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Miller – Opening Night of Bette Midler in “I’ll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers” – Arrivals – Geffen Playhouse – Westwood, CA, USA, 2013 – Photo Credit: Andrew Evans / PR Photos
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: October 7, 1978
Ethnicity: African-American
Omar Benson Miller is an American actor. His roles include the films Sorority Boys , 8 Mile , Shall We Dance? (2004), Get Rich or Die Tryin’ , American Pie Presents: Band Camp , Lucky You , Transformers (2007), Things We Lost in the Fire , Miracle at St. Anna , The Express: The Ernie Davis Story , Blood Done Sign My Name , The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010), The Lion of Judah , 1982 , Homefront (2013), Above Suspicion , Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie , Naples to New York , and Sinners (2025); the series Sex, Love & Secrets ; Eleventh Hour , CSI: Miami , Ballers , Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , The Unicorn , Rugrats , The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey , and True Lies ; the made-for-tv productions Undefeated (2003), The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special , and Lego Star Wars: Summer Vacation ; and the music video for “Just Lose It.”
Omar was raised in Anaheim. Omar’s uncle, mother’s sister’s husband, is actor LeVar Burton .
Omar’s paternal grandfather was named Alec Miller. Alec was born in Mississippi.
Omar’s paternal grandmother was named Ora Dee. Ora was born in Mississippi.
Omar’s maternal grandfather was Thomas Cozart (the son of Jackie Cozart and Darrie Yarbrough). Thomas was born in Mississippi.
Source: Omar’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org