Ron Butler
Biography
Ron Butler is a Bahamian-born American actor, director and comedian who got his start on stage, becoming a member in 1991 of the Atlantic Theater Company, the Off-Broadway troupe in New York, and he has worked with that company for over 20 years. Born in the Bahamas, he sometimes performed as a child with his father, the calypso singer Ronnie Butler Sr., and he later studied acting with David Mamet and other Atlantic members. He played Bunker in a 1994 revival of Merrily We Roll Along and Henry in a 2007 concert staging of South Pacific at the Hollywood Bowl. In the 2004 HBO film Everyday People he played Ron Harding, a role that won him an IFP Award for Best Breakout Performance. On television he played Oscar, the receptionist, on Nickelodeon's True Jackson, VP from 2008 to 2011, and he often portrays Barack Obama in comedy sketches.
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 13 years2004 to 2017
Every film, newest first
- 2017Alex & JaimeIMDb rating 6.8
- 2016Funeral DayIMDb rating 5.7
- 2004Everyday PeopleIMDb rating 6.5
- 2004SpartanIMDb rating 6.5
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Early training
Butler went on to study at the Atlantic Theater Company, where his teachers included David Mamet, William H. Macy, Felicity Huffman, Scott Zigler and Robert Bella.
A change of course
Before he became an actor, Butler was an economic consultant at a law firm in Washington, D.C. While there, he performed in regional theater around the city and took private acting lessons from Vera Katz of Howard University.
Beyond film
Butler sang in a swing band called The Solicitors in Europe for some years, and in 1994 played Bunker in a York Theatre Company revival of Merrily We Roll Along and its cast recording.
Beyond film
Butler is known for playing President Barack Obama. In October 2010 he posted a YouTube video in which he sang a pastiche of the Major-General's Song as Obama, affectionately lampooning the President, and it spread widely online.
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Worked with
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Films together
William H. Macy's page
Val Kilmer's page
Clark Gregg's page
Kristen Bell's page
Johnny Messner's page
Reg E. Cathey's page
All films by David Mamet
Jim McKayDirector, 1 film, 2004
All films by Jim McKay
All films by Jon Weinberg
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