Shar Jackson Biography

Summary

"Sharisse 'Shar' Jackson" (born September 4 1976) is an American television and film actress and rapper/singer, perhaps best known for her portrayal of Niecy Jackson on the UPN show "Moesha".

Acting career

Jackson has had small roles in television shows, including UPN's "Girlfriends" and "The Bernie Mac Show". She co-starred in the Nickelodeon movie "Good Burger", with Kel Mitchell and Kenan Thompson.

Personal life

Jackson is of African American and Native American descent on her mother's side, and of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent on her father's side. She has two children with her former high school boyfriend - a son, Donnie, born in 1991, and a daughter, Cassie, born in 1995. She was in a relationship with dancer Kevin Federline, who later married and divorced pop singer Britney Spears. She has two children with Federline - a daughter, Kori, born July 31 2002, and a son, Kaleb, born July 20 2004. Jackson was pregnant with Kaleb when Federline met Spears, and Kaleb was born while Federline was engaged to Spears. Shar was crowned winner of 'Celebrity Rap Superstar' on October 18th, 2007. She also has expressed interest in pursuing a career in rap in the future.

In June 2007, "Star Magazine" and the "New York Post" reported that Jackson was again pregnant with Federline's baby. Jackson denied the reports in an interview with "US Weekly", and began pursuing legal action, stating 'When my kids hear things at school and then ask me if they're getting a new brother or sister, I have to put my foot down.

Later projects

Jackson was featured on the ABC reality series "The Ex-Wives Club" with Marla Maples and Angie Everhart. The show aimed to aid men and women who have recently gone through separation or divorce. She won first place on the MTV reality show "Celebrity Rap Superstar" on October 18, 2007, beating runner-up Kendra Wilkinson. Though not given an exact date, it has been reported that Shar Jackson will soon appear on an upcoming episode of Everybody Hates Chris. Shar confirmed on TRL that she had some meetings with record labels and that her song Let It Blow will release as a single next week (week of October 29).