Darius McCrary
Born	Darius K. McCrary May 1, 1976 (1976-05-01) (age 33) Walnut, California, United States
Other name(s)	Daruis McCrary
Occupation	Actor, singer
Years active	1987–present
Spouse(s)	Juliette Merrill Vann (2005-2006) Divorced

Darius K. McCrary^[1] (born May 1, 1976) is an American film and television actor and singer. McCrary is best known for his role as Eddie Winslow on the ABC/CBS television sitcom Family Matters. Currently, he portrays Malcolm Winters on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless.

Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 3 Award nominations 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Life and career

McCrary was born in Walnut, California, and is the son of Howard McCrary, a singer, composer, and music director and brother of Donovan McCrary, who is also an actor. McCrary has Irish ancestry on his mother's side. McCrary began his career as a child actor and made his film debut in the 1987 comedy Big Shots. He also appeared in guest spots in episodic television and had a role in the 1988 film Mississippi Burning before landing the role of Eddie Winslow in Family Matters the following year.^[2] After Family Matters ended its run in 1998, McCrary co-starred in the short-lived UPN series Freedom. In 2001, he appeared in 15 Minutes opposite Robert De Niro and Kingdom Come, with Whoopi Goldberg that same year. In 2007, he was the voice of Jazz in the movie Transformers. In 2009, he voiced Tarix in Bionicle: The Legend Reborn. McCrary has also had film roles in "Next Day Air," and "SAW VI" and in national stage play productions including "The Maintenance Man."

McCrary is currently completing his first CD set to be released early 2010. Recently, he joined the cast of the CBS daytime drama [[The Young and the Restless]. McCrary portrays Malcolm Winters, a role originated by Shemar Moore.'^[3]

[edit] Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1987	Big Shots	Scam
1988	Mississippi Burning	Aaron Williams	Credited as Darius McCrary
1998	Park Day	Andre Simmons
1999	The Breaks	Shaquan
2001	Kingdom Come	Royce Slocumb
	15 Minutes	Detective Tommy Cullen
2002	Vampires: Los Muertos	Ray Collins
	Hostage	FBI Commander	Alternative title: The Hire: Hostage
2004	The Maintenance Man	Malcolm Tremell	Direct-to-DVD release
2006	Da Jammies	Dean Cransbury	Animated short
2007	Transformers	Jazz (Voice)
	The Aristocats II	Scat Cat	Direct-to-video, cancelled
2008	A Good Man Is Hard to Find	Bruce
	Hood Hostages	On his death bed	Direct-to-DVD release
2009	Next Day Air	Buddy
	Busted	Tyrone
	Saw VI	Dave
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Amen	Darius Hughes	1 episode
	Hooperman		1 episode
1988	What's Happening Now!!	Brian	1 episode
1989-1998	Family Matters	Edward "Eddie" James Arthur Winslow	173 episodes
1996	Moesha	Dante	1 episode
	Kidz in the Wood	Tootooe	Television movie
1997	Don King: Only in America	Muhammad Ali	Television movie
2000	City of Angels		1 episode
	Something to Sing About	Tommy	Television movie
2000-2001	Freedom	James Barrett	10 episodes
2003	Kingpin	Truck Thomas	Miniseries
	Girlfriends	Antoine	1 episode
2004	Dr. Vegas	Stan	1 episode
2005	Committed	Bowie James	12 episodes
2006	Eve	Jamal	2 episodes
2008	The Life and Times of Marcus Felony Brown	Marcus "Felony" Brown	Television movie
2009	Bionicle: The Legend Reborn	Tarix	Direct to DVD
2009-present	The Young and the Restless	Malcolm Winters	Daytime soap opera

[edit] Award nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Film or series
1988	Young Artist Award	Nominated	Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy	Big Shots
1989			Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Mississippi Burning
1990			Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series	Family Matters
1991			Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series	Family Matters
1993			Outstanding Young Comedian in a Television Series	Family Matters

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Darius McCrary at the Internet Movie Database
• Darius McCrary at Allmovie
• Darius McCrary at TV.com

Persondata
NAME	McCrary, Darius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	McCrary, Darius Creston; McCrary, Daruis
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Actor
DATE OF BIRTH	May 1, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH	Walnut, California, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH