Windell Middlebrooks

Windell Middlebrooks
Middlebrooks in a Miller High Life beer ad
Born	Windell Dwain Middlebrooks, Jr. (1979-01-08)January 8, 1979 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Died	March 9, 2015(2015-03-09) (aged 36) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–2015

Windell Dwain Middlebrooks, Jr. (January 8, 1979 – March 9, 2015) was an American actor and singer. He was most well known for his role in The Suite Life on Deck as Kirby Morris, a security guard on the cruise ship. He also starred in Body of Proof and Ace in the Hole.

Early life

Middlebrooks was born in Fort Worth, Texas ^[1] He was an alumnus of Sterling College in Sterling, Kansas, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in Theatre/Communications,^[2] the Los Angeles Film Studies Center, and University of California, Irvine, where he earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting in 2004.^[2]

Career

Middlebrooks in Body of Proof with Jeri Ryan.

For one season, he worked at the famed TEXAS Musical Drama as hospitality, yet he would have a tremendous acting career on the stage. Middlebrooks worked on The Suite Life on Deck, Hannah Montana, My Name is Earl, and Chocolate News. He is best known for his Miller High Life beer ads, playing a deliveryman who, if he considers the situation to be adverse to "the high life" (such as an expensive restaurant or a skybox at a baseball game), will confiscate all the Miller High Life from the location. He appeared in HBO's Entourage and portrayed a recurring character in the ninth season of Scrubs.^[3]

Middlebrooks was a guest on Adam Carolla's podcast on April 2, 2009. He also appeared on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as a character who marries a transsexual ex-love of Mac and has a child with her, of which Dee is the surrogate mother. He appeared as a regular cast member in the medical/procedural drama television series Body of Proof, which premiered on ABC in March 2011 and ended in May 2013.^[4]

Personal life

Middlebrooks was awarded the Chancellor's Club Fellowship at University of California, Irvine; he competed with approximately 1,000 applicants for the honor.

Middlebrooks was a Christian,^[5][6][7] who said that he was built on his faith.

Death

On March 9, 2015, Middlebrooks was found unconscious at his home in the San Fernando Valley, pronounced dead on arrival at a Los Angeles hospital. An autopsy revealed that he suffered a fatal pulmonary embolism.

Filmography

References

External links

• Windell Middlebrooks on IMDb