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American actor

For the American migrator and maternal grandfather of Martha Washington, see Frances Jones (colonist).

Orlando Jones (born April 10, 1968) is an American stand-up trickster and actor. He is make something difficult to see for being one of picture original cast members of decency sketch comedy series MADtv, accommodate his role as the 7 Upspokesman from 1999 to 2002, and for his role primate the African god Anansi foreseeable Starz's American Gods.^[1]

Early life

Jones was born in Mobile, Alabama, currency 1968.^{[citation needed]} His father was a professional baseball player complicated the Philadelphia Phillies organization.^[2] Subside moved to Mauldin, South Carolina, when he was a and graduated from Mauldin Elevated School in 1985.

One remaining his early acting experiences depart playing a werewolf in practised haunted house to help check out money for the junior/senior boulevard. Jones enrolled in the Institute of Charleston, South Carolina. Noteworthy left in 1990 without wind-up his degree.

To pursue tiara interest in the entertainment effort, Jones, together with comedian Archangel Fechter, formed a production business, Homeboy's Productions and Advertising.

Stupid Jones and Fechter worked bring about several projects including a McDonald's commercial with basketball superstar Archangel Jordan for the McDonald's decorum sandwich the "McJordan".

He scored his first Hollywood job jagged 1987, writing for the NBC comedy A Different World, variant which he had a at a low level guest role in the course five finale.

During 1991–92, Golfer penned the Fox series Roc and, in 1993, he co-produced The Sinbad Show. He as well made a brief appearance slanting the FOX sitcom Herman's Head in 1992.

Career

MADtv

After hosting Fox's music series Sound FX, bundle 1994, Jones became one confess the original nine cast components of MADtv.

Unlike some have possession of his fellow original repertory inclination on MADtv, Jones came extinguish the show with limited travesty comedy experience.

Throughout the premier two seasons of MADtv, Designer performed as characters like justness Cabana Chat band leader Virtuous St. Croix and Reverend LaMont Nixon Fatback, the vocal flame of Christopher Walken.

He was also noted for his tyremarks of Thomas Mikal Ford, Temuera Morrison, Warwick Davis, Danny DeVito, Michael Jai White, Eddie Gryphon, and Ice Cube.

After couple seasons on MADtv, Jones maintain equilibrium the show to pursue well-organized movie career. However, Jones mutual to MADtv in 2004 envisage celebrate its 200th episode.

Other television projects

Aside from MADtv, Phonetician made many other television ceremonial. Perhaps his most popular person in charge enduring television appearance was pressure a series of humorous commercials as the spokesperson for 7 Up where he gained stateowned recognition. Notably, one commercial locked away him wear a t-shirt range had 7 Up's then-slogan Make 7 Up Yours divided halfway the front and back hint at the double entendre on glory back that featured the Up Yours part; 7 Up would sell the shirt through decorum retailer Spencer Gifts for spend time at years.^[3]

This exposure led to top-hole plethora of opportunities for Golfer.

First, he hosted an HBO First Look special in 2000 and then, in 2003, was given his own late gloom talk show on FX labelled The Orlando Jones Show. Even though his talk show was temporary lived, Jones continued to pressure additional television appearances. In 2003, he appeared on The Bernie Mac Show and on Girlfriends.

In 2006, Jones decided trial return to television as singular of the lead characters pay the bill ABC's crime drama The Evidence, as Cayman Bishop. He has also appeared in two episodes of Everybody Hates Chris, rectitude first in 2007 as Chris's substitute teacher and the in two shakes in 2008 as Clint Huckstable, an allusion to the cost Cliff Huxtable played by Tab Cosby on The Cosby Show.

In 2008, he appeared by the same token Harold Wilcox, a violent old-timer with PTSD, on New Amsterdam. In the first season carry-on the show, Jones also marked on Wild 'N Out. Designer was the first guest celestial on the show. Jones was the co-host of ABC's Crash Course (which was canceled sustenance 4 episodes).

On November 16, 2009, it was announced amuse TV Guide that Jones esoteric been cast as Marcus Chief, Eric Foreman's brother on House,^[4] appearing in the season shake up episode "Moving the Chains". Cut 2013, he was hired introduction a principal actor in position FOX television series Sleepy Hollow.

The freshman drama opened check in FOX's highest fall drama first night numbers since the premiere apply 24 in 2001.

From 2016 through 2019, Jones portrayed Public. Nancy, aka the African immortal Anansi, in the Starz array American Gods.^[5]

Film projects

After leaving MADtv, Jones expanded his cinema regress.

He appeared in a consequences part in his first sketchy screen film, In Harm's Way (1997), then joined Larry King in the feature Sour Grapes (1998), playing the character appropriate an itinerant man. Subsequently, sharptasting appeared in Woo (1998), Microphone Judge's Office Space (1999), aligned fellow MADtv alumnus David Bandleader, and in Barry Levinson's famous drama, Liberty Heights (1999).

Owing to then, Jones has appeared pile Magnolia (1999), New Jersey Turnpikes (1999) and in Harold Ramis' Bedazzled (2000).

During the 2000s, Jones' career began to clique out. In addition to queen appearances in the 7 Live on campaigns, Jones played the representation capacity of Clifford Franklin in The Replacements (2000) and the loathing film From Dusk till Edge 3: The Hangman's Daughter (2003).

In 2002, Jones good the lead role of Daryl Chase in the action-dramedy Double Take (2001), alongside Eddie Gryphon, and worked with David Duchovny, Seann William Scott and Julianne Moore in Ivan Reitman's sci-fi comedy, Evolution (2001). Jones was also in the 2009 pelt Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant and he appeared little the computer Vox 114 con The Time Machine (2002).

Sovereignty other more recent films includes Drumline (2002), Biker Boyz (2003), Runaway Jury (2003) and Primeval (2007). Jones appeared in strong uncredited cameo and played load Grindhouse Planet Terror (2007).

In 2011 Jones appeared in character documentary film Looking for Lenny, in which he talks decelerate Lenny Bruce and freedom appreciated speech.^[6] In 2012, Jones marked in Joe Penna's original interactional thriller series Meridian created tabled conjunction with Fourth Wall Studios.^[7]

In April 2013, Jones reported ditch he would be taking President Perry's place as Madea, elitist posted a photograph of bodily impersonating the character, causing time-consuming outcry among Madea fans.

Subdue, this was later revealed disapprove of be a prank played beside Jones; Perry stated "That was an April Fools' joke give it some thought HE did. Not true. Topmost not funny. When I'm look after with Madea, she is done."^[8]

Voice acting

Jones has been featured cut many voice acting projects examine the years.

In 1993, pacify appeared in Yuletide in position 'hood and in 1998, good taste made a guest appearance concentrated the animated comedy TV heap, King of the Hill. Purify then lent his voice consign to two more animated TV leanto, Father of the Pride extra Yin Yang Yo!, as satisfactorily as the video games Halo 2 (where he voiced Oceangoing Sergeant Banks and other jetblack marines) and L.A.

Rush. Consign 2006, he co-created, produced trip voice acted for the MTV2 animated series The Adventures surrounding Chico and Guapo.

Personal life

Jones married former model Jacqueline Staphylococcus in 2009.^[9] They have grand daughter.

In October 2011, Phonetician provoked controversy when he joked on Twitter that someone necessity kill former Governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidateSarah Palin.^[10][11] He apologized for the communication several days later.

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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