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, which 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. He is the son of Michael and Carolyn Houston and the older cousin of B2K's J-Boog. Marques got into acting at an early age.
Music Career
In 1992, Houston founded the R&B group Immature, consisting of members Jerome "Romeo" Jones, Don "Half Pint" Santos (who was later replaced by Kelton "LDB" Kessee), and their manager, Chris Stokes. Marques was known as "Batman" at this point, and in 1999, the group changed its name to IMx. They released the 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 the soundtracks "House Party 3" and "House Party 4: Down to the Last Minute" before disbanding in 2002.
In 2003, Marques ventured out on a solo career under his birth name and released his debut album "MH" in October 2003. The album hit #20 on the "Billboard" 200 chart and #5 on the"Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. He followed it up with the release of his second album, "Naked," in 2005, and it peaked at #13 on the "Billboard" 200 chart and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. 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
Houston's acting debut came in the 1992 comedy "Bebe's Kids," and 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" from 2005 to 2006. In 1995, Marques 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 the film production company Footage Films, along with IMx bandmate Young Rome as president and cousin J-Boog as vice president. Marques also serves as an executive producer and writer. His first full writing and producer credit came with 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 and his wife, Miya, have a daughter named Zara. Houston's mother died from lymphoma in 1997. In 2016, he became a Jehovah's Witness.
Marques 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.
