Raised in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and a Johnson Senior High graduate, he broke into comedy on HBO’s Young Comedians Special in 1984 and soon appeared on The Tonight Show. Early film work included a taxi driver in Cloak and Dagger and a cameo in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, while a friendship with Eddie Murphy led to roles in Coming to America and its 2021 sequel. He created the animated series Life wi…
