Felicia Pearson
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| Felicia "Snoop" Pearson | |
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| Birth name | Felicia Pearson |
| Also known as | Snoop From The Wire |
| Born | May 18, 1980 |
| Origin |  Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Genre(s) | Hip-Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Author, Hip Hop Artist |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Label(s) | Dumout Entertainment |
| Website | www.ra-management.com, www.myspace.com/bmoresnoop |
Felicia "Snoop" Pearson (born May 18, 1980) is an American actress, author, and rapper. She is best known for playing a character named after herself on The Wire.
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[edit] Biography
Pearson was born premature to two drug-addicted and incarcerated parents and brought up in an East Baltimore foster home. Doctors did not expect her to live due to her birth weight of 3 lbs. She was so small she was fed with an eyedropper until she could be fed normally. Instead of attending school, Pearson worked as a drug dealer. At the age of 14, Snoop was sentenced to 8 years in prison for the second degree murder of Okia Toomer. She said her life turned around at 18, when a man she called Uncle Loney, a local drug dealer who looked out for her and sent her money in prison, was shot and killed. It was he who had given her the nickname "Snoop" because she reminded him of Charlie Brown’s favorite beagle Snoopy in the comic strip Peanuts. She finished school while behind bars. After earning her GED in prison, Pearson was released in 2000. She landed a local job making car bumpers, she said, but was fired two weeks later after her employer learned she had a prison record.
Pearson is openly gay.[1][2]
| Grace After Midnight | |
| Author | Felicia Pearson (Author), David Ritz (Contributor) |
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| Subject(s) | Memoir |
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing |
| Publication date | November 2007 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 240 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-446-19518-9 |
[edit] Acting career
Pearson met Michael K. Williams, who plays Omar Little on The Wire, in a Baltimore club. He invited her to come to the set one day. He introduced her to the writers and the producers, and she was offered a role in the series.
[edit] Music career
Pearson was featured in a song "It's a Stick Up" with Tony Yayo and Mazaradi FOX, which music video was inspired by The Wire.
[edit] Music Video cameos
- Rick Ross - The Boss
- Rick Ross feat. Nelly & Avery Storm - Here I Am
- Ace Hood feat. Rick Ross & T-Pain - Cash Flow
[edit] References
- ^ Teresa Wiltz (2007-03-19). The Role of Her Life. The Washington Post. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
- ^ Dana Roc. Inspiring People: HBO series The Wire's Snoop Pearson. danaroc.com. Retrieved on 2007-04-12.
- All Hip Hop News. "The Wire Week: Felicia Pearson (Snoop)", AllHipHop.com. Retrieved August 16, 2007.
