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• Adopted by a social worker in Mississippi when he less than 2 years old.
• Began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian in Washington, D.C.
• Gained notoriety in the early '90s for his adept impersonations of celebrities like Sugar Ray Leonard and Sammy Davis Jr.
• Made his feature-film debut opposite Halle Berry in the 1991 movie Strictly Business.
• Honored in 2012, along with his In Living Color castmates, with the Groundbreaking Award at the TV Land Awards 10th Anniversary ceremony.