Tall, lean, and very handsome, Shemar Moore became known to legions of fans of daytime television for his long-running performance as Malcolm Winters on the popular CBS serial "The Young and the Restless" before branching out to other roles.

Born in Northern California to a Black father and Caucasian mother, Moore spent his formative years outside the USA. Shortly after his birth, his family relocated to Denmark in part to avoid prejudice and racism. After his parents' divorce when he was a toddler, he lived with his mother in such exotic locales as Bahrain (where she worked as a teacher),