Darren Carter (comedian)

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Darren Carter
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Carter at the Laugh Factory in August 2008
PseudonymThe Party Starter
Born Fresno, California, U.S. [1]
Medium
Years active1990–present
Genres
Spouse
Genie Carter
(m. 1997)
Children1
Website Official Website

Darren Carter is an American stand-up comedian, actor and impressionist. Carter has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Comics Unleashed , Premium Blend on Comedy Central, and as a supporting character in the 2005 feature film Be Cool with John Travolta. [2] [3]

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Early life

Darren Carter was born and raised in Fresno, California. [1]

Personal life

Carter has been married to his wife Genie, since 1997. [1] Together, they have a son. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990Sylvan Lake Summer1st Dance Band
1996 Savage Shazam
2005 Be Cool Glenn
2011Bobby Khan's Ticket to HollywoodProfessor Smith

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 The Jamie Foxx Show ThugEpisode: "A Thanksgiving to Remember"
1999 Common Ground Chip
2006 Cuts PeteEpisode: "Rogue Trip"
2011Laugh Out Loud Comedy FestivalHimselfEpisode: "Darren Carter 'That Ginger's Crazy'"
2018 No Money Down KeithTelevision film

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Additional voices

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Comedy in his blood".
  2. "BIO".
  3. "Darren Carter". 26 September 2019.