Celebrity Biographies
Orlando Jones Biography
| Date of Birth: | 1968, April 10 |
|---|---|
| Years: | 52 years |
| Nation of birth: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 feet 11 inches |
| Name | Orlando Jones |
| birth name | Orlando Jones |
| nick’s name | Jones |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of birth / city | Toulminville, Alabama |
| ethnicity | Afro-American |
| Profession | Actors |
| Working for | madtv |
| Net worth | $5 million |
| Married | Jacqueline Staph |
| Married to | Jacqueline Staph |
| Kids | 1 |
| Films | Dazzled, Evolution |
| tv show | The Orlando Jones Show, The Evidence (TV series) |
Orlando Jones, born and raised in Toulminville, Alabama, is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for his role as 7 Top Spokesperson from 1999-2002. He was an original cast member of the sketch comedy series. MADtv . His works like Father of Pride , The Adventures of Chico y Guapo , Black Dynamite , Jury of the Fugitive is also very popular.
Early life of Orlando Jones
Orlando Jones was born on April 10, 1968 in Toulminville, Alabama, United States. His father was a professional baseball player, but Jones was never interested in the game. He moved to Maulida, South Carolina and graduated from Mauldin High School in 1985.
She first performed at a haunted house to raise money for the junior/senior prom. She then attended the University of Charleston, South Carolina, but dropped out in 1990.
Orlando Jones’ career
Orlando Jones founded a production company, Homeboy’s Productions and Advertising with the comedian. Michael Fechter . The duo worked on various projects and partnered with various brands. In 1987, Jones landed his first Hollywood job on the NBC sitcom A Different World as a writer, he also had a small guest appearance in the fifth season finale.
Jones scored the Fox series, Roc in 1991-92 and co-produced The Sinbad Show . He rose to fame after starring on MADtv in 1994. The series was commercially successful and helped him gain public attention. However, after two seasons, he left the show at the end of its second season to pursue his film career.In October 2011, he faced criticism after he tweeted that someone should kill the former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate. Sarah Palin . After a few days, she apologized through her Facebook where she said:
This has gotten out of hand. The tweet I posted on October 22 has upset a lot of people. For this, I apologize. I pray that Governor Palin is not harmed. I’m not a political expert and I certainly don’t believe in murder. I think laughter is great medicine. I’d love to elevate the conversation, but no one seems interested in that. So I’ll keep looking for smiles even when I lose by a mile :-).