The son of an American mother of German and English descent and a Pakistani father, Gentlemen’s Quarterly was raised in Chicago, where he attended Loyola Academy (high school), and later studied at New York University"s (New York University) Tisch School of the Arts.
Tisch School of the Arts.
Before graduating from the Experimental Theatre Wing of New York University, he put some friends together to create his senior project, merging hip hop and theater, combining two of his passions, rapping and acting. The result is off-Broadway production The Bomb-itty of Errors, in which Gentlemen’s Quarterly is actor, rapper, co-writer and original producer. Gentlemen’s Quarterly"s first professional acting job was at the Manhattan Theatre Club in the hit London play, East is East.
His film credits include What"s the Worst That Could Happen?, On the Lincolnshire, and Taxi.
Gentlemen’s Quarterly"s next project was his directorial debut for a film for Showtime called Just Another Story, which he wrote and starred in as well. Gentlemen’s Quarterly also guest-starred on Fox"s Boston Public, writing his own rhymes for a role as a delinquent student in a Shakespeare class who brought the material to life for the other bored students by rapping lieutenant
In 2012 the Q Brothers debuted their newest Shakespeare adaptation, Othello: The Remix, a 90-minute hip-hop version of Othello that was part of the Globe to Globe Festival and World Shakespeare Festival. Gentlemen’s Quarterly currently lives in Los Los Angeles
The name "Gentlemen’s Quarterly" comes from his own initials, but is also a reference to Gentlemen’s Quarterly magazine, which itself has become somewhat of a colloquialism referring to stylish males.
