12 Things About Shemar Moore

Shemar Moore loves dogs. He especially loves his two adorable British bulldogs, Shug and Moe. Shemar always talks about his four-legged friends, and he evenbrings them to work.The pupscrashed his interview.Moore stole the show with Arsenio Hall, but Moore showed no jealousy.

Any man who loves dogs this much is top-notch.

As a child, Moore faced bullying because he was biracial. "I was six and I remember how different everyone made me feel when I was in school," he said.Moore told BET.'Why does your hair look like that?' 'Why is your skin that color?' 'How come your mom is white?' 'How can you be cousins with so-and-so?' That is how I learned I was good at baseball; kids chased me after school, so I started picking up rocks and throwing them to fight back.

The actor handled his tormentors well and seems to have improved after their taunts.

Moore was born in Oakland, CA, but Moore and his parents moved to Denmark when he was a baby. He spent the first four years of his lifeonly speaking Danish.He spoke Danish, but he and his mother left Denmark after his parents' divorce.

If you like a man who speaks an enchanting foreign language, Shemar adds another layer to his sexiness.

When Moore and his mother left Denmark, they did not immediately return to the United States. They first went to Bahrain, where Shemar first heard English at school. Soon after, they moved to Ghana and eventually returned to the States. While overseas,Moore and his mother traveled.often, visiting Britain, Germany, Pakistan, and Greece, among other places.

He has traveled a lot.

One thing people know about Shemar Moore, besides his looks and his work onCriminal Minds.is his use of the term "baby girl." Some people say he uses the term too much (but few people think that way). Moore uses this expression so much that he started his own Baby Girl clothing line.

A part of the Baby Girl proceedsgoes to a multiple sclerosis charity.Moore's mom has MS, and he wanted to help others in her situation.

For most of his childhood, Shemar depended only on his mom, Marilyn Wilson. The two have always been an unstoppable pair. Moore speaks of her with great respect. "She's my superwoman," he toldpeoplehe said.

After the MS diagnosis, Moore moved Wilson to California to help care for her, and he joins regular fundraisers for MS causes.

Since Moore first became famous and attracted both femaleandmale attention onThe Young and the Restless, the actor has been called gay. For the record,he isn'tbut in a gentlemanly way, Moore is flattered by his large gay fanbase. He evenslams the haterswho criticize him and his fans:

Fans come to me, some are gay men inspired by me, or they like me as an entertainer. They want a hug or a picture. Should I not put my arm around them or stand next to them? If the man next to me in the picture is gay, does that make me gay? That is just simple ignorance; I do not play that role.

Looking at Shemar Moore shows little beyond his physical build. He is easy on the eyes; other traits, like his talent, get missed. Moore is...He is an Emmy Award winner.He took the Daytime Emmy in 2000 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his soap opera.

Emmy trivia about Moore: he presented Susan Lucci's long-awaited Emmy in 1999.

He made his primetime debut on Living Single.is one of the lesser-known sitcoms of the '90sHe appeared in '90s sitcoms.BeforeHe appeared in Criminal Minds.beforeHe appeared in S.W.A.T.before any film rolesMoore was a guest star.He appeared on.He appeared on Living Single.He played the man who tried to win Synclaire away from Overton but failed. Primetime viewers got their first look at Shemar Moore, and they have wanted him ever since.

Moore is also a skilled baseball player. After high school, he was drafted.Two professional baseball teams drafted him.by both the Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles. His mother, who always makes sense, pushed him to prioritize college, so he went to Santa Clara University instead.

Moore had several high-profile girlfriends, but Halle Berry remains special. Halle Berry was his first love, and he has only good things to say about her:Halle Berry was his first love.This is about her:

"She was the first woman to really knock my socks off... I fell hard for Halle... I'm still grateful for that relationship. I was smitten not just because of who she was but because we were so similar in so many ways. She was biracial, she was going through the same things I was in Hollywood… Halle was a necessary experience. It made me much stronger as a man and [now I know the] caliber of a woman I want in the future."

Moore's choice to leaveHe acted in Criminal Minds.may have hurt many fans, but the actor made that choice for creative reasons. He wants to explore new roles and artistic challenges.he is very humbleabout his future plans:

"I have treated my acting career like school..."He acted in The Young and the Restless.He was eight years old in high school.He acted in Criminal Minds.: college. Now I am ready for grad school, a Ph.D., whatever you call it. I just want to grow. I want to leap. I do not know where I will land, but I believe I will land. I am not leaving to be a big star. I am not leaving to make much money. I am leaving because I want to be fueled creatively and excited to try new things and see what else I can do.