• Birth Name: Derek Luke

• Date of Birth: April 24, 1974

• Birth Place: Jersey City, New Jersey

• Height: 5’11″

• Astrological Sign: Taurus

• Parents: Marjorie Dixon (Mother) Maurice Luke (Father)

• Siblings: Brothers Daniel Luke (born 1982) & Maurice Luke Jr. (born 1972)

• Height: 5’11″ (1.80m)

• Spouse: Sophia Adella Hernandez-Luke (since 1998)

• Occupation: Actor, T-Shirt designer (“Heartists”)

Trivia

- Derek’s father is a native of Guyana

- Is left-handed

- Graduated from Linden High School in Linden, New Jersey in 1992

- Luke was discovered while working at the Studio Emporium gift shop on the Sony studio lot and given the Fisher role, a story which is still repeated on the Sony studio tour.

- Played one of the four male leads in Spike Lee’s 2008 war film Miracle at St. Anna replacing Wesley Snipes

- Had to audition several times for the role of “Antwone Fisher”

- Luke played one of the group member of Mayhem on the Moesha Show on Mayhem at the Jam Esp (March 19, 2001)

- Was chosen by Diddy himself to portray him in the 2009 biopic Notorious

- Has a T-Shirt line “Heartist” combining the words Heart and Artist, as Luke states simply, “I don’t judge my heart, I just express it.”

- Brought his wife, Sophia, on stage when he won the Independent Spirit Award for best actor (“Antwone Fisher“) and handed her his award. He also revealed on stage that four years ago, he was waiting tables at the 1999 Spirit Awards.

- Was one of People Magazine’s Sexiest Men Alive, 2006. He was named Sexiest Good Guy.