Mitch Mullany was an American comedian

Stand-up comedy

Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...

, actor

Actor

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, and screenwriter

Screenwriter

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Career

Born in Oakland, California

Oakland, California

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, Mullany began his career performing stand-up comedy. After a stint on the WB sitcom The Wayans Bros.

The Wayans Bros.

The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from 1995 to 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans. Both brothers were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color...

as "White Mike," he starred in his own series, Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher is an American sitcom which aired on the WB from 1996 until 1998. The executive producers of the program, Dennis Rinsler and Marc Warren, drew on their own experiences as former teachers in New York and actually based the character that Mitch Mullany played on their...

from 1996 to 1998. In 1999, he wrote and starred in The Breaks (film) as Derrick King. In 2003, he hosted an ABC reality series called All American Girl

All American Girl (2003 TV series)

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Mullany died on May 25, 2008 of a diabetes-related stroke

Stroke

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Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1999	The Breaks	Derrick King	Writer
2002	The Sweetest Thing The Sweetest Thing The Sweetest Thing is a 2002 American film farce directed by Roger Kumble and written by Nancy Pimental, who based the characters on herself and friend Kate Walsh...	Craig
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Hangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992 to 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. The show took place in Curry's hometown of Oakland, California. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions, in association with...	Joey	1 episode
1995–1996	The Wayans Bros. The Wayans Bros. The Wayans Bros. is a situation comedy that aired from 1995 to 1999 on The WB. The series starred real-life brothers Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans. Both brothers were already well-known from the sketch comedy show In Living Color...	White Mike	6 episodes
1996–1998	Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher is an American sitcom which aired on the WB from 1996 until 1998. The executive producers of the program, Dennis Rinsler and Marc Warren, drew on their own experiences as former teachers in New York and actually based the character that Mitch Mullany played on their...	Nick Freno	43 episodes

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