Michael 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
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