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Romeo
Miller, during a practice before Round 1 of the 2009 NCAA Tournament
Background information
Birth name	Percy Romeo Miller, Jr.
Also known as	Lil' Romeo
Born	August 19, 1989 (1989-08-19) (age 19)
Origin	New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper, entertainer, actor, student, fashion designer, basketball player
Years active	2001–present
Label(s)	No Limit, Priority, Koch, Gutta,New No Limit, Take A Stand
Associated acts	Master P, Silkk the Shocker, C-Murder, Rich Boyz

Percy Romeo Miller, Jr. (born August 19, 1989¹ in New Orleans, Louisiana) better known by his stage name Romeo, formerly Lil' Romeo, is an American entertainer, actor, and basketball player. He is the son of entertainment mogul and entrepreneur Master P and nephew of C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker. He has so far released five studio albums and two compilation albums. His sixth album Get Low LP was released on March 3, 2009. He attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. He was awarded a full athletic scholarship to play basketball at the University of Southern California, where he is on the basketball team. Recently, Miller was named spokesperson for The Los Angeles Earth Day Festival and along with his cartoon creation, Gee Gee the Giraffe, will educate millions of children about the importance of conservation and social responsibility.²

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Music career 1.2 Basketball career 2 Acting career 3 Discography 4 Filmography 4.1 Television 5 References 6 External links

Biography

Music career

He achieved success by breaking Michael Jackson's record of the youngest person to get a number one hit (on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart) with his first single "My Baby".^{citation needed} Romeo recorded his first two albums for the now defunct No Limit Records, 2001's Lil' Romeo and 2002's Game Time, both of which were certified multi-platinum. Romeo released a third album titled Romeoland through Koch Records, with guest appearances from Master P, the Rich Boyz, and Nick Cannon. On February 17, 2009. Romeo released his new album entitled, "Get Low LP". The new album will consist of many of Romeo Miller's hits from high school. As well as a few new songs never before released such as Get Low featuring Akon. As well as a new song with Bobby Valentino.

Basketball career

Percy Miller
College	USC
Conference	Pac-10
Sport	Basketball
Position	Point guard
Jersey #	15
Class	Freshman
Nickname	Romeo
Career	2008–present
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg)
Nationality	USA
Born	August 19, 1989 (1989-08-19) (age 19) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
High school	Beverly Hills High School
Tournaments
2009 NCAA Tournament

Romeo was invited in the Summer of 2006 to the Reebok-sponsored ABCD Camp, considered the premier basketball camp in the United States. The Teaneck, New Jersey-based ABCD Camp is an invitation-only basketball showcase previously attended by high-profile players including Kobe Bryant, Stephon Marbury, Tracy McGrady, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. Surrounded by future NBA players such as O. J. Mayo, Derrick Rose, and Kevin Love, Miller looked out of place and averaged less than 2 points a game throughout the camp. The Wall Street Journal made an article on March 8, entitled "A Hot Prospect," cites Sonny Vaccaro, the longtime director of the ABCD Camp, as explaining, "he invited Romeo Miller to the 2006 camp, primarily as a favor to Percy Miller, whom he knew from the club basketball circuit." In the article, Vaccaro indicated, "If you're looking for the profile of an athlete who plays basketball at USC, he's not it."³

On April 13, 2007, Miller verbally committed to the University of Southern California (USC) and signed a letter of intent on November 19, 2007. Miller, a 5'11" point guard at Beverly Hills High School, a four year starter averaged 13.9 points and 5.6 assists per game during the 2006-2007 high school season.⁴

According to The Wall Street Journal, it appears the decision to grant Miller a full scholarship at USC was largely driven by his relationship with friend and teammate Demar DeRozan, the 6-foot-6 All-American forward who was rated as the number five prospect in the country on Scout.com. The Wall Street Journal reported Coach Tim Floyd as saying, "Last April...Percy Miller called while driving both players from a tournament in Fayetteville, Ark...Percy Miller said 'Demar and Romeo are ready to make their decision, and would you like to have them both on scholarship?'...'I said absolutely.'"³ Miller and DeRozan began playing in the 2008-2009 season.

Acting career

Miller started his acting career with the 2003 film Honey. His character was Benny, a young boy looking for a break. In this movie, he co-starred with Jessica Alba, Mekhi Phifer and Zachary Isaiah Williams.⁵ He also made a cameo appearance in Max Keeble's Big Move as himself in 2001.⁶ Also in 2003, he starred in his own TV show called Romeo! on Nickelodeon. He co-starred with his dad in a movie called Uncle P in 2005.^{citation needed} He also starred in another movie, God's Gift, which came out in 2006. Recently, he made a cameo appearance, as himself, in Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide as a rapping coach for the teachers.

Discography

• Lil' Romeo (2001)
• Game Time (2002)
• Romeoland (2004)
• God's Gift (2006)
• Get Low (2009)

Filmography

• Max Keeble's Big Move (2001)
• Honey (2003)
• Still 'Bout It (2004)
• Decisions (2004)
• Uncle P (2005)
• God's Gift (2006)
• Don't Be Scared (2006)
• Crush On U (2007)
• Sweetwater (2008)
• The Pig People (2008)
• The Mailman (2008)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003–2006	Romeo!	Romeo Miller	Main Role/Starring as Romeo.

Guest appearances

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Brothers García	Ty	"Band on the Run" (episode 5, season 2)
2001	Oh Drama!	Musical Guest	Television special
2001	The Hughleys	Himself
2001	Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration	Himself
2002	Raising Dad	Marvin
2002	The 29th Annual American Music Awards	Himself
2003	One on One	Eric
2003	Static Shock	Himself	Recorded the final theme song for the series.
2003	All Grown Up!	Lil Q	AGU! Season 1 Episode 8 'It's Cupid, Stupid'7

References

External links

• Official website
• USC Athletics Player Biography: #15 Percy Miller
• Romeo at MySpace
• Romeo at the Internet Movie Database and his wifey is donju miller