Guy Torry is an American actor and comedian.
He is the younger brother of actor and comedian Joe Torry.
Life and career Guy Torry is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and enrollee of Southeast Missouri State University. Torry moved to Los Angeles after his brother, Joe Torry, had done the same. Guy Torry came to Los Angeles to finish his marketing degree yet later chose to seek a comedy career after seeing the Russell Simmons HBO show Def Comedy Jam, circa 1992.
Nearly after two years of practicing comedy, he landed his debut on national television on Def Comedy Jam. Following this he did stand-up comedy for the Def Comedy Jam Tour throughout the United States.
Torry has since been featured in such television series and films as Premium Blend, Comic View, Showtime at the Apollo, Runaway Jury and Don't Say a Word.
One of Torry's best known film roles was that of the prisoner Lamont in American History X.
Phat Tuesdays Torry created and hosted a weekly stand-up comedy show called Phat Tuesdays. Launched in 1995 for African American comedians, Phat Tuesdays was held at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. Phat Tuesdays ended in 2005 and became the focus for a 2022 Amazon television program of the same name.
In the 1990s, audiences were shocked when Jewish comedian and Full House actor Bob Saget performed at Phat Tuesdays. Torry had booked Saget for the night's show.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1996 Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood Doo Rag's Father Sunset Park Boo Man 1997 Back in Business Little Train One Eight Seven Voice in Crowd 1998 Ride Indigo American History X Lamont 1999 Life Radio Trippin' Fish Introducing Dorothy Dandridge First Actor TV movie 2001 The Animal Miles Tara Courtney Video Pearl Harbor Teeny Mayfield Don't Say a Word Dolen 2003 With or Without You Greg Jonah The Demon Short Runaway Jury Eddie Weese 2005 Slow Burn Chet Price Midnight Clear Michael Pressmore Short 2006 Funny Money Angel The Last Stand Reg Dead and Deader Judson TV movie 2010 Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story Reverend Cash Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend Quentin 2013 Chocolate Coins Plen T Ful Short 2015 Axe to Grind Eddie Wilcox Civilian Life Dr. Miles Jackson 2023 Hope Street Holiday Walter Johnson
Television Year Title Role Notes 1993 Family Matters Student Episode: "Hell Toupee" 1995 Martin Martin Look-a-Like Episode: "High Noon" 1996 Sparks Rapper Episode: "Goode for the Gander" 1997–98 Good News Little T Main Cast 1999–2000 The Strip Jesse Weir Main Cast 2000 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Huge (voice) Episode: "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" The X-Files Shorty Episode: "Redrum" 2000–04 As Told By Ginger Will Patterson (voice) Recurring Cast: Season 1–2, Guest: Season 3 2001 NYPD Blue Tory Jameson Episode: "Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn" 2002 The Shield Marlon Demeral Episode: "Our Gang" One on One Flim-Flam Episode: "I Believe I Can Fly: Part 1" 2005 Blind Justice Eddie Episode: "Pilot" 2014 Married, for Real?! Sonny Episode: "The Issue" 2024 Mind Your Business Date #2 Episode: "A Little White Lie"
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