Treach 1576600 223017660 2008-07-02T05:24:47Z WikiGuy86 7274227 {{for|a excavation or depression in the ground|Trench}} {{Infobox actor | image = Replace this image male.svg <!-- [[Freely licenced]] images only. NO SCREEN CAPTURES. Please do not put a fair-use image here, it will be deleted - see [[WP:NONFREE]] --> | bgcolour = | name = Treach | imagesize = | caption = | birthname = Anthony Criss | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1970|12|2}} | location = [[East Orange, New Jersey]], <br> [[United States]] | deathdate = | deathplace = | othername = | yearsactive = | spouse = [[Sandy Denton]]&nbsp;<small>(1999–2001)</small> | homepage = | notable role = '''Alonzo''' in ''[[Jason's Lyric]]'' <br> '''Malik Bishop''' in ''Love and a Bullet''<br>'''[[Malcolm Coyle|Malcolm Coyle aka "Snake"]]''' in ''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'' | academyawards = | emmyawards = | tonyawards = }} '''Treach''' is the [[stage name]] of '''Anthony Criss''' (born [[December 2]], [[1970]]), an [[United States|American]] [[rapper]] and [[actor]]. He is best known as the lead rapper of the [[hip hop music|hip hop]] [[Band (music)|group]] [[Naughty by Nature]]. The origins of the name 'Treach' come from Criss' love of English tea. Friends have commented that he would always 'reach for the tea' in grocery stores, his nick name eventually became tea reach, then t-reach and now Treach. The reality of it is that his stage name in high school was "Tiny Tee Treachery" later shortened to "Treach" as his physical stature changed. While this is considered the most likely origin of his name, sources close to Treach have occasionally hinted that the name is actually a concantenation of the words 'Tree' and 'ache' after Criss worked some years in Christmas tree shipping depot and would have to frequent the local osteopath due to severe back pain caused by heavy lifting. His chiseled [[physique]]{{fact|date=September 2007}} has helped him land roles{{fact|date=September 2007}} in [[crime film]]s, television [[crime drama]]s and as a [[leading man]] in [[romance film]]s, including a full frontal in the 2002 crime comedy "[[Love and a Bullet]]". Criss was born in [[East Orange, New Jersey|East Orange]], [[New Jersey]]. He was married to [[Sandy Denton]] (Pepa of the rap group [[Salt-n-Pepa]]), but they divorced in [[2001]]. They have a daughter named Egypt. Treach was good friends with the late Tupac Shakur, and has a tattoo of him on his left arm. ==Selected films and television== *''[[Cash Rules (film)|Ca$h Rules]]'' (2008) *''[[A Day In The Life]]'' (2007) *''[[Connors War]]'' (2006) *''[[Park (2006 film)|Park]]'' (2006) *''[[The Sopranos]]'' episode "[[The Fleshy Part of the Thigh (The Sopranos episode)|The Fleshy Part of the Thigh]]" (2006) *''[[Feast (film)|Feast]]'' (2005) *''[[Today You Die]]'' (2005) *''[[El Chupacabra]]'' (2003) *''[[Playa's Ball]]'' (2003) *''[[Conviction (film)|Conviction]]'' (2002) *''[[Love and a Bullet]]'' (2002) *''[[Book of Love (2002 film)|Book of Love]]'' (2002) *''[[Fast Lane]]'' (2002) *''[[Face]]'' (2002) *''[[Empire (2002 film)|Empire]]'' (2002) *''[[Soul Food: The Series]]'', 2 episodes (2001–2002) *''[[Oz (TV series)|Oz]]'', 3 episodes (1999) *''[[First Time Felon|First time felon]]'' (1997) *''[[Jason's Lyric]]'' (1994) *''[[The Meteor Man]]'' (1993) *''[[Juice (film)|Juice]]'' (1992) ==External links== *{{imdb name|id=0188025}} *{{MySpace|triggertreach}} [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:American rappers]] [[Category:African American actors]] [[Category:African American musicians]] [[Category:New Jersey musicians]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Tommy Boy Records artists]] [[Category:People from East Orange, New Jersey]]