Editing Darius McCrary

{{Short description|American actor, rapper, producer (born 1976)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Darius McCrary
| image              = Darius McCrary, June 2016.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| caption            = McCrary in 2016
| birthname          = Darius Creston McCrary
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1976|5|1}}
| birth_place        = [[Walnut, California]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist| Actor|singer|producer}}
| yearsactive        = 1987–present
| known_for          = Eddie Winslow – ''[[Family Matters]]''
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{marriage|Juliette M. Vann|2005|2006|reason=div.}}|
{{marriage|[[Karrine Steffans]]|2009|2011|reason=div.}}|
{{marriage|Tammy Brawner|2014|2017|reason=div.}}|<ref>{{cite web|first=Jazmine Denise|last=Rogers|url=http://madamenoire.com/239201/im-not-me-without-him-karrine-steffans-speaks-on-her-strange-relationship-with-lil-wayne-and-leaving-her-husband|title='I'm Not Me Without Him:' Karrine Steffans Speaks On Strange Relationship With Lil Wayne And Leaving Her Husband|work=MadameNoire|date=December 3, 2012|access-date=March 27, 2015}}</ref>}}
| children           = 3
| father = [[Howard McCrary]]
| website            = 
}}

'''Darius Creston McCrary''' (born May 1, 1976) is an American actor, singer and producer. McCrary is known for his role as [[Eddie Winslow|Edward "Eddie" Winslow]], the oldest child of Carl and Harriette Winslow on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]/[[CBS]] [[television]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Family Matters]]'', which ran from 1989–1998.<ref>{{cite news| title= Cruisin' TakesA Back Seat| newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]| date=March 16, 1993| url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1993/03/16/cruisin-takes-a-back-seat/| access-date=September 24, 2010| first=Brenda| last=Herrmann}}</ref>

He also played Scam in the 1987 comedy film ''[[Big Shots (film)|Big Shots]]'', which was his film debut. He provided the voice of [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]] in ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' (2007). From December 2009 to October 2011, he portrayed photographer [[Malcolm Winters]] on the CBS daytime drama ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''.

==Early life and career==
McCrary began his career as a [[child actor]] and made his film debut in the 1987 comedy ''[[Big Shots (film)|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.<ref name="filmref">{{cite web| url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/56/Darius-McCrary.html| title=Darius McCrary Biography (1976-)| website=filmreference.com| access-date=2009-01-17}}</ref><ref>Machos_Beard{{full citation needed|date=June 2022}}</ref> After ''Family Matters'' ended its run in 1998, McCrary co-starred in the short-lived [[UPN]] series ''[[Freedom (TV series)|Freedom]]''. In 2000, he had a lead role as Tommy in "Something to Sing About", a Christian drama produced by the [[Billy Graham Evangelistic Association]]. In 2001, he appeared in ''[[15 Minutes]]'' opposite [[Robert De Niro]] and ''[[Kingdom Come (2001 film)|Kingdom Come]]'', with [[Whoopi Goldberg]].

In April and May 2006, McCrary reunited with his ''Family Matters'' co-star [[Kellie Shanygne Williams]] as Jamal on [[UPN]]'s ''[[Eve (American TV series)|Eve]]'' for two episodes. In 2007, he was the voice of [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]] in the movie ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''. In 2009, he voiced Tarix in ''[[Bionicle: The Legend Reborn]]''. McCrary also had film roles in ''[[Next Day Air]]'', ''[[Saw VI]]'', and in national stage play productions such as ''The Maintenance Man''. That December, he joined the cast of the [[CBS]] daytime drama ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''. McCrary portrayed [[Malcolm Winters]], a role originated by [[Shemar Moore]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.soapcentral.com/yr/news/2009/1116-mccrary.php|title=Family Matters star as Y&R's new Malcolm Winters| first=Dan J.| last=Kroll| website=Soap Central.com|date=17 November 2009 | access-date=2022-06-16}}</ref> Joined on the series by his former ''Family Matters'' co-star [[Bryton James]] (né McClure), McCrary left ''The Young and the Restless'' in October 2011. McCrary's first album was also released the same year.

On January 6, 2010, McCrary appeared as himself in an episode of ''[[I Get That a Lot]]'' on CBS. He was pumping gas, and [[Paris Hilton]] was pretending to be a clerk at the gas station. She recognized him and asked for his autograph. He thought it was her and after she confessed who she was, he said he thought she was doing community service. McCrary later starred in the stage play ''In-Laws From Hell'' written, directed, and produced by Andrionna L. Williams.

== Personal life ==
McCrary is the founder of Fathers Care, a non-profit organization under the McCrary Foundation umbrella, started by his father, aunts and uncles, cousins also known as [[The McCrarys]].

In 2015, he was arrested and held in custody for failure to pay child support, but was released after two hours when he paid the full $5,500 in back support owed.<ref>{{cite news| last=Murphy| first=Doyle| title=Darius McCrary, former 'Family Matters' star, arrested over child support payments| url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/family-matters-star-darius-mccrary-arrested-michigan-article-1.2163941| date=March 26, 2015| access-date=2022-06-16| newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]}}</ref> On November 27, 2023, McCrary was arrested a second time on felony charges of failure to pay child support of over $52,000 as of March 2019. He pleaded not guilty, and his bond was set at $13,197.01, according to court documents.<ref>{{cite web| last=Elibert| first=Mark| title=Darius McCrary Arrested for Failing To Pay Child Support a Second Time| url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/markelibert/darius-mccrary-arrested-child-support| date=December 16, 2023| access-date=February 8, 2024| website=Complex}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Big Shots (film)|Big Shots]]''
| Jeremy "Scam" Henderson 
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Mississippi Burning]]''
| Aaron Williams 
| 
|-
| 1995
| ''Kidz in the Wood''
| Tootooe
| TV movie
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Don King: Only in America]]''
| [[Muhammad Ali]]
| TV movie
|-
| 1998
| ''Park Day''
| Andre Simmons 
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[The Breaks (1999 film)|The Breaks]]''
| Shaquan 
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Something to Sing About (2000 film)|Something to Sing About]]''
| Tommy
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan=2| 2001
| ''[[Kingdom Come (2001 film)|Kingdom Come]]''
| Royce Slocumb 
|
|-
| ''[[15 Minutes]]''
| Detective Tommy Cullen 
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2002
| ''[[Vampires: Los Muertos]]''
| Ray Collins
|
|-
| ''Hostage''
| FBI Commander Darius Jackson 
| Short 
|-
| 2004
| ''The Maintenance Man''
| Malcolm Tremell 
| Video
|-
| 2006
| ''Da Jammies''
| Dean Cransbury (voice)
| Video 
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''
| [[Jazz (Transformers)|Jazz]] (Voice)
|
|-
|rowspan=3| 2009
| ''[[Next Day Air]]''
| Buddy 
|
|-
| ''[[Steppin: The Movie]]''
| Sinis
|
|-
| ''[[Saw VI]]''
| Dave 
|
|-
| 2010
| ''Church''
| Daniel
|
|-
|rowspan=4| 2011
| ''[[35 and Ticking]]''
| Nick West
|
|-
| ''The Perfect Gift''
| Darren Smith
|
|-
| ''He's Mine Not Yours''
| William
|
|-
| ''Houndz from Hell''
| Extract
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2013
| ''24 Hour Love''
| Vernon
|
|-
| ''Will a Man Rob God?''
| Corey
| Video
|-
| 2014
| ''Reach Me''
| Captain Hawkings
| 
|-
| 2015
| ''The Summoning''
| Drew
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Love Under New Management: The Miki Howard Story]]''
| [[Gerald Levert]]
| TV movie
|-
| 2019
| ''Fanatic''
| Officer Hardaway
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan=2| 2020
| ''Christmas in Carolina''
| Marlone
|
|-
| ''True to the Game 2''
| Detective Joe
| 
|-
| 2021
| ''True to the Game 3''
| Detective Joe
|
|-
| 2022
| ''Wayward''
| Anthony Demme
|
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Sebastian (2023 film)|Sebastian]]''
| Detective Dale Dumars
| Tubi release
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan=2| 1987
| ''[[Amen (TV series)|Amen]]''
| Darius Hughes
| Episode: "The Twelve Songs of Christmas"
|-
| ''[[Hooperman]]''
| Wendell
| Episode: "Deck the Cell with Bars of Folly"
|-
| 1988
| ''[[What's Happening Now!!]]''
| Brian
| Episode: "The Fabulous Fortunes" 
|-
| 1989–98
| ''[[Family Matters]]''
| Edward "Eddie" Winslow
| Main Cast
|-
|rowspan=2| 1996
| ''[[Soul Train]]''
| Himself/Guest Host
| Episode: "Mint Condition/For Real/Case Featuring Foxy Brown/Southside B.O.I.Z."
|-
| ''[[Moesha]]''
| Dante Woodson
| Episode: "Hakeem's New Flame" 
|-
|rowspan=2| 2000
| ''[[City of Angels (2000 TV series)|City of Angels]]''
| Manny
| Episode: "Dress for Success"
|-
| ''[[Freedom (TV series)|Freedom]]''
| James Barrett
| Main Cast
|-
| 2001
| ''The Test''
| Himself/Panelist
| Episode: "The Infidelity Test"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2003
| ''[[Kingpin (TV series)|Kingpin]]''
| Truck Thomas
| Main Cast
|-
| ''[[Girlfriends (2000 TV series)|Girlfriends]]''
| Antoine Childs
| Episode: "You Ain't Gotta Go Home But... You Know the Rest"
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Dr. Vegas]]''
| Stan
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Committed (American TV series)|Committed]]''
| Bowie James
| Main Cast
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Eve (American TV series)|Eve]]''
| Jamal
| Episode: "Separate, But Unequal" & "Daughter Don't Preach"
|-
|rowspan=3| 2009
| ''Whatever Happened To?''
| Himself
| Episode: "Troubled Teens"
|-
| ''[[Star-ving]]''
| -
| Episode: "Straight Outta Compton"
|-
| ''[[Cold Case]]''
| Eric "Showtime" Hynes 
| Episode: "Stealing Home"
|-
| 2009–11
| ''[[The Young and the Restless]]''
| [[Malcolm Winters]]
| Regular Cast
|-
| 2010
| ''[[I Get That a Lot]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Gene Simmons, Paris Hilton, Julie Chen, Tony Hawk, Snoop Dogg, Rachael Ray"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]''
| TK
| Episode: "Home Town Glory"
|-
| 2012–13
| ''[[Anger Management (TV series)|Anger Management]]''
| Donovan
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 2013
| ''[[The Soul Man]]''
| Patrice
| Episode: "Boyce in the Hood"
|-
|rowspan=2| 2015
| ''[[The Leftovers (TV series)|The Leftovers]]''
| Isaac Rayney
| Recurring Cast: Season 2
|-
| ''[[Minority Report (TV series)|Minority Report]]''
| Agent Aman Shale
| Episode: "Memento Mori" & "Everybody Runs"
|-
| 2015–16
| ''[[Da Jammies]]''
| Principle Cransberry (voice)
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Pitch (TV series)|Pitch]]''
| Kevin
| Episode: "The Break"
|-
| 2016–18
| ''[[Star (TV series)|Star]]''
| Otis Leecan
| Recurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2
|-
|rowspan=2| 2017
| ''[[The Catch (American TV series)|The Catch]]''
| Raymond Taggart
| Episode: "The Birthday Party"
|-
| ''[[Snowfall (TV series)|Snowfall]]''
| Andre
| Episode: "2016 Original Pilot"
|-
| 2018–21
| ''[[Monogamy (TV series)|Monogamy]]''
| Connor
| Main Cast
|-
| 2020
| ''[[American Soul]]''
| [[James Brown]]
| Episode: "Say You Love Me"
|}

===Music Video===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Song
! Artist
! Role
|-
| 2017
| "Add to Me"
| [[Ledisi]]
| Party Guest
|}

===Documentary===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="margin-right: 0;"
|-
! Year
! Title
|-
| 2007
| ''[[I'm Rick James]]''
|-
| 2009
| ''Kiss and Tail: The Hollywood Jumpoff''
|}

==Music career==

===2016===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Artist !! Album !! Label !! Released !! Singles !! Contribution !! Production
|-
| [[Emcee N.I.C.E.]] || All About U  || Gypsy City Music  || 07/2016  || "All About U" ft. Darius McCrary<ref>{{cite web| url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/all-about-u-feat-darius-mccrary-single/1134066764| title=All About U (feat. Darius McCrary)| date=July 21, 2016| website=Apple Music}}</ref>  || Writer & Performer || none
|-

|}

==Award nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Award
! Result
! Category
! Film or series
|-
| 1988
| rowspan=3|[[Young Artist Award]]
| rowspan=3|'''Nominated'''
| Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy
| ''[[Big Shots (film)|Big Shots]]''
|-
| 1989
| Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
| ''Mississippi Burning''
|-
| 1993
| Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series
| ''Family Matters''
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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