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 Curry in 2018 | |
| Born | Don 'D.C.' Curry September 7, 1958 [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, stand-up comedian |
| Years active | 1988–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 .
Curry's father is Dr. L. K. Curry, pastor emeritus of Emmanual Baptist Church in Chicago. Curry's mother, Dorothy, died in 2003. [4]
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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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1988 | Spyder | TV News Announcer | |
| 1989 | Blackbelt II | TV News Announcer | |
| 1998 | Three Sickxty | Marcus | |
| 2000 | Next Friday | Uncle Elroy | |
| 2001 | Two Degrees | Wes | |
| 2002 | Friday After Next | Uncle Elroy | |
| 2005 | Tears of a Clown | Cole Black | |
| 2009 | You Don't Tell I Won't Tell | Skeeter | |
| 2014 | Funny Business | Reggie | TV movie |
| 2015 | She Wins | Uncle Dre | |
| 2021 | Strip Off | Uncle Don |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-98 | Grace Under Fire | D.C. | Main cast: season 5 |
| 2001 | The Steve Harvey Show | T-Bone | Episode: "No Free Samples" |
| 2004 | The Tracy Morgan Show | Pastor Jones | Episode: "Church" |
| 2007 | Everybody Hates Chris | Cooper | Episode: "Everybody Hates Math" |
| 2010 | The Boondocks | Mister Ruckus (voice) | Episode: "The Color Ruckus" |
| 2014 | Black Jesus | City Councilman Bowers | Recurring cast: season 1 |
| 2023 | ″The Ms. Pat Show″ | Tony Free | Episode: “Pat on Tour” & “Down With the King” |
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