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A native of St. Louis, Guy Torry
moved to L.A. in pursuit of an entertainment career.
He premiered his stand-up talent nationally on
Russell Simmons' hit "Def Comedy Jam."
His success quickly resulted in a return appearance
which parlayed the young comic into a staff writer
for the HBO late night show and eventually a spot
on the "Def Comedy Jam" national tour
for three seasons. Guy's resume includes writing
credits for "Martin," "Minor Adjustments,"
and "Moesha," among others. He also
appeared at HBO's 1997 Aspen Comedy Festival which
he continues to receive critical and industrial
acclaim. Torry created and produced "Phat
Tuesday," now in its second successful year,
as a weekly showcase for upcoming comedians. Always
working to refine his own craft, Guy can regularly
be seen performing at comedy clubs around the
country while aspiring to become a positive role
model and an inspiration for people from all walks
of life.
You may remember his rock-solid supporting role
as the convict who helped skinhead Ed Norton get
it together in American History X. But in his
latest picture, Guy Torry is dealing with a different
kind of animal.
Specifically, The Animal, Rob Schneider's Frankenstein-meets-Doctor
Dolittle goof-fest, produced by Adam Sandler,
about an accident victim who gets spliced back
together with wild animal parts. Torry has a charmingly
twisted role as a pal of Schneider who complains
he gets preferential treatment because he's black.
Maybe that explains why Torry, who is also in
Pearl Harbor, is in the enviable position of competing
against himself at the box office (or not). And
while his career may be exploding, he also almost
did so literally in Pearl Harbor--but more on
that later.
Torry started out in stand-up comedy, has written
for sitcoms and did time with Eddie Murphy and
Martin Lawrence in Life. He's also developing
three pictures of his own and appears with Michael
Douglas in the upcoming Don't Say a Word.
In other words, if you haven't heard of this Guy
yet, you probably will soon.
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