Leon Preston Robinson IV, popularly known as Leon or Leon Robinson, came to life on March 8th 1962. He was born in New York City, New York, United States and is a Native American. He is particularly known for his tall height and is 6' 3" (1.91 m) tall. He was born to his parents in US and did his studies and graduation from there. He was known for being a basketball player in his school and graduation college and was the part of his college basketball team. However later on he started developing an interest in acting and went on to pursue the career as an actor. He is known and is popular for his acting and singing skills. He has also worked in musical albums as a singer and has gained appreciation for that. Leon has not remained much in news for his relationships and personal life and is not believed to be married in the past. However there have been some rumors of his marriage with his girlfriend and later on filing for a divorce with her but the rumors could not be verified. He and his past girlfriend however are parents to a beautiful girl.
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According to his biography, Leon started his career with some small roles in the movies like ‘All the Right Moves’, ‘The Flamingo Kid’, ‘Band of The Hand’ and many others. But because of the presence of the bigger stars alongside him and his relatively smaller roles, his work was not much noticed and appreciated in these movies. Leon however rose to fame because of his role in the movie named ‘The Five Heartbeats’ which was released in 1991. The movie was a major success on box office and Leon got much appreciation for his role in the movie. Leon got much applaud when he later on acted in the movie named ‘Cool Runnings’ in the year 1993. Because of these roles, Leon got offers to act in many movies and TV shows. He acted in over 40 movies and TV shows and was much appreciated for his performance in his roles. He also acted in some noticeable roles like in the movie ‘Above the Rim’ in the year 1994. He has been nominated multiple times for many awards for his acting skills. Apart from acting in movies, Leon has also acted in various Dramas and in theatre shows. He has acted in the theatre shows like ‘Friends and Lovers’, ‘3 Ways to Get A Husband’ and others. He has been appreciated because of his roles in the theatre shows. Leon has also appeared and written many songs like ‘For The Love Of It Tour’, ‘Love Is A Beautiful Thing’ and many others. His songs have been awarded many times and he has got much fame because of his singing and songwriting skills. He has also been performing for a musical band since long.
Leon’s net worth is projected to be around $ 1.5 million and is projected to increase in the future as well because of his acting and singing projects which are still continuing.
Last Modified: Apr 7, 2020
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