Nadji Jeter

Nadji Anthony Jeter (born October 18, 1996) is an American actor, dancer, and musician from Atlanta, Georgia. He is known for his roles in Reed Between the Lines and the Grown Ups films.[1] In addition to his film and television roles, Jeter has starred in twelve national commercials, and was the face of Coca-Cola in 2011. He is also known for portraying Miles Morales in both the Marvel’s Spider-Man TV series and Insomniac's Spider-Man video game.

Nadji Jeter
Born
Nadji Anthony Jeter

(1996-10-18) October 18, 1996
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor, dancer, musician
Height5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)

Arrest

In January 2015, Jeter (then 18 years old) was arrested by Burbank, California for investigation of driving under the influence of marijuana. According to news reports, Jeter spent a night in jail before being released.[2]

Personal life

Jeter was born in Atlanta, Georgia. At a young age, his parents noticed that he was talented in dancing, acting, and comedy. He was known as "Lil Harry the Hawk", a dancing mascot for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. He moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2007 to pursue his career. Jeter enjoys charity work and is a Star Power Ambassador for the Starlight Children's Foundation. Since the age of six, Jeter has been involved in Usher's New Look Foundation, and in July 2013, he received the Global Youth Leadership Award for his work with the foundation.[3]

Filmography

Films
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Dirty Laundry Boy 1
2006 Beats Style and Flavor Performer Uncredited
2008 Lower Learning Sling shot kid Uncredited
2009 Opposite Day Jasper
2010 Grown Ups[1] Andre McKenzie
2013 Grown Ups 2[3] Andre McKenzie
2016 The Fifth Wave[3] Poundcake
2016 Dance Camp Hunter
2017 Wonder Justin

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Grey's Anatomy Bobby Episode: "A Change Is Gonna Come"
2008 Everybody Hates Chris[1] Guy / Jason Episodes: "Everybody Hates James"
"Everybody Hates Homecoming"
2009 The Forgotten Football Kid #2 Episode: Prisoner Jane"
2011 Reed Between the Lines[1] Keenan Reynolds
2013 Castle Joey Malone Episode: "Under the Influence"
2015 Jessie Terry Episode: "Basket Cases"
2015 Last Man Standing Brandon Larabee Episode: "Vanessa Fixes Up Eve"
2017-present Spider-Man Miles Morales / Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles's Security Robot
2017-present Yu-Gi-Oh!: Game On Mako Tsunami, Riley O'Neil English version
2017 Bobbi Kristina Nick Gordon Television film

Video games
Year Title Voice role Notes
2013 The Last of Us Sam Also motion capture
2018 Spider-Man Miles Morales Also motion capture
2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order
2020 Spider-Man: Miles Morales Also motion captute
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gollark: You'll probably have to wait until the paper is released.
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References
  1. Batson, Patricia. "Exclusive Q&A with Nadji Jeter from 'Reed Between the Lines' and 'Grown-Ups'". Yahoo TV. Yahoo. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  2. "'Grown Ups' Actor Nadji Jeter Arrested in Burbank After Allegedly Driving Under Influence of Marijuana". KTLA.com. January 18, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  3. Lanfreschi, Anna. "This 'Grown Ups' actor is a role model at 17". HLN. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
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