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{{short description|American actor (born 1957)}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox comedian
|name = Michael Colyar
|image = Michael Colyar.jpg
|caption = Colyar in 2018.
|birth_name = Michael K. Colyar
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|2|9}}
|birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.
|active = 1987–present
|medium = {{hlist|Stand-up|film|television|radio}}
|genre = {{hlist|Conscious comedy|[[Observational comedy]]|[[black humor]]|[[Surreal humour|surreal humor]]|[[satire]]|[[self-deprecation]]}}
|subject = {{hlist|[[African-American culture]]|[[American politics]]|[[current events]]|[[everyday life]]|[[human sexuality]]|[[marriage]]|[[parenting]]|[[popular culture|pop culture]]|[[race relations]]|[[racism]]|[[self-deprecation]]|[[police]]|recovery}}
| notable_work = {{hlist|[[House Party 3]]|[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]}}
| website = {{url|therealmichaelcolyar.com}}
}}

'''Michael K. Colyar'''{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} (born February 9, 1957) is an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]], [[comedian]], [[entertainer]], [[voiceover artist]], [[television]]/[[radio]] personality, and [[author]].

==Early life and education==
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Colyar was raised in the [[Robert Taylor Homes]] public housing project and later relocated to the [[Morgan Park, Chicago|Morgan Park]] area.<ref name=MC>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/michaelcolyar/status/406424734536970240|title=I grew up in the projects. Robert Taylor Homes. 4352 S. State street, apt #909. Then Morgan Park. I want my community back. Violence sucks|last=Colyar|first=Michael|website=Twitter.com|access-date=2019-10-12}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=October 2019}} Colyar attended [[Morgan Park High School]], graduating in 1975.<ref>[https://www.classmates.com/siteui/yearbooks/132268?page=131 1974 Morgan Park High School (Chicago, Illinois) Yearbook]</ref> Shortly after [[high school]], Colyar attended [[Olive-Harvey College|Olive-Harvey]] junior college and later [[Chicago State University]].{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

==Other information==
Colyar is the [[author]] of ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The White House, I Knocked on the Door and a Brother Answered'', which was published in August 2012. Colyar began embarking on his 100 City tour of "Michael Colyar's Momma" in June 2018.<ref>[https://lasentinel.net/michaels-colyars-momma-the-one-man-show.html "{{sic|Michael's|hide=y}} Colyar's Momma: The One-Man Show"], ''Los Angeles Sentinel'', June 28, 2018</ref> He starred in the 2022 film ''You Married Dat'' alongside [[LisaRaye McCoy|LisaRaye]], Juhahn Jones, Apryl Jones, and Audra Kinkead.

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Hollywood Shuffle]]''
| Body Guard #3
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1988
| ''[[Johnny Be Good]]''
| Recruiter Mike
|
|-
| ''Necessity''
| Photographer
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1990
| ''[[Downtown (film)|Downtown]]''
| Pusher
|
|-
| ''[[Zapped Again!]]''
| Sheldon
| Video
|-
| ''[[The Closer]]''
| Hustler
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1993
| ''[[Hot Shots! Part Deux]]''
| Williams
|
|-
| ''[[What's Love Got to Do with It (1993 film)|What's Love Got to Do with It]]''
| Apollo Announcer
|
|-
| ''[[Poetic Justice (film)|Poetic Justice]]''
| Panhandler
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1994
| ''[[House Party 3]]''
| Showboat
|
|-
| ''Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey''
| Bouncer
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Alien Avengers]]''
| Minister
| TV movie
|-
| 1998
| ''[[High Freakquency]]''
| Warm Daddy
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1999
| ''A Luv Tale''
| George Winston
|
|-
| ''Rising to the Top''
| Charlie, Jailer #1
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2003
| ''The Beat''
| Chi-Barnes
|
|-
| ''Family Reunion: The Movie''
| Himself
| Video
|-
| ''The Search for the Next Black Leader''
| Rufus
| Short
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2004
| ''Mean Jadine''
| Ron
| Short
|-
| ''Lexie''
| Andre
| Video
|-
| ''Out on Parole''
| Ward
| Video
|-
| ''Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles''
| Man Getting Out of Car
| Video
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
| ''[[A Get2Gether]]''
| Dad
|
|-
| ''Clean Up Men''
| Uncle Scott
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Who Made the Potatoe Salad?]]''
| Old Man #1 in Park
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Norbit]]''
| Morris the Barber
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008
| ''[[The Longshots]]''
| Ennis
|
|-
| ''I'm Every Woman''
| -
| Short
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010
| ''Malice N Wonderland''
| Cop #2
| Video
|-
| ''Church''
| Brother Johnson
|
|-
| 2012
| ''C'Mon Man''
| Himself
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2013
| ''[[A Christmas Wedding]]''
| Grady
|
|-
| ''Mutumbo the Lost Prince''
| Rodney
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2014
| ''Patterns of Attraction''
| Uncle Benny
|
|-
| ''Bitter Inheritance''
| Jim
| Short
|-
| 2015
| ''Diamond Ruff''
| Everette Wilson
|
|-
| 2018
| ''It's a Date''
| Everett Reese
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2020
| ''Ray Jr's Rent Due''
| Landlord Pete
|
|-
| ''Holiday Heartbreak''
| Mike McCoy
| TV movie
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2022
| ''You Married Dat''
| Mona's Dad
|
|-
| ''The Shutdown''
| Pops
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2023
| ''Uncle Rufus' Last Request''
| Uncle Rufus
|
|-
| ''[[Outlaw Johnny Black]]''
| Barker
|
|-
| ''So Fly Christmas''
| Myron
| TV movie
|-
| 2024
| ''Too Many Christmases''
| Myron
|
|}

===Television===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1989
| ''[[Dragnet (franchise)|Dragnet]]''
| R.C. Jones
| Episode: "The Triple Cross"
|-
| ''[[227 (TV series)|227]]''
| Rudolph
| Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas?"
|-
| 1989-94
| ''[[An Evening at the Improv]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1990
| ''[[Star Search]]''
| Himself
| Contestant: Season 8 <ref>{{cite journal
| title = Charity is the soul of wit for comic Michael Colyar, who is sharing his Star Search prize with the homeless
| journal = People Weekly
| volume = 34
| pages = 58
| date = 1990
}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Equal Justice (TV series)|Equal Justice]]''
| Eddie Washington
| Episode: "A Sucker's Bet"
|-
| 1991
| ''[[One Night Stand (American TV series)|One Night Stand]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Michael Colyar"
|-
| 1992
| ''[[It's Showtime at the Apollo]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Jackée Harry/Rythm Syndicate/David Peaston/Mark Curry"
|-
| 1992-95
| ''[[Def Comedy Jam]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1995
| ''[[The John Larroquette Show]]''
| Lou Friedman
| Episode: "The Defiant One"
|-
| ''[[Fudge (TV series)|Fudge]]''
| Frank Fargo
| Episode: "The Art of Friendship"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Homeboys in Outer Space]]''
| Milky Ray
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 1995-97
| ''[[Martin (TV series)|Martin]]''
| Mr. Whitaker
| Guest: Season 4, Recurring Cast: Season 5
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Hughleys]]''
| Booker T.
| Episode: "The Thanksgiving Episode"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[In the House (TV series)|In the House]]''
| Dr. Doobie
| Episode: "Cornbread, Marion and Me" & "Guest Dad"
|-
| 2002
| ''[[The Parkers]]''
| Mr. Thomas
| Episode: "High Heels and Videotapes"
|-
| 2003
| ''[[It's Showtime at the Apollo]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Solange/Talib Kweli/Michael Colyar"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Barbershop (TV series)|Barbershop]]''
| Leonard
| Recurring Cast
|-
| 2006
| ''[[The Bernie Mac Show]]''
| Man
| Episode: "Spinning Wheels"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2007
| ''[[Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz]]''
| Temp Preacher
| Episode: "Episode #1.8"
|-
| ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''
| Judge #2
| Episode: "Everybody Hates Driving"
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
| Buff Man (voice)
| Episode: "Sex and the Biddy"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2012
| ''Life After''
| Himself
| Episode: "Ernest Lee Thomas"
|-
| ''[[ComicView]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Kevin Hart/Timmy Hall/Michael Colyar"
|-
| ''[[Comedy.tv]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #1.27"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2014
| ''[[Comics Unleashed]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
| ''Off the Chain''
| Himself
| Episode: "Episode #3.2"
|-
| ''[[Black Dynamite (TV series)|Black Dynamite]]''
| Sweet Butter (voice)
| Episode: "Roots: The White Album"
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Black-ish]]''
| Reverend Hubbard
| Episode: "Churched"
|-
| 2015-16
| ''Mi Casa Mi Casa''
| Stanley
| Main Cast
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Family Time (TV series)|Family Time]]''
| Willy
| Episode: "Thanks for Giving"
|-
| 2017
| ''BSU: Black Student Union''
| Herman
| Episode: "The Party"
|-
| 2017-21
| ''[[The Rich and the Ruthless]]''
| Willie Turner
| Main Cast
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Rel (TV series)|Rel]]''
| Regular Steve
| Episode: "Re-Enter the Dragons"
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy]]''
| Himself
| Recurring Guest
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2023
| ''[[The Ms. Pat Show]]''
| Bernard
| Episode: "Father Christmas"
|-
| ''Double Cross''
| Jerry
| Episode: "Family Over Everything"
|-
| 2024
| ''Mind Your Business''
| Obadiah
| Episode: "History Repeats Itself"
|}

===Video Games===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2009
| ''[[The Princess and the Frog]]''
| Buford (voice)
|
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Portal|United States}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{IMDb name|0173485}}
* {{youtube|h=themichaelcolyar}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Chicago State University alumni]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American stand-up comedians]]
[[Category:American male voice actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Chicago]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:20th-century American comedians]]
[[Category:21st-century American comedians]]
[[Category:African-American male comedians]]
[[Category:African-American comedians]]
[[Category:20th-century African-American male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:21st-century African-American writers]]
[[Category:Comedians from Chicago]]

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