LaVan Davis

LaVan Davis
Davis in 2018
Born (1966-09-21) September 21, 1966 (age 58)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

LaVan Davis is an American actor who played the character Curtis Payne on Tyler Perry's TV shows House of Payne (2006–2012, 2020-present) and The Paynes (2018).

Career

Davis' acting career began in 2004 with his first role as Leroy in the film Mindbenders.[1] In 2005, he made a guest appearance in two episodes of Everybody Hates Chris 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 in 2008.

In addition to his work in films and television, Davis has also appeared in the stage plays Why Did I Get Married? as Poppy, and Madea Goes to Jail as Leo.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Madea Goes to Jail: The Play Leo
2006 Puff, Puff, Pass Otis Jenkins
2007 Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls Lester Small role in bar; musician/singer
2008 Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns Bus Driver Small role
2007–2012, 2020–present Tyler Perry's House of Payne Curtis Payne Lead role; 254 episodes
2018 Tyler Perry's The Paynes Curtis Payne Lead role: 38 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Tyler Perry's House of Payne". TBS. Archived from the original on 2008-11-21. Retrieved 2008-08-17.


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