Michael Colyar
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| Birth name | Michael K. Colyar |
| Born | February 9, 1957 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1986–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[]
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[]
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.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle | Body Guard #3 | |
| 1988 | Johnny Be Good | Recruiter Mike | |
| 1990 | Downtown | Pusher | |
| 1990 | Zapped Again! | Sheldon | |
| 1990 | The Closer | Hustler | |
| 1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Williams | |
| 1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Apollo Announcer | |
| 1993 | Poetic Justice | Panhandler | |
| 1994 | House Party 3 | Showboat | |
| 1994 | Bouncer | ||
| 1996 | Alien Avengers | Minister | |
| 1998 | High Freakquency | Warm Daddy | |
| 1998 | George Winston | ||
| 1998 | Charlie, Jailer #1 | ||
| 2003 | Video | ||
| 2003 | Rufus | Short | |
| 2004 | Ron | Short | |
| 2004 | Andre | Video | |
| 2004 | Ward | Video | |
| 2004 | Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles | Man Getting Out of Car (uncredited) | Video |
| 2005 | A Get2Gether | Dad | |
| 2005 | Uncle Scott | ||
| 2006 | Who Made the Potatoe Salad? | Old man #1 in Park | |
| 2007 | Norbit | Morris the Barber | |
| 2008 | I'm Every Woman | Video short | |
| 2010 | Malice N Wonderland | Cop #2 | Video short |
| 2010 | Church | Brother Johnson | |
| 2013 | A Christmas Wedding | Grady | |
| 2013 | Rodney | ||
| 2014 | Uncle Benny | ||
| 2014 | Jim | Short | |
| 2015 | Everette Wilson | ||
| 2018 | Everett Reese |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Photographer (as Michael K. Colyar) | ||
| 1989 | Star Search | Contestant[4] | |
| 1989 | Dragnet | R.C. Jones | The Triple Cross (1989) ... R.C. Jones |
| 1989 | 227 | Rudolph | Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas? (1989) ... Rudolph (as Michael K. Colyar) |
| 1990 | Equal Justice | Eddie Washington | A Sucker's Bet (1990) ... Eddie Washington |
| 1995 | The John Larroquette Show | Lou Friedman | The Defiant One (1995) ... Lou Friedman |
| 1995 | Fudge | Frank Fargo | The Art of Friendship (1995) ... Frank Fargo |
| 1996 | Homeboys in Outer Space | Milky Ray | The Pleasure Planet Principle, or G Marks the Spot (1996) ... Milky Ray (as Michael K. Colyar) There's No Space Like Home, or Return of the Jed Eye (1996) ... Milky Ray (as Michael K. Colyar) |
| 1995-1997 | Martin | Mr. Whitaker |
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| 1998 | The Hughleys | Booker T. | The Thanksgiving Episode (1998) ... Booker T. |
| 1999 | In the House | Dr. Doobie | Guest Dad (1999) ... Dr. Doobie Cornbread, Marion and Me (1999) ... Dr. Doobie |
| 2002 | The Parkers | Mr. Thomas | High Heels and Videotapes (2002) ... Mr. Thomas |
| 2005 | Barbershop | Leonard |
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| 2006 | The Bernie Mac Show | Man | Spinning Wheels (2006) ... Man (as Michael K. Colyar) |
| 2007 | Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | Temp Preacher | Episode #1.8 ... Temp Preacher |
| 2007 | Everybody Hates Chris | Judge #2 | Everybody Hates Driving (2007) ... Judge #2 |
| 2011 | The Cleveland Show | Buff Man | Sex and the Biddy (2011) ... Buff Man (voice) |
| 2014 | Black Dynamite | Roots: The White Album (2014) | |
| 2015 | Black-ish | Reverend Hubbard | Churched (2015) ... Reverend Hubbard |
| 2015-2016 | Stanley |
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| 2016 | Family Time | Willy | Thanks for Giving (2016) ... Willy |
| 2017 | Herman | The Party (2017) ... Herman | |
| 2017-2018 | The Rich and the Ruthless | Willie Turner |
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References[]
- ^ 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.
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Categories:
- 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
- African-American male actors
- American male television actors
- 20th-century American comedians
- 21st-century American comedians
- African-American male comedians
- People from Chicago
- 20th-century African-American people