Xavier Lamar Truesdell

Xavier Lamar Truesdell
Born Xavier Lamar Truesdell
(1985-10-30) October 30, 1985
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Other names XL
Alma mater Los Angeles Film School
Occupation
  • Actor
  • model
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active 2006–present
Website xavierlt.com

Musical career

Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals

Xavier Lamar Truesdell (born October 30, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois) also known as XL is an American actor, model, radio personality, singer, and songwriter. Truesdell made his debut on the pilot episode of the television drama series Las Vegas (TV series) (2003). In 2008, he was the lead model in a national campaign for Toyota. Truesdell is also known for his numerous appearances on MTV reality shows, like Parental Control, Punk'd and the game show Identity, which was hosted by Penn Jillette. He also appeared in hit films such as Miss Congeniality 2 (2005) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013).

Early life

Xavier Lamar Truesdell was born on October 30, 1985 in Chicago, Illinois. Truesdell started modeling in high school after being discovered by Toni Shelton. At 17 years of age, he moved to Las Vegas, Nevada booking his first feature role on the pilot episode of the Las Vegas (TV series), and the comedy film Miss Congeniality 2. In that same year, Truesdell was also featured in a Michael Jackson’s music video, One More Chance. This music video was halted during production and was never completed due to troubles with Jackson. Later that year, Truesdell played the role of Master Flo's (Coolio's) outargue in Three Days to Vegas.

Career

In 2006, Truesdell moved to Los Angeles and appeared on MTV shows such as Parental Control, Next, Celebrity Exposed, Wild N' Out, and Punk'd, which landed him on MTV'S Most Eligible Bachelors list. Over time, Truesdell has starred in many commercials and modeling campaigns for brands like Pepsi, KFC, Adidas, Nike, Toyota, Hanes, Volkswagen, Mediacom, etc.[1] In 2012, he was featured in Lady Gaga's Fame fragrance campaign, which was directed by Steven Klein. Truesdell also appeared on Rizzoli & Isles (2010) where he was featured as a snake charmer. In 2013, he did stunt work and played the role of a U.S.S. Enterprise security guard in the blockbuster hit "Star Trek Into Darkness" which grossed over 400 million dollars worldwide.[2][3] In 2011, Truesdell was known by his initials XL writing and co-producing his debut EP "Dance All Night" together with Dem Jointz.[4] In 2014, Truesdell became a music director and on-air personality for KOTM-FM aka Tom-FM hosting "The Morning Show", broadcasting in South East Iowa and Northern Missouri.[5] He interviewed famous personalities, for example The Broadway Boys, Max-D driver Morgan Kane, Tom Arnold and Dustin Lynch. In 2015, Truesdell made appearances in music videos by Jordin Sparks, Christian Rich and Big Sean. His most recent feature is a music video for Third Eye which is part of The Odyssey, a film directed by Vincent Haycock for Florence and The Machine.[6]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role
2003 Miss Congeniality 2 Tourist
2007 Three Days to Vegas Flo's Entourage
2013 Star Trek Into Darkness U.S.S. Enterprise Security
2014 Favorite Refrain FBI Agent Jenkins

Television

Year Title Role
2003 Las Vegas (TV series) Competition Surfer, episode #1.1
2005 Punk'd Contest Winner, episode #6.8
2006 Parental Control Himself, episode #1.15
2006 Identity Himself, episode #1.3
2007 Nip/Tuck Mandingo Swinger, episode #5.5
2010 Rizzoli & Isles Snake Charmer, episode #1.3
2012 NCIS: Los Angeles Nigerian Driver, episode #3.15

Music videos

Year Artist Title
2003 Michael Jackson "One More Chance"
2006 Mondo Marcio "Dentro alla scatola"
2007 Fall Out Boy "This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race"
2007 Mario "How Do I Breathe"
2008 Usher "Love in This Club"
2010 Jason Derulo "Watcha Say"
2012 Eric Benét "Real Love"
2013 The Neighbourhood "Afraid"
2015 Big Sean "I Know"
2015 Jordin Sparks "They Don't Give"
2015 Christian Rich "Compromise"
2016 Florence and The Machine "Third Eye"

Discography

Album

Singles

References

  1. ↑ LACasting - Retrieved June 4, 2016
  2. ↑ Amazon UK - Retrieved June 4, 2016
  3. ↑ Box Office Mojo - Retrieved June 7, 2016
  4. ↑ BMI | Repertoire - Retrieved June 4, 2016
  5. ↑ Apple iTunes - Published October 29, 2014
  6. ↑ Promo News - Published April 25, 2015
  7. ↑ Apple Music - Retrieved June 4, 2016
  8. ↑ Let's Sing It - Retrieved June 4, 2016
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