J. Anthony Brown

J. Anthony Brown built his career as a comedian, actor and radio personality, starting out in Atlanta, Georgia, after moving there from his home in South Carolina. A tailor by trade, he turned to comedy after entering a gong show contest at a local nightclub, Mr. V's Figure Eight, where he was invited back to host and performed for two years. He moved to Los Angeles in 1989 and spent five years as a staff writer on The Arsenio Hall Show, then wrote for sitcoms such as The Parent 'Hood and Me and the Boys. He acted in How to Be a Player (1997), Drumline (2002) and Mr 3000 (2004) and had recurring parts on Moesha, Living Single and The Parent 'Hood. He also appeared on the Tom Joyner Morning Show from 1996 until 2016, and in 1993 received the NAACP Image Award and the Peabody Award.