Michael Colyar

Michael Colyar
Michael Colyar
	Colyar in 2018.
Birth name	Michael K. Colyar
Born	February 9, 1957 (age 67); Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up; film; television; radio;
Years active	1987–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;
Notable works and roles	House Party 3; Martin;
Website	therealmichaelcolyar.com

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 starred in the 2022 film You Married Dat alongside LisaRaye, Juhahn Jones, Apryl Jones, and Audra Kinkead.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	Hollywood Shuffle	Body Guard #3
1988	Johnny Be Good	Recruiter Mike
1988	Necessity	Photographer	TV movie
1990	Downtown	Pusher
	Zapped Again!	Sheldon	Video
	The Closer	Hustler
1993	Hot Shots! Part Deux	Williams
	What's Love Got to Do with It	Apollo Announcer
	Poetic Justice	Panhandler
1994	House Party 3	Showboat
1994	Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey	Bouncer
1996	Alien Avengers	Minister	TV movie
1998	High Freakquency	Warm Daddy
1999	A Luv Tale	George Winston
1999	Rising to the Top	Charlie, Jailer #1
2003	The Beat	Chi-Barnes
	Family Reunion: The Movie	Himself	Video
	The Search for the Next Black Leader	Rufus	Short
2004	Mean Jadine	Ron	Short
	Lexie	Andre	Video
	Out on Parole	Ward	Video
	Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles	Man Getting Out of Car	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	The Longshots	Ennis
2008	I'm Every Woman	-	Short
2010	Malice N Wonderland	Cop #2	Video
2010	Church	Brother Johnson
2012	C'Mon Man	Himself
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
2020	Ray Jr's Rent Due	Landlord Pete
2020	Holiday Heartbreak	Mike McCoy	TV movie
2022	You Married Dat	Mona's Dad
2022	The Shutdown	Pops
2023	Uncle Rufus' Last Request	Uncle Rufus
	Outlaw Johnny Black	Barker
	So Fly Christmas	Myron	TV movie

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Dragnet	R.C. Jones	Episode: "The Triple Cross"
1989	227	Rudolph	Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas?"
1989-94	An Evening at the Improv	Himself	Recurring Guest
1990	Star Search	Himself	Contestant: Season 8 ^[4]
1990	Equal Justice	Eddie Washington	Episode: "A Sucker's Bet"
1991	One Night Stand	Himself	Episode: "Michael Colyar"
1992	It's Showtime at the Apollo	Himself	Episode: "Jackée Harry/Rythm Syndicate/David Peaston/Mark Curry"
1992-95	Def Comedy Jam	Himself	Recurring Guest
1995	The John Larroquette Show	Lou Friedman	Episode: "The Defiant One"
1995	Fudge	Frank Fargo	Episode: "The Art of Friendship"
1996	Homeboys in Outer Space	Milky Ray	Recurring Cast
1995-97	Martin	Mr. Whitaker	Guest: Season 4, Recurring Cast: Season 5
1998	The Hughleys	Booker T.	Episode: "The Thanksgiving Episode"
1999	In the House	Dr. Doobie	Episode: "Cornbread, Marion and Me" & "Guest Dad"
2002	The Parkers	Mr. Thomas	Episode: "High Heels and Videotapes"
2003	It's Showtime at the Apollo	Himself	Episode: "Solange/Talib Kweli/Michael Colyar"
2005	Barbershop	Leonard	Recurring Cast
2006	The Bernie Mac Show	Man	Episode: "Spinning Wheels"
2007	Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz	Temp Preacher	Episode: "Episode #1.8"
2007	Everybody Hates Chris	Judge #2	Episode: "Everybody Hates Driving"
2011	The Cleveland Show	Buff Man (voice)	Episode: "Sex and the Biddy"
2012	Life After	Himself	Episode: "Ernest Lee Thomas"
	ComicView	Himself	Episode: "Kevin Hart/Timmy Hall/Michael Colyar"
	Comedy.tv	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.27"
2014	Comics Unleashed	Himself	Recurring Guest
	Off the Chain	Himself	Episode: "Episode #3.2"
	Black Dynamite	Sweet Butter (voice)	Episode: "Roots: The White Album"
2015	Black-ish	Reverend Hubbard	Episode: "Churched"
2015-16	Mi Casa Mi Casa	Stanley	Main Cast
2016	Family Time	Willy	Episode: "Thanks for Giving"
2017	BSU: Black Student Union	Herman	Episode: "The Party"
2017-21	The Rich and the Ruthless	Willie Turner	Main Cast
2018	Rel	Regular Steve	Episode: "Re-Enter the Dragons"
2022	Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy	Himself	Recurring Guest
2023	The Ms. Pat Show	Bernard	Episode: "Father Christmas"
2023	Double Cross	Jerry	Episode: "Family Over Everything"
2024	Mind Your Business	Obadiah	Episode: "History Repeats Itself"

Video Games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Princess and the Frog	Buford (voice)

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.

External links

[MC-1] 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.

[2] 1974 Morgan Park High School (Chicago, Illinois) Yearbook

[3] "Michael's Colyar's Momma: The One-Man Show", Los Angeles Sentinel, June 28, 2018

[4] "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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