Christopher 'Kid' Reid

Christopher Reid (born April 5, 1964), formerly known as Kid (shortened from his original MC name, Kid Coolout), is an American actor, comedian and former rapper. During the peak of his career with the rap duo Kid 'n Play, Reid was notable for his exaggerated hi-top fade haircut.

Life and career

Reid was born in The Bronx, New York, to a Jamaican father (1931-) and an Irish mother (1930–1973). He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1982. He also graduated in 1986 from Lehman College in the Bronx after attending Miles College.

He played the role of "The Rhymer" on the Nickelodeon TV series Supah Ninjas. He also appears in LMFAO's video for "Sorry for Party Rocking."

In 2012, he broke into voice-over work in the military shooter video game Spec Ops: The Line, in which he plays Lt. Alphanso Adams, part of a three-man squad sent into a ruined Dubai to investigate a signal from an MIA military unit, The Damned 33rd.

Legal issues

In July 2010, Reid was arrested in Los Angeles and charged with a DUI.

Discography

• 1988: 2 Hype
• 1990: Kid 'n Play's Funhouse
• 1991: Face the Nation

Filmography

• 1990: House Party
• 1991: House Party 2
• 1992: Class Act
• 1992: Martin
• 1994: House Party 3
• 1998: The Temptations
• 2001: Sealab 2021
• 2003: Pauly Shore is Dead
• 2005: Barbershop: The Series
• 2008: War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
• 2009: Hell's Kitchen
• 2010: Freaknik: The Musical
• 2011: Supah Ninjas
• 2012-2014: Black Dynamite: The Animated Series
• 2013: Mad
• 2013: House Party: Tonight's the Night

Video games

• "Spec Ops: The Line" - 1st Lieutenant Alphonso Adams