ILOSM family, we all remember the kid who played played “young Ricky” on Boyz N’ The Hood,right? He was younger version of Morris Chestnut’s character in the film and one of his most memorable scenes was when the gangsta dude took his football and then beat up his brother, “Doughboy” (Ice Cube), over it.

“Young Ricky’s” name is Donovan and he’s a grown man now. It’s funny how time seems to stand still when we think of child actors if they didn’t grow up in the spotlight and become adult actors as well. We always picture them as looking the exact same way as they did back in the day, don’t we?

“Young Ricky” Ain’t 12 No More

As you can see based on the pics below, time has flown by and “Young Ricky” ain’t 12 no more….he’s 42.

What do you think? Donovan is all grown up now.

Donovan has some wise words to share with y’all…

We also discovered that Donovan is the brother of a FAMOUS 90’s actor. Scroll down to see who…

Peep His Famous Brother

BAM!!! His brother is actor, Darius McCrary, a.k.a. “Eddie Winslow” from Family Matters! Now that we see them side by side, it’s easy to tell that they are definitely brothers.

Darius and Donovan  are very close and they are now very involved in music. They’re actually in a group together called “D List”, which according to PledgeTheMusic, ‘is a collection of notable musicians, producers, and engineers.

The group focuses on creating self-recorded albums, as well as production for many Grammy winning artists. The group consists of brothers Darius McCrary, Donovan “Donny” McCrary, and super-producer “G1.” The name is derived from the group’s favorite key, “D.”’

Meet Their Parents

D List released their first album, “The Dissertation of D” in 2013 and it also featured their Dad, Howard McCrary, who is a well known Grammy winning jazz pianist.

And check out Darius and Donovan’s sister, Sarah, and gorgeous mom, Chaye, below…

Who woulda thunk it?!! It’s been all these years and we never even knew they knew each other, let alone were brothers. They come from a very talented family, that’s for sure.

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ILOSM family, we all remember the kid who played played “young Ricky” on Boyz N’ The Hood,right? He was younger version of Morris Chestnut’s character in the film and one of his most memorable scenes was when the gangsta dude took his football and then beat up his brother, “Doughboy” (Ice Cube), over it.

“Young Ricky’s” name is Donovan and he’s a grown man now. It’s funny how time seems to stand still when we think of child actors if they didn’t grow up in the spotlight and become adult actors as well. We always picture them as looking the exact same way as they did back in the day, don’t we?

“Young Ricky” Ain’t 12 No More

As you can see based on the pics below, time has flown by and “Young Ricky” ain’t 12 no more….he’s 42.

What do you think? Donovan is all grown up now.

Donovan has some wise words to share with y’all…

We also discovered that Donovan is the brother of a FAMOUS 90’s actor. Scroll down to see who…

Peep His Famous Brother

BAM!!! His brother is actor, Darius McCrary, a.k.a. “Eddie Winslow” from Family Matters! Now that we see them side by side, it’s easy to tell that they are definitely brothers.

Darius and Donovan  are very close and they are now very involved in music. They’re actually in a group together called “D List”, which according to PledgeTheMusic, ‘is a collection of notable musicians, producers, and engineers.

The group focuses on creating self-recorded albums, as well as production for many Grammy winning artists. The group consists of brothers Darius McCrary, Donovan “Donny” McCrary, and super-producer “G1.” The name is derived from the group’s favorite key, “D.”’

Meet Their Parents

D List released their first album, “The Dissertation of D” in 2013 and it also featured their Dad, Howard McCrary, who is a well known Grammy winning jazz pianist.

And check out Darius and Donovan’s sister, Sarah, and gorgeous mom, Chaye, below…

Who woulda thunk it?!! It’s been all these years and we never even knew they knew each other, let alone were brothers. They come from a very talented family, that’s for sure.

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Y’all already know that here, at I Love Old School Music, we pride ourselves on being the official TRUTH diggers, who are always diggin’ for truth about our favorite Old School celebs. This little known fun fact you’re about to witness, is yet another gem we’ve dug up, that just may make you go, ‘Say what now?!!’…as it did for us when we first found out.

Most of us were introduced to actor, Darius McCrary as “Eddie Winslow” on Family Matters 30 years ago (1989). However, it’s hard to believe that all that time, it was kept on the low that he has a very iconic soul singing aunt in Chaka Khan, according to the former TV star.

Darius McCrary Discusses His Famous ‘Aunt’

Darius revealed this about his ‘Aunt’e[] Chaka in a Youtube interview a few years ago:

“I’ve been singing all my life, from childhood, in church I grew up…coming from a musical family, it’s in my blood. So it’s something that I could never and would never want to escape and being raised around a lot of the greats- Chaka Khan’s my aunt, and Rick James, and of course the incredible McCrary’s, which is my family- it’s sharpened me and it’s become my love and my passion” says Darius.

Who would have ever thought that the teenage kid from “Family Matters” was the nephew of a soul legend like Chaka? Darius said that he comes from a very musical family- his dad, Howard McCrary, is a singer/musician and what’s even more surprising (well it’s only surprising if you didn’t watch “Family Matters” back in the day) is that Darius’ singing skills and musicianship are off the chain. He’s released several singles throughout the years that can put a lot of these other so-called R&B artists of today on their faces.

Who remembers when he sang a duet with Tracy Spencer on “Family Matters” for her song, “Tender Kisses”? Like to see it? Here it is…

His Random Marriage History

As if that wasn’t interesting enough, you may recall that Darius was one of the few men bold enough to actually marry ex-hip hop groupie/author, Karrine Steffans in 2009. At one point it seemed like their sudden marriage was very solid and loving, until “hurricane Karrine” started doing what she’s known to do, which is put the men in her life on public blast to the media reportedly for publicity gain.

Apparently, Karrine and Darius’ relationship fell on some tough times and Karrine had no problem making all sorts of accusations against Darius, only for him to come back and give this classic response about her…

So as you can see, Darius McCrary has led a pretty interesting life, starting with his mega talented family, to his interesting choices in soul mates, to his current passions – music and acting. The brotha’s done well for himself overall and we look forward to seeing what else he has in the works.

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We all remember the kid who played played “young Ricky” on Boyz N’ The Hood right? He was younger version of Morris Chestnut’s character in the film and one of his most memorable scenes was when the gangsta dude took his football and then beat up his brother, “Doughboy” (Ice Cube), over it.

“Young Ricky’s” name is Donovan and he’s a grown man now. It’s funny how time seems to stand still when we think of child actors if they didn’t grow up in the spotlight and become adult actors as well. We always picture them as looking the exact same way as they did back in the day, don’t we?

“Young Ricky” Ain’t 12 No More

As you can see based on the pics below, time has flown by and “Young Ricky” ain’t 12 no more….he’s 41.

What do you think? Donovan is all grown up now.

Donovan has some wise words to share with y’all…

We also discovered that Donovan is the brother of a FAMOUS 90’s actor. Scroll down to see who…

Peep His Famous Brother

BAM!!! His brother is actor, Darius McCrary, a.k.a. “Eddie Winslow” from Family Matters! Now that we see them side by side, it’s easy to tell that they are definitely brothers.

Darius and Donovan  are very close and they are now very involved in music. They’re actually in a group together called “D List”, which according to PledgeTheMusic, ‘is a collection of notable musicians, producers, and engineers.

The group focuses on creating self-recorded albums, as well as production for many Grammy winning artists. The group consists of brothers Darius McCrary, Donovan “Donny” McCrary, and super-producer “G1.” The name is derived from the group’s favorite key, “D.”’

D List released their first album, “The Dissertation of D” in 2013 and it also featured their Dad, Howard McCrary, who is a well known Grammy winning jazz pianist.

Check out the interview below where Darius and Donovan discuss their music, their family, and their aunt, Chaka Khan…

Who woulda thunk it?!! It’s been all these years and we never even knew they knew each other, let alone were brothers. They come from a very talented family, that’s for sure.

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Y’all already know that here, at I Love Old School Music, we pride ourselves on being the official TRUTH diggers, who are always diggin’ for truth about our favorite Old School celebs. This little known fun fact you’re about to witness, is yet another gem we’ve dug up, that just may make you go, ‘Say what now?!!’…as it did for us when we first found out.

Most of us were introduced to actor, Darius McCrary as “Eddie Winslow” on Family Matters 30 years ago (1989). However, it’s hard to believe that all that time, it was kept on the low that he has a very iconic soul singing aunt in Chaka Khan, according to the former TV star.

Darius McCrary Discusses His ‘Aunt’ Chaka

Darius revealed this about his ‘Aunt’e[] Chaka in a Youtube interview a few years ago:

“I’ve been singing all my life, from childhood, in church I grew up…coming from a musical family, it’s in my blood. So it’s something that I could never and would never want to escape and being raised around a lot of the greats- Chaka Khan’s my aunt, and Rick James, and of course the incredible McCrary’s, which is my family- it’s sharpened me and it’s become my love and my passion” says Darius.

Who would have ever thought that the teenage kid from “Family Matters” was the nephew of a soul legend like Chaka? Darius said that he comes from a very musical family- his dad, Howard McCrary, is a singer/musician and what’s even more surprising (well it’s only surprising if you didn’t watch “Family Matters” back in the day) is that Darius’ singing skills and musicianship are off the chain. He’s released several singles throughout the years that can put a lot of these other so-called R&B artists of today on their faces.

Who remembers when he sang a duet with Tracy Spencer on “Family Matters” for her song, “Tender Kisses”? Like to see it? Here it is…

His Random Marriage History

As if that wasn’t interesting enough, you may recall that Darius was one of the few men bold enough to actually marry ex-hip hop groupie/author, Karrine Steffans in 2009. At one point it seemed like their sudden marriage was very solid and loving, until “hurricane Karrine” started doing what she’s known to do, which is put the men in her life on public blast to the media reportedly for publicity gain.

Apparently, Karrine and Darius’ relationship fell on some tough times and Karrine had no problem making all sorts of accusations against Darius, only for him to come back and give this classic response about her…

So as you can see, Darius McCrary has led a pretty interesting life, starting with his mega talented family, to his interesting choices in soul mates, to his current passions – music and acting. The brotha’s done well for himself overall and we look forward to seeing what else he has in the works.

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Most of us were introduced to actor, Darius McCrary as “Eddie Winslow” on Family Matters twenty six years ago (1989), and it is hard to believe that all that time it was pretty much kept on the low that he has a very legendary soul singing aunt. Wait a minute, we take that back, his aunt does not sing, she can SANG…there’s a difference. Darius revealed who his aunt is in an interview and I think this little tidbit of info flew right over folks’ heads. If you love soul music, you probably love at least one of his aunt’s songs. Scroll down to see who she is…

Who Is His Aunt?

She’s Chaka Khan! Darius revealed this about his Aunt Chaka in a Youtube interview a few years ago:

“I’ve been singing all my life, from childhood, in church I grew up…coming from a musical family, it’s in my blood. So it’s something that I could never and would never want to escape and being raised around a lot of the greats- Chaka Khan’s my aunt, and Rick James, and of course the incredible McCrary’s, which is my family- it’s sharpened me and it’s become my love and my passion” says Darius.

Who would have ever thought that the teenage kid from “Family Matters” was the nephew of a soul legend like Chaka? Darius said that he comes from a very musical family- his dad, Howard McCrary, is a singer/musician and what’s even more surprising (well it’s only surprising if you didn’t watch “Family Matters” back in the day) is that Darius’ singing skills and musicianship are off the chain. He’s released several singles throughout the years that can put a lot of these other so-called R&B artists of today on their faces.

Who remembers when he sang a duet with Tracy Spencer on “Family Matters” for her song, “Tender Kisses”? Like to see it? Here it is…

His Random Marriage History

As if that wasn’t interesting enough, you may recall that Darius was one of the few men bold enough to actually marry ex-hip hop groupie/author, Karrine Steffans in 2009. At one point it seemed like their sudden marriage was very solid and loving, until “hurricane Karrine” started doing what she’s known to do and that is put the men in her life on public blast to the media for publicity gain.

Apparently, Karrine and Darius’ relationship fell on some tough times and Karrine had no problem making all sorts of accusations against Darius, only for him to come back and give this classic response about her…

So as you can see, Darius McCrary has led a pretty interesting life, starting with his mega talented family, to his interesting choices in soul mates, to his current passions – music and acting. The brotha’s done well for himself overall and we look forward to seeing what else he has in the works.

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“All I can say is Charlie is one of the most magnificent and kind people that God ever created,” he said. “And I can’t see Charlie Sheen doing anything inappropriate.”

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McCrary went on to offer his own theory of why he thinks that former actor Dominick Brascia would go public on Haim’s behalf now.

“People who are thirsty are always looking for a good drink and from what I know, Charlie Sheen will quench your thirst. Drink that,” he continued.

McCrary went on to say that Sheen isn’t capable of raping anybody and that people like Brascia are just looking to use him for fame. And he could be right. Sheen has categorically denied taking advantage of Haim and his mother believes him. She has named another person as her son’s molester. But McCrary might know a child predator when he sees one. He told TMZ that he was a victim early in his career.

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“I will say this though, I was inappropriately touched by a Hollywood executive, and I’m not going to tell on nobody,” McCrary said.

The TMZ reporter tried to get more details about McCrary’s alleged attack by asking if the molestation happened while he was working on the sitcom Family Matters. The former child actor said that he was keeping the details quiet because he’s not “thirsty” for attention.

“This happened when I was a young man,” McCrary continued. “I’m not going to say, but that’s what it is. See, I’m not thirsty, so I ain’t gotta tell my business because I’m not thirsty.”

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So it was good to see actor, Darius McCrary (“Eddie”), reunite with his TV sis,’ Kellie Williams (“Laura”), on Tom Joyner’s ‘Sky Show‘ on Friday morning. The two of them chopped it up with Joyner and a live audience, where they will be participating in ‘The Tom Joyner Family Reunion’ event for the next few days. Darius talked about his musical performance there, and his character on the hit Fox TV show, Star. While Kellie- who’s pretty much been out of the spotlight- revealed “I’ve been being a mom and a wife” since stepping away from acting.

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Kellie even showed off her adorable kids and her husband on Instagram. Their daughter is 7 and their lil’ man is 5…

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When Joyner suggested that Kellie let her kids go to a local show, where the staff of the ‘Family Reunion’ festivities will watch the kids, so the parents can have some relaxation time, Kellie joked about being an old school mom, who isn’t into leaving her kids with strangers.

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Also, as some of us know, Darius can act, as well as sing. He spoke to Joyner about his musical family and background and referred to his successful acting career as a “wonderful accident”:

Darius: “You know I come from music. My family has worked with so many people throughout the years. I was raised in music and acting was just a wonderful accident.”

When asked if there will be a Family Matters reboot, Darius said:

“Well you know it’s a beautiful thing to be family. We still stay connected. We look forward to the future and doing things together. We are actually going to be getting together for a little family reunion.”

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We’ll keep our fingers crossed for that reboot, as is their co-star, JoMarie Payton (mother, “Harriette Winslow”), who’s been pushing to get it back on air soon too.

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As we previously reported, Tammy claimed that on February 10th, Darius allegedly lost his mind and began to throw pictures around the house so wildly, that they almost struck their 16-month-old daughter, Zoey. In his alleged fit of rage, she said Darius hit her in the head with his forearm. And that ain’t all, she even claimed he said that he regretted having their 16 month old daughter, Zoey.

TAMMY’S Restraining Order

She was then granted a restraining order against Darius where a judge ordered Darius to move out of their home and temporarily stay 100 yards away from Tammy and Zoey. However…

Darius Said She’s Lying

Meanwhile, Darius was on Instagram the same day, immediately shooting down Tammy’s abuse claims and shared several pics of himself spending time with their daughter, who looked really happy with him in the photos. There’s more…

In court docs Darius also stated that Tammy was the one who was violent towards him and also threw an iron at his chest, which caused second degree burns. He also said he’s called the cops on her three times and that Tammy- who is a former Harlem Globetrotter basketball player– is “desperate for stardom.” Darius claimed he’s worried that she’ll neglect their daughter as a result of her willingness to do just about anything for newfound fame, and that she is extremely competitive with him and jealous of his fame…

DARIUS’ Restraining Order

Darius then headed straight to the courthouse to get a restraining order of his own. After hearing his claims, the judge then ordered Tammy to stay away from their home and away from Darius…

NOW TAMMY JUST FILED FOR DIVORCE

Today (Tuesday, March 14, 2017), it was discovered that Tammy has now filed for divorce. Here are the details via TMZ:

Darius McCrary’s wife is divorcing him, and wants the judge to keep him away from their infant daughter until he gets help for booze, drugs and rage. Tammy Brawner filed in L.A. citing irreconcilable differences, and made it clear she has serious concerns about 1-year-old Zoey’s safety. In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Tammy says she wants Darius to “attend alcohol/drug abuse and batterers’ intervention classes.” She wants his visitation rights cut off until the “Family Matters” star provides proof he’s completed a treatment program. … Tammy wants legal and physical custody of Zoey. She’s also asking for spousal support.

Darius McCrary is currently starring on Lee Daniels’ new show, Star, on Fox. At this point, everything seems to be smooth sailing for him on the show, and the problems between he and his wife have not caused any problems with his work, nor his status on the show at this point.

We wish both Tammy and Darius the best and whatever the truth is, hopefully their precious baby girl, Zoey, will not get affected by it.

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Who Is His Aunt?

She’s Chaka Khan! Darius revealed this about his Aunt Chaka in a Youtube interview a few years ago:

“I’ve been singing all my life, from childhood, in church I grew up…coming from a musical family, it’s in my blood. So it’s something that I could never and would never want to escape and being raised around a lot of the greats- Chaka Khan’s my aunt, and Rick James, and of course the incredible McCrary’s, which is my family- it’s sharpened me and it’s become my love and my passion” says Darius.

Who would have ever thought that the teenage kid from “Family Matters” was the nephew of a soul legend like Chaka? Darius said that he comes from a very musical family- his dad, Howard McCrary, is a singer/musician and what’s even more surprising (well it’s only surprising if you didn’t watch “Family Matters” back in the day) is that Darius’ singing skills and musicianship are off the chain. He’s released several singles throughout the years that can put a lot of these other so-called R&B artists of today on their faces.

Who remembers when he sang a duet with Tracy Spencer on “Family Matters” for her song, “Tender Kisses”? Like to see it? Here it is…

His Random Marriage History

As if that wasn’t interesting enough, you may recall that Darius was one of the few men bold enough to actually marry ex-hip hop groupie/author, Karrine Steffans in 2009. At one point it seemed like their sudden marriage was very solid and loving, until “hurricane Karrine” started doing what she’s known to do and that is put the men in her life on public blast to the media for publicity gain.

Apparently, Karrine and Darius’ relationship fell on some tough times and Karrine had no problem making all sorts of accusations against Darius, only for him to come back and give this classic response about her…

So as you can see, Darius McCrary has led a pretty interesting life, starting with his mega talented family, to his interesting choices in soul mates, to his current passions – music and acting. The brotha’s done well for himself overall and we look forward to seeing what else he has in the works.

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