
the down low
who is Karter louis?
Born in the inner city ghettos of Louisville, Kentucky, Karter began singing and acting at age nine and began performing solo at 15. As a child he cultivated his talent at Louisville's Youth Performing Arts School where he developed into a promising "triple threat", actor, singer and dancer.
Karter successfully landed more than thirteen college scholarship offers as well as regional talent awards including, The Southeastern Theatre Conference "All Star Award" and a "Best Actor Award" from the Kentucky Theatre Association. He officially retired from theatre in pursuit of a music career at age 21.
Soon into his career, a major label chased Karter. The "incident" set him on a very determined and focused path. Being asked to hide his sexuality and "play the game" for the sake of the deal with the label was not Karter's style of a dream career. In the end, Karter had to give up the deal but has lived true to himself every day since. As an openly gay and black artist, Karter has alway