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Shemar Moore, an American actor and former model, is best known for his roles as Derek Morgan on the police drama "Criminal Minds" and Malcolm Winters on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless".
In addition to his 2017 debut as a series regular on CBS' "S.W.A.T.," he has acted in a number of movies, including "The Brothers" (2001) and "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" (2005). From 1999 to 2003, Moore also served as "Soul Train's" host.
Shemar Moore was born Shemar Franklin Moore in Oakland, California, on April 20, 1970. His father, Sherrod, was a military veteran who served time at San Quentin jail while Shemar was a young boy, and his mother, Marilyn, worked as a business consultant. When Moore was a little child, his mother moved them to Denmark; a few years later, they migrated to Bahrain; Marilyn, who had a degree in mathematics, was able to get employment as a teacher.
Shemar attended a private British school while living in Bahrain, and the family returned to the United States in 1977, settling first in Chico, California, and later in Palo Alto. After graduating from Gunn High School, Moore studied at Santa Clara University with a degree in communication and a minor in theatre arts.
Shemar Moore's net worth
Shemar Moore has an estimated net worth of $22 million. While still in college, Moore started working as a model and joined DNA Model Management in New York City. He appeared on the cover of the "Men's Fitness" magazine's March 2009 issue. He made his television debut in 1994 on the CBS soap opera "The Young and the Restless," playing photographer Malcolm Winters until 2005. In 2014 and 2019, he temporarily returned to the role, and he also appeared as the character in a 1997 episode of "The Nanny."
Shemar appeared as a guest star on several shows while he was the star of "The Young and the Restless," including "Living Single" (1995), "The Jamie Foxx Show" (1996), "Arliss" (1997, "Chicago Hope," "Moesha," and "Malcolm & Eddie," among others. He made his big-screen debut in the 1997 movie "Hav Plenty," and in the action movie "Never 2 Big" and the television movie "Mama Flora's Family," both of which were based on novels by Alex Haley and David Stevens, he had a prominent role. Before departing the show in 2003, Moore hosted 111 episodes starting in 1999.