Tommy Davidson
(born November 10, 1965) is an American comedian, film and television actor.
Born in Washington, D.C., 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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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 impersonations of
Sammy Davis, Jr. and
Sugar Ray Leonard, 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 fellow
In Living Color
alum
Jim Carrey,
Booty Call
and
Juwanna Mann
, both with
Vivica A. Fox.
Davidson provided the voice for "
Oscar Proud," the father in the
Disney animated series The Proud Family
. He was also a recurring character on
MADtv's
Real **********ing Talk
sketches. In an episode of
Comedy Central's
Live at Gotham
,
Davidson hosted the show with amateur acts trying to make names for themselves.
In Living Color
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"
- "Luther (Snack 'n Shack
)
- "Sweet Tooth Jones" (Hollywood School of Self Defense
)
- "Continuous Victim" (Wanda
)
- "Jumper" (The Scream Team
)
- "Puff Smokey Smoke"(Juwanna Mann)
- "Varnell Hill"(Martin)
Impersonations
- Al Jarreau
- Antonio Fargas
- Elton John
- Emmanuel Lewis
- K-Ci
- Jaleel White
- MC Hammer
- Michael Jackson
- Michael McDonald (singer)
- Prince
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Spike Lee
- Tupac Shakur
- Rocky
- Rambo
- Sugar Ray Leonard
- Stevie Wonder
- Sylvester Stallone
- John Madden
- Cher
- Juwanna Mann
- "Straight"
- Sue Johannson
- Rick Astley
- Rick James
- Puff Smokey Smoke