Gary Anthony Williams | |
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Williams performing with Laughing Matters at Manuel's in May 2007
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Born |
Fayetteville, Georgia, United States of America |
March 14, 1966
Occupation | Actor, comedian, voice artist |
Years active | 1990–present |
Gary Anthony Williams (born March 14, 1966) is an American actor who provided the voice of Uncle Ruckus on The Boondocks, Yancy Westridge in the video game , and Horace Warfield in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. He appeared on the television series Weeds, Boston Legal, Blue Collar TV, and as "Abe" Kenarban in Malcolm in the Middle. Williams co-founded and is Artistic Director of the L.A. Comedy Shorts film festival in Hollywood, California. He also starred alongside Cedric the Entertainer on the hit TV Land sitcom The Soul Man. Williams is currently a regular on Whose Line is it Anyway?.
Born in Fayetteville, Georgia, Williams was involved in theater, comedy, and television in Atlanta, where his credits include acting with the Georgia Shakespeare Festival, performing and writing for Agatha's: A Taste of Mystery, and being a longtime member of Atlanta’s longest running improv troupe, Laughing Matters. Williams had recurring roles in the television series I'll Fly Away and In the Heat of the Night, both filmed in the Atlanta area. He moved to Los Angeles in 1998.
Williams' past roles include Abraham Kenarban (Stevie's dad) in the Fox TV sitcom Malcolm in the Middle and as Judge Trudy's Bailiff on Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show. Williams was a series regular on the WB Television Network sketch comedy series, Blue Collar TV.