. Alexander loved to perform in front of an audience and decided to work as diligently as possible to become a performer. He became a dancer and choreographer with the rap trio sensation Salt N' Pepa. After appearing on such programs as the "Arsenio Hall Show" and touring with the group, Alexander became an assistant choreographer for the Warner Bros. Feature "New Jack City." He also continued to dance and choreograph with such recording stars as Queen Latifah, Toni Tony Tone, Heavy D and the Boys and Mary J. Blige, among others.
On television, Alexander appeared in the hit FOX series, "New York Undercover," and made his television debut on ABC's "Where I Live." He was also seen in both "Santa and Pete," which paired Alexander with James Earl Jones and Hume Cronyn, and the Stephen Bochco-produced drama, "Total Security." He also starred as Tyberious Walker on the UPN sitcom "Homeboys in Outer Space." Although "Homeboys" ran for only one season, Alexander proved that he could carry a sitcom with his charismatic personality and his irresistible good looks.
Alexander currently executive produces and stars in the hugely successful "One on One" for UPN. In the sitcom, he stars as a single parent whose life as a swinging sportscaster finds him having to play full-time dad to his 16 year-old daughter. His performance has earned him two NAACP Image Award nominations for lead actor in a comedy. In its second season, "One on One", was the number one rated show on UPN's Monday night primetime block as well as the number one show in African-American households.
Alexander is not foreign to the world of feature films. He recently wrapped the independent feature "Gas", produced by Ralph Farquhar and Claude Brooks. He co-starred in "Out Cold" for Spyglass Entertainment. Furthermore, he appeared opposite Harvey Keitel in the critically acclaimed "City of Industry," and co-starred with Marlon Wayans and Kadeem Hardison in Disney's "The Sixth Man. "
Besides television, movies and dance, Alexander also enjoyed a successful stand-up comedy career. He has performed everywhere from the Uptown Comedy Club (a notoriously challenging club in Manhattan) to Stand Up New York, The Improv, Laugh Factory, Showtime at the Apollo, The Comic Strip and numerous comedy clubs and universities around the country, before turning his attention to acting.
Alexander attended the esteemed High School of Art and Design, majoring in Architecture, and loves to draw in his spare time. He currently resides in Los Angeles with wife, R & B artist Shanice and their two children, daughter Imani and son Elijah.
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