Sherrod Moore: Untold Truth about Shemar Moore's father

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Sherrod Moore is the father of handsome American Actor, Shemar Moore. Sherrod Moore’s son is a popular American actor and fashion model. His notable roles include Malcolm Winters on The Young and the Restless, Derek Morgan on CBS’ Criminal Minds, and the lead role of Hondo on S.W.A.T. (2017–present). Moore was also the third permanent host of Soul Train, from 1999 to 2003.

Sherrod Moore’s son has won eight NAACP Image Awards as well as the 2000 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on The Young and the Restless. He was nominated for a People’s Choice Award in 2016 for his work on Criminal Minds.

Sherrod Moore: Bio Summary

Full NameSherrod Franklin “Freedom” Moore
Famous asFather of Shemar Moore
Date of BirthSeptember 4th, 1941
Age79 years at the time of death
Place of BirthUnited States of America
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityAfrican American
ChildrenShemar Moore, Romeo MooreSheburra Moore,
 Shenon Moore, and Kosheno Moore

Born on September 4th, 1941 Sherrod is 79 years old at the time of his passing in 2020. He had an affair with Shemar’s mother, Marilyn Joan Wilson-Moore. It has not stated whether the two were married or not. But their relationship leads to the birth of their son. Shamar’s mother was a was of Irish and French-Canadian descent.

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Shemar was not very close to his father, Sherrod Moore as per some publications. The Son was raised by a single mother, and Mr. Moore wasn’t present in the family picture. Recently the actor stays in touch with his father but doesn’t see him very often. Shemar is not the only child of Sharrod, he has 5 other children- They are Shemar Moore, Romeo MooreSheburra MooreShenon Moore, and Kosheno Moore.

His son grew up in the custody of his mother, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and sadly succumbed to the ills of her disease in February 2020, a month after Sharrod’s death. His son then established a company called Baby Girl LLC, and its proceeds go towards helping people fight multiple sclerosis according to sources.

Sherrod Moore, an African American, went beyond the boundaries of the societal constructs surrounding him during a time when Interracial marriages were frowned upon. The actor and model’s parents didn’t really stay together for long. They had “an incident”, the details of which Shemar doesn’t publicize, but after that, his dad was imprisoned for four years. Sherrod lost connection with his son when he was still a baby. They named him Shemar, a combination of Sherrod’s first three letters and Marylin’s (She + Mar).

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The actor’s mother, Marylin Joan Wilson, who had a degree in Mathematics, worked as a teacher in Bahrain and Denmark. Moore moved with her to Denmark as an infant, and then to Bahrain when he was four, where he attended a British private school until the age of seven. 

They later returned to the U.S. in 1977, the family moved to Chico, California, where his mother worked at a clinic, before later moving to Palo Alto. Moore graduated from Gunn High School in Palo Alto.

Sherrod Moore later connected with the son and started building the father-son bond all over again. As the actor tells, his father is a part of his life, but “on his terms”. Nevertheless, he found the inner force to forgive his dad and even bought him “a place to live”.

In the late 40s, he married a Japanese woman named Nobuko Takahashi. She was nine years younger than him. He and Nobuko had four children together, two sons and two daughters. The children are Romeo Moore, Sheburra Moore, Shenon Moore, and Kosheno Moore.

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Though Sherrod Moore eventually got a chance to reconnect with his son after many years. However, his son revealed that their reconnection was on his terms. In 2020, Sherrod’s life ended; his son announced this via an Instagram post that displayed regret and a desire to spend more time with the army veteran.

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Although Sherrod Moore could not maintain his diverse family in the 1970s, his son went on to find himself and establish a stellar record in the American film industry with Marilyn’s support and guidance. Today his son is counting the days to his impending fatherhood and the extension of the Moore family name.

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