Khleo Thomas

Biography

Khaleed "Khleo" Leon Thomas (born January 30, 1989) is an American actor, rapper, and content creator. First garnering recognition as a child actor with his portrayal Hector "Zero" Zeroni in the film Holes (2003), he has since appeared in films including Walking Tall, Roll Bounce, Remember the Daze, and Hurricane Season, and on television shows including ER, The Bernie Mac Show, House, Sons of Anarchy, Bones, Being Mary Jane, Major Crimes, and Shameless. As a rapper, he has released two EPs and toured alongside Bow Wow, Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Sean Kingston and Chris Brown.
Thomas created and runs the lifestyle brands Slick Living and Goddess Living Among Men (GLAM). He appeared in the video game NBA 2K19, voicing the Nike representative. Since 2020, he has hosted a Twitch channel dedicated to gaming and pop culture. He also posts videos on his career and pop culture regularly on his YouTube channel.

Early life

Thomas was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and lived in Germany until the age of four. His mother is a Moroccan Jew and his father is African-American. After his family settled in Southern California, he began acting in commercials at age six.

Career

In 1998, Thomas's first television appearance was on an episode of Bill Cosby's Kids Say the Darndest Things.
He has since starred in such films as Friday After Next (2002), Holes (2003), Going to the Mat (2004), Walking Tall (2004), and Roll Bounce (2005).
Thomas starred in the 2003 Disney film Holes, adapted from Louis Sachar's book of the same name. Thomas had not read the book before he was cast as Zero. To adapt to the desert climate for filming Holes, Thomas was required to participate in physical conditioning training. He recalls, "We had to climb rope, dig holes, run, go hiking, do sit-ups and push-ups. The whole time we were thinking, why do we need this? Then we get to the desert and we understood. It was so hot, you could only be in a hole for 20 minutes at a time." Thomas sang on one of the movie soundtrack's songs, "Dig It", which originated on the six-hour round-trip bus rides that transported the actors to the set.
In 2005, Thomas became more involved in music via an association with fellow rapper/actor Bow Wow and his label LBW Entertainment. He was featured on Bow Wow's fifth studio album, The Price of Fame, as well as on numerous mixtapes. He made cameo appearances in Bow Wow's "Fresh Azimiz" and "Outta My System" music videos.
In 2006, Thomas guest-starred in "Poppin' Tags", an episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; and in the season four episode of House, "Ugly" in 2007. He co-starred in the first episode of the television series Teachers, which was canceled after six episodes. He starred in movies such as Remember the Daze (2007) and Hurricane Season (2009). In 2010, Thomas starred in the action film Boogie Town.
Thomas started a Twitch channel in 2020. He plays games, hosts Disney trivia contests, cosplays as the character Powerline from A Goofy Movie, and interacts with followers.
Thomas has stated that Wesley Jonathan helped and mentored him in pursuing his acting career, having previously starred in City Guys, Baadasssss!, Roll Bounce, and Remember the Daze, describing him as a "good friend" and "someone who he looked up to."

As lead artist

"In My Soul" (2010)
"I'm Still" (2010)
"Lost" (2010)
"I Got Me" (2010)
"Feel Good Music" (2010)
"Halloween" (2010)
"Lights Out" (2011)
"Floyd Mayweather" (2011)
"Motivation Remix" (2011)
"You Don't Fight Fair" (2011)
"Monster & A Beat" (2011)
"Slick" (2012)
"Sweat It Out" (2012)
"Fly Me Out To Cali" (2012)
"So Many Girls" (2012)
"Slick Music" (2012)
"5 On It" (2014)

As featured artist

Eric Mora - "Ain't I Freestyle" (2009)
Indigo Charlie - "Never Change Remix (I'll Never Change)" (2010)

Cameo video appearances

Bow Wow - "Fresh Azimiz" (2005)
Bow Wow - "Outta My System" (2007)
Bow Wow - "Pretty Lady" (2010)
Soulja Boy - "All Black Everything" (2010)
Soulja Boy - "Pretty Boy Swag" (2010)(Viral Version)
Bow Wow - "For My Hood" (2010)
Paula DeAnda - "Easy" (2010)
Jonn Hart - "Who Booty" (2012)
Chris Batson - "We Got Lost Along the Way" (2014)