- LaVan Davis
Infobox Actor
name = LaVan Davis
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birthname = LaVan Davis
birthdate = birthdate and age|1966|9|21|
birthplace = Atlanta, Georgia,
USA
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occupation =Actor ,Singer ,Opera
yearsactive = 2004 - present
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website = http://www.tbs.com/houseofpayne
naacpimageawards = Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series2008 LaVan Davis (born
September 21 ,1966 ) is anNAACP Image Award -winning Americansinger andactor who has been working withTyler Perry over the years on numerous projectscite web | title = Tyler Perry's House of Payne| publisher =TBS| url =http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,76384,00.html] and is best known for his role asCurtis Payne on "Tyler Perry's House of Payne " Davis has also played many roles inTyler Perry 's various productions.cite web | title = LaVan Davis| publisher =imdb.com| url =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1741905/]Personal life
LaVan Davis was born in
Atlanta, Georgia onSeptember 21 ,1966 .Davis currently lives inKansas City, Missouri . Davis's acting career began in2004 , although he didn't begin working withTyler Perry until2006 , when he was credited with his first role as Poppy in the play Why Did I Get Married?. Davis has also appeared in several otherstage plays .Television and movie roles
LaVan Davis is an American
actor andsinger , known for his work withTyler Perry . Davis's acting career began in2004 , when he was credited with his first role as Leroy in the film Mindbenders. He has appeared in many of Perry's movies, plays, and his sitcomTyler Perry's House of Payne on which he plays the crankyCurtis Payne . He has appeared in the plays "Why Did I Get Married?" as Poppy, and " Madea Goes to Jail" as Leo and he has also appeared in the movies "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns " as Henry (the bus driver) and "Daddy's Little Girls " as Lester (the nightclub singer). Before Davis began working with Tyler Perry, he was featured on other projects including the films "Mindbenders" as Leroy, and "Puff, Puff, Pass " as Otis. He also appeared on one episode of "Everbody Hates Chris " as Preacher. Davis also portrayed a character by the name of Grandpa Kelly on an episode of House of Payne entitled "Father's Day".Awards
LaVan Davis won an
NAACP Image Award in 2008 for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for his portrayal of characterCurtis Payne . [http://www.naacpimageawards.net/PDFs/39thWinners.pdf]Filmography
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