- Birth nameJawaan Preston Mayes
- Nickname
- Cha-Bookie
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Preston was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Growing up as the middle child, seeking attention is how he first began entertaining. He started acting and singing at the age of eight. Preston's a singer, poet, songwriter and a classically trained actor. His killer vocals and artist style includes both singing and rapping which he calls Lyrical Poetry. He's a theatre kid at heart.
- IMDb mini biography by: unknown
- Modeled for Tommy Hilfiger at age 11.
- Former ghostwriter for Kanye West, Jay Z, John Legend, and Lil Wayne.
- Trained 4 years with phenomenal acting coach Kathryn Gately-Poole, who herself studied directly under Sanford Meisner in the Meisner Technique. Fellow alumni includes Kurt Sutter, James Gandolfini, Amanda Seyfried, Justin Mentell, Kevin Kilner, Lauren Holly, Kristin Davis.
- Best friend and college roommate of the late Justin Mentell.
- Descendant of American social reformer, slave, orator, abolitionist, writer and statesman, Frederick Douglass.
- Change skeptics into believers.
- Acting is a way of living out one's insanity.
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