Michael Colyar
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Birth name | Michael K. Colyar |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | February 9, 1957
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Years active | 1987–present |
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Website | therealmichaelcolyar |
Michael K. Colyar[citation needed] (born February 9, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, entertainer, voiceover artist, television/radio personality, and author.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Chicago, Illinois, Colyar was raised in the Robert Taylor Homes public housing project and later relocated to the Morgan Park area.[1][citation needed] Colyar attended Morgan Park High School, graduating in 1975.[2] Shortly after high school, Colyar attended Olive-Harvey junior college and later Chicago State University.[citation needed]
Other information
[edit]Colyar is the author of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The White House, I Knocked on the Door and a Brother Answered, which was published in August 2012. Colyar began embarking on his 100 City tour of "Michael Colyar's Momma" in June 2018.[3] He has a starring role in the upcoming film "You Married Dat" alongside LisaRaye, Juhahn Jones, Apryl Jones, and Audra Kinkead.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1987 | Hollywood Shuffle | Body Guard #3 | |
1988 | Johnny Be Good | Recruiter Mike | |
Necessity | Photographer | TV movie | |
1990 | Downtown | Pusher | |
Zapped Again! | Sheldon | Video | |
The Closer | Hustler | ||
1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Williams | |
What's Love Got to Do with It | Apollo Announcer | ||
Poetic Justice | Panhandler | ||
1994 | House Party 3 | Showboat | |
Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey | Bouncer | ||
1996 | Alien Avengers | Minister | TV movie |
1998 | High Freakquency | Warm Daddy | |
1999 | A Luv Tale | George Winston | |
Rising to the Top | Charlie, Jailer #1 | ||
2003 | The Beat | Chi-Barnes | |
Family Reunion: The Movie | Himself | Video | |
The Search for the Next Black Leader | Rufus | Short | |
2004 | Mean Jadine | Ron | Short |
Lexie | Andre | Video | |
Out on Parole | Ward | Video | |
Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles | Man Getting Out of Car | Video | |
2005 | A Get2Gether | Dad | |
Clean Up Men | Uncle Scott | ||
2006 | Who Made the Potatoe Salad? | Old Man #1 in Park | |
2007 | Norbit | Morris the Barber | |
2008 | The Longshots | Ennis | |
I'm Every Woman | - | Short | |
2010 | Malice N Wonderland | Cop #2 | Video |
Church | Brother Johnson | ||
2012 | C'Mon Man | Himself | |
2013 | A Christmas Wedding | Grady | |
Mutumbo the Lost Prince | Rodney | ||
2014 | Patterns of Attraction | Uncle Benny | |
Bitter Inheritance | Jim | Short | |
2015 | Diamond Ruff | Everette Wilson | |
2018 | It's a Date | Everett Reese | |
2020 | Ray Jr's Rent Due | Landlord Pete | |
Holiday Heartbreak | Mike McCoy | TV movie | |
2022 | You Married Dat | Mona's Dad | |
The Shutdown | Pops | ||
2023 | Uncle Rufus' Last Request | Uncle Rufus | |
Outlaw Johnny Black | Barker | ||
So Fly Christmas | Myron | TV movie |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | Dragnet | R.C. Jones | Episode: "The Triple Cross" |
227 | Rudolph | Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas?" | |
1989-94 | An Evening at the Improv | Himself | Recurring Guest |
1990 | Star Search | Himself | Contestant: Season 8 [4] |
Equal Justice | Eddie Washington | Episode: "A Sucker's Bet" | |
1991 | One Night Stand | Himself | Episode: "Michael Colyar" |
1992 | It's Showtime at the Apollo | Himself | Episode: "Jackée Harry/Rythm Syndicate/David Peaston/Mark Curry" |
1992-95 | Def Comedy Jam | Himself | Recurring Guest |
1995 | The John Larroquette Show | Lou Friedman | Episode: "The Defiant One" |
Fudge | Frank Fargo | Episode: "The Art of Friendship" | |
1996 | Homeboys in Outer Space | Milky Ray | Recurring Cast |
1995-97 | Martin | Mr. Whitaker | Guest: Season 4, Recurring Cast: Season 5 |
1998 | The Hughleys | Booker T. | Episode: "The Thanksgiving Episode" |
1999 | In the House | Dr. Doobie | Episode: "Cornbread, Marion and Me" & "Guest Dad" |
2002 | The Parkers | Mr. Thomas | Episode: "High Heels and Videotapes" |
2003 | It's Showtime at the Apollo | Himself | Episode: "Solange/Talib Kweli/Michael Colyar" |
2005 | Barbershop | Leonard | Recurring Cast |
2006 | The Bernie Mac Show | Man | Episode: "Spinning Wheels" |
2007 | Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | Temp Preacher | Episode: "Episode #1.8" |
Everybody Hates Chris | Judge #2 | Episode: "Everybody Hates Driving" | |
2011 | The Cleveland Show | Buff Man (voice) | Episode: "Sex and the Biddy" |
2012 | Life After | Himself | Episode: "Ernest Lee Thomas" |
ComicView | Himself | Episode: "Kevin Hart/Timmy Hall/Michael Colyar" | |
Comedy.tv | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.27" | |
2014 | Comics Unleashed | Himself | Recurring Guest |
Off the Chain | Himself | Episode: "Episode #3.2" | |
Black Dynamite | Sweet Butter (voice) | Episode: "Roots: The White Album" | |
2015 | Black-ish | Reverend Hubbard | Episode: "Churched" |
2015-16 | Mi Casa Mi Casa | Stanley | Main Cast |
2016 | Family Time | Willy | Episode: "Thanks for Giving" |
2017 | BSU: Black Student Union | Herman | Episode: "The Party" |
2017-21 | The Rich and the Ruthless | Willie Turner | Main Cast |
2018 | Rel | Regular Steve | Episode: "Re-Enter the Dragons" |
2022 | Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy | Himself | Recurring Guest |
2023 | The Ms. Pat Show | Bernard | Episode: "Father Christmas" |
Double Cross | Jerry | Episode: "Family Over Everything" | |
2024 | Mind Your Business | Obadiah | Episode: "History Repeats Itself" |
Video Games
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | The Princess and the Frog | Buford (voice) |
References
[edit]- ^ Colyar, Michael. "I grew up in the projects. Robert Taylor Homes. 4352 S. State street, apt #909. Then Morgan Park. I want my community back. Violence sucks". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
- ^ 1974 Morgan Park High School (Chicago, Illinois) Yearbook
- ^ "Michael's Colyar's Momma: The One-Man Show", Los Angeles Sentinel, June 28, 2018
- ^ "Charity is the soul of wit for comic Michael Colyar, who is sharing his Star Search prize with the homeless". People Weekly. 34: 58. 1990.
External links
[edit]- American male comedians
- Living people
- 1957 births
- Chicago State University alumni
- American male film actors
- American stand-up comedians
- American male voice actors
- Male actors from Chicago
- American male television actors
- 20th-century American comedians
- 21st-century American comedians
- African-American male comedians
- 20th-century African-American male actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century African-American writers
- Comedians from Chicago