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Ricky Harris

Ricky Harris
Born Richard George Harris II
(1965-10-05)October 5, 1965
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Died December 26, 2016(2016-12-26) (aged 51)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Cause of death Myocardial infarction
Occupation Producer, actor, comedian
Spouse(s) Dee Barnes (divorced)
Children 2

Ricky Harris (October 5, 1965 – December 26, 2016) was an American producer, actor and comedian.

Harris played his first movie roles in Poetic Justice in 1993 and Murder Was the Case in 1994. He also had minor roles in Michael Mann's 1995 crime film Heat and Mikael Salomon's 1998 action movie Hard Rain.

Harris was the voice of DJ EZ Dicc, TaaDow, and Saul-T-Nutz from various skits featured on albums from Snoop Dogg to Tha Dogg Pound.

In 1993, Harris starred with Todd Hunter in the single episode of 357 Marina del Rey produced for the television series Danger Theatre, playing private detective Clay Gentry. From 1996 to 1998 he played the role of Javon "J. W." Willis in six episodes of the situation comedy Moesha.

In the 2001 film Bones, Harris played alongside Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier.

In 2004, Harris lent his voice to various characters in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. In 2007, he played the role of Cousin Fred in the movie "This Christmas".From 2006 to 2008 he played a recurring character, Malvo, in the situation comedy Everybody Hates Chris.

Harris died of a heart attack on December 26, 2016, at the age of 51.


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