Michael Colyar (Comedian)

 Michael Colyar

Birth name: Michael K. Colyar

Born: February 9, 1957 (age 64), 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

Notable works and roles

• House Party 3, Martin

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. Colyar attended Morgan Park High School, graduating in 1975. Shortly after high school, Colyar attended Olive-Harvey junior college and later Chicago State University.

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. He has a starring role in the upcoming film "You Married Dat" alongside Lisa Raye, Juhahn Jones, Apryl Jones, and Audra Kinkead.

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 Justice/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/Star Search/Contestant

1989/Dragnet/R.C. Jones/The Triple Cross (1989) ... R.C. Jones

1989/227/Rudolph/ episode: 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

• California, Here We Come: Part 1 (1997) ... Mr. Whitaker

• Working Girls (1996) ... Mr. Whitaker

• Back in Trouble Again (1996) ... Mr. Whitaker

• Headin' for Trouble (1995) ... Mr. Whitaker (as Michael K. Colyar)

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

• The Politics of Money (2005) ... Leonard

• Family Business (2005) ... Leonard

• A Black Man Invented the Stop Light (2005) ... Leonard

• What's Good for the Cos... (2005) ... Leonard

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

• Run Raymond Run (2016) ... Stanley

• Pinata Pinata (2016) ... Stanley

• Piñata Piñata (2015) ... Stanley

• Blackout (2015) ... Stanley

• Stanleyville (2015) ... Stanley

2016/Family Time/Willy/Thanks for Giving (2016) ... Willy

2017/BSU: Black Student Union/Herman/The Party (2017) ... Herman

2017-2018

• The Rich and the Ruthless/Willie Turner

• Episode #2.3 (2018) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #2.2 (2018) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #2.6 (2018) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #2.5 (2018) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #2.4 (2018) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #2.1 (2018) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #2.1 (2018) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #1.6 (2017) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #1.5 (2017) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #1.4 (2017) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #1.3 (2017) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #1.2 (2017) ... Willie Turner

• Episode #1.1 (2017) ... Willie Turner