Michael Blackson
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Michael Blackson | |
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 Blackson in 2019 | |
| Born | November 28, 1972 Ghana |
| Occupation(s) | Comedian, actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Children | 3 |
Michael Blackson (born November 28, 1972) is a Ghanaian-American actor and comedian.
Career
In 2005, he released a comedy sketch CD entitled Modasucka: Welcome to America.[1] Also in 2005, he made an appearance on TV series 30 Rock, P. Diddy Presents: The Bad Boys of Comedy on HBO,[2] and starred in a commercial for Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central.
In 2011, Blackson appeared on Starz's Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Stand-up and Showtime's Shaquille O'Neal Presents All Star Comedy Jam.[3][4]
In 2019, Blackson appeared in the "Wakonda" official music video by Akon.[5]
In 2021 he appeared in the Coming 2 America sequel.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Next Friday | Angry African Customer | Film debut |
| 2006 | Repos | Coffee | |
| 2006 | The Last Stand | Comic #6 | |
| 2007 | The Savages | Howard | |
| 2008 | Internet Dating | Akeem the Dream | |
| 2013 | One Night in Vegas | Mr. Roland | |
| 2015 | Tooken | Fake Akon | |
| 2016 | Meet the Blacks | Mr. Wooky | |
| 2018 | Sliders | Caine | |
| 2018 | Easy Money | Caine | |
| 2018 | The Stuff | Security Guard | |
| 2018 | Nobody's Fool | Thug | |
| 2019 | I Got The Hook Up 2 | Officer Midnight | |
| 2021 | Coming 2 America | Izzi's Lieutenant | |
| 2021 | The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2 | Mr. Wooky | Completed |
References
- ^ "Modasucka. Welcome to America". Retrieved October 23, 2018 – via Amazon.
- ^ "P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy DVD news: The HBO Show with Underground Comedians Doin' Their Thing Comes to DVD Soon - TVShowsOnDVD.com". November 4, 2008. Archived from the original on November 4, 2008. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "Friday finale of Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment on Starz". Monsters and Critics. September 10, 2009. Archived from the original on August 13, 2014. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ "'Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All-Star Comedy Jam - Live from Dallas". Prnewswire.com. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o11PdYYfPLc
External links
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Categories:
- American male television actors
- Ghanaian emigrants to the United States
- Living people
- Ghanaian comedians
- American male film actors
- American male comedians
- 20th-century American male actors
- 20th-century American comedians
- 21st-century American male actors
- 21st-century American comedians
- Male actors from Philadelphia
- Comedians from Pennsylvania
- 1972 births