Roland "Buddy" Lewis is an American stand-up comedian, actor

Actor

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, writer

Writer

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 and voice-over artist.

Background

Lewis was born in Gary, Indiana

Gary, Indiana

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, and known from birth as "Buddy".

Recent film credits include Black Dynamite

Black Dynamite

Black Dynamite is a 2009 American film starring Michael Jai White, Salli Richardson, Arsenio Hall, Kevin Chapman and Tommy Davidson. It is a spoof of 1970s blaxploitation films...

, The Chosen One, Robosapien: Rebooted, and The Group. Buddy Lewis recently appeared as himself on the stand-up comedy series, "Martin Lawrence's 1st Amendment" and on the sit-down comedy series "Comics Unleashed

Comics Unleashed

Comics Unleashed is a half-hour comedic talk show produced by the Entertainment Studios production company and hosted by Byron Allen, with John Cramer as announcer and ' providing music support. The show features a panel of four guest comedians performing their standup bits thinly disguised as a...

" hosted by Byron Allen

Byron Allen

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.

His writing credits include host writer for D.L. Hughley and Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...

, script writer

Screenwriter

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 or staff writing on multiple television programs, and freelance script writer for "Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

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".

He is a former member of the improvisational group

Improvisational theatre

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 The Comedy Act Players. He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi

Omega Psi Phi

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 fraternity (Alpha chapter).

Buddy Lewis is an avid golf

Golf

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er and self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Comic Golfer". He developed and produced a vlog

Vlog

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 series "Buddy Lewis, The World's Greatest Comic Golfer". The series features golf matches with his celebrity comedian contenders-friends, comedic commentary, and his topical observations.

Awards

• NAACP Theatre Awards
  NAACP Theatre Awards
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  : Best Supporting Actor for The Fabric of a Man (written by David E. Talbert
  David E. Talbert
  David E. Talbert is an American playwright.. Talbert is a graduate of Morgan State University and attended the New York University film program....
  
  ) (2003)
• NAACP Theatre Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Pearl (written by Debbie Allen
  Debbie Allen
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  ) (2004)

Filmography

• Robosapien: Rebooted (2009)
• Black Dynamite (2009)
• The Chosen One (2009)
• The Group (2009)
• Man of Her Dreams (2008)
• Pathology (2008)
• Big Stan (2007)
• Halloween House Party (2005)
• House Party 4 (2004)
• The Brothers (2001)
• Retiring Tatiana (2000)
• Beverly Hood (1999)
• Woo (1998)

Acting

• Reno 911 (2006)
• That's So Raven (2006)
• Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005)
• The Parkers (2003)
• Yes, Dear (2003)
• Boston Legal (2001)
• In The House (1996)
• Martin (1994–1996)

Stand-up/self

• Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment (2009)
• Comics Unleashed (2009)
• They Don't Die, They Multiply (Story of Robin Harris) (2009)
• Big Whist Comedy Showdown (2008)
• Jamie Foxx's Laffapalooza (2007)
• Celebrity Poker Stars (2007)
• The Wandering Golfer (2006)
• Club Comic View (2006)
• Comic View (2005)
• Def Comedy Jam (2005)

Theater

• Pearl
  Pearl
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• The Fabric of a Man
• I Sing 4 Luv
• The Man of Her Dreams
• Greased, Fried, and Laid to the Side
• Love on Layaway
• Men Cry in the Dark

Writing

• 1st Amendment Stand Up (2009)
• Jamie Foxx's Writer's Room (2009)
• Compton Christmas Tree (2009)
• BET Awards (2008)
• Essence Awards (2008)
• Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2008)
• Whitebread (2007)
• VH1's Big in '06
• VH1's Big in '05
• The Seat Filler
• Holla (2004)
• 12th Annual Espy Awards
• 11th Annual Espy Awards
• Vibe Awards
• Vibe (series)

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