Doug E. Doug
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Doug E. Doug | |
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Born | Douglas Bourne January 7, 1970 |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1990–present |
Doug E. Doug (born Douglas Bourne; January 7, 1970)[1] is an American actor. He started his career at age 17 as a stand-up comedian. He played the role of Griffin Vesey on the CBS sitcom Cosby, Sanka Coffie in the film Cool Runnings, and the voice of Bernie in the animated film Shark Tale.
Early life
Douglas Bourne was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Jamaican father and African-American mother.[2]
Career
Doug has appeared in a number of films, including
Professional career
Doug E. Doug started off his career as a stand-up comic at the age of 17. Doug was first seen at the Apollo Theater by Russell Simmons, who then asked Doug to write and host a syndicated late-night program Simmons produced called The New Music Report. His entrance into film began when he spoke one line in Spike Lee's film Mo' Better Blues.[3]
Doug is known to movie viewers for his starring role as the spirited
Doug is also known for his roles as the ne'er do well Willie Stevens in
In television, Doug starred in the
In theater, Doug starred in the musical Purlie. It ran from March 31 through April 3, 2005.[4]
Doug made his debut as a director/producer with the screenplay Citizen James, in which he also co-wrote and starred. Citizen James aired on Starz Encore/ BET Movies.[3]
Doug launched a new YouTube comedy channel The Doug Life Show in late 2012 as part of The Comedy Shaq Network. It is a series of skit comedy and commentaries very loosely based around the experiences, thoughts, and life of Doug.[5]
He stars in the 2015 movie An Act of War.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Mo' Better Blues | Jimmy the Busboy | |
1991 | Hangin' with the Homeboys | Willie Stevens | |
Jungle Fever | Friend of Livin' Large | ||
1992 | Class Act | Popsicle | |
Dr. Giggles | Trotter | ||
1993 | Cool Runnings | Sanka Coffie | |
1995 | Operation Dumbo Drop | Sp4 Harvey (H.A.) Ashford | |
1997 | That Darn Cat | Agent Zeke Kelso | |
1998 | Rusty: A Dog's Tale | Turbo the Turtle (Voice) | |
2000 | Everything's Jake | Taxi Driver | |
Citizen James | James | ||
2002 | Eight Legged Freaks | Harlan Griffith | |
2004 | Shark Tale | Bernie (voice) | |
2005 | Club Oscar | Bernie (voice) | Short |
2006 | Wyclef Jean in America | Nicky Lolo | TV movie |
2010 | Snowmen | Leonard Garvey | |
What the F*ck Doug E. Doug? | Himself | Short | |
2011 | A Novel Romance | Barry Humfries | |
Sesame Street: Bye-Bye, Pacifier! Big Kid Stories with Elmo | Barber | Video | |
Detachment | Mr. Norris | ||
Chagrin | Karl Brubaker | Short | |
2014 | In the Future Love Will Also | (Voice) | Short |
2015 | An Act of War | Marlon | |
The Wannabe | The Twin | ||
2nd Life | Madou Dosama | Short | |
2016 | Muddy Corman | Karl Brubaker | |
2017 | Lil Girlgone | Terrence Clash |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | Where I Live | Douglas St. Martin | Main cast |
1996-00 | Cosby | Griffin Vesey | Main cast |
1997 | Diagnosis: Murder | Himself | Episode: "Must Kill TV" |
2000 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Raven (voice) | Episode: "The Snow Queen" |
Touched by an Angel | Ronnie Billings | Episode: "Monica's Bad Day" | |
2000-02 | Little Bill | Percy Mulch (voice) | 3 episodes |
2004 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Rudy Lemcke | Episode: "Criminal" |
2006 | Conviction | Toby Janes | Episode: "Pilot" |
2007 | My Gym Partner's a Monkey | Bear (voice) | Episode: "Mongoosed/Mellow Fellows" |
2010 | Law & Order | Michael Reed | Episode: "Immortal" |
Justified | Israel Fandi | Recurring cast: season 1 | |
2011 | Bar Karma | Chris | Episode: "Three Times a Lady" |
2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mr. Wiggins | Episode: "Acceptable Loss" |
2014 | Blue Bloods | Lamar Roberts | Episode: "Unfinished Business" |
2015 | Above Average Presents | Schaeffer | Episode: "Steel Whiplash (Whiplash Parody)" |
2016 | Brown Nation | Lemont | Main cast |
Award nominations
Year | Award | Result | Category | Film or series |
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1992 | Independent Spirit Awards | Nominated | Best Male Lead | Hangin' with the Homeboys |
1998 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Cosby | |
1999 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Cosby | ||
2000 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Cosby | ||
1994 | Young Artist Award | Best Youth Comedian | Where I Live |
References
- Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ Price, Michael H. (October 6, 1993). "'Cool Runnings': Serious comedy for Doug E. Doug". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Doug E. Doug: Stand Up Videos and Funny Clips". Comedy Central. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012.
- Broadway.com.
- ^ "DougLifeTV". YouTube. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
External links
- Doug E. Doug at IMDb
- Doug E. Doug at AllMovie