Rob Brown Bio - Biography

Name Rob Brown
Height 6' 1"
Naionality American
Date of Birth March 1984,
Place of Birth Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
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Rob Brown was born in Harlem, NY in March of 1984. He was raised in Brooklyn, NY where he attended Poly Prep High School. Brown is a talented athlete and played both basketball and football for his high school teams.

In 2000, at the age of 16 and needing to pay off his $300 cell phone bill, Rob auditioned to be an extra on the set of the movie "Finding Forrester," which was filming near by. He had no previous acting experience but had heard that extras were paid well. To his surprise he kept getting call-backs until finally he was given the lead role in the movie opposite Sean Connery.

After completing "Finding Forrester" he decided that he wanted to finish high school before doing anymore professional acting.

In 2004, Brown returned to professional acting with the movies "Coach Carter" and "The Orphan King." Both were released in theaters in 2005.

Rob Brown currently attends Amherst College in Amherst, MA as part of the class of 2006. He was also a member of Amherst's 2002-03 & 2003-04 football teams as a wide receiver.

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