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15 Things You Didn't Know About Jay Ellis - We all know him as Blue "The Blueprint" Westbrook on BET's The Game, but there's more to this actor than just partying on-screen and football. He's slated to co-star in one of our upcoming Monday Indie Movies My Favorite Five on Monday, March 2 at 8P/7C. We decided to offer up 15 facts about the actor to help everyone get familiar. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Ted Baker)

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B-Ball Enthusiast - Although he grew up in Oklahoma, he's a Laker's fan. (Photo: BET)

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The Black Bachelor - Celebs fall in love all the time and Jay Ellis took his chances when he was featured on an episode of Millionaire Matchmaker. (Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for HBO)

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Magic Moments - The innocence of how children play and their sense of abandonment is something that makes the actor smile. (Photo: Charley Gallay/Getty Images for ADCOLOR Awards)

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Overachiever - He attended Concordia University in Portland, Oregon, on a football scholarship and also served as the university's student body president. (Photo: Michael Bezjian/WireImage)

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Super Fan - During an interview, Ellis said he had A$AP Rocky on repeat. (Photos from Left: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images, Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for GQ)

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All-Black Everything, Always - Ellis once said that a clothes item his friends will probably say he wears a lot is a black T-shirt. "I typically wear a black T-shirt whenever I leave my house." (Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

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Down for the Cause - He's been a major supportive force with the male-focused extension of BET.com, H.I.S. BET. We even featured him in early commercials to promote the site. (Photo: Rich Polk/Getty Images for BET)

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The Southern Gentleman - Born in Fort Sumter, South Carolina, Ellis is the only child of  a career sergeant in the U.S. Air Force (similar to his character on The Game) and a COO of the Bank of Oklahoma. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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Will the Real Jay Ellis Please Stand Up? - His real name isn't Blue, it's Wendel Ellis Jr. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for amfAR)

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The Main Attraction - He was a featured model in campaigns for Air Jordan, Gap and Abercrombie & Fitch. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)

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Thoroughbred - An Army brat, the actor attended twelve schools in thirteen years. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Red Velvet or Nah? - Some people's guilty pleasures are watching reality TV or perhaps shopping, but Jay Ellis's guilty pleasure is cupcakes. (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images for amfAR)

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One Smart Man - Ellis didn't spend a dime of his first big paycheck. Instead, he banked it! (Photo: Jonathan Leibson/Getty Images for ADCOLOR Awards)

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Secret Admirer - See that smile? It's for his Hollywood crush Halle Berry. (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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