O’Shea Jackson, Jr.

O’Shea Jackson Jr. – VH1 Big in 2015 with Entertainment Weekly Awards – Photo Credit: PRPhotos.com

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: February 24, 1991

Ethnicity: African-American

O’Shea Jackson, Jr. is an American actor, rapper, and songwriter. He is known for starring in the films Straight Outta Compton, portraying his father; Ingrid Goes West, Den of Thieves, Long Shot, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Just Mercy, and Cocaine Bear, and television’s The Now, Swagger, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. He is also known by the stage name OMG.

He is the son of Kimberly (Woodruff) and rapper and actor Ice Cube (born O’Shea Jackson). He was raised in the San Fernando Valley. O’Shea has a daughter with his former partner Jackie Garcia.

O’Shea’s paternal grandfather was named Hosea Jackson.

O’Shea’s paternal grandmother was named Doris Benjamin.

O’Shea’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Woodruff.

O’Shea’s maternal grandmother was surnamed Sims.

O’Shea Jackson, Jr. and father Ice Cube at the “Straight Outta Compton” premiere in Los Angeles, 2015, photo by Prphotos