Biography
Prakazrel Samuel Michel (born October 19, 1972), known professionally as Pras (), is an American rapper. He is best known as a member of the hip hop group Fugees, alongside Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill. After the Fugees, he earned two Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, the Grammy-nominated song "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa from the film Bulworth, and "Avenues" with Refugee Camp All-Stars and Ky-Mani Marley. He also collaborated with Jean and rock band Queen on the 1998 remix of "Another One Bites the Dust", which reached the top five on the UK Singles Chart. In 2017, he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series, as a producer on the web series The Bay.
In 2019, he began to face legal issues when he was charged with criminal conspiracy for allegedly illegally donating to the Barack Obama 2012 presidential campaign and lobbying the Trump administration to deter investigations into the 1MDB scandal involving fugitive Malaysian businessman Jho Low. On April 26, 2023, Pras was found guilty of 10 criminal counts in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Filmography
all 17
Movies 14
self 6
TV Shows 3
Writer 1
Producer 1
Sweet Micky for President (2015)
Mutant Chronicles (2008)
Feel The Noise (2007)
Skid Row (2007)
Go Go Tales (2007)
Careful What You Wish For (2004)
Fastlane (2002)
Go for Broke (2002)
Higher Ed (2001)
Da Hip Hop Witch (2000)
Turn It Up (2000)
Mystery Men (1999)
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! (1998)
Rhyme & Reason (1997)
Fugees - Live at New Pop Festival 1996 (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1972-10-19 (51 years old)
Birth PlaceHaiti, Haiti
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsPrakazrel Michel, Prakazrel 'Pras' Michel, Pras, Fugees
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