Khalid Moultrie
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Khalid Moultrie is an African-American actor best known as the voice of Traction Jackson on Sesame Street
. He also appeared in the promo for the HBO original series The Wire
as Young Omar.
Khalid Moultrie started modeling at 18 months old and acting at four years old. His acting, modeling, and music experiences include various professional projects. He has had prominent roles in the theatrical productions of Carousel
at the Olney Theatre
, as directed by Bill Pasquanti. Khalid also appeared as a choister for the Washington National Opera
at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
in the Italian opera TOSCA
, under General Director Plácido Domingo. Khalid has performed as a singer (solo) for the Suicide Prevention Action Network and an actor for the National Bar Association
. Khalid attends Montgomery County Public Schools
in Olney, Maryland
.
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
. He also appeared in the promo for the HBO original series The Wire
The Wire (TV series)
The Wire is an American television drama series set and produced in and around Baltimore, Maryland. Created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon, the series was broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States...
as Young Omar.
Khalid Moultrie started modeling at 18 months old and acting at four years old. His acting, modeling, and music experiences include various professional projects. He has had prominent roles in the theatrical productions of Carousel
Carousel (musical)
Carousel is the second stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II . The work premiered in 1945 and was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline...
at the Olney Theatre
Olney Theatre
Located just north of Washington, D.C. in Montgomery County, Maryland, the Olney Theatre Center for the Arts offers a diverse array of professional productions year-round that enrich, nurture and challenge a broad range of artists, audiences and students...
, as directed by Bill Pasquanti. Khalid also appeared as a choister for the Washington National Opera
Washington National Opera
The Washington National Opera is an opera company in Washington, D.C., USA. Formerly the Opera Society of Washington and the Washington Opera, the company received Congressional designation as the National Opera Company in 2000. Performances are now given in the Opera House of the John F...
at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center located on the Potomac River, adjacent to the Watergate complex in Washington, D.C...
in the Italian opera TOSCA
Tosca
Tosca is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900...
, under General Director Plácido Domingo. Khalid has performed as a singer (solo) for the Suicide Prevention Action Network and an actor for the National Bar Association
National Bar Association
The National Bar Association was established in 1925 as the "Negro Bar Association" after Gertrude Rush, George H. Woodson, S. Joe Brown, James B. Morris, and Charles P. Howard, Sr. were denied membership in the American Bar Association. It represents the interests of African-American attorneys in...
. Khalid attends Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery County Public Schools ' is a school district that serves Montgomery County, Maryland, USA. It is the largest school district in Maryland. As of the 2009–2010 school year, the district had 11,500 FTE teachers serving 141,777 students at 200 schools.Students in the district score among the...
in Olney, Maryland
Olney, Maryland
Olney, a census-designated place and an unincorporated area of Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, is located in the north central part of the county, twenty miles north of Washington, D.C. It was largely agricultural until the 1960s, when growth of the Washington suburbs led to its conversion into...
.