- Born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York.
- Father of three sons Kelly, Aurelius and Christopher.
- President of LaMarr Talent Management.
- Started Trustar Productions in 2005 to develop projects for television and film.
- Taught acting at the Rainbow Institute in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Sang and toured with vocal group "Special Blend" in the 1980s.
- The Kennedy Center rewarded him with authentic U.S. Cavalry artifacts after his performance in the military drama "Camp Logan," the story of the courts-martial of the Black 21st. Infantry in 1917.
- Brother Ernest is a New York City police detective.
- His memoir titled "Away From My Mother's Watchful Eye" chronicles his experiences growing up in Brooklyn during the Civil Rights era and tells of him being one of the first African-Americans bused to a White school when New York City decided to further integrate its' public schools in 1965.
- The horror/thriller "Edibles" marks Kelly's theatrical directorial debut.
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