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BORN NAME: caleb reginald mclaughlin
AGE: 21 ( as of 12/24/22 )
BIRTHDAY: 13 october 2001
SUN SIGN: libra
BORN PLACE: carmel, new york, united states
RESIDENCE: new york city, new york, united states
NATIONALITY: american
EDUCATION: kent primary school, george fischer middle school, happy feet dance school, the harlem school of the arts
OCCUPATION: actor, stage artist, voice actor
FAMILY: corey mclaughlin sr. ( father ), april mclaughlin ( mother ), caitlyn mclaughlin ( sister ), corey mclaughlin jr. ( older brother ), crystal mclaughlin ( sister ), margaret noble ( paternal grandmother ), thelma ( maternal grandmother )
MANAGER: cesd talent agency ( talent agency, los angeles, california, united states ), mario pizzini ( the myc group )
BUILD: slim
HEIGHT: 5 ft 7 1/2 in or 171.5 cm
WEIGHT: 65 kg or 143.5 lbs
RACE / ETHNICITY: black ( african-american, jamaican )
HAIR COLOR: black
EYE COLOR: dark brown
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: straight
DISTINCTIVE FEATURES: small face, boyish charm
BRAND ENDORSEMENTS: old navy, awesome little green men
BEST KNOWN FOR: the lion king ( 2012 - 2014, young simba ), stranger things ( lucas sinclair ), the new edition story
FIRST TV SHOW: law & order: special victims unit ( 2013 )
FAVORITE SUPERHERO: black panther, spiderman
FAVORITE 80'S MOVIE: stand by me ( 1986 )
FAVORITE DESTINY GAME CHARACTERS: titan, warlock, hunter
FAVORITE VIDEO GAMES: gta v, nba 2k, destiny
FACTS:
he had initially auditioned for the role of group member michael bivins in the tv series, the new edition story. however, that role went to dante hoagland.
he managed to bag the role of ricky bell after having impressed director chris robinson and executive producer jesse collins by reading just a few lines depicting the massachusetts-native.
he has revealed in interviews that he is a germaphobe.
after completing his 5th grade, he moved to new york city for better acting coaching and opportunities.
he got his breakthrough after being cast in the acclaimed broadway play, the lion king.
he was cast as bokkie in the off-broadway production of the painted rocks at revolver creek at pershing square signature center in 2015.
in september 2017, he attended an event that was organized to raise awareness of lupus and to raise funds for the research to find a better cure for the disease.
for his noteworthy performance in stranger things, he won the 2018 naacp image award for "outstanding performance by a youth ( series, special, television movie or limited series )".
he appeared in the music video for the song santa's coming for us by sia in 2017.
alongside idris elba, jharrel jerome, lorraine toussaint, byron bowers, and method man, he co-starred as cole in the 2020 western drama film, concrete cowboy.
he has don activism work on a small scale. he helped promote the un's our school is #notatarget campaign, which aimed to advocate protection of aid workers and civilians, including school going students.
caleb was honored by including in the 2021 forbes' 30 under 30 list in the "hollywood & entertainment" category.
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