Christopher
Reid (born April 5,
1964), formerly known as Kid (shortened from his original MC
name, Kid Coolout), is an American actor, comedian and rapper. During the peak of his career with the rap duo Kid 'n Play (with Christopher Martin),
Reid was notable for his exaggerated hi-top fade haircut. Reid was born in The Bronx, New York, to a
Jamaican father (1931–2019) and an Irish mother (1930–1973). He graduated from
the Bronx High School of Science in
1982. He also graduated in 1990 from Lehman College in the Bronx after attending Miles College. He is best known as one-half of
late-1980s/early-1990s hip hop musical act Kid 'n Play with fellow rapper/actor Christopher
"Play" Martin. Reid was particularly notable for his
extreme hi-top fade hairstyle.
Reid has appeared on a number of television programs, including Martin and Sister, Sister, and
has served as the host of amateur contest shows, such as Your Big Break and It's Showtime at the
Apollo. Reid tours as a stand-up comedian. Reid's most recent musical contribution has
been writing the theme song to HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher.
He also appeared on the VH1 reality magician game show Celebracadabra in 2008. Pursuing a solo career, he
released a music video for a song called "Why Don't You Stay", to
which he raps and sings on the track. He appeared in The Asylum's film War of the Worlds 2: The
Next Wave, a sequel to H.G. Wells' War of
the Worlds. He has been a guest on The Dawn and Drew Show, Comics Unleashed, New England Sports Network's Comedy
All-Stars, and Slanted
Comedy. He played the role of The Rhymer on the TV series Supah Ninjas.[] He also appears in LMFAO's video for "Sorry for Party Rocking".In
2012, he broke into voice-over work in the military shooter video game Spec Ops: The Line, in
which he plays Lt. Alphanso Adams, part of a three-man squad sent into a ruined
Dubai to investigate a signal from an MIA military unit, The Damned 33rd.