Mohamed Dione

Momo Dione was born in Riyadh Saudi Arabia He is of Guinean and Senegalese descent His father is a Guinean diplomat and his mother is an entrepreneur specializing in event production and African fashion Before reaching high school the actorfilmmaker had already seen a great deal of the world He came to the United States in 1993 when his father was appointed to the Guinea mission in New York City While doing plays in elementary school on Roosevelt Island he realized that acting was his true passion He began auditioning for projects while in high school But playing basketball and football being class president for three consecutive terms prom king and carrying a heavy academic load left him with little time to follow his heart He graduated from Yonkers International Baccalaureate High School in 2004 He has since been featured in plays TV shows commercials music videos student films independent films and feature films Some of his credits are Law Order Criminal Intent Across the Universe Notorious the upcoming Restless City premiering at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and several commercials He is a graduate of the All Stars ProjectYouth OnstageCastillo Theater youth development acting programs Momo was a member of the original cast and coauthor of the All Stars Projects original production of Our City Hes also posed for paintings by AfroAmerican painter Kehinde Wiley He is bicoastal living in Los Angeles and New York Frequent travel is a way of life for Mohamed He coowns Caramel Cappuccino films a production company that writes films that articulate relevant issues of life and relationship in underserved or under acknowledged communities with aims of producing them He enjoys horseback riding opera Congolese soukous sports and anything that has to do with cinema Dione is constantly auditioning and working on new projects in search of the role that will allow him to make his mark in the Hollywood and Broadway marketsand then the world