Sean Levert
Sean Levert | |
|---|---|
| Levert in 1995 Levert in 1995 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sean Edward Levert |
| Born | September 28, 1968 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 30, 2008(2008年03月30日) (aged 39) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
|
| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 1983–2008 |
| Labels | |
| Formerly of | |
Sean Edward Levert (September 28, 1968 – March 30, 2008)[1] was an American singer-songwriter and actor. Levert was best known as a member of the R&B vocal group LeVert. Levert was the son of O'Jays lead singer Eddie Levert and younger brother of singer Gerald Levert.
Life and career
[edit ]Sean Levert was born in Cleveland, Ohio,[1] and was the son of Eddie Levert, the lead singer of the O'Jays.[2] He formed the trio LeVert with older brother Gerald Levert and childhood friend Marc Gordon; together they scored several smash hits on the U.S. R&B charts in the 1980s and early 1990s. In 1995, Sean launched a solo career with the album The Other Side on Atlantic Records, which peaked at number 22 on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 146 on the Billboard 200.[3] The album yielded the charting singles "Put Your Body Where Your Mouth Is" (U.S. R&B number 40) and "Same One" (U.S. R&B number 57) that same year.[3] Sean and Gerald Levert appeared in the film New Jack City (1991);[4] Sean also played a part in the direct-to-video Dope Case Pending (2000).
Personal life
[edit ]Levert was married to Angela Lowe, and had six children: Shareaun Woods, Keith Potts, Sean Levert Jr., Breoni Levert, Brandon Levert, and Chad Levert. His father is the third cousin of Cleveland Cavaliers NBA star Caris LeVert.[5] In 2008, he was sentenced to 22 months in prison for failing to pay child support for three of his children, then aged 11, 15, and 17.[2] [6]
Health and death
[edit ]Levert became ill while incarcerated in the Cuyahoga County Correctional Facility, prior to his transfer to a state prison, reporting high blood pressure and hallucinations; he died six days after being admitted to the jail, on March 30. The Cuyahoga County coroner ruled in May that his death was caused by complications from sarcoidosis.[6] The official Coroner's report also noted contributing factors of high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and withdrawal from Xanax; he was 39 years old. In 2010, his widow was awarded 4,000,000ドル as the result of a lawsuit filed against Cuyahoga County.[7]
Discography
[edit ]- The Other Side (1995)
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "Sean Levert". AllMusic.
- ^ a b "Second Levert Brother Dies". Yahoo! Music. March 31, 2008. Archived from the original on April 4, 2008.
- ^ a b "Sean Levert - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015.
- ^ UPI.com (2008). "R&B singer Sean Levert dead". UPI . Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ Franklin, Drew (March 5, 2014). "College Basketball Road Trip: Michigan—The most interesting team in the world". FOX Sports . Archived from the original on November 28, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
- ^ a b "Sean Levert, One-Third of the 1980s R&B Trio LeVert, Dies at 39". The New York Times . April 2, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
Mr. Levert was sentenced last week to one year and 10 months in jail for failing to pay 89,025ドル in child support.
- ^ "Xanax withdrawal probably a factor in Sean Levert's death, expert says | cleveland.com". Blog.cleveland.com. November 14, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
External links
[edit ]- Sean Levert discography at Discogs Edit this at Wikidata