Buddy Lewis (comedian)

Roland "Buddy" Lewis (born April 14, 1963) is an American comedian, actor, writer and voice-over artist.

Background
Lewis was born in Gary, Indiana, and known from birth as "Buddy". He graduated from Howard University and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment.

Recent film credits include Black Dynamite, The Chosen One, Robosapien: Rebooted, and The Group. Buddy Lewis recently appeared as himself on the stand-up comedy series, "Martin Lawrence's 1st Amendment" and on the sit-down comedy series "Comics Unleashed" hosted by Byron Allen.

His writing credits include host writer for D.L. Hughley and Jamie Foxx, script writer or staff writing on multiple television programs, and freelance script writer for "Tyler Perry's House of Payne".

In 2017, he co-created a TV series White Famous.

He is a former member of the improvisational group The Comedy Act Players. He is also a member of Omega Psi Phi fraternity (Alpha chapter).

Buddy Lewis is an avid golfer and self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Comic Golfer". He developed and produced a vlog series "Buddy Lewis, The World's Greatest Comic Golfer". The series features golf matches with his celebrity comedian contenders-friends, comedic commentary, and his topical observations.

Personal life
He has a daughter named Asha who runs a successful blog on Tumblr.

Awards

 * NAACP Theatre Awards: Best Supporting Actor for The Fabric of a Man (written by David E. Talbert) (2003)
 * NAACP Theatre Awards: Best Supporting Actor for Pearl (written by Debbie Allen) (2004)