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Antoine DeRay Davis (born February 26,1982) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. [1] He is known for his role as Ray the Hustle Guy in the Barbershop films and as host of Hip Hop Squares . He is also known for his collaboration and appearances in several audio skits by Kanye West .
In the early 1970s, while working for the New Lafayette Theatre, Norman Lear offered Mayo a role as Grady Wilson on Sanford and Son. The character's name was based on Demond Wilson, the actor who played Lamont Sanford and whose real first name is Grady. During a period where Redd Foxx did not appear on the show due to a contract dispute, Grady ...
Damon Kyle Wayans Sr. (/ ˈ d eɪ m ə n ˈ w eɪ. ə n z /; [1] born September 4, 1960) [2] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and writer. He performed as a comedian and actor throughout the 1980s, including a year-long stint on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live.
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time.
Deray's first film was the drama The Gigolo released in 1960. Deray was fascinated by American film noir and began to focus on crime stories. Deray's early work includes Du rififi à Tokyo, an homage to Jules Dassin's Rififi. [4] Deray's reputation was established with the 1969 film La Piscine which starred Romy Schneider and Alain Delon. [4]
Woody Allen : 160 Celebrities saw his shows after they heard about the "new phenomenon," referring to Sahl's unique style of comedy. Woody Allen, who saw his show at the Blue Angel in 1954, commented that "he was suddenly this great genius that appeared who revolutionized the medium." : 68 British comedy actor John Cleese became immediately interested in Sahl's radical style of humor and ...
Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He first gained prominence for his stand-up routines in the 1980s in which he tackled subjects including race relations, human sexuality, and observational comedy.
Henderson was born in London.His father, Dick Henderson (1891–1958), was a music hall comedian and singer famous for his short, rotund appearance, bowler hat and beautiful singing voice; he was well known for making the original British recording of the popular song "Tiptoe Through the Tulips".