Colby O’Donis
Birth Name: Colby O’Donis Colón
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 14, 1989
Ethnicity: Puerto Rican, Italian
Colby O’Donis is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor. His songs include “What You Got,” and, in a featured role, “Beautiful.”
He is the son of Olga, a singer, and Freddy Colón, a disc jockey. His mother was Miss Puerto Rico in New York. Colby has said that he is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. Colby was named Colby O’Donis after a firefighter who died saving his father’s life. His father discusses that here. He is married to dancer, actress, and life coach Erin Yvonne, with whom he has a daughter.
There is an internet rumor that Colby is of Guyanese ancestry. This is not accurate.
Always thought he was Lebanese or Arab.
CORRECTION: He is Puerto Rican & Guyanese http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colby_O'Donis