Comedian, actor, writer, and producer Lil Rel Howery is a movie star.
His role as TSA agent Rod Williams in the Oscar-winning instant classic Get Out written & direc
Comedian, actor, writer, and producer Lil Rel Howery is a movie star.
His role as TSA agent Rod Williams in the Oscar-winning instant classic Get Out written & directed by Jordan Peele ushered Howery into superstar status. His keen ability to mesh humor and honor resonated so deeply with audiences that Howery became not only the breakout star but a cultural champion. Winner of the Best Comedic Performance in a Movie at the MTV Movie & Television Awards, nominated for IMAGE Award for Best Supporting Actor and crowned Bernie Mac Comedy King of the Year, Howery is experiencing success at a rate bestowed upon few in Hollywood’s history.
As Howery ascends, he is prepping for his lead role in the film Uncle Drew which is slated to hit theaters soon and guest-starring alongside Issa Rae in the fearlessly funny HBO smash comedy series Insecure as Quentin.
Lil Rel starred in the critically-acclaimed weekly primetime NBC comedy series The Carmichael Show, appearing alongside fellow cast members Loretta Devine and David Alan Grier as star Jerrod Carmichael’s brother “Bobby.” Rel also was a executive produced, wrote and starred in the “gleefully absurd” (Chicago Sun Times) weekly sketch comedy show Friends of the People on TruTV.
Rel’s first hour standup special RELevent premiered two years ago on Comedy Central. The hour was Executive Produced by superstar comedian and actor Kevin Hart and was named one of “The 10 Best Stand-Up Specials of 2015” by Vulture. Once making the leap to Netflix, RELevent rapidly became a must watch on Netflix. There audiences paired the power of his pen with the might of their cultural icon. Howery’s comedy was rediscovered by millions, marrying the might of who he is with what he does.
RELevent is bonafide and showcases Rel’s captivating story-telling style. His uncanny ability to transport audiences into his hilarious world of loveable & outrageously fleshed-out characters makes Howery one of comedy’s finest. Lil Rel Howery, is the one to watch. With “Rel” in the works for Fox and four new movies slated to hit theaters this year; including Uncle Drew which is set to premiere June 29th co-starring Kyrie Irving, Howery shows Hollywood how!
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