Alex Désert (born July 18, 1968) is an American actor and musician, known for his roles in the TV series ''

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'', '' The Heights'' with

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, '' Becker'' with

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, and Mr. Williams on '' Boy Meets World'', as well as the voice of

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for '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''. Désert has been seen in ''

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'' and ''

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''. Other television credits include '' Tyler Perry's House of Payne'', ''

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'', '' Reno 911!'', and '' The Sarah Silverman Program''. In 2020, he started voicing Carl Carlson and Lou on ''

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'', replacing

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Early life

Désert was born in

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on July 18, 1968. He graduated from

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Career

His motion picture credits include the independent hit '' Swingers'', '' Playing God'', '' High Fidelity'', ''Bob Funk'' and '' PCU'' with Jeremy Piven, David Spade and

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, and '' Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'', from Disney Studios. Désert has lent his voice to various animated series and video games including; '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' as Nick Fury; as Wise in the web series ''The LeBrons''; Crystal Dynamic's ''Tomb Raider''; and, ''Scarface: The World is Yours''. He also portrayed the auto-tuned pimp Zimos in the 2011 THQ release, ''Saints Row: The Third''; In the ''World of Warcraft'' expansion ''Battle for Azeroth'' he portrayed the loa Bwonsamdi. In addition to his acting career, Désert is one of the lead singers in Hepcat, a ska/reggae band that has toured the United States, Australia and Europe with bands such as

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and

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. Having released four albums, Hepcat's exposure has included national magazine features and an appearance on ''

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''. He also lends his vocal talents to the Los Angeles-based reggae collective The Lions. In 2020, he took over the role of Carl Carlson and Lou from

on ''

'' in light of the

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, starting with "Undercover Burns", which premiered on September 27, 2020.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Official website for The Lions
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