Don Curry

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Don Curry
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Curry in 2018
Born
Don 'D.C.' Curry

(1958-09-07) September 7, 1958 (age 66) [1]
Occupation(s)Actor, stand-up comedian
Years active1988–present

Don Curry (born September 7, 1958) [3] is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for starring as Craig's sex-crazed Uncle Elroy Jones in Next Friday and Friday After Next and for his role on the sitcom Grace Under Fire .

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Early life

Curry's father is Dr. L. K. Curry, pastor emeritus of Emmanual Baptist Church in Chicago. Curry's mother, Dorothy, died in 2003. [4]

Career

In 2000, Curry portrayed Craig's sex-crazed Uncle Elroy Jones in Next Friday . He reprised his role in the 2002 follow-up Friday After Next .

In 2010, Curry was featured in The Boondocks episode The Color Ruckus in which he voiced Uncle Ruckus' Caucasian-hating father. In 2013, he hosted BET's Comic View . Curry had hosted Comic View from 1996 to 1997; he also appeared on the show as a performer many times, when he first got his start in comedy. [5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988SpyderTV News Announcer
1989Blackbelt IITV News Announcer
1998Three SickxtyMarcus
2000 Next Friday Uncle Elroy
2001Two DegreesWes
2002 Friday After Next Uncle Elroy
2005Tears of a ClownCole Black
2009You Don't Tell I Won't TellSkeeter
2014Funny BusinessReggieTV movie
2015She WinsUncle Dre
2021Strip OffUncle Don

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997-98 Grace Under Fire D.C.Main cast: season 5
2001 The Steve Harvey Show T-BoneEpisode: "No Free Samples"
2004 The Tracy Morgan Show Pastor JonesEpisode: "Church"
2007 Everybody Hates Chris CooperEpisode: "Everybody Hates Math"
2010 The Boondocks Mister Ruckus (voice)Episode: "The Color Ruckus"
2014 Black Jesus City Councilman BowersRecurring cast: season 1
2023 The Ms. Pat Show Tony FreeEpisode: “Pat on Tour” & “Down With the King”

References

  1. Don DC Curry
  2. "Don DC Curry on his Journey through show business, racism, beefs, let downs & joys through it all!". YouTube .
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : Comedian Don DC Curry talks with the Tom Joyner Morning Show. YouTube .
  4. "Dorothy Ruth Curry Obituary (2003) Chicago Sun-Times".
  5. "The Oral History of BET's 'ComicView'". BET .