Nasser

Although I was born and raised in the great city of Chicago, Ill, I currently reside in the grand metropolis New York City. I am all about anything positive and creative. I'm into reading, film, theatre, good music, laughter, and interesting people. Add some good food to any of those and I'm all set. I was raised an only child, so I often found my self in my room alone looking for ways to entertain myself. After I got tired of toys and comic books, I would get in the mirror and act out different scenes from movies and tv shows. I could always remember the lines and this would keep my attention for hours. Along the way I also fell in love with stand up comedy. I found laughter to be the greatest gift you could give someone. Problem was that I was corny as a kid so I started to "train". I began lip synching all of my comedy albums in the mirror as well. The performances would get more and more elaborate. I started to develop a sense of timing and delivery. This was the point of discovery with regards to what my lifes journey would be. By age 15 I took my first acting class. It was a college level course that was done in conjunction with DePaul University and The Goodman Theatre in Chicago. It was offered over the summer and somehow my mother got me in. I earned a B (Still kinda salty it wasn't an A!)and got completely bitten by the acting bug. By the time I was 18 I headed down south to further my education at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga. I soon started doing stand up around the clubs in the ATL and simultaneously discovered the theatre dept. as well. After a dichotamous and extended college career, I emerged with a bachelors degree in drama from Da House, years of valuable experience in comedy, and a burning drive to establish a career in the field of my choice. I eventually moved to NYC to do just that. I had to make some tough choices though. If it was one thing that I learned in the decade that I did stand up, it was that you have to be completely focused on that in order to get anywhere with it. So because I had so many other creative intrests, I decided to focus primarily on acting. However, As fate would have it my homegirl, Val Moore who I grew up with in Chicago would be living in New York and getting ready to launch blackfilm.com, an online magazine about the efforts of people of color on the film industry. I ended up becoming the resident host and on camera personality for the company which led me to interview various entertainment personalities and serve as MC for our live events, mainly screenings. This has given me the opportunity to stay connected to my stand up roots while still keeping focus on my acting career. Today, I have amassed a vast body of credits in film, TV, and Theatre that I'm very proud of. I still hold it down for blackfilm.com as well. It's been a long and at times tough journey but I treasure it all because it made me who I am today. Keep your eyes on the the kid because it's Onward and Upward from here! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Peace.