Rodney Perry

Rodney Perry
Born	(1970-09-15) September 15, 1970 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Nationality	American
Years active	2000–present
Known for	The Mo'Nique Show Who's Got Jokes?
Website	rodneyperry.com

Rodney Perry (born September 15, 1970) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is most known for serving as co-host on BET's late night talk show The Mo'Nique Show where he provided laughs alongside actress and comedian Mo'Nique five nights a week from October 5, 2009, until the show ended on August 16, 2011.

Early life

Born in Chicago and raised in Monroe, Perry found his way to comedy by way of the United States Navy, where he performed to some of his toughest audiences. He eventually moved to San Francisco Bay Area where he honed his comedic craft and perfected his stage show, which includes observations on everything from the workplace to the joys and occasional pains of raising a big family.

Career

For four seasons, Perry has served as co-host and Man on the Street for TV One's comedy competition Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? He's also appeared on HBO's Def Comedy Jam, BET's Comic View, Showtime's Jamie Foxx's Laffapalooza, Starz Network's Martin Lawrence Presents First Amendment Stand-Up, E! Network's Chelsea Lately and Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed. On the big screen, Perry joined Tyler Perry and a host of stars in Tyler Perry's 2011 film Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family. Perry has also teamed up with Tony Rock in the film The Last Laugh, a drama about comedy. In addition to his nightly role on The Mo'Nique Show, Perry constantly tours with his stand-up act. He is currently preparing to shoot his first comedy special, Rodney Perry All the Way Live, in summer 2011.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	With or Without You	Guard #1
	Livin' tha Life	Uncle Fred	Video
	Malibooty!	Pablo	Video
2004	Johnson Family Vacation	Cousin Lump
	Out on Parole	Mask	Video
2005	Wifey	Icky	Video
	Jepardee!	Tyrone Watkins	Short
	Flip The Script	Hot Sauce
	Tears of a Clown	Darryl
	So Fresh, So Clean... a Down and Dirty Comedy	Lovey
2006	Near Mrs.	Stacy	Short
2007	Business Johnson	Delmar	Short
	Redrum	Otis
2008	Smokeless	-	Short
	Show Stoppers	Don't Cuss
	Legacy	Jaul	Video
	I'm Every Woman	-	Short
2009	Truly Blessed	Pastor Jenkins
	From the 9th Ward	Smitty	Short
	The Adventures of Umbweki	Medicine Man
2010	Baby Mama's Club	Blake
2011	Madea's Big Happy Family	Harold
	Slice 2	Phony Producer
	Dance Fu	Mayor Pope
2012	The Chamber	Coach Felt	Short
	C'mon Man	Hubert Davis
	Raising Izzie	Guard	TV movie
2013	Love Will Keep Us Together	Earnest	TV movie
	In the Meantime	Alijuanbiwazinga Jones	TV movie
	Slice 3	Burnt Orange
2014	Core: A Short Film About Bullying	Dr. Blackwell	Short
	The Productive Lie	Lester
	A Song for Jordan	Lance Taylor	Short
2015	What Love Will Make You Do	Cousin Ben
	Blaq Gold	William Burrell	TV movie
	Mr. Right	Frank
	Soul Ties	Bartender
	Civilian Life	Mr. Wiley
2016	Rabidus	Detective Sean Anderson
	Loose Screws	Uncle Clarence
	To Love the Soul of a Woman	Frank Sanders
	DigitalLivesMatter	Pops
	Not Another Black Movie	Martin Cole
2017	Dirty South House Arrest	Mr. Bookman
	Conflict of Interest	Tristin
	Once Upon a Time in Detroit	Detective Mitchell
2018	The Products of the American Ghetto	Cowboy
	Hey, Mr. Postman!	Frank Crawford
	Real Logic	-	Short
	Coins for Christmas	Mr. Cannon	TV movie
	Before You Say I Do Live!	Nate
2020	Heaven On Seven	Pastor Swanson
	True You	Earl Worthman
2021	Coming 2 America	Cousin
	HIStory	Mr. Justin Black	Short
	Ayanna Shon's Christmas Hypnosis	Ced
2022	Devon's Day: A Juneteenth Story	Lester	Short
	Easter Sunday	Father Hildo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	It's Showtime at the Apollo	Himself	Episode: "Nelly/Rodney Perry"
2001-12	ComicView	Himself	Recurring Guest
2003	Laffapalooza	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.3"
2006	The Tom Joyner Show	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.13"
	Def Comedy Jam	Himself	Episode: "Episode #7.10"
2006-09	Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes?	Himself/Co-Host	Main Co-Host
2008	Baisden After Dark	Himself/Panelist	Episode: "Getting Lazy After Marriage"
	1st Amendment Stand Up	Himself	Episode: "Rodney Perry/Bruce Bruce/Deon Cole"
	The Rodney Perry Show	Himself/Host	Main Host
2009	Nite Tales: The Series	Cleophius	Episode: "Night Watch"
2009-11	The Mo'Nique Show	Himself/Co-Host	Main Co-Host
2010	The Big Black Comedy Show	Himself	Episode: "Let's Begin to Win in 2010"
2011	The Celibate Nympho Chronicles: The Web Series	Reggie	Episode: "I Promise Nothing Will Happen"
	Love Atlanta Style	The Doctor	Episode: "Trip to the Clinic"
2012	Uptown Comic	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.1"
	Off the Chain	Himself/Host	Main Host
2014	Love That Girl!	Sherman	Episode: "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems"
2014-18	Family Time	Rodney	Recurring Cast: Season 2-6
2017	Unsung	Himself	Episode: "Case"
	About Him 2: The Revolution	Mayor	Episode: "Knee Deep in Oppression"
2019	Tales	Security Guard	Episode: "My Life"
2020	Produce Your Own Life	Himself	Episode: "Mama, My Name is Famous"
	Main Street Review	Himself	Main Cast
	Reckless Enlightenment	Multiple	Episode: "Prayer for Strength"
2021	The Urbans	Randy	Episode: "The Good Broccoli Part 1 & 2"
	Live & In Color	Drunk Man	Episode: "Episode 1"
2022	Our Kind of People	Minister	Episode: "It Is Not Light We Need, But Fire"

Documentary

Year	Title
2008	History of the Joke
2013	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House
2014	The Swirl

Comedy Special

Year	Title
2011	Rodney Perry Nothing But the Truth

External links

• Rodney Perry Official Website
• Rodney Perry Official Twitter
• Rodney Perry Official Facebook Page