TORRY, Guy

PERSONAL

Born in St. Louis, MO; brother of Joe Torry (an actor and comedian); married Monica Renae Askew, 2002. Education: Southeast Missouri State University, B.S., marketing.

Addresses: Agent— William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— Power Entertainment, 7461 Beverly Blvd., Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90036.

Career: Actor, writer, and comedian. Toured as stand–up comedian; creator of Phat Comedy Tuesdays at the Comedy Store.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Boo Men, Sunset Park, TriStar, 1996.

Doo Rag's Father, Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (also known as Don't Be a Menace ), Miramax, 1996.

Voice in crowd, 187 (also known as One Eight Seven ), Warner Bros., 1997.

Lamont, American History X, New Line Cinema, 1998.

Indigo, Ride, Miramax, 1998.

Radio, Life, Universal, 1999.

Fish, Trippin', October Films, 1999.

Miles, The Animal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2001.

Teeny Mayfield, Pearl Harbor (also known as Pearl Harbour ), Buena Vista, 2001.

Dolen, Don't Say a Word, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Courtney, Tara (also known as Hood Rat ), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

With or Without You, 2003.

Eddie Weese, Runaway Jury, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Slow Burn, 2004.

Also appeared as Omar, Stuck on You.

Television Appearances; Series:

Little T, The Good News (also known as Good News ), UPN, 1997.

Jesse Weir, The Strip, UPN, 1999.

Host, Late Friday, NBC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Dexter Johnson, The '70s, NBC, 2000.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Little Train, Back in Business (also known as Heart of Stone ), HBO, 1997.

First actor, Introducing Dorothy Dandridge, HBO, 1999.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 11, 1999.

Voice of Hugo, The Steadfast Tin Soldier: An Animated Special from the " Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child " Series (animated), HBO, 2000.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Martin look–a–like, " High Noon, " Martin, Fox, 1995.

Rapper, " Goode for the Gander, " Sparks, 1996.

Shorty, " Redrum, " The X–Files, Fox, 2000.

Voice of Wilbur " Will " Patterson, " Dare I, Darren, " As Told By Ginger, Nickelodeon, 2000.

Voice of Wilbur " Will " Patterson, " The Right Stuff, " As Told By Ginger, Nickelodeon, 2001.

Tory Jameson, " Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn, " NYPD Blue, ABC, 2001.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2001.

Marlon Demeral, " Our Gang, " The Shield, F/X, 2002.

Flim–Flam, " I Believe I Can Fly: Part 1, " One on One, UPN, 2002.

Himself, Premium Blend, Comedy Central, 2002.

Also appeared as guest, The Test, F/X.

Television Work; Series:

Production staff, Martin, Fox, 1993.

Also appeared in Russell Simmon's Def Comedy Jam, HBO.

WRITINGS

Television Episodes:

(With Matt Diamond) " The Romantic Weekend, " Martin, Fox, 1995.

Also wrote episodes of Minor Adjustments, NBC and UPN; Moesha, UPN; Russell Simmon's Def Comedy Jam, HBO.

OTHER SOURCES

Books:

Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 31, Gale Group, 2001.

Electronic:

Guy Torry Official Site, http://www.guytorry.com, October 29, 2003.