15 Things You Didn't Know About DeRay Davis
There's more to the comedian than jokes!
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The Man Behind the Jokes - You may think you know DeRay Davis, but you don't! As he climbs into our homes on Tuesday, December 9 at 8P/7C in his new BET original film A Very Larry Christmas, we decided to gift you with some facts about the actor/comedian. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)
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And You Say Chi City - DeRay was born in Chicago. (Photo: Chelsea Lauren/Getty Images for D'USSE)
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Would You Like a DeRay Tour? - The comedian got his career breakthrough via the Laffapalooza Festival in Atlanta. (Photo: Paras Griffin/Getty Images for HCE Live)
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The Transition - One of the first films DeRay appeared in was Barbershop as the character Hustle Boy. (Photo: Jeff Vespa/Getty Images for Relativity Media)
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Writer Cred - DeRay has writer credit for two episode of Def Comedy Jam. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
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College Dropout - The comedian appears on Kanye West's College Dropout album in several skits that imitate Bernie Mac. (Photo: Michael Germana / SSI Photo /Landov)
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Who Am I? - DeRay's full name is Antoine DeRay Davis. (Photo: BET)
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Stand Tall - The comedian is pretty tall, standing at a towering 6' 2". (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Jammin' Jokes - He stood out at Shaq's All Star Comedy Jam Tour as a premiere comedian. (Photo: Jason Merritt/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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One Stop Closer to the Hollywood Walk of Fame - DeRay has more than 30 film credits under his belt. (Photo: BET)
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Mind of a Man - The actor/comedian began hosting Mind of a Man, a talk show on the Game Show Network, in May of 2014. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Gold Spot - The comedian's gold spot is turning his experiences growing up in Chicago into solid, funny jokes. (Photo: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Until We Meet Again - So far, he's worked with Tatyana Ali at least twice: once on Second Generation Wayans and again for A Very Larry Christmas. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
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Coins Everywhere - He's appeared in several music videos, including Three 6 Mafia's "Doe Boy Fresh." (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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What a Character! - You may have heard DeRay's voice on an episode or two of The Boondocks. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images For Relativity Media)
Photo By Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images For Relativity Media
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