Biography
Who is Malcolm David Kelley?
Early life and initial roles
Malcolm David Kelley was born in Bellflower, California. He attended the Laurel Springs School for his education. His professional acting career started when he was still a child.
He secured his first major film role in 2002. He played the title character as a young boy in the movie Antwone Fisher. Before that film, he appeared in small television parts on programs like Judging Amy and Malcolm in the Middle. He also took on the supporting character Lil' Saint in the movie You Got Served.
Television work on Lost
In 2004, Malcolm David Kelley was cast as Walt Lloyd in the television series Lost. He was a regular cast member during the first season. After that initial season, he appeared less frequently because of his rapid physical growth.
He returned for specific episodes in later seasons. This included the third season finale Through the Looking Glass. He also appeared in episodes titled Meet Kevin Johnson and There's No Place Like Home. He reprised the character once more in the fifth season for The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham. His final appearance as Walt occurred in a special mini-episode for the Season 6 DVD box set.
Later acting projects
After leaving the primary cast of Lost, Malcolm David Kelley continued to work in television. He appeared in the recurring role of Benjamin Cooley on the show Saving Grace.
In 2010, he played the lead character Finn on the TeenNick program Gigantic. The show concluded after one season in 2011. Later, in 2014, he appeared as himself alongside Tony Oller on the show The Thundermans. In 2017, he took on the role of Black in the film True to the Game. That same year, he played Michael Clark in the movie Detroit.
Music career and MKTO
Malcolm David Kelley formed the pop duo MKTO in 2012 with his former Gigantic co-star Tony Oller. The pair signed a contract with Columbia Records. Their self-titled debut album arrived in 2014.
The duo achieved a major hit with the single Classic during the summer of 2014. The song reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2013, he also recorded the song Save Your Soul with Celine Dion. This duet appeared on the vinyl version of her album Loved Me Back to Life. The standard digital and CD releases of that album featured only Dion's vocals.
Birthday and age
Malcolm David Kelley was born on May 12, 1992, which makes Malcolm 34 years old today. That birthday falls under the Taurus sign. Malcolm shares the date with 38 other famous people.
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