LaVan Davis is an American

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who played the character Curtis Payne on Tyler Perry's TV shows ''

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'' and ''

The Paynes ''The Paynes'' is an American television sitcom that premiered on January 16, 2018, on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The show was created, written, and directed by Tyler Perry and serves as a sequel to his previous series, '' Tyler Perry's House o ...

'' TBS Network (2007–2012),

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Network (2018) and

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Network (2020–present).

Career

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

Everybody Hates Chris ''Everybody Hates Chris'' is an American television semi-autobiographical sitcom that is inspired by the memories of the teenage years of comedian Chris Rock. The show is set from 1982 to 1987, although Rock himself was actually a teenager from ...

'' 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 ''House of Payne'' is an American sitcom television series created and produced by Tyler Perry that premiered in syndication on June 21, 2006. The series revolves around a multi-generational family living under one roof in Atlanta led by patriarc ...

''. Davis worked with Perry again in two of his feature films including ''

Daddy's Little Girls ''Daddy's Little Girls'' is a 2007 American film written and directed by Tyler Perry and produced by Perry and Reuben Cannon. The film stars Idris Elba, Gabrielle Union, Louis Gossett Jr., and Tracee Ellis Ross. It tells the story of a lawyer who ...

'' 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 ''Madea Goes to Jail'' is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tyler Perry, which was based on his 2006 play, and starring Perry, Derek Luke, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Ion Overman, RonReaco Lee, Sofía Vergara, Vanessa Ferl ...

'' as Leo.

Filmography

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* Living people African-American male actors American male stage actors American male film actors American male television actors Musicians from Atlanta Male actors from Georgia (U.S. state) Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-screen-actor-stub