Astro

Posted by Trudie Dory on Monday, May 20, 2024

09/21/2014 – Astro – BET Hip Hop Awards 2014 Presented by Sprite – Arrivals – Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center – Atlanta, GA, USA – Photo Credit: RobinLori / PRPhotos.com

Birth Name: Brian Vaughn Bradley, Jr.

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: September 27, 1996

Ethnicity: African-Jamaican

Astro is an American rapper, producer, and actor. He is also known as The Astronomical Kid, C.K.O, Coolest Kid Out, Astro, Stro, Stro the MC, Brian ‘Astro’ Bradley, and Brian ‘Stro’ Bradley. He has appeared in the films Earth to Echo, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Luce, and See You Yesterday, and on the show Red Band Society.

His parents are both black. His mother is of Jamaican descent. It is not clear if his father is also Jamaican.

Astro’s maternal grandfather likely is named Patrick Thompson (the son of Hilda Matilda Thompson). Hilda was born in Mountainside, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, and was the daughter of Colin Thompson and Catherine Hibbert.

Astro’s maternal grandmother likely is Maxine Denise Brown (the daughter of Sutphil George Brown and Ethel Merle Lowers). Maxine was born in Hackney, London, England. She is black.

Source: Birth record of Astro’s maternal great-grandmother, Hilda Matilda Thompson – https://www.familysearch.org

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