Marcus Scribner (born January 7, 2000) is an American actor. He is
best known for starring as Andre Johnson Jr. on the ABC sitcom
Black-ish and voicing the character Bow in the critically acclaimed
Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.Scribner
was born and raised in Los Angeles. His name is derived from Roman and
Greek mythology, like those of his father Troy and sister Athena.
Scribner also has a dog named Zeus whom he adopted as a puppy to
commemorate his first professional acting job. Similar to his
character on Black-ish, his father is black while his mother is
biracial (black and white). His father's family is from Los Angeles
while his maternal grandmother is from England. Scribner attended an
Elementary School where most of the kids were Jewish. He began
studying acting at age seven. At the time he was very shy and didn't
have any hobbies. In addition to sports, Scribner took an acting class
and immediately fell in love with it. From that point, Scribner took
acting classes on the weekends. Scribner later admitted that at the
time, he was afraid of getting injured. Despite that, he enjoys sports
such as basketball and lacrosse and also loves video games. When he
was in kindergarten, Scribner hit his head on concrete while playing
basketball and had to get five staples. Scribner started playing the
clarinet in fifth grade. Though Scribner started at public high school
in 2014, by early 2015, he was enrolled in home school to accommodate
his work schedule.When he was 10 years old, Scribner booked his first
guest-star role on the ABC crime dramedy Castle. Scribner would go on
to appear in an episodes of Fox's New Girl, TBS' Wedding Band and
Nickelodeon's Wendell & Vinnie. At the age of 14, Scribner booked his
first major role when he was cast in the role Andre Johnson Jr. in the
ABC sitcom Black-ish opposite Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross,
Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis. Scribner actually beat out
Anderson's own son Nathan for the role. In an interview with Teen
Vogue, the actor explained that he heavily identified with the show.
Scribner was 13 when he first auditioned for the series and 14 years
old when the pilot was filmed. Scribner received an NAACP Image Award
nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his
portrayal of Junior in the first season. In 2015, Scribner voiced Buck
in Pixar's animated film The Good Dinosaur. In 2016, Scribner began
voicing the recurring role of Smudge as a guest star on the Netflix
animated series Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh. Later that summer
Scribner started production on the Independent comedy Alexander IRL
opposite Nathan Kress. With the launch of the Freeform spin-off
Grown-ish, Scribner takes on a more prominent role during the fourth
season of Black-ish. In 2018, it was announced that Scribner would
star in thriller "Confessional."Scribner voiced Bow in the animated
Netflix series, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. As his name
suggests, Bow is a skilled archer. Bow is also the best friend of
Glimmer and She-Ra.
best known for starring as Andre Johnson Jr. on the ABC sitcom
Black-ish and voicing the character Bow in the critically acclaimed
Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power.Scribner
was born and raised in Los Angeles. His name is derived from Roman and
Greek mythology, like those of his father Troy and sister Athena.
Scribner also has a dog named Zeus whom he adopted as a puppy to
commemorate his first professional acting job. Similar to his
character on Black-ish, his father is black while his mother is
biracial (black and white). His father's family is from Los Angeles
while his maternal grandmother is from England. Scribner attended an
Elementary School where most of the kids were Jewish. He began
studying acting at age seven. At the time he was very shy and didn't
have any hobbies. In addition to sports, Scribner took an acting class
and immediately fell in love with it. From that point, Scribner took
acting classes on the weekends. Scribner later admitted that at the
time, he was afraid of getting injured. Despite that, he enjoys sports
such as basketball and lacrosse and also loves video games. When he
was in kindergarten, Scribner hit his head on concrete while playing
basketball and had to get five staples. Scribner started playing the
clarinet in fifth grade. Though Scribner started at public high school
in 2014, by early 2015, he was enrolled in home school to accommodate
his work schedule.When he was 10 years old, Scribner booked his first
guest-star role on the ABC crime dramedy Castle. Scribner would go on
to appear in an episodes of Fox's New Girl, TBS' Wedding Band and
Nickelodeon's Wendell & Vinnie. At the age of 14, Scribner booked his
first major role when he was cast in the role Andre Johnson Jr. in the
ABC sitcom Black-ish opposite Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross,
Laurence Fishburne and Jenifer Lewis. Scribner actually beat out
Anderson's own son Nathan for the role. In an interview with Teen
Vogue, the actor explained that he heavily identified with the show.
Scribner was 13 when he first auditioned for the series and 14 years
old when the pilot was filmed. Scribner received an NAACP Image Award
nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy for his
portrayal of Junior in the first season. In 2015, Scribner voiced Buck
in Pixar's animated film The Good Dinosaur. In 2016, Scribner began
voicing the recurring role of Smudge as a guest star on the Netflix
animated series Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh. Later that summer
Scribner started production on the Independent comedy Alexander IRL
opposite Nathan Kress. With the launch of the Freeform spin-off
Grown-ish, Scribner takes on a more prominent role during the fourth
season of Black-ish. In 2018, it was announced that Scribner would
star in thriller "Confessional."Scribner voiced Bow in the animated
Netflix series, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. As his name
suggests, Bow is a skilled archer. Bow is also the best friend of
Glimmer and She-Ra.
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