The Actors Lounge

Rodney Perry- Talks Surviving A Stroke & How His Perspective For Life Changed After That Experience


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Perry loves the spotlight at center stage and will  never abandon his life as a stand-up comedian delivering his brazen  reality based comedy. With 20 years of marriage and six children (5  girls and 1 boy) Perry is an expert on all things family and rips the  seams of crowds that attend his shows to hear all about his fatherhood  fodder. Perry finds delight in giving back and sharing what he’s learned  over the years with his

weekly classes that he hosts in Atlanta where he calls home. Preparing  the next generation of comedians is what he feels is a small  contribution in his legacy that will keep laughs going for generations  to come.

Perry delivers the funny any way viewers or listeners  want to receive it, whether it’s his highly popular weekly radio show  Rodney Perry Live, or his sold out live shows, Perry truly is the  hardest working man in comedy and he doesn’t see himself slowing down  any time soon. Comedy is his forte, however, this funny man isn’t afraid  to explore his serious side in roles as is evident his appearances in  the film “Mr. Right” where he gets to flex his acting chops alongside  actor Columbus Short as well as the upcoming drama Broad Street Bullies  where he plays a notorious gangster. Adding producer to his long list of  credentials he’s also producing shows like the independent release, A  Song for Jordan.

The early years of comedy found Perry his first gig as  a writer/warm up guy for Kim Whitley on her talk show “Oh Drama.” Being  on the scene, he was able to parlay his skills into opportunity and  began opening for the likes of George Lopez, Steve Harvey and Cedric the  Entertainer, to name a few. He would spend the next 10 years nonstop on  television in various capacities. Hosting comedy shows like “Who’s Got  Jokes” helped him fine tune his craft and fueled the fire for the  screen, big and small. Catching the attention of comedy lovers and  industry shot callers alike, Perry got another big break with a starring  role as “Harold” in Tyler Perry’s “Madea’s Big Happy Family” and it’s  only been a meteoric ride on the fast track ever since. Perry has since  found a home at Bounce TV where as the host of his own comedy show “Off  the Chain” he would spend the next several years giving Bounce TV its  leverage in the cable market with his ever increasing ratings. “Off The  Chain” would go on to become a sold out tour and in addition he would  also break records for the young network with his number 1 rated comedy  special “Rodney Perry: 44 and Still Ticking”.

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