Darryl Sivad

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Darryl Sivad is an actor,^[1] comedian, and photographer.

Sivad was born in Detroit, Michigan to Leon and Elna Davis. After graduating from Mumford High School he went on to attend Wayne State University, then the Center for Creative Studies where he studied photography.

Photography[]

Sivad moved to New York City for an apprenticeship with Richard Avedon. He assisted Anthony Barboza and eventually opened Northlight Studio with Kamoigne members C. Daniel Dawson, Ray Francis, Lou Draper, and Herman Howard. An award-winning fine-art photographer, Sivad's photography has exhibited nationally and is in the permanent collections of the Museum of the African Diaspora and the Smithsonian Institution.^{[citation needed]}

Acting[]

Sivad broke into stand-up comedy when he signed up for a writing course and they assigned him to a comedy course by mistake. His first appearance on The Tonight Show on January 7, 1987 landed him the lead role on his own ABC sitcom Homeroom when Carl Reiner informed his son Rob Reiner (who ran Castle Rock Entertainment) about Sivad. He is mainly known as a character actor, and has worked alongside Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, and Hilary Duff.

Filmography[]

References[]

External links[]

• Darryl Sivad homepage
• Profile on the New York Times movie directory