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Ne-Yo
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Born
October 18
,
1982
·
Camden, Arkansas, USA
Birth name
Shaffer Chimere Smith
Height
5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
Mini Bio
Ne-Yo was born on October 18, 1982 in Camden, Arkansas, USA. He is a music artist and actor, known for
Battle Los Angeles (2011)
,
Red Tails (2012)
and
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
. He has been married to
Crystal Smith
since February 20, 2016. They have three children.
Family
Spouse
Crystal Smith
(February 20, 2016 - present) (filed for divorce, 3 children)
Trivia
His stage name is taken from
Keanu Reeves
character in
The Matrix (1999)
.
His mother is Loraine (Parham), who was raised in Bearden, Arkansas. Ne-Yo's maternal grandfather's brother, Bobby Parham, is in the band The Dramatic Force.
Grew up in Las Vegas.
Close friends with actor
Columbus Short
.
His ex-girlfriend, Monyetta Shaw, gave birth to their first child, Madilyn Grace Smith, on November 12, 2010.
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