7 Things You Didn't Know About Wood Harris

Steve Harris, who played in Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Justified amongst many other roles is actually Wood's older brother. Who knew? The two have never worked together. Look at the photo of the pair above, do they look related?

In an interview with the Breakfast Club in February, Wood revealed that he was in the studio with Dr. Dre working on music. In 2009, Harris starred in the film "Just Another Day," as a successful fictional rapper named A-Maze and created the rap song above.

In an interview with Broadway Buzz, Wood states, “my first artistic love was drawing and painting,” but he would go on to join the theater program at Northern Illinois University and the rest is history.

That's right! The Breaks star and hip hop icon Eminem share the same born day of October 17th, and as stated above, they share the same rap producer. Can we get a collab please?

Wood studied at NYU to eventually receive his master degree in acting, and he wasn't alone. In his class was director Malcolm Lee, and actors Michael Hall (Dexter), Daniel Kim (Lost), Mahershala Ali, (Moonlight), and Sterling K. Brown (People v O.J. Simpson).

While attending NYU, Harris was kicked out due to tardiness, but was later reinstated after his classmates petitioned the university and won, he revealed on The Breakfast Club.

In his interview with Broadway Buzz, he shared a time when Paul Newman acknowledged him for his earlier work.

“One day I’m going to rehearsal, and Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier come into the elevator laughing together,” Harris says. “So I’m quiet, trying not to act like a fan of two of my favorite actors, and Paul Newman turns to me and goes, 'You’re doing a great job, kid.’ I was like, 'I need to write that sh*t in my diary!’ I don’t even have a diary. It’ll have one page and it’ll be from Paul Newman.”