Born in the Bronx and raised in Wyandanch, Mitchell first entered entertainment as a member of the 1980s hip-hop group Groove B. Chill before shifting to acting with his debut in the comedy House Party (1990). After the sequel he abandoned music, securing early television work on Here and Now and then portraying the outspoken lunch attendant Dexter Wilson on The John Larroquette Show, a role that…
