Travis Davis

Travis Davis was an actor and comedian whose career included film, television, theater, commercials, stand-up, hosting and voice-over work. Born in Oklahoma City, he directed corporate videos to help pay for his studies in the cinema production program at SMU's Meadows School of the Arts in Dallas, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts cum laude. He toured nationally as a stand-up comedian for three years before settling in Los Angeles, performing with the ACME Comedy Theater and later The Groundlings, and completing that troupe's four-level improv and sketch school. His screen credits included Slackers (2002) and series such as Desperate Housewives, Providence, The Chronicle and Walker: Texas Ranger. He voiced campaigns for companies including Bank of America and hosted TV Guide's Best of Late Night TV for two years. His short film Boy-Next-Door premiered at the HBO Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and won at several festivals. He died in 2009.