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Tommy Davidson (born November 10, 1965) is an American comedian, film and television actor. Born in Washington, D.C., Davidson was adopted when he was 2-years-old. He is the product of an interracial adoption, with his parents being white and he being black. He attended high school at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, in Bethesda, Maryland. After graduating, he enrolled at the University of the District of Columbia, but dropped out shortly thereafter. Davidson started his career as a stand-up comedian in the late 1980s, performing in various comedy clubs throughout the Washington Metropolitan region, Baltimore and Philadelphia. His first major exposure came on the variety show In Living Color, where he played various characters, including his impersonations of Sammy Davis, Jr. and Sugar Ray Leonard, and being the victim of Homey D. Clown.

In 1991, he released Illin in Philly, a VHS tape of a stand-up performance, which was aired regularly on Comedy Central in the 1990s. He has also appeared in the films Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, with fellow In Living Color alum Jim Carrey, Booty Call and Juwanna Mann, both with Vivica A. Fox. Davidson provided the voice for "Oscar Proud," the father in the Disney animated series The Proud Family. He was also a recurring character on MADtv`s Real fucking fucking Talk sketches. In an episode of Comedy Central`s Live at Gotham, Davidson hosted the show with amateur acts trying to make names for themselves. He was also in a episode of Space Ghost.