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{{short description|American singer-songwriter and actor from Wisconsin}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2015}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Jacob Latimore
| name = Jacob Latimore
| image =
| image = Jacob Latimore in 2023.png
| caption = Latimore at the [[2013 Radio Disney Music Awards]].
| caption = Latimore in 2023
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Jacob O'Neal Latimore Jr,
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1996|8|10}}
| birth_name = Jacob O'Neal Latimore, Jr
| birth_place = [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1996|8|10}}
| birth_place = [[Milwaukee]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]]
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Pop music|pop]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor| singer-songwriter}}
| instrument = Vocals
| instrument = Vocals
| genre = [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Pop music|pop]]
| years_active = 2005–present
| occupation = [[Actor]], [[Dancer]], [[Singer]]
| years_active = 2005–present
| label = {{flatlist|
*FTE
| label = [[Independent music|Independent]]
*Jacob's Ink
| associated_acts = [[Mindless Behavior]], [[Diggy Simmons]], [[OMG Girlz]], [[Cymphonqiue]]
*[[Empire Distribution|EMPIRE]]
| notable_instruments = [[Voice]]
*Crown World
*[[RCA records|RCA]]
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
*[[Alix Lapri]]
*Jawan Harris
*[[Mindless Behavior]]
*[[Trevor Jackson (performer)|Trevor Jackson]]
}}
}}
}}


'''Jacob O'Neal Latimore ''' (born August 10, 1996) is an American actor, singer and dancer from Milwaukee, [[Wisconsin]]. In 2016, Latimore released his debut album ''Connection''. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in ''[[Black Nativity (film)|Black Nativity]]'', ''[[The Maze Runner (film)|The Maze Runner]]'', ''[[Collateral Beauty]]'', ''[[Detroit (film)|Detroit]]'', and ''[[The Chi]]''. He also starred in the Netflix Original movie ''[[Candy Jar]]'' alongside [[Sami Gayle]].
'''Jacob O'Neal Latimore, Jr. ''' (born August 10, 1996) is an [[United States|American]] [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]/[[Pop music|pop]] recording artist and actor.


== Music ==
==Life and career==
Latimore was born in [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]], the son of Latitia Taylor and Jacob Latimore Sr.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/milwaukees-jacob-latimore-hoping-black-nativity-can-boost-career-b99149436z1-233555971.html|title=Milwaukee's Latimore hoping 'Black Nativity' can boost career|access-date=2018-06-05|language=en}}</ref>
Jacob’s father and uncles make up the The Latimore Brothers. By the time the singer/dancer turned 9-years old he knew he wanted to pursue a career in the music industry. After learning a serious discipline for the art of danceam, which features upcoming young musicians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radio.disney.go.com/artists/incubator/jacob_latimore/bio.html |title=Radio Disney – Artists – Incubator – Jacob Latimore Bio |publisher=Radio.disney.go.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-09}}</ref> Latimore performed on ''[[Maury (TV series)|Maury]]'', on the "Most Talented Kids" (2006) episode. In 2007, he and his family moved from [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]] to [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]] to take his career to the next level. That year, his single "Superstar".
In order to keep his music career on the right track, he moved to Atlanta in 2007. Jacob’s team set up a premiere showcase to introduce him to the Atlanta music scene as he performed for executives and tastemakers. The showcase attracted Grammy award winning producer Rodney Jerkins and R&B singer Lloyd and introduced him to producers Corna Boys and Rico Love, who produced his second viral single “Superstar” that charted on Billboard R&B and Hip Hop Sales Charts.


=== Film ===
In 2010 with the help of a viral video performance of Jacob caught the eye of RCA Records A&R, Wayne Williams. Members of the RCA staff were also left in awe by his charismatic personality and amazinging voice that instantly answered the question of whether the young teen has star power. Jacob was immediately signed to the label and brought along managers Larry Rudolph and Jeremy Geffen.
Latimore has co-starred in several major films, including ''[[Black Nativity]]'' (2013),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0403449/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3|title=St. Joseph (Character)|publisher=Internet Movie Database}}</ref> as Langston, and ''[[Ride Along (film)|Ride Along]]'' (2014),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/character/ch0458944/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2|title=Ramon (Character)|publisher=Internet Movie Database}}</ref> as Ramon. He also appeared in the movie ''[[The Maze Runner (film)|The Maze Runner]]'',<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bc9AOHRuiQc|title=Jacob Latimore Discusses The Maze Runner|date=July 29, 2014|publisher=YouTube}}</ref> which was released in theaters September 19, 2014. He then starred in the drama film ''[[Collateral Beauty]]'', which was released on December 16, 2016, and street magic drama movie ''[[Sleight (film)|Sleight]]'', which was released on April 28, 2017. Latimore is currently starring on ''[[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]'''s ''[[The Chi]]'' as Emmett. In 2019, “[[Bilal: A New Breed of Hero]]” was released in which Latimore acted as a voiceover. In 2020, he co-starred in the comedy ''[[Like a Boss (film)|Like a Boss]]''. In 2021, he starred in ''[[Gully]]''.
Jacob’s first single “Like ‘Em All” featuring Diggy Simmons and produced by Infinity, is an up-tempo track in which Jacob and Diggy let the girls know that they’re beautiful despite their flaws.
He was signed to [[RCA Records]] in March 2010. Latimore released "Like 'Em All" feat. [[Diggy Simmons]]. Months later, he shot the video for the single. In 2011, Latimore released "Nothing On Me" and "Like 'Em All" (Radio Version) feat. Issa, his Crown World Entertainment and [[RCA Records]] label mate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soundcloud.com/rca-music-group/like-em-all-jacob-latimore |title=Like 'Em All – Jacob Latimore featuring Issa by RCARecords on SoundCloud – Create, record and share your sounds for free |publisher=Soundcloud.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-09}}{{cite web|url=http://screamtour.com/ |title=SCREAM Star Entertainment |publisher=Screamtour.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-09}}</ref> All three songs have made it on [[106 & Park]] Hip-Hop and R&B Countdown.


=== Music ===
Latimore was featured on the 2011 Scream Tour "The Next Generation" headlined by [[Mindless Behavior]], and [[Diggy Simmons]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jacob Latimore best in show for Scream Tour's class of 2011 |author=Vaughn, Kenya |url=http://www.stlamerican.com/entertainment/living_it/article_84362126-f8ff-11e0-b023-001cc4c03286.html |newspaper=[[St. Louis American]] |date=2011-10-17 |accessdate=2012-01-16 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/64jJMNpRC |archivedate=2012-01-16 }}</ref> He was also featured on [[Diggy Simmons]]'s "Life of the Jetsetter Tour" and most recently [[Mindless Behavior]]'s #1 Girl Tour.<ref>http://www.mindlessbehavior.com/news/default.aspx?nid=38504</ref> He also made a song with Cymphonique, Master P's daughter.
Latimore's first single "Best Friend" was released in 2005. In 2006, "Superstar" was released. In June 2014, he released his hit song "Heartbreak Heard Around The World" ft. T-Pain.<ref>{{Citation|title=Heartbreak Heard Around the World (feat. T-Pain) - Single by Jacob Latimore|date=2014-06-10|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heartbreak-heard-around-the-world-feat-t-pain-single/885172558|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref> His debut album, ''Connection'', was released in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/connection/1171212567|title=Connection by Jacob Latimore on Apple Music|date=December 6, 2016}}</ref> His second effort, ''Connection2'', the sequel to ''Connection'', was released on April 26, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parlemag.com/2019/04/stream-jacob-lattimore-connection-2-album/|title=&#91;STREAM&#93; Jacob Latimore Reveals His Sophomore Album, 'Connection 2'|date=April 26, 2019}}</ref>


==Filmography==
He was nominated for the "YoungStars Award" at the 2012 BET Awards.<ref>http://www.bet.com/video/betawards/2012/nominees/bet-awards-2012-nomination-s5.html</ref>
His mixtape "This Is Me" came out November 29, 2012 and it features [[Diggy Simmons]], and the [[OMG Girlz]].


== Dancing ==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
Latimore developed his dancing skills by studying his favorite groups as a child. When his mother brought home a promo tape of [[B2K]]'s first concert appearance he watched the video repeatedly until he perfected every move. He also studied his favorite movie, ''[[The Temptations]]''. In an interview with [[Radio Disney]] Latimore said, "I watched that movie everyday. I remember doing the dance moves all the rime they are one of the best groups ever." He also was Part of A club in his hometown. The club was called" Sing Out Your Heart" which is where he got his vocals started and stretching.
|-
! Year
! Film
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Vanishing on 7th Street]]''
| James Leary
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Black Nativity (film)|Black Nativity]]''
| Langston
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2014
| ''[[Ride Along (film)|Ride Along]]''
| Ramon
|
|-
| ''[[The Maze Runner (film)|The Maze Runner]]''
| Jeff
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2016
| ''[[Bilal: A New Breed of Hero]]''
| [[Bilal ibn Rabah|Bilal]] (teen)
|
|-
| ''[[Collateral Beauty]]''
| [[Father Time|Raffi / Time]]
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2017
| ''[[Sleight (film)|Sleight]]''
| Bashir “Bo” Wolfe
|
|-
| ''[[Detroit (film)|Detroit]]''
| Fred Temple
|
|-
| ''[[Krystal (film)|Krystal]]''
| Bobby Bryant
|
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Candy Jar]]''
| Bennett Russell
|
|-
| rowspan=2| 2019
| ''[[Gully (film)|Gully]]''
| Calvin
|
|-
| ''[[The Last Summer (2019 film)|The Last Summer]]''
| Alec
|
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Like a Boss (film)|Like a Boss]]''
| Harry
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022 film)|Texas Chainsaw Massacre]]''
| Dante Spivey
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[House Party (2022 film)|House Party]]''
| Kevin
|
|-
|}


== Influences ==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
Latimore has cited [[Usher (entertainer)|Usher]], [[Ne-Yo]], [[Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Chris Brown]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Mario (entertainer)|Mario]], and [[The Temptations]] as influences. He also stated on many of his [[YouTube]] videos that anyone in the world living their dream inspires him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/user/welovejacob |title=welovejacob |publisher=YouTube |date=2007-09-21 |accessdate=2012-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.welovejacob.com/ |title=The Official Jacob Latimore Site |publisher=Welovejacob.com |date= |accessdate=2012-04-09}}</ref>
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2009
|''[[One Tree Hill (TV series)|One Tree Hill]]''
|Kid No. 1
|Episode: "Now You Lift Your Eyes to the Sun"
|-
|2011
|''[[Tyler Perry's House of Payne]]''
|Dante
|Episode: "Growing Paynes"
|-
|2011
|''[[So Random!]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Reed Between the Lines]]''
|Jacob
|Episode: "Let's Talk About College Boys"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bet.com/video/reedbetweenthelines/season-1/episodes/rbtl-120/jacob-latimore-college-drop-out-reed-between-the-lines-highlight-2-episode-20.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208072725/http://www.bet.com/video/reedbetweenthelines/season-1/episodes/rbtl-120/jacob-latimore-college-drop-out-reed-between-the-lines-highlight-2-episode-20.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2012|title=Let's Talk About College Boys|date=December 8, 2011|publisher=BET.com}}</ref>
|-
|2012
|''[[The Finder (U.S. TV series)|The Finder]]''
|Young Trey
|Episode: "Life After Death"
|-
|2014
|''[[Survivor's Remorse]]''
|Johnny Miller
|Episode: "How to Build a Brand"
|-
|2018–present
|''[[The Chi]]''
|Emmett
|Main
|}


== Singles ==
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
* "Bestfriends" (2006)
{{BLP sources section|date=April 2019}}
* "Superstar" (2007)
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
* "Like 'Em All" feat. [[Diggy Simmons]] (2010)
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Title
* "Nothing On Me" (2011)
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;" | Album details
* "Like 'Em All" (Radio Version) feat. Issa (2011)
! scope="col" colspan="2" | Peak chart positions
* "You Come First" (2012)
|-
* Alone (2013)
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Independent Albums|US<br>Indie]]
* All Mine (2013)
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US <br />R&B]]
* "Fantasy Girl" (2008)
|-
! scope="row"| ''Connection''
|
*Released: December 9, 2016
*Label: FTE, Jacob's Ink, [[Empire Distribution|EMPIRE]]
*Format: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Streaming media|streaming]]
| 42 || 36
|-
! scope="row"| ''Connection2''
|
*Released: April 26, 2019
*Label: FTE, Jacob's Ink, EMPIRE
*Format: Digital download, streaming
| — || —
|-
! scope="row"| ''C3''
|
*Released: May 22, 2020
*Label: FTE, Jacob's Ink, EMPIRE
*Format: Digital download, streaming
| — || —
|}


== Mixtapes ==
=== Mixtapes & EPs ===
* "This Is Me" (2012)
* ''I Am the Future'' (2009)
*''This is Me'' (2012)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/jacob-latimore-this-is-me-mixtape.70804.html|title=Jacob Latimore - This Is Me|work=HotNewHipHop|access-date=2018-06-05}}</ref>
* "This Is Me 2" (September 19, 2013)
*''This is Me 2'' (2013)

* ''Leo Season'' (2020) <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/leo-season/1523394846|title=Jacob Latimore - Leo Season|work=iTunes|access-date=2020-09-01}}</ref>
==Television appearances==
* ''TBA'' (With [[Trevor Jackson (performer)|Trevor Jackson]])
* Maury (2006)
* So Random (2011)
* Reed Between the Lines (2011)

== Filmography ==
* [[Vanishing On 7th Street]] (2012)
* ''[[Black Nativity (film)|Black Nativity]]'' (2013)
* ''[[The Maze Runner (film)|The Maze Runner]]'' (2014)
* Tyler Perry's House Of Payne


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist|2}}
{{Reflist|2}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.welovejacob.com/}}
* {{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20120609043125/http://www.welovejacob.com:80/}} (archive)
* {{IMDb name|3632976}}
* {{IMDb name|3632976}}
* [http://www.last.fm/music/Jacob+Latimore Jacob Latimore] Jacob Latimore
* {{LastFM music |id=Jacob+Latimore|name=Jacob Latimore}}
* {{Instagram|id=https://www.instagram.com/jacoblatimore/|name=Jacob Latimore}}
* {{YouTube|handle=JacobLatimore|show=https://www.youtube.com/c/JacobLatimore|title=Jacob Latimore}}
* {{TikTok|id=https://www.tiktok.com/@jacoblatimore|name=Jacob Latimore}}
* {{Twitter|id=https://twitter.com/jacoblatimore/|name=Jacob Latimore}}

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Latest revision as of 08:43, 10 September 2024

Jacob Latimore
Latimore in 2023
Latimore in 2023
Background information
Birth nameJacob O'Neal Latimore Jr,
Born (1996-08-10) August 10, 1996 (age 28)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
GenresR&B, pop, hip hop
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer-songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2005–present
Labels

Jacob O'Neal Latimore (born August 10, 1996) is an American actor, singer and dancer from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In 2016, Latimore released his debut album Connection. As an actor, he is best known for his roles in Black Nativity, The Maze Runner, Collateral Beauty, Detroit, and The Chi. He also starred in the Netflix Original movie Candy Jar alongside Sami Gayle.

Life and career

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Latimore was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Latitia Taylor and Jacob Latimore Sr.[1]

Film

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Latimore has co-starred in several major films, including Black Nativity (2013),[2] as Langston, and Ride Along (2014),[3] as Ramon. He also appeared in the movie The Maze Runner,[4] which was released in theaters September 19, 2014. He then starred in the drama film Collateral Beauty, which was released on December 16, 2016, and street magic drama movie Sleight, which was released on April 28, 2017. Latimore is currently starring on Showtime's The Chi as Emmett. In 2019, “Bilal: A New Breed of Hero” was released in which Latimore acted as a voiceover. In 2020, he co-starred in the comedy Like a Boss. In 2021, he starred in Gully.

Music

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Latimore's first single "Best Friend" was released in 2005. In 2006, "Superstar" was released. In June 2014, he released his hit song "Heartbreak Heard Around The World" ft. T-Pain.[5] His debut album, Connection, was released in 2016.[6] His second effort, Connection2, the sequel to Connection, was released on April 26, 2019.[7]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Film Role Notes
2010 Vanishing on 7th Street James Leary
2013 Black Nativity Langston
2014 Ride Along Ramon
The Maze Runner Jeff
2016 Bilal: A New Breed of Hero Bilal (teen)
Collateral Beauty Raffi / Time
2017 Sleight Bashir “Bo” Wolfe
Detroit Fred Temple
Krystal Bobby Bryant
2018 Candy Jar Bennett Russell
2019 Gully Calvin
The Last Summer Alec
2020 Like a Boss Harry
2022 Texas Chainsaw Massacre Dante Spivey
2023 House Party Kevin

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2009 One Tree Hill Kid No. 1 Episode: "Now You Lift Your Eyes to the Sun"
2011 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Dante Episode: "Growing Paynes"
2011 So Random! Himself
2011 Reed Between the Lines Jacob Episode: "Let's Talk About College Boys"[8]
2012 The Finder Young Trey Episode: "Life After Death"
2014 Survivor's Remorse Johnny Miller Episode: "How to Build a Brand"
2018–present The Chi Emmett Main

Discography

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Studio albums

[edit]
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Indie 		US
R&B
Connection 42 36
Connection2
  • Released: April 26, 2019
  • Label: FTE, Jacob's Ink, EMPIRE
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — —
C3
  • Released: May 22, 2020
  • Label: FTE, Jacob's Ink, EMPIRE
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
 — —

Mixtapes & EPs

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  • I Am the Future (2009)
  • This is Me (2012)[9]
  • This is Me 2 (2013)
  • Leo Season (2020) [10]
  • TBA (With Trevor Jackson)

References

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  1. ^ "Milwaukee's Latimore hoping 'Black Nativity' can boost career". Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  2. ^ "St. Joseph (Character)". Internet Movie Database.
  3. ^ "Ramon (Character)". Internet Movie Database.
  4. ^ Jacob Latimore Discusses The Maze Runner. YouTube. July 29, 2014.
  5. ^ Heartbreak Heard Around the World (feat. T-Pain) - Single by Jacob Latimore, June 10, 2014, retrieved June 5, 2018
  6. ^ "Connection by Jacob Latimore on Apple Music". December 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "[STREAM] Jacob Latimore Reveals His Sophomore Album, 'Connection 2'". April 26, 2019.
  8. ^ "Let's Talk About College Boys". BET.com. December 8, 2011. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012.
  9. ^ "Jacob Latimore - This Is Me". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "Jacob Latimore - Leo Season". iTunes. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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