Rodney Perry

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title: "Rodney Perry" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1970-births", "living-people", "african-american-male-comedians", "african-american-comedians", "american-male-comedians", "american-male-film-actors", "american-male-television-actors", "african-american-television-personalities", "male-actors-from-chicago", "people-from-monroe,-louisiana", "african-american-male-actors", "comedians-from-chicago", "21st-century-american-comedians", "comedians-from-louisiana", "21st-century-african-american-people", "20th-century-african-american-people"] description: "American comedian, actor and writer (born 1970)" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Perry" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American comedian, actor and writer (born 1970) ::

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Field	Value
name	Rodney Perry
birth_date
birth_place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
death_date
nationality	American
yearsactive	2000–present
known_for	The Mo'Nique Show
Who's Got Jokes?
website
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| name = Rodney Perry | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | yearsactive = 2000–present | other_names = | known_for = The Mo'Nique Show Who's Got Jokes? | website = Rodney Perry (born September 15, 1970) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is most known for serving as co-host on BET's late night talk show The Mo'Nique Show where he provided laughs alongside actress and comedian Mo'Nique five nights a week from October 5, 2009, until the show ended on August 16, 2011.

Early life

Born in Chicago and raised in Monroe, Perry found his way to comedy by way of the United States Navy, where he performed to some of his toughest audiences. He eventually moved to San Francisco Bay Area where he honed his comedic craft and perfected his stage show, which includes observations on everything from the workplace to the joys and occasional pains of raising a big family.

Career

For four seasons, Perry has served as co-host and Man on the Street for TV One's comedy competition Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes? He's also appeared on HBO's Def Comedy Jam, BET's Comic View, Showtime's Jamie Foxx's Laffapalooza, Starz Network's Martin Lawrence Presents First Amendment Stand-Up, E! Network's Chelsea Lately and Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed. On the big screen, Perry joined Tyler Perry and a host of stars in Tyler Perry's 2011 film Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family. Perry has also teamed up with Tony Rock in the film The Last Laugh, a drama about comedy. In addition to his nightly role on The Mo'Nique Show, Perry constantly tours with his stand-up act. He is currently preparing to shoot his first comedy special, Rodney Perry All the Way Live, in summer 2011.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	With or Without You	Guard #1
Livin' tha Life	Uncle Fred	Video
Malibooty!	Pablo	Video
2004	Johnson Family Vacation	Cousin Lump
Out on Parole	Mask	Video
2005	Wifey	Icky	Video
Jepardee!	Tyrone Watkins	Short
Flip The Script	Hot Sauce
Tears of a Clown	Darryl
So Fresh, So Clean... a Down and Dirty Comedy	Lovey
2006	Near Mrs.	Stacy	Short
2007	Business Johnson	Delmar	Short
Redrum	Otis
2008	Smokeless	-	Short
Show Stoppers	Don't Cuss
Legacy	Jaul	Video
I'm Every Woman	-	Short
2009	Truly Blessed	Pastor Jenkins
From the 9th Ward	Smitty	Short
The Adventures of Umbweki	Medicine Man
2010	Baby Mama's Club	Blake
2011	Madea's Big Happy Family	Harold
Slice 2	Phony Producer
Dance Fu	Mayor Pope
2012	The Chamber	Coach Felt	Short
C'mon Man	Hubert Davis
Raising Izzie	Guard	TV movie
2013	Love Will Keep Us Together	Earnest	TV movie
In the Meantime	Alijuanbiwazinga Jones	TV movie
Slice 3	Burnt Orange
2014	Core: A Short Film About Bullying	Dr. Blackwell	Short
The Productive Lie	Lester
A Song for Jordan	Lance Taylor	Short
2015	What Love Will Make You Do	Cousin Ben
Blaq Gold	William Burrell	TV movie
Mr. Right	Frank
Soul Ties	Bartender
Civilian Life	Mr. Wiley
2016	Rabidus	Detective Sean Anderson
Loose Screws	Uncle Clarence
To Love the Soul of a Woman	Frank Sanders
DigitalLivesMatter	Pops
Not Another Black Movie	Martin Cole
2017	Dirty South House Arrest	Mr. Bookman
Conflict of Interest	Tristin
Once Upon a Time in Detroit	Detective Mitchell
2018	The Products of the American Ghetto	Cowboy
Hey, Mr. Postman!	Frank Crawford
Real Logic	-	Short
Coins for Christmas	Mr. Cannon	TV movie
Before You Say I Do Live!	Nate
2020	Heaven On Seven	Pastor Swanson
True You	Earl Worthman
2021	Coming 2 America	Cousin
HIStory	Mr. Justin Black	Short
Ayanna Shon's Christmas Hypnosis	Ced
2022	Devon's Day: A Juneteenth Story	Lester	Short
Easter Sunday	Father Hildo
2023	Socially Distanced	Glen
Recession Proof	Pastor Hicks
Can't Get Rite	Officer Bufford Black
The Pass	Big J
The Bad Visitor	Marcus
The Drone That Saved Christmas	Barry Bryant
A Thanksgiving Christmas	One Tyme
Double Dekoi	Officer Larry
My Christmas Threesome	Curtis
Generational Gap	Himself
He Who Findeth	Gabe
2024	Finding Tony	Mr. Parks
Eye for an Eye	Pigeon Toe Perry
2025	South Haven	Thomas
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	It's Showtime at the Apollo	Himself	Episode: "Nelly/Rodney Perry"
2001-12	ComicView	Himself	Recurring Guest
2003	Laffapalooza	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.3"
2006	The Tom Joyner Show	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.13"
Def Comedy Jam	Himself	Episode: "Episode #7.10"
2006-09	Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes?	Himself/Co-Host	Main Co-Host
2008	Baisden After Dark	Himself/Panelist	Episode: "Getting Lazy After Marriage"
1st Amendment Stand Up	Himself	Episode: "Rodney Perry/Bruce Bruce/Deon Cole"
The Rodney Perry Show	Himself/Host	Main Host
2009	Nite Tales: The Series	Cleophius	Episode: "Night Watch"
2009-11	The Mo'Nique Show	Himself/Co-Host	Main Co-Host
2010	The Big Black Comedy Show	Himself	Episode: "Let's Begin to Win in 2010"
2011	The Celibate Nympho Chronicles: The Web Series	Reggie	Episode: "I Promise Nothing Will Happen"
Love Atlanta Style	The Doctor	Episode: "Trip to the Clinic"
2012	Uptown Comic	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.1"
Off the Chain	Himself/Host	Main Host
2014	Love That Girl!	Sherman	Episode: "Mo' Money, Mo' Problems"
2014-18	Family Time	Rodney	Recurring Cast: Season 2-6
2017	Unsung	Himself	Episode: "Case"
About Him 2: The Revolution	Mayor	Episode: "Knee Deep in Oppression"
2019	Tales	Security Guard	Episode: "My Life"
2020	Produce Your Own Life	Himself	Episode: "Mama, My Name is Famous"
Main Street Review	Himself	Main Cast
Reckless Enlightenment	Multiple	Episode: "Prayer for Strength"
2021	The Urbans	Randy	Episode: "The Good Broccoli Part 1 & 2"
Live & In Color	Drunk Man	Episode: "Episode 1"
2022	Our Kind of People	Minister	Episode: "It Is Not Light We Need, But Fire"
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Documentary

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Year	Title
2008	History of the Joke
2013	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the White House
2014	The Swirl
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Comedy Special

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Year	Title
2011	Rodney Perry Nothing But the Truth
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References

References

1. Perry, Rodney. (October 5, 2009). "Rodney Perry Biography". BET.com.
2. Morales, Wilson. (August 18, 2010). "Funnyman Rodney Perry Added to Tyler Perry's New Madea Film". BlackVoices.com.

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