In 1995 an unknown actor with only two minor roles under his belt answered an open audition call for Spike Lee 's latest movie Clockers and won the role. The actor was Mekhi Phifer . He received critical acclaim for his role as Strike, a drug dealer who gets involved with a murder cover-up. Mekhi Phifer was born and raised in Harlem by his mother Rhoda, a single mother and a school teacher. After graduation from high school in 1994, he planned on going to college. yuddy
Born and raised in New York, Phifer's acting career began when he auditioned at an open casting call for director Spike Lee's Clockers (1995) and was selected for the leading role. Working alongside Harvey Keitel, Delroy Lindo, he garnered critical acclai www.imdb.com/name/nm0001616/