Robert Powell III

Robert Powell III (born 20th century) is an American stand-up comedian and political satirist.

He is known for his work as part of Shaquille O'Neal's All-Star Comedy Jam, on HBO's All Def Comedy, and as an Emmy-nominated guest star on Donald Glover's Atlanta on FX.

Education
Powell attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe, and has a master's degree in political science from Texas Christian University.

Political
In his career in politics, he was Deputy Chief of Staff to the mayor of his hometown, Monroe, Louisiana; Special Assistant to Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, and Chief of Staff to Secretary of Labor Johnny Myles Riley.

Acting and comedy
Powell has worked collaboratively with Stacy Wall, Norman Lear, Shaq, Russell Simmons, HBO, California Pizza Kitchen, Adidas, Uber, UberEats, Starbucks, Subway, Andreas Nilsson, McDonald's, Chloe and Hallie, Josh Forbes, Becky G, and Magic Johnson.

Powell serves as president and executive director of his grandfather's foundation.

Notable work

 * Powell portrayed the barber Bibby in season 2, episode 5 of Atlanta, which received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards.
 * In March 2019, Uber Eats selected Powell to serve as advertising spokesperson "Randy Watkins" for UberEats March Madness Campaign.
 * Powell stars as himself in Adidas' James Harden's "Free to Be Campaign".
 * Starbucks selected Powell to serve as the advertising spokesperson for the unveiling of its 2020 Christmas Cup Campaign.
 * California Pizza Kitchen recruited Powell to serve as an advertising spokesperson as a part of its Uber Eats Tracking Campaign Ad.