Michael Colyar
| Michael Colyar | |
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| Birth name | Michael Colyar |
| Born |
February 9, 1957 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, film, television, radio |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Genres | Conscious comedy, Observational comedy, black humor, surreal humor, satire, self-deprecation |
| Subject(s) | African-American culture, American politics, current events, everyday life, human sexuality, marriage, parenting, pop culture, race relations, racism, self-deprecation, Police, Recovery |
| Website |
therealmichaelcolyar |
Michael Colyar (born February 9, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, entertainer, voiceover artist, television/radio personality, and author. He 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.
Early life
Colyar graduated from Morgan Park High School in 1975. Shortly after high school, he attended Olive Harvey Junior College and Chicago State University.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Justic | Panhandler | |
| 1994 | House Party 3 | Showboat | |
| 1994 | Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey | Bouncer | |
| 1996 | Alien Avengers | Minister | |
| 1998 | High Freakquency | Warm Daddy | |
| 1998 | A Luv Tale | George Winston | |
| 1998 | Rising to the Top | Charlie, Jailer #1 | |
| 2003 | Family Reunion: The Movie | Video | |
| 2003 | African-American Idol: The Search for the Next Black Leader | Rufus | Short |
| 2004 | Mean Jadine | Ron | Short |
| 2004 | If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely | Andre | Video |
| 2004 | Out on Parole | Ward | Video |
| 2004 | Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles | Man Getting Out of Car (uncredited) | Video |
| 2005 | A Get2Gether | Dad | |
| 2005 | Clean Up Men | 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 | Mutumbo the Lost Prince | Rodney | |
| 2014 | Patterns of Attraction | Uncle Benny | |
| 2014 | Bitter Inheritance | Jim | Short |
| 2015 | Diamond Ruff | Everette Wilson | |
| 2018 | It's a Date | Everett Reese |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Necessity | Photographer (as Michael K. Colyar) | |
| 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 | Mi Casa Mi Casa | Stanley |
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| 2016 | Family Time | Willy | Thanks for Giving (2016) ... Willy |
| 2017 | BSU: Black Student Union | Herman | The Party (2017) ... Herman |
| 2017-2018 | The Rich & the Ruthless | Willie Turner |
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One man show
Mr. Colyar is embarking on his 100 City tour of "Michael Colyar's Momma".[1]
References
- ↑ "Michael's Colyar's Momma: The One-Man Show", Los Angeles Sentinel, June 28, 2018
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