Xavier Lamar Truesdell (born October 30, 1985, in

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) also known as XL is an American actor, model, singer, songwriter, and producer. Truesdell made his debut on the pilot episode of the television drama series ''

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'' (2003). In 2008, he was the lead model in a national campaign for

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that was on national billboards and also featured in '' Ebony'', Vibe, and ''

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'' magazines. Truesdell has appeared on MTV reality shows '' Parental Control'', ''

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'' and the game show ''

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''. He also appeared in the films ''

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'' (2005) and '' Star Trek Into Darkness'' (2013).

Early life

Xavier Lamar Truesdell was born on October 30, 1985, in

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. Truesdell started modeling in high school. At 17, he moved to

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booking his first roles on the pilot episode of ''

'', and the comedy film ''

''. Truesdell was also featured in

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’s music video, " One More Chance". Later that year, Truesdell played the role of Master Flo's (

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's) outargue in ''

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''.

Career

In 2006, Truesdell moved to

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and appeared on

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shows '' Parental Control'', ''

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'', ''Celebrity Exposed'', ''

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'', and ''

'', which landed him on MTV'S Most Eligible Bachelors list. Truesdell has been in commercials and modeling campaigns for brands including Pepsi, KFC, Adidas, Nike, Toyota, Hanes, Volkswagen and Mediacom. In 2012, he was featured in

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's Fame fragrance campaign. Truesdell also appeared on ''Rizzoli & Isles as a snake charmer.'' ''In 2013, he did stunt work and played the role of a U.S.S. Enterprise security guard in '' Star Trek Into Darkness''. In 2011, Truesdell was known by his initials XL while writing and co-producing his debut EP " Dance All Night" together with Dem Jointz. In 2014, Truesdell became the 1st African American music director and on-air personality for KOTM-FM aka Tom-FM hosting "The Morning Show," broadcasting in South East

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and Northern

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. He interviewed numerous celebrities like, The Broadway Boys, Max-D driver Morgan Kane, Tom Arnold, and Dustin Lynch. In 2015, Truesdell made appearances in music videos by

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, and

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. He was also featured in

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's "Third Eye," which is part of The Odyssey, a film directed by Vincent Haycock about the band. In 2017, Truesdell graduated from the

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summa cum laude and was accepted into the National Society of the Entertainment Arts. In 2017, Truesdell was featured in 1800 Tequila's "Refined Lesson No. 1 - Tight" national commercial, In 2018, Truesdell was a featured haircut photo double for NBA basketball player

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in the "Will Finds A Way" national

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campaign. and he also did stunts in

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's "Win" music video by Dave Meyers (director).

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

Discography

Album

* Dance All Night - 2012Let's Sing It - Retrieved June 4, 2016
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Singles

* Dance All Night - written by Xavier L Truesdell, (2011), (performed by XL) * Walk Away - written by Xavier L Truesdell, (2011), (performed by XL) * Roleplay - written by Xavier L Truesdell, (2011), (performed by XL) * Tonight - written by Xavier L Truesdell, (2012), (Performed by XL) * New Car - written by Xavier L Truesdell, (2012), (Performed by XL) * This Ain't Over - written by Xavier L Truesdell, (2012), (Performed by XL) * My Mistakes - written by Xavier L Truesdell, (2016), (Performed by XL) * Pose - written by Xavier L Truesdell, (2017), (Performed by XL) * Fallin' For You - written by Xavier L Truesdell, (2017), (Performed by XL)

External links

Official website
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Getty Images

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Truesdell, Xavier Lamar 1985 births Living people African-American male singer-songwriters African-American male actors American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters 21st-century American male actors 21st-century African-American male singers Participants in American reality television series African-American male models Male actors from Chicago Singers from Chicago Singer-songwriters from Illinois