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Tommy Davidson(I)

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Tommy Davidson
The daily life of Penny Proud as she hilariously navigates growing up in a rambunctious house with a loving mom and an overly protective father.
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The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022– )
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Davidson started his career as a stand-up comedian in Washington DC, earning an ardent following with sheer hard work in various comedy clubs. As one of the cutting-edge, young stand-ups, he was spotted by major concert promoters, who booked him as the opening act for A-list touring acts, including Patti LaBelle, Kenny G and Luther Vandross. It wasn't long before he came to Hollywood and was performing stand-up at a number of clubs, including the Comedy Act Theatre, where he met Robert Townsend. This led to his first national television appearance, with a starring role in Partners in Crime (2005) and was the conduit to Keenen Ivory Wayans, who proved instrumental in Davidson's career by offering him an opportunity to audition and join the uniquely talented cast of the most adventurous prime-time variety show of its day, In Living Color (1990). He, Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey and Damon Wayans made TV history with their originality.

Tommy's impressive film debut was opposite Halle Berry in Strictly Business (1991). He immediately segued into select high-profile films, starring opposite Jada Pinkett Smith in the romantic comedy, Woo (1998) (New Line), and in the provocative urban comedy, Booty Call (1997) (Columbia Pictures). His credits include numerous feature film roles, from Spike Lee's Bamboozled (2000), where he received acclaim and praise for his turn as "Womack/Sleep 'N Eats", to Juwanna Mann (2002) (Morgan Creek Productions') and the pivotal cameo in Jim Carrey's Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), which has become a cult favorite.

Davidson's hilarious impressions of Sammy Davis Jr., Michael Jackson and other icons have become infamous. His visibility on In Living Color (1990) led to three Showtime specials: "On Strength of New York", "Illin' in Philly" and "Takin' it to DC". His elasticity as a performer who delivers on both the big and small screen led to other projects like the lead in the Disney's animated series, The Proud Family (2001), and as a host on FOX's "The NFL Show", alongside football greats Michael Irvin and Tony Siragusa. Davidson also portrays the lead in Will Smith's up-and-coming animated series, "Youngin's" (2000).

Tommy stars - along with 80 other star stand-ups - in I Am Comic (2010), opposite Tim Allen, Lewis Black, Sarah Silverman, Carlos Mencia, Jeff Foxworthy and Kathy Griffin. The film, which premiered on Showtime, is one of Netflix's surefire hits, enjoying a continual surge as a favorite with consumers. Davidson scored big with reviewers and audiences, alike, opposite Michael Jai White, in the critically-lauded spoof comedy, Black Dynamite (2009) (Sony Pictures), last year's big Sundance hit, which is currently being adapted as a cartoon for Adult Swim.

He is receiving critical raves for a cameo in Ahmed Ahmed's award-winning documentary, Just Like Us (2010), a feature film masterpiece which is a cross-cultural study of stand-up comedy bridging all ethnicities. Tommy travels internationally selling out every venue in which he headlines.
BornNovember 10, 1963
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Keenen Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Tommy Davidson, and Shawn Wayans at an event for In Living Color (1990)
Jamie Foxx and Tommy Davidson in Booty Call (1997)
Jamie Foxx and Tommy Davidson in Booty Call (1997)
Halle Berry, Tommy Davidson, and Joseph C. Phillips in Strictly Business (1991)
Tommy Davidson in Juwanna Mann (2002)
Jada Pinkett Smith and Tommy Davidson in Woo (1998)
Tommy Davidson and Savion Glover in Bamboozled (2000)
Tommy Davidson in Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Tommy Davidson and T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh in Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Tommy Davidson and Kym Johnson Herjavec in Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Tommy Davidson, Kym Johnson Herjavec, and Robert Herjavec in Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
Tommy Davidson in Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)

Known for

Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Jamie Foxx, David Alan Grier, Keenen Ivory Wayans, and Kim Wayans in In Living Color (1990)
In Living Color
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TV Series
  • Various
  • Benny
  • Byron Hedley
  • Gregory Miller
  • Howard Tibbs III
  • Husband
  • Sugar Ray Leonard
Black Dynamite (2009)
Black Dynamite
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  • Cream Corn
  • 2009
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Bamboozled
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  • Womack
  • Sleep'n Eat
  • 2000
The Proud Family (2001)
The Proud Family
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TV Series
  • Oscar Proud
  • Percy Proud(voice)

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  • The Outlaw Johnny Black
    • Completed
  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (2022)
    The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
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  • Tami Roman, Briyana Guadalupe, J. Bernard Calloway, Patricia Williams, Brittany Inge, Theodore Barnes, and Vince Swann in The Ms. Pat Show (2021)
    The Ms. Pat Show
  • Tichina Arnold, Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Sheaun McKinney, Beth Behrs, Marcel Spears, and Hank Greenspan in The Neighborhood (2018)
    The Neighborhood
  • Nick Cannon, Lil' Kim, and Teyana Taylor in Miracles Across 125th Street (2021)
    Miracles Across 125th Street
  • The Sherard Show (2020)
    The Sherard Show
  • Sarah Cooper in Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020)
    Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine
  • Rese Bromander and Marcus Bromander in The Henry Stickmin Collection (2020)
    The Henry Stickmin Collection
  • The Varnell Hill Show
  • A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
    A Black Lady Sketch Show
  • Beverly D'Angelo and Danny Trejo in Frat Pack (2018)
    Frat Pack
  • Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece (2018)
    Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece
  • I'm Dying Up Here (2017)
    I'm Dying Up Here
  • David Hasselhoff, Tara Reid, Ian Ziering, Tommy Davidson, Cody Linley, Masiela Lusha, Ryan Whitney, and Imani Hakim in Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (2016)
    Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens
  • Kym Whitley, Tommy Davidson, Byron Minns, Michael Jai White, and Jimmy Walker Jr. in Black Dynamite (2011)
    Black Dynamite
    • (voice)
  • Who Killed Soul Glow? (2012)
    Who Killed Soul Glow?

Writer

  • Billy Crystal, Louie Anderson, Howie Mandel, Judd Apatow, Wayne Brady, Kevin Hart, Kevin James, Sarah Silverman, Kenan Thompson, and Tiffany Haddish in Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
    Feeding America Comedy Festival
  • Laugh Factory (1979)
    Laugh Factory
  • NESN Comedy All-Stars
  • Premium Blend (1997)
    Premium Blend
  • Magic Johnson in The Magic Hour (1998)
    The Magic Hour
  • Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, Jamie Foxx, David Alan Grier, Keenen Ivory Wayans, and Kim Wayans in In Living Color (1990)
    In Living Color
  • Tommy Davidson: Illin' in Philly (1991)
    Tommy Davidson: Illin' in Philly
  • The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (1991)
    The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime
  • Tommy Davidson: Takin' It to D.C. (1990)
    Tommy Davidson: Takin' It to D.C.

Producer

  • Tommy Davidson, Scott Noe, Lionell Hilliard, and Carlos Wallace in Loot or Laff (2019)
    Loot or Laff
  • Magic Johnson in The Magic Hour (1998)
    The Magic Hour
  • Tommy Davidson: Takin' It to D.C. (1990)
    Tommy Davidson: Takin' It to D.C.
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Personal details

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    • New Line Cinema: "Bamboozled" Cast Bio
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    • November 10, 1963
    • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • June 27, 2015 - present
    • (Sibling)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Pizza Hut's "P-Zone" pizza.
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    Was adopted by a white family when he was 2 years old.
    • "Sugar Ray" Leonard impressions

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