Biography
Born to some Sierra Leonean dad along with a German mom in a city outdoors Cologne, Germany, in July 1979, Patrice Bart-Williams was raised listening to Burning up Spear, Fela Kuti, Bob Marley, and Bob Dylan, 1st writing his personal tunes when he was 12. He spent his young years using various bands, like the Afro-beat/reggae group Bantu, by which he fulfilled Matthias Arfmann, who created his debut EP, Lions, which arrived in 1999. His mix of reggae, spirit, and folk drawn attention from your major brands, and his 1st full-length, Ancient Soul, premiered on Sony the next 12 months. In 2002 HOW WILL YOU Call It?, a far more refined and much less idealistic album compared to the earlier one, was released. In 2003 Patrice teamed up using the German reggae collective Silly Strolls Movement release a the aptly entitled Silly Strolls Matches Patrice, and in 2005 the artist’s third record, Nile, strike shelves. The majority of that 12 months was spent touring European countries with his music group Shashamani, furthering his status as a power live performer, a skill of his which was distributed to the worldwide general public along with his 2006 live recording, Natural & Uncut, which also arrived in DVD type.
Quick Facts
Full Name Patrice Bart-Williams
Net Worth 1.68 billion USD
Died November 29, 2011, Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.96 m
Profession Football player
Nationality Sierra Leonean, German
Children Thlopie Motsepe, Kgosi Motsepe, Kabelo Motsepe
Awards Frank J. Selke Trophy, NHL Foundation Player Award, King Clancy Memorial Trophy
Music Groups Brothers Keepers
Music Songs Soulstorm, You Always You, Burning Bridges, Everyday Good, Clouds, Truly Majestic, Another One, Jah Jah Deh Deh, Ain't Got No, We Are the Future in the Present, How Do You Call It ?, Hippies With Guns, Shine on My Way, Cry Cry Cry, Walking Alone, Uncried, Up In My Room, Alive, No Excuse, Fear Rules, Boxes, The Maker, Slave to the River, Making Ways, Nobody Else's, Be with Me, Done, Moneypulation, Milou milou, Be Your Man, God Bless You La La La, Dove of Peace
Albums Life's Blood, The Rising of the Son, Ancient Spirit, Nile, Silly Walks Movement Meets Patrice, Lightkultur, Free-Patri-Ation, Raw & Uncut, How Do You Call It?, ONE, Confidences, iTunes Live: Berlin Festival (Exclusive Version), Classics - Patrice et Mario, Ancient Spirit: The Second Coming, Best of Patrice & Mario, My Best Songs - Patrice & Mario, Gold: Patrice & Mario, The Very Best Of : Patrice & Mario, Lions
Movies Nature Calls, Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room, Furry Vengeance, In the Cut, Head of State, 25th Hour, Paper Soldiers
TV Shows Web Junk 20, Shorties Watchin' Shorties, Z Rock, Apartment 2F, Assy McGee, I Love the '90s: Part Deux, I Love Toys, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, The Jury, O'Grady, The Colin Quinn Show
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Had two dogs: Gladys, a poodle, and Dude, a Westie. |
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Signed a sitcom deal with the FX network shortly before he died. |
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Survived by his fiancée Von Decarlo, her daughter Amilyom, a sister Zinder, and his mother Georgia. |
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After working on 25th Hour (2002), Spike Lee offered him a holding deal but he turned it down. |
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Suffered a stroke on October 19, 2011. |
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His agent was Matt Frost. |
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Was a star football player in high school but quit football in college to major in theatre arts. |
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He prefers his name spelled without the apostrophe. |
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He was named after Patrice Lumumba and Malcolm X. |
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He is a diabetic. |
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Attended Northeastern University but did not graduate. |
Actor
Actor
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Nature Calls |
2012 |
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Mr. Caldwell |
Furry Vengeance |
2010 |
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Gus |
Z Rock |
2008 |
TV Series |
Stage Manager |
Assy McGee |
2008 |
TV Series |
Blind Anthony |
Grand Theft Auto IV |
2008 |
Video Game |
Jeffron James (voice, as Patrice Oneal) |
The Office |
2005-2007 |
TV Series |
Lonny |
Scary Movie 4 |
2006 |
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Rasheed (uncredited) |
Web Junk 20 |
2006 |
TV Series |
Host |
O'Grady |
2004-2006 |
TV Series |
Harold Jenkins
Harold |
Shorties Watchin' Shorties |
2004 |
TV Series |
Baby Patrice |
The Jury |
2004 |
TV Series |
Adam Walker |
Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses |
2004 |
TV Series |
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Arrested Development |
2003 |
TV Series |
T-Bone |
Ed |
2003 |
TV Series |
Andre Stangel |
Yes, Dear |
2003 |
TV Series |
Tow Truck Driver |
In the Cut |
2003 |
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Hector (Baby Doll Bouncer) |
Head of State |
2003 |
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Warren (as Patrice Oneal) |
Chappelle's Show |
2003 |
TV Series |
Pit Bull |
25th Hour |
2002 |
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Khari |
Paper Soldiers |
2002 |
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Big T (as Patrice Oneal) |
The Colin Quinn Show |
2002 |
TV Series |
Various |
Apt. 2F |
1997 |
TV Series |
Comic |
Writer
Writer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room |
2011 |
TV Special writer |
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Def Comedy Jam |
2008 |
TV Series writer - 1 episode |
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The Best Man |
2006/II |
TV Movie writer |
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One Night Stand |
2005 |
TV Series |
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Comedy Central Presents |
2003 |
TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode |
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WWE Smackdown! |
1999 |
TV Series 2000-2002 |
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WWE Raw |
1993 |
TV Series 2000-2002 |
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Producer
Producer
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room |
2011 |
TV Special executive producer |
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Thanks
Thanks
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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The 64th Primetime Emmy Awards |
2012 |
TV Special in memory of |
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Jim Norton: Please Be Offended |
2012 |
TV Special documentary dedicatee |
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Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater |
2011 |
Video documentary dedicated to the memory of |
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Self
Self
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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I Love the '90s |
2004 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn |
2004 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Just for Laughs |
2004 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Comedy Central Presents |
2003 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
1997-2002 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Contest Searchlight |
2002 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen |
2011 |
TV Special |
Himself - Roaster |
Patrice O'Neal: Elephant in the Room |
2011 |
TV Special |
Himself |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon |
2011 |
TV Series |
Himself |
The Green Room with Paul Provenza |
2010 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Undateable |
2010 |
TV Mini-Series documentary |
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Rise of the Radio Show |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Black to the Future |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Just for Laughs |
2009 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Down and Dirty with Jim Norton |
2008 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Def Comedy Jam |
2008 |
TV Series |
Himself - Comedian |
Wild 100: Top 10 |
2007 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner |
2006 |
TV Movie |
Himself - Roaster |
Late Show with David Letterman |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself |
I Love the '70s: Volume 2 |
2006 |
TV Series |
Himself / Herself |
I Love Toys |
2006 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself (as Patrice Oneal) |
The Best Man |
2006/II |
TV Movie |
Himself |
I Love the Holidays |
2005 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
I Love the 80's 3-D |
2005 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
One Night Stand |
2005 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Weekends at the DL |
2005 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy |
2005 |
TV Special documentary |
Himself |
I Love the '90s: Part Deux |
2005 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Rich & Bonnie |
2005 |
TV Movie |
Himself |
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[on if he ever considered changing his name] Hell, no. That name made me a man. |
2 |
[on why he did not return to The Office (2005)] It was a six-line character. I just couldn't do it. |
3 |
I like to be loved or hated - I don't like mediocre. So I'd rather have the entire crowd hate me than to have 90% hate me. |
4 |
A lot of people walk out of my show. If I've got 250-300 people in the audience, 20 will walk out. I average about 20 walkouts, which is good. Because everybody else stays, and I love that. That's what comedy is. Not everybody should be laughing at everything at the same time. That's not even natural. My thing is to feel natural, because I don't want to feel like I could just make people laugh at every single joke, every single time, with the same decibel level. |
# | Trademark |
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1 |
His infectious laugh. |
2 |
Confronting audience members. |
3 |
Philosophies on relationships and race relations. |