Guy Torry
Guy Torry | |
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| Born | January 5, 1969 |
| Alma mater | Southeast Missouri State University |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Known for | Phat Tuesdays American History X |
| Family | Joe Torry (brother) |
| Website | guytorry |
Guy Torry (born January 5, 1969) is an American actor and comedian.[1][2]
He is the younger brother of actor and comedian Joe Torry.[1]
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Guy Torry is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and enrollee of Southeast Missouri State University. Torry moved to Los Angeles after his brother, Joe Torry, had done the same. Guy Torry came to Los Angeles to finish his marketing degree yet later chose to seek a comedy career after seeing the Russell Simmons HBO show Def Comedy Jam, circa 1992.[1]
Nearly after two years of practicing comedy, he landed his debut on national television on Def Comedy Jam. Following this he did stand-up comedy for the Def Comedy Jam Tour throughout the United States.[1]
Torry has since been featured in such television series and films as Premium Blend, Comic View, Showtime at the Apollo, Runaway Jury and Don't Say a Word.[1]
One of Torry's best known film roles was that of the prisoner Lamont in American History X.[3]
Phat Tuesdays
[edit | edit source]Torry created and hosted a weekly stand-up comedy show called Phat Tuesdays.[4] Launched in 1995[2] for African American comedians, Phat Tuesdays was held at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. Phat Tuesdays ended in 2005[2] and became the focus for a 2022 Amazon television program of the same name.[5][6][7]
In the 1990s, audiences were shocked when Jewish comedian and Full House actor Bob Saget performed at Phat Tuesdays. Torry had booked Saget for the night's show.[7]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Film
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood | Doo Rag's Father | |
| Sunset Park | Boo Man | ||
| 1997 | Back in Business | Little Train | |
| One Eight Seven | Voice in Crowd | ||
| 1998 | Ride | Indigo | |
| American History X | Lamont | ||
| 1999 | Life | Radio | |
| Trippin' | Fish | ||
| Introducing Dorothy Dandridge | First Actor | TV movie | |
| 2001 | The Animal | Miles | |
| Tara | Courtney | Video | |
| Pearl Harbor | Teeny Mayfield | ||
| Don't Say a Word | Dolen | ||
| 2003 | With or Without You | Greg | |
| Jonah | The Demon | Short | |
| Runaway Jury | Eddie Weese | ||
| 2005 | Slow Burn | Chet Price | |
| Midnight Clear | Michael Pressmore | Short | |
| 2006 | Funny Money | Angel | |
| The Last Stand | Reg | ||
| Dead and Deader | Judson | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story | Reverend Cash | |
| Darnell Dawkins: Mouth Guitar Legend | Quentin | ||
| 2013 | Chocolate Coins | Plen T Ful | Short |
| 2015 | Axe to Grind | Eddie Wilcox | |
| Civilian Life | Dr. Miles Jackson | ||
| 2023 | Hope Street Holiday | Walter Johnson |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1993 | Family Matters | Student | Episode: "Hell Toupee" |
| 1995 | Martin | Martin Look-a-Like | Episode: "High Noon" |
| 1996 | Sparks | Rapper | Episode: "Goode for the Gander" |
| 1997–98 | Good News | Little T | Main Cast |
| 1999–2000 | The Strip | Jesse Weir | Main Cast |
| 2000 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Huge (voice) | Episode: "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" |
| The X-Files | Shorty | Episode: "Redrum" | |
| 2000–04 | As Told By Ginger | Will Patterson (voice) | Recurring Cast: Season 1-2, Guest: Season 3 |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Tory Jameson | Episode: "Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn" |
| 2002 | The Shield | Marlon Demeral | Episode: "Our Gang" |
| One on One | Flim-Flam | Episode: "I Believe I Can Fly: Part 1" | |
| 2005 | Blind Justice | Eddie | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2014 | Married, for Real?! | Sonny | Episode: "The Issue" |
| 2024 | Mind Your Business | Date #2 | Episode: "A Little White Lie" |
References
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External links
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- Living people
- American male film actors
- African-American male comedians
- American male comedians
- African-American film producers
- American male screenwriters
- American stand-up comedians
- African-American stand-up comedians
- African-American male actors
- American male television actors
- 21st-century American comedians
- 21st-century American screenwriters
- 21st-century American male writers
- 21st-century African-American writers
- 20th-century African-American people
- African-American male writers
- American comedian stubs