Jeremie Harris grew up in New Rochelle where he had ambitions to become a basketball player.

He interned at Def Jam Recordings where he earned his living by putting up posters.

He was let go with a warning and quit due to the music industries' "cutthroat business".

He decided to try acting while learning business at New York University and came close to earning a role in the movie Sky High.

[1] He has since appeared in major projects such as A Walk Among the Tombstones, Blue Bloods and The Get Down.