Category:
Richest CelebritiesRappers
Net Worth:
$2.5 Million
Birthdate:
Aug 4, 1981 (43 years old)
Birthplace:
Los Angeles
Gender:
Male
Height:
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Profession:
Songwriter, Record producer, Actor, Singer, Rapper, Film Score Composer, Film Producer
Nationality:
United States of America
  1. What Is Marques Houston's Net Worth?
  2. Early Life
  3. Music Career 
  4. Acting Career
  5. Film Producer Career
  6. Personal Life

What is Marques Houston's Net Worth?

Marques Houston is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and actor who has a net worth of $2.5 million. Marques Houston was a founding member of the R&B group Immature who later became known as IMx. He went by the nickname Batman with the group before going solo.

Early Life

Marques Barrett Houston was born on August 4, 1981, in Los Angeles, California to Michael and Carolyn Houston. He got into acting at an early age. He is the older cousin of B2K's J-Boog.

Music Career 

Houston founded the R&B group Immature in 1992 consisting of members Jerome "Romeo" Jones, Don "Half Pint" Santos (who was later replaced by Kelton "LDB" Kessee), and their manager, Chris Stokes. Houston was known as Batman at this point, and in 1999, the group changed their name to IMx and released the two albums "Introducing IMx" in 1999 and "IMx" in 2001. The band did some acting, appearing on shows such as "A Different World" and "Sister, Sister" and recorded songs for soundtracks "House Party 3" and "House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute" before disbanding in 2002.

In 2003, Marques Houston ventured out on a solo career under his birth name and released his debut album "MH" in October of 2003 which hit number 20 on the Billboard 200 and number 5 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. He followed it up with the release of his second album, "Naked," in 2005, and it peaked at number 13 on the Billboard chart and number 5 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Houston then released the albums "Veteran" in 2007, "Mr. Houston" in 2009, "Famous" in 2012, and "Me" in 2022.

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Acting Career

Marques Houston's acting debut came in the 1992 comedy "Bebe's Kids." He appeared in "House Party 3" in 1994. His breakout role came playing Roger Evans in the sitcom "Sister, Sister" from 1994 to 1999. He was in the movies "You Got Served" and "Fat Albert" and starred in the TV show "Cuts" in 2005 and 2006. In 1995, Houston won a Young Artist Award for Best Youth Comedian in a TV Show for his role in "Sister, Sister."

Film Producer Career

Houston partnered with longtime music manager and director/filmmaker Chris Stokes in 2010 to get into producing. Marques is the CEO of film production company, Footage Films, along with IMx bandmate Young Rome as president and relative J-Boog as vice president. Houston also serves as an executive producer and writer. His first full writing and producer credit came in 2015's "Will to Love." He has produced other films such as "Running Out of Time" and "'Til Death Do Us Part" and produced, wrote, and starred in the thriller "The Stepmother."

Personal Life

Marques Houston and his wife, Miya, have a daughter together named Zara. Houston's mother died from lymphoma in 1997. In 2016, he became a Jehovah's Witness.

Houston is close friends with singer Omarion and has been on tour with him. He has been part of four Scream tours with B2K, Nick Cannon, Omarion, Bow Wow, and Pretty Ricky.

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