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Early life
Brandon Leake was born on May 4, 1992. Currently, he is 30 years and her sun sign is Taurus. His parents are Tyrone and Carla Leake-Gibson.
Leake was raised in Stockton, California by a single mother who worked 15 different jobs to make sure she supported herself.
Furthermore, she was 4 years old when her younger sister Danielle Marie Gibson died in the year 1997. Danielle was only 8 months old at the time. On August 31, 2017, she met her biological father for the first time.
Caption: Childhood photo of Brandon Leake with his mother. Source: Instagram
Education
As a child, Leake wanted to try martial arts, but decided it wasn’t for him after watching a friend knock out a boy and break his nose in a karate competition.
This personality then turned his attention to basketball. Brandon attended Commodore Stockton Skills School in Stockton. There, he began to write poetry.
And her passion for poetry was reignited when she worked with Stockton poet laureate Tama Brisbane on a piece for All-America City after she graduated from college.
Later, he joined Edison High School in Stockton and Simpson University in Redding, California. In addition, he taught English at Edison High School.
Brandon had his first teaching job at Able Charter Schools in Stockton and became an academic advisor at Delta College in Stockton.
Leake focused on basketball as a freshman on Simpson University’s NCAA Division II team.
In 2012, he founded Called To Move with a small student poetry group at the university. Thus, he became an organization that allowed him to inspire others through poetry throughout the United States.
And, in April 2014, this personality graduated from Simpson University, making him the first college graduate in his family. Later in 2015, he joined a poetry team in Sacramento, California.
Net worth
Brandon has earned a fair amount of money from his profession as a spoken word poet and motivational speaker.
Also, after winning The American Got Talent in September 2020, his net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.
civil status
Brandon married Anna Rebekah Leake on September 2, 2017. Thus, the two met at a show in Stockton that Anna attended with a mutual friend.
Later on February 29, 2020, his wife gave birth to their daughter Aaliyah James Leake.
Also, his wife and daughter were home when he stayed in Los Angeles, California, USA to compete on “America’s Got Talent” Season 15.
And, in August 2021, this couple welcomed a son, Jakari Bennett Leake.
Caption: Photo of Brandon Leake with his wife and children. Source: Instagram
Brandon Leake – Body Measurements
Brandon is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs around 79 kilos. This personality is a handsome boy with a well-kept body.
In addition, he has black hair and eyes of the same color. There are no more details about her body measurements available on the internet.
Career and professional life
In the year 2016, this person released his debut album titled “In My Thoughts”, booked a tour for himself and performed 40 shows in 12 states.
Similarly, when he auditioned for season 12 of “America’s Got Talent” in 2017, he was turned down by the show’s evaluators and his audition was not televised.
However, Brandon was named the Season 15 Champion in September 2020. This winner goes home with a $1 million cash prize, a new Kia Stinger, and the chance to star in Luxor Las Vegas.
Leake has performed in 36 states in the US, Mexico, New Zealand and Canada with her Dark Side Tour to promote her published poetry and album Deficiencies: A Tale of My Dark Side.
Brandon is the founder and CEO of Called to Move, an organization that helps youth through poetry. In addition, he is an academic advisor at San Joaquin Delta College.
Likewise, on October 9, 2020, it was announced that this personality had signed with United Talent Agency.
In October 2020, it was also announced that he would serve as a producing and contributing partner for Team Harmony Foundation’s new international web series, ‘HATE: WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?’.
Caption: Brandon Leake at AGT. Source: KGET
Brandon Leake – Social Media
His YouTube channel has earned more than 17,200 subscribers. He has amassed more than 64,500 followers on his ‘@brandon_leake_ctm’ Instagram account.
Brandon’s ‘@Called_To_Move’ Twitter account has amassed over 8000 followers. And his Facebook page has earned more than 29,000 followers.
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