Tommy Davidson Biography

Tommy Davidson (born November 10, 1963) is an American comedian, film and television actor.

Born in Washington, D.C., Davidson was adopted when he was 2-years-old. He was a child of an interracial adoption; his adoptive parents are Caucasian and he is African-American. He attended high school at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, in Bethesda, Maryland. After graduating, he enrolled at the University of the District of Columbia, but dropped out shortly thereafter.

Career

Davidson never had any plans for a career in show business, but was inspired when working as a key grip on the classic comedy Caddyshack. Rodney Dangerfield became an inspiration to him, and soon after, his career as a stand-up comedian was born.

He secured his first gigs in the mid-1980s, performing in various comedy clubs throughout the Washington Metropolitan region, Baltimore and Philadelphia. His first major exposure came on the variety show In Living Color, where he played various characters, including his impersonations of Sammy Davis, Jr. and Sugar Ray Leonard, and child victim of Homey D. Clown.

In 1991, he released Illin in Philly, a VHS tape of a stand-up performance, which was aired regularly on Comedy Central in the 1990s, and "On The Strength", another stand-up performance, this time filmed in New York City. He has also appeared in the films Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, Strictly Business, Booty Call and Juwanna Mann. Davidson provided the voice for "Oscar Proud," the father in the Disney animated series The Proud Family. He was also a recurring character on MADtv's Real M*****F***ing Talk sketches. In an episode of Comedy Central's Live at Gotham, Davidson hosted the show with amateur acts trying to make names for themselves. He was also a guest on an episode of Cartoon Network's animated/live action talk show Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Davidson did commercials for Pizza Hut in 2002, talking about the "P'zone Revolution".

More recently, Tommy Davidson played the role of Cream Corn in Black Dynamite and has currently finished production on a full length feature with childhood friend and current roommate Steve Kuflik, titled Black Scabbith.

In Living Color

Characters

• "Angel" (The Prison Cable Network)
• "Annoying Waiter"
• "Byron Hedley" ("Hey Mon")
• "Howard Tibbs III" (Funky Finger Productions/B.S. Brothers)
• "Little Kid" (Homey the Clown)
• "Main Man"
• "Pookie"
• "Luther (Snack 'n Shack)
• "Sweet Tooth Jones" (Hollywood School of Self Defense)
• "Continuous Victim" (Wanda)
• "Varnel Hill" (Martin)
• "Jumper" (The SCREAM TEAM)

Impersonations

• Al Green
• Al Jarreau
• Anita Baker
• Antonio Fargas
• Elton John
• Emmanuel Lewis
• K-Ci
• Jaleel White
• MC Hammer
• Michael Jackson
• Michael McDonald
• Prince
• Sammy Davis, Jr.
• Spike Lee
• Tupac Shakur
• Rocky
• Rambo
• Sugar Ray Leonard
• Stevie Wonder
• Sylvester Stallone
• John Madden
• Cher
• "Straight"
• Sue Johannson
• Barack Obama
• Rick Astley
• Rick James
• Puff Smokey Smoke
• Bruce Lee