The following year, he guest-starred in two episodes of The CW's spy drama series Nikita, playing the role of Cyrus, a former agent for Division and a member of the 'Dirty Thirty'. In 2011, Mustafa guest-starred in two episodes of ABC's action drama series Charlie's Angels, portraying Detective Ray Goodson, an ex-boyfriend of one of the Angels. Mustafa hosted the TBS special Funniest Commercials of the Year in both 20. In 2010, he signed a talent deal with NBC and appeared as a supporting role in the comedy film Horrible Bosses. Acting Īfter the Seahawks, Mustafa pursued an acting career, playing small roles on various television series, including Ugly Betty and Days of Our Lives. After a season on the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns' practice squads in 1999, Mustafa attended the Seattle Seahawks' training camp in 2000. The Tennessee Oilers signed him to the practice squad, then sent him to NFL Europe's Barcelona Dragons in 1998. He played during the 1997 Rose Bowl between the then-undefeated Sun Devils (led by Mustafa's friend Jake Plummer) and the Ohio State Buckeyes.Īlthough Mustafa expected to become a high school teacher after graduation, a sports agent suggested that he try out for NFL teams. Īfter transferring to Arizona State University in 1995, Mustafa was a starting wide receiver for the Arizona State Sun Devils but had an unspecified 'confrontation' with a coach and was benched his senior year. He did not play high school football, but he tried out for Moorpark College's football team hoping for an athletic scholarship he became a free safety, and later became a wide receiver. Mustafa played basketball and ran track at Santa Clara High School in Oxnard, California. Mustafa then studied history at Arizona State University, from which he graduated in 1995.

He was educated at Santa Clara High School, and later attended Santa Monica College, before transferring to Moorpark College. Several years after the family relocated to California, Mustafa's father was killed in a car accident. When Mustafa was 5 years old, the family relocated from Portland to Mission Viejo, California, and his father opened a limousine service in Laguna Hills. Mustafa was born in Portland, Oregon to Shahidah Mustafa-Davis and John Wali Mustafa, the youngest of seven children in a Muslim family.

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