Doug Williams
Birth nameDouglas Williams
Born (1969-06-25) June 25, 1969
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Mediumcomedy, television, film
Years active1990–present
GenresObservational comedy

Doug Williams (born June 25, 1969) is an American comedian from Montgomery, Alabama.

Early life and education

Williams was born in Montgomery, Alabama. He began performing stand-up comedy in 1990, five years before graduating from Alabama State University in 1995.

Career

After college, Williams moved to Los Angeles where he landed small roles in the 1996 remake of The Nutty Professor and First Kid. Since then, he has had guest roles on many sitcoms, including The Bernie Mac Show.

Doug Williams has served as host and executive producer of "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Stand-up" for the past four seasons.

Williams voiced plans to co-write his own TV sitcom titled Domestic Doug.[1] The show centered around protagonist "Doug Salter", a stand-up comedian trying to make it in Hollywood, not unlike Williams himself. The project never came to fruition.

Emmitt Smith roast

Doug Williams gained internet notoriety in the mid-2000s when a clip of him at a 2002 roasting of Emmitt Smith surfaced on the internet.[2] Jamie Foxx, who hosted the event, continuously interrupted Williams' performance, speaking into his own microphone and making sarcastic remarks, acting as Williams's conscience; "Maybe I should say something nice about Emmitt and... wrap it up", "or maybe I should say something about how black people have to struggle. Yeah, that'll get em on my side."

In February 2010, Williams spoke about the incident in an interview with LAist: "I think a lot of people read more into it than it was. It was a roast, I'm not a roast-type of comedian. The situation just kind of caught me off-guard. I was new at the time. I was new to that environment. I was new to roasting. It's one of those things that happened and I'm better for it. It was a long time ago, I've learned a lot since then and I've come a long way since then." He added, "At that time, Jamie Foxx was an established well known comedian. Nobody knew who I was. It was a situation where no matter what happened, I wasn't going to get the best of him in that setting."[3]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Nutty Professor Band Leader
1996 First Kid Eddie
2001 Lip Service Lamont
2002 Three Picture Deal Big Cool Daddy
2007 Love... & Other 4 Letter Words Driver
2010 Speed-Dating Big D
2010 My Girlfriend's Back Jay
2011 Fanaddict Richard
2014 Blood Lines JB
2018 The Truth About Marriage — Documentary
2019 Tellers Shawn

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001–2002 The Mind of the Married Man Kevin 9 episodes
2005 The Bernie Mac Show Alex Episode: "For Whom the Belt Tolls"
2006 Close to Home Myles Burke Episode: "Privilege"
2008 Domestic Doug Doug Salter Television film
2010 Stand Up for Family Comic #4

References


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