Jamal Trulove

Jamal Trulove, is an American actor, musician, social activist, philanthropist and beloved father of four. Hailing from the Sunnydale projects of San Francisco, Trulove is the third child born to an interracial family. When he was 20 years old, Jamal launched his own independent music label resulting in the self-distribution of his debut album entitled, "Flowmazan." Trulove's buzz as a local celebrity caught a break in late 2007 when he appeared on the popular VH1 reality TV series, Love New York 2. Shortly after, in early 2008, Trulove was inexplicably charged and wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit. His legal fight would soon be helmed by a robust appellate team of lawyers that exposed prosecutorial misconduct. After winning his appeal, aided by an amicus letter by the Innocence Project, Trulove's conviction was overturned. He received a retrial, despite evidence proving he was an innocent man. Trulove was exonerated in his second trial and immediately released from prison after nearly seven years. In 2018 a civil jury found that Trulove was framed by two San Francisco police officers. He was awarded a $13.1 million dollar judgment, capping off Trulove's 10 year fight for justice. Trulove resumed his talent aspirations and in 2018 he landed a pivotal acting role in The Last Black Man in San Francisco (A24, Plan B). This highly celebrated independent film won two awards at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival, including Best Director, US Drama. Released this June, The Last Black Man has received extraordinary reviews from the most influential newspapers, magazines and film critics as well as solid opening week box office results as it gains momentum and expands over the next few weeks. In fact, Rolling Stone called the film "an instant classic" and the LA Times proclaimed "newcomer Jamal Trulove excellent." Trulove is currently cutting his teeth as an emerging producer with several scripted and unscripted projects on the horizon including a gritty docu- series depicting the tribulations of his highly publicized wrongful conviction and other heartrending stories within the American justice system. He divides his time between his residence in Los Angeles, family in San Francisco and a range of charitable endeavors across the country. - 2019