| Michael Colyar | |
| Birth Name: | Michael K. Colyar |
| Birth Date: | 9 February 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Active: | 1987–present |
Michael K. Colyar (born February 9, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, entertainer, voiceover artist, television/radio personality, and author.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Colyar was raised in the Robert Taylor Homes public housing project and later relocated to the Morgan Park area.[1] Colyar attended Morgan Park High School, graduating in 1975.[2] Shortly after high school, Colyar attended Olive-Harvey junior college and later Chicago State University.
Colyar is the author of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The White House, I Knocked on the Door and a Brother Answered, which was published in August 2012. Colyar began embarking on his 100 City tour of "Michael Colyar's Momma" in June 2018.[3] He starred in the 2022 film You Married Dat alongside LisaRaye, Juhahn Jones, Apryl Jones, and Audra Kinkead.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Hollywood Shuffle | Body Guard #3 | |
| 1988 | Johnny Be Good | Recruiter Mike | |
| Necessity | Photographer | TV movie | |
| 1990 | Downtown | Pusher | |
| Zapped Again! | Sheldon | Video | |
| The Closer | Hustler | ||
| 1993 | Hot Shots! Part Deux | Williams | |
| What's Love Got to Do with It | Apollo Announcer | ||
| Poetic Justice | Panhandler | ||
| 1994 | House Party 3 | Showboat | |
| Jugular Wine: A Vampire Odyssey | Bouncer | ||
| 1996 | Alien Avengers | Minister | TV movie |
| 1998 | High Freakquency | Warm Daddy | |
| 1999 | A Luv Tale | George Winston | |
| Rising to the Top | Charlie, Jailer #1 | ||
| 2003 | The Beat | Chi-Barnes | |
| Family Reunion: The Movie | Himself | Video | |
| The Search for the Next Black Leader | Rufus | Short | |
| 2004 | Mean Jadine | Ron | Short |
| Lexie | Andre | Video | |
| Out on Parole | Ward | Video | |
| Roscoe's House of Chicken n Waffles | Man Getting Out of Car | Video | |
| 2005 | A Get2Gether | Dad | |
| Clean Up Men | Uncle Scott | ||
| 2006 | Who Made the Potatoe Salad? | Old Man #1 in Park | |
| 2007 | Norbit | Morris the Barber | |
| 2008 | The Longshots | Ennis | |
| I'm Every Woman | - | Short | |
| 2010 | Malice N Wonderland | Cop #2 | Video |
| Church | Brother Johnson | ||
| 2012 | C'Mon Man | Himself | |
| 2013 | A Christmas Wedding | Grady | |
| Mutumbo the Lost Prince | Rodney | ||
| 2014 | Patterns of Attraction | Uncle Benny | |
| Bitter Inheritance | Jim | Short | |
| 2015 | Diamond Ruff | Everette Wilson | |
| 2018 | It's a Date | Everett Reese | |
| 2020 | Ray Jr's Rent Due | Landlord Pete | |
| Holiday Heartbreak | Mike McCoy | TV movie | |
| 2022 | You Married Dat | Mona's Dad | |
| The Shutdown | Pops | ||
| 2023 | Uncle Rufus' Last Request | Uncle Rufus | |
| Outlaw Johnny Black | Barker | ||
| So Fly Christmas | Myron | TV movie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Dragnet | R.C. Jones | Episode: "The Triple Cross" | |
| 227 | Rudolph | Episode: "Guess Who's Not Coming to Christmas?" | ||
| 1989-94 | An Evening at the Improv | Himself | Recurring Guest | |
| 1990 | Star Search | Himself | Contestant: Season 8 [4] | |
| Equal Justice | Eddie Washington | Episode: "A Sucker's Bet" | ||
| 1991 | One Night Stand | Himself | Episode: "Michael Colyar" | |
| 1992 | It's Showtime at the Apollo | Himself | Episode: "Jackée Harry/Rythm Syndicate/David Peaston/Mark Curry" | |
| 1992-95 | Def Comedy Jam | Himself | Recurring Guest | |
| 1995 | The John Larroquette Show | Lou Friedman | Episode: "The Defiant One" | |
| Fudge | Frank Fargo | Episode: "The Art of Friendship" | ||
| 1996 | Homeboys in Outer Space | Milky Ray | Recurring Cast | |
| 1995-97 | Martin | Mr. Whitaker | Guest: Season 4, Recurring Cast: Season 5 | |
| 1998 | The Hughleys | Booker T. | Episode: "The Thanksgiving Episode" | |
| 1999 | In the House | Dr. Doobie | Episode: "Cornbread, Marion and Me" & "Guest Dad" | |
| 2002 | The Parkers | Mr. Thomas | Episode: "High Heels and Videotapes" | |
| 2003 | It's Showtime at the Apollo | Himself | Episode: "Solange/Talib Kweli/Michael Colyar" | |
| 2005 | Barbershop | Leonard | Recurring Cast | |
| 2006 | The Bernie Mac Show | Man | Episode: "Spinning Wheels" | |
| 2007 | Temp Preacher | Episode: "Episode #1.8" | ||
| Everybody Hates Chris | Judge #2 | Episode: "Everybody Hates Driving" | ||
| 2011 | The Cleveland Show | Buff Man (voice) | Episode: "Sex and the Biddy" | |
| 2012 | Life After | Himself | Episode: "Ernest Lee Thomas" | |
| ComicView | Himself | Episode: "Kevin Hart/Timmy Hall/Michael Colyar" | ||
| Comedy.tv | Himself | Episode: "Episode #1.27" | ||
| 2014 | Comics Unleashed | Himself | Recurring Guest | |
| Off the Chain | Himself | Episode: "Episode #3.2" | ||
| Black Dynamite | Sweet Butter (voice) | Episode: "Roots: The White Album" | ||
| 2015 | Black-ish | Reverend Hubbard | Episode: "Churched" | |
| 2015-16 | Mi Casa Mi Casa | Stanley | Main Cast | |
| 2016 | Family Time | Willy | Episode: "Thanks for Giving" | |
| 2017 | BSU: Black Student Union | Herman | Episode: "The Party" | |
| 2017-21 | The Rich and the Ruthless | Willie Turner | Main Cast | |
| 2018 | Rel | Regular Steve | Episode: "Re-Enter the Dragons" | |
| 2022 | Himself | Recurring Guest | ||
| 2023 | The Ms. Pat Show | Bernard | Episode: "Father Christmas" | |
| Double Cross | Jerry | Episode: "Family Over Everything" | ||
| 2024 | Mind Your Business | Obadiah | Episode: "History Repeats Itself" |