LaVan Davis is an American singer and actor

Actor

An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...

 best known for his starring role as Curtis Payne

Curtis Payne

Curtis Payne is a fictional character and the protagonist of Tyler Perry's sitcom House of Payne. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Portrayed by actor LaVan Davis, Payne is depicted in the show to be a selfish, arrogant, and often rude character who has entitled himself the "King of the...

 on the TBS

TBS (TV channel)

TBS , stylized in the logo as tbs, is an American cable television channel owned by Time Warner that shows a variety of programming, with a focus on comedy. TBS was originally known as WTCG, a UHF terrestrial television station that broadcast from Atlanta, Georgia, during the late 1970s...

 comedy-drama

Comedy-drama

Comedy-drama is a genre of theatre, film and television programs which combines humorous and serious content.-Theatre:Traditional western theatre, beginning with the ancient Greeks, was divided into comedy and tragedy...

 Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Tyler Perry's House of Payne

Tyler Perry's House of Payne is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by playwright, director, and producer Tyler Perry. The show revolves around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta, Georgia led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella...

. Davis has also played many roles in Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry is an American actor, director, playwright, entrepreneur, screenwriter, producer, author, and songwriter. Perry wrote and produced many stage plays during the 1990s and early 2000s. In 2005, he released his first film, Diary of a Mad Black Woman...

's various productions.

Career

Born in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

, Davis' acting career began in 2004 with his first role as Leroy in the film, Mindbenders

Mindbenders (film)

Mindbenders is a 2004 comedy-drama film written and directed by Anthony Wayne Pettus, who also co-produced the film.-Cast:*Tomiko Martinez as Elle*Jennifer Goodrich as Mia*Nicole Turner as Ciccy*Ann Marie Camlin as Erica...

. In 2005, he made a guest appearance in a two episodes of Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris is an African American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock , while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York . The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years...

as a preacher. The following year, Davis was cast as the cranky patriarch of the Payne family, Curtis Payne, in the TBS sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Davis worked with Perry again in two of his feature films including Daddy's Little Girls in 2007 and Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns

Meet the Browns (film)

Meet the Browns is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film released by Lionsgate on March 21, 2008. The film was based on the play of the same name by Tyler Perry.-Plot:...

in 2008.

In addition to his work in films and television, Davis has also appeared in the stage plays Why Did I Get Married?

Why Did I Get Married? (play)

Why Did I Get Married? is an American play written by Tyler Perry.The version recorded and released on CD starred Cheryl Pepsii Riley as Sheila, LaVan Davis as Poppy, Donna Stewart as Diana, Tony Grant as Troy and Cordell Moore as Mike....

as Poppy, and Madea Goes to Jail as Leo.

LaVan Davis is married to
Cassi Davis

Cassi Davis

Cassandra "Cassi" Davis is an American actress. She is mostly known for her role as Ella Payne in Tyler Perry's House of Payne. Davis has done extensive work with director and writer Tyler Perry, and has played many roles in his various productions...

, the actress who plays his on-screen wife on House of Payne.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Malibooty!	Beauty School Customer	Credited as Le Van Davis
2004	Mindbenders Mindbenders (film) Mindbenders is a 2004 comedy-drama film written and directed by Anthony Wayne Pettus, who also co-produced the film.-Cast:*Tomiko Martinez as Elle*Jennifer Goodrich as Mia*Nicole Turner as Ciccy*Ann Marie Camlin as Erica...	Leroy
2005	Beach Demons	Crazy Joe
2005	Voices	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr./ The Buffalo Soldier	Short film
2005	Bad Girls Capture Good Business Women!	Father
2005-2007	Everybody Hates Chris Everybody Hates Chris Everybody Hates Chris is an African American television period sitcom inspired by the teenage experiences of comedian Chris Rock , while growing up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York . The show is set from 1982 to 1987; however, Rock himself was a teenager during years...	Preacher	2 episodes
2006	Puff, Puff, Pass Puff, Puff, Pass Puff, Puff, Pass is a 2006 comedic stoner crime film, also known as Living High, directed by Mekhi Phifer. The name derives from a smoking custom in cannabis culture wherein a group of cannabis smokers will commonly each take two "puffs" from whatever smoking device is being used and then pass it...	Otis	Alternative title: Living High
2006	Why Did I Get Married?	Poppy	Direct-to-DVD release Direct-to-video Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
2006	Madea Goes to Jail	Leo	Direct-to-DVD release
2006–present	Tyler Perry's House of Payne Tyler Perry's House of Payne Tyler Perry's House of Payne is an American comedy-drama television series created and produced by playwright, director, and producer Tyler Perry. The show revolves around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta, Georgia led by patriarch Curtis Payne and his wife Ella...	Curtis Payne Curtis Payne Curtis Payne is a fictional character and the protagonist of Tyler Perry's sitcom House of Payne. He resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Portrayed by actor LaVan Davis, Payne is depicted in the show to be a selfish, arrogant, and often rude character who has entitled himself the "King of the...
2007	Daddy's Little Girls	Lester
2008	Meet the Browns Meet the Browns (film) Meet the Browns is a 2008 romantic comedy-drama film released by Lionsgate on March 21, 2008. The film was based on the play of the same name by Tyler Perry.-Plot:...	Henry

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Title of work	Result
2008	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:-Stats:*Most Wins**Bernie Mac & Steve Harvey- 4 wins*Most Nominations**1. Bernie Mac- 6 nominations...	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	Won
2009	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series The NAACP Image Award winners for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series:-Stats:*Most Wins**Bernie Mac & Steve Harvey- 4 wins*Most Nominations**1. Bernie Mac- 6 nominations...	Tyler Perry's House of Payne	Won

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