The legendary stand-up Comedian and TV Star Mark Curry sat down with Angelo to discuss his storied career in entertainment, upcoming projects, and more!
Curry joined show host Angelo to discuss his life, how he started doing comedy, and what it was like when his hit TV show, “Hangin’ With Mister Cooper,” took off!
In this engaging and informative interview, Curry talks about a few of his accomplishments, which include running in the first Bruce Jenner Invitational, being the opening act for some of the biggest stars like Richard Pryor, James Brown, Ray Charles, and playing One on One with Michael Jordan!
Watch this entertaining episode to hear how Mark Discusses opening doors for others and being the first to break many barriers in the entertainment world!
Mark Curry’s first role was in the film “Talkin’ Dirty After Dark,” alongside Martin Lawrence in 1991. In 1992, Curry’s first major role was on the television series Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, where he played the lead role of Mark Cooper, an NBA player-turned-substitute teacher/gym coach.
In 2008, Curry performed a stand-up comedy routine on “The Comedy Festival Laffapalooza Special,” hosted by Tracy Morgan. In 2009–2011, Curry hosted Jamie Foxx’s “FoxxHole Live” every Monday in the Conga Room in Los Angeles, which was heard on Sirius satellite radio stations. In 2012, Curry joined Sommore, Earthquake, Bruce Bruce and Tony Rock on the Royal Comedy Tour. Also in 2012, Curry joined “Nick At Nite”’s first-ever original live-action family comedy series, “See Dad Run,” as Scott Baio’s friend Marcus. In 2014, Curry joined Sommore’s “Standing Ovation Comedy Tour” along with Bill Bellamy, Tommy Davidson and others.
