Grizzwald "Grizz" Chapman (born April 16, 1974) is an American television actor best known for his recurring role as Grizz on the

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series ''

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''. A June 2007 interview with rollingout.com lists Chapman's height as . In his commentary for the episode "Tracy Does Conan",

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revealed that they met when Chapman was working as a bouncer at a strip club. Chapman and fellow actor

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were featured in season six on an episode of ''Hidden Potential''. Chapman received a kidney transplant in July 2010. The actor suffers from severe

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and had been undergoing dialysis treatments prior to the transplant. Due to his battle with his kidney disease, on March 31, 2010, Chapman signed on to be a spokesperson for the

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. Chapman has created his own series of

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videos known as "Grizz Chroniclez" featuring him in variety sketches. In 2012, he was in production with writers Sam Morgan and Chadwick Prima for his own series called ''The Lair'', based on the comic store Chapman owns in the Bronx.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chapman, Grizz 1974 births Living people American male television actors African-American male actors Kidney transplant recipients 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people