Ricky Harris (actor)
Ricky Harris (born 1962 - December 26, 2016 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor and comedian .
Life
Ricky Harris grew up in Long Beach , California , where he met the young Snoop Dogg, among others . He was first acknowledged as a comedian in the HBO telecast Def Comedy Jam name. In the 1990s he was also active in the West Coast hip-hop scene, working with rappers such as Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and Dr. Dre together.
He later appeared in films such as Poetic Justice and Murder Was the Case: The Movie . He took on his first major supporting roles in Michael Mann's crime film Heat (1995) and Mikael Salomons action film Hard Rain (1998). From 1996 to 1998 he took on the role of Javon 'JW' Willis in six episodes of the sitcom Moesha . In Bones - Death is only the beginning was Harris in 2001 alongside Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier to see and in 2015 in the comedy dope .
In 2004 he spoke various roles in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas . From 2006 to 2008 he played a supporting role in the sitcom Everyone Hates Chris .
On December 26, 2016, he died of a heart attack. Ricky Harris was divorced and had two daughters.
Filmography (selection)
- 1993: Poetic Justice
- 1995: Murder Was the Case: The Movie
- 1995: Tales from the Hood
- 1995: Heat
- 1996: High School High
- 1996–1998: Moesha (TV series, six episodes)
- 1997: One Father Too Many (Fathers' Day)
- 1997: Millennium - Fear your neighbor as yourself ( MillenniumM , TV series, an episode)
- 1998: Kings
- 1998: Hard Rain
- 1999: Thick as Thieves
- 1999: The Breaks
- 1999: Simon Sez
- 2001: Bones - Death is just the beginning (Bones)
- 2003: Fastlane (TV series, two episodes)
- 2004: Woman Thou Art Loosed
- 2004: CSI: NY (TV series, episode)
- 2005: Emergency Room - Die Notaufnahme ( ER , TV series, an episode)
- 2005: Boss'n Up
- 2006–2008: Everyone Hates Chris ( Everybody Hates Chris , TV series, five episodes)
- 2007: The Memory Thief
- 2007: This Christmas
- 2007: CSI: Miami (TV series, episode)
- 2009: Dough Boys
- 2009: Mr. Sadman
- 2011: The Cape (TV series, episode)
- 2012: Battlefield America
- 2012: Mid Life Gangster
- 2015: Dope
- 2015: A Royal Family Holiday (TV movie)
- 2015: Royal Family Christmas (TV movie)
Web links
- Ricky Harris in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ricky Harris at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ryan Parker: Ricky Harris, Actor and Comedian, Dies at 54 . In: The Hollywood Reporter, December 26, 2016
- ↑ a b c Carolina A. Miranda: Comedian Ricky Harris, known for roles in 'Dope' and 'Everybody Hates Chris,' dies at 54 . In: Los Angeles Times, December 26, 2016
- ↑ a b Elsa Keslassy: Ricky Harris, 'Heat' Actor and Comedian, Dies at 54 . In: Variety of December 27, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Harris, Ricky |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 26, 2016 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |