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Mekhi Thira Phifer (born December 29, 1974) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his multi-year role as Dr. Greg Pratt on NBC's long-running medical drama ER and his co-starring role opposite Eminem in the feature film 8 Mile. He was a regular on the Fox crime show Lie to Me portraying the role of Ben Reynolds, before season 3. He was born in in Harlem, New York City, the son of Rhoda Phifer, a high school teacher; he grew up in a single-parent household with his mother. His acting career began in 1995, when Phifer attended an open casting call for director Spike Lee’s Clockers, beating over a thousand others to get the lead role as a narcotics dealer embroiled in a murder cover-up. He followed that role with another in the comedy spoof feature High School High (which also starred his former wife Malinda Williams) and continued by co-starring in the fright flick I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze, Jr. Among Phifer’s other big-screen credits are Soul Food, The Biography of Spud Webb, Hell’s Kitchen, NYC, Tears of a Clown, O (as the titular character Odin a.k.a. O), and the thriller Uninvited Guest (as Silk). He appeared in Impostor as well as Paid in Full, 8 Mile, opposite Eminem and Dawn of the Dead. Phifer has a son, Omikaye, with his ex-wife, actress Malinda Williams. His second son, Mekhi Thira Phifer Jr., was born to his girlfriend Oni Souratha in Los Angeles on October 30, 2007.
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Grand Theft Auto V (1997) opens in the late 1990s, during a cold and snowy Christmas season in Ludendorff, North Yankton. In the small, frozen town, Michael Townley, Trevor Philips, and Brad Snider carry out a dangerous bank robbery. The heist quickly spirals out of control when police respond with overwhelming force. During the escape, Michael and Brad are shot. Brad is left behind and presumed dead, while Michael secretly fakes his death, allowing Trevor to escape alone into the chaos. Years later, in Los Santos, Michael resurfaces under a false identity as Michael De Santa. He lives in a luxurious villa in the Hollywood Hills, surrounded by expensive cars and wealth, yet trapped in a hollow suburban life. His family is falling apart, and his quiet existence feels more like a prison than a reward. Despite the comfort, Michael is haunted by his past and his unfinished business. Michael’s controlled life begins to unravel when he crosses paths with Franklin Clinton, a young street hustler and skilled car thief desperate to escape the streets of Los Santos. Seeing potential in Franklin, Michael becomes his mentor. Together, they pull off a major jewelry store heist that shakes the city and draws massive attention from both criminals and law enforcement. Far away, in the desert outskirts of Arizona, in a forgotten town known as Sandy Shores, Trevor Philips lives in squalor, running a violent drug and weapons trafficking operation known as Trevor Philips Enterprises. Paranoid, unstable, and brutal, Trevor survives on chaos. When news breaks of a jewelry store robbery in Los Santos, Trevor recognizes the unmistakable methods of a man he believed was dead. Michael is alive. Fueled by rage, betrayal, and obsession, Trevor leaves the desert behind and returns to Los Santos to confront the past. There, he reunites with Michael and is introduced to Franklin, forming a volatile trio once again. As federal agents close in and powerful criminal forces emerge, the three men are forced into a series of increasingly dangerous heists. Set against the corrupt underworld of Los Santos, the story follows three criminals as they battle federal authorities, rival gangs, and their own inner demons. Loyalty, betrayal, greed, and survival collide in a violent 1990s crime saga where every choice has a consequence. GTA GTAV Fancasting Crime
