Hispanopedia WikiGuy Torry (born January 12, 1969) is an American actor and comedian.[1][2]
He is the younger brother of actor and comedian Joe Torry.[1]
Life and career
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 SimmonsHBO 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
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 Amazontelevision 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
Film
Television
References
- 12345Greenstein, Colette (March 21, 2014). "Comedy veteran Guy Torry reflects on years in the biz". The Bay State Banner.
- 123Johnson, Kevin C. (May 12, 2021). "Comedian Guy Torry says the pandemic helped save his life". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
- ↑Maslin, Janet (October 28, 1998). "FILM REVIEW; The Darkest Chambers of a Nation's Soul". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 4, 2009.
- ↑"Guy Torry Bio". tribute.ca.
- ↑Bellamy, Claretta (February 9, 2022). "How Phat Tuesdays propelled the careers of legendary Black comedians". NBC News.
- ↑Lloyd, Robert (February 4, 2022). "Amazon's new doc is an inspirational oral history of L.A.'s Black comedy scene". Los Angeles Times.
- 12Cole, Ty (February 7, 2022). "'Phat Tuesdays': Guy Torry Recalls Booking Bob Saget For Comedy Set". BET. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Guy Torry at IMDb
- Living people
- American male film actors
- African-American male comedians
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- African-American film producers
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- African-American stand-up comedians
- African-American male actors
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