khari king - child star
Actor, Mad Money
The precocious child-actor Khari King has
big plans for his Hollywood career. As the 11-
year-old Atlanta native and co-star of Mad
Money tells it, he’ll be 32 when he gives his
Academy Award acceptance speech, which
will be a long list of thank yous dedicated to
his friends and family.
Unlike the Drew Barrymores, Macaulay
Culkins and Dana Plato’s of the world,
King exudes maturity and poise, traits that
are uncommon for silver screen newbies.
“People say I’m mature,” shares King. “They
usually tell me, ‘You’re pretty young to be an
actor.’ I tell them you’re never too young to
be anything.”
In the role of young Jimmy, son to Queen
Latifah’s character Nina Brewster, King is
praised for being a natural, something his
mother Attallah Vaughn attributes to his
grandfather, a former legislator for the state
of Michigan and an impassioned playwright.
“The arts have always been in our family
and I think he just kind of naturally got those
things from my dad,” says Vaughn.
 Professionalism, support and unconditional
love are values that were passed on. When
he’s not singing for the prestigious Atlanta
Boy Choir, playing youth basketball or
promoting his new fi lm, Bolden!, working
alongside Anthony Mackie, King’s parents
keep him focused on academics and making
good choices.
“Don’t get me wrong, he’s the talent and we recognize that,” says father, Earl King, “but at the same time as parents we have to be involved because we’ve got to surround him with
people that have his best interest and he doesn’t know that at his age he can’t make that decision.” -gavin philip godfrey
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