Biography

Lavell Crawford was born on November 11, 1968 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Breaking Bad (2008), American Ultra (2015) and The Ridiculous 6 (2015). He has been married to DeShawn Crawford since February 14, 2009. They have one child.

He was raised by his single mother, Annita, with his two sisters, Elonda and Erica. His father was a body builder.

As a child he suffered from weight problems and almost drowned at age 10. He started performing at Illinois clubs before making his television debut on Def Comedy Jam.

He has been a featured performer on Comedy Central Presents, Showtime at Apollo and Comics Unleashed.

African-American stand-up comedian who finished second on Last Comic Standing and played Huell on Breaking Bad. He has also appeared in episodes of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.

He acted with Bryan Cranston on the AMC series Breaking Bad.