LaVan Davis

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LaVan Davis
Davis in 2018
Born	(1966-09-21) September 21, 1966 (age 55) Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, comedian, singer
Years active	1998–present

LaVan Davis (born September 21, 1966) is an American singer, comedian, and actor best known for portraying the character Curtis Payne on Tyler Perry's TV shows House of Payne and The Paynes TBS Network (2007–2012), OWN Network (2018) and BET Network (2020–present).

Career[]

Davis' acting career began in 2004 with his first role as Leroy in the film, Mindbenders.^[1] In 2005, he made a guest appearance in a two episodes of Everybody Hates Chris as a preacher. The following year, Davis was cast as the cranky patriarch of the Payne family, Curtis Payne, in the TBS sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Davis worked with Perry again in two of his feature films including Daddy's Little Girls in 2007 and Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns in 2008.

In addition to his work in films and television, Davis has also appeared in the stage plays Why Did I Get Married? as Poppy, and Madea Goes to Jail as Leo.

Filmography[]

References[]

External links[]

• LaVan Davis at IMDb

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