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• At age 5, danced at quinceañeras (birthday parties for turning 15). 
• Took lessons in Jeet Kune Do, a martial art, as a child.  
• Once worked at Disneyland cleaning up after horses. 
• Joined music group Black Eyed Peas in 1995.
• Made feature-film debut in the 2005 crime drama Dirty.  
• Was a substance abuser until a car crash in 2007 resulted in jail time and prompted him to go into rehab for the addictions. 
• In 2010 premiered a brand of footwear called Taboo Deltah 3008.
• Released his autobiography, Fallin' Up: My Story, in 2011.
• Has stated that acting, not music, is his main passion.