Tommy Davidson

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Tommy Davidson

Davidson at the Billboard-Children Uniting Nations Oscar party, 2008.
Born November 10, 1965 (1965-11-10) (age 42)
Washington, D.C.,
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Tommy Davidson (born November 10, 1965) is an American film and television actor.

Born in Washington, D.C., U.S., Davidson was adopted when he was 2 years old. He is the product of an interracial adoption, with his parents being white and he being black. He attended high school at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Bethesda, Maryland. After graduating, he enrolled at the University of the District of Columbia, but dropped out shortly thereafter.

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[edit] Career

Davidson started his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1980s, performing in various comedy clubs throughout the Washington metropolitan region, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. His first major exposure came on the variety show In Living Color, where he played various characters, including his impersonation of Sammy Davis, Jr. and being the victim of Homey D. Clown.

In 1991, he released Illin in Philly, a VHS tape of a stand-up performance, which was aired regularly on Comedy Central in the 1990s. He has also appeared in the films Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, with Jim Carrey, Booty Call and Juwanna Mann, both with Vivica A. Fox.

Davidson currently provides the voice for Oscar Proud, the father in the Disney animated series The Proud Family. He also was a recurring character on MADtv's Real **********ing Talk sketches.

[edit] In Living Color

[edit] Characters

  • Angel (The Prison Cable Network)
  • Annoying Waiter
  • Byron Hedley (Hey Mon)
  • Howard Tibbs III (Funky Finger Productions/B.S. Brothers)
  • Little Kid (Homey the Clown)
  • Main Man
  • Pookie
  • Snack 'n Shack Cook (Snack 'n Shack)
  • Sweet Tooth Jones (Hollywood School of Self Defense)
  • Continuous Victim (Wanda)
  • Jumper (The Scream Team)
  • Oscar Proud (The Proud Family/Disney Channel original series)

[edit] Impressions

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