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Lavell Crawford Biography

Birth Name:Lavell Maurice Crawford

Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Profession Actor, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for "Breaking Bad" in 2014
  • Quote: "To me, comedians aren't clowns who tell jokes․ We're more like the Joker․ We could go evil at a switch․․․Onstage, a lot of times, we're just talking about our pain, something bad in our lives, and making it funny․"
  • Best known as an actor and stand-up comedian who played the role of Huell in "Breaking Bad․"
  • Is a regular panelist and sketch performer on "Chelsea Lately" and "Lopez Tonight․"
  • Appeared in stage productions of "Men Cry in the Dark" and "Friends and Lovers․"
  • Was a competitor on the reality series "Last Comic Standing" in 2007
  • Appears on the TV series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" as a stand-up comedian named Landslide

Awards

  • 2014Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series: winner