A Los Angeles native, Phil is a graduate of Harvard-Westlake School, Yale University and The Groundlings Theater and is perhaps best known as one of the original cast members of _"MADtv" for which he won the NAVGTR Award for Best Supporting Actor.
He attended Yale University, where he was a member of the Purple Crayon of Yale improvisational comedy group. (See also James Waterston and Robert Davenport ).
He attended Harvard High School in North Hollywood, California, where he played the role of Humphrey Bogart in the production of "Play It Again, Sam."
Frequently called upon to impersonate many famous celebrities, such as Chris Rock , Michael Jackson , Sidney Poitier , Eddie Murphy , Billy Crystal , Will Smith , Chris Tucker , Morgan Freeman , and many more.
Has played a character originally played by Chris Rock , three different times. In the Madagascar video game, on "Ozzy & Drix" , and on "King of the Hill" .
Phil LaMarr is a collector of Marvel and DC comic books.
I played Dungeons & Dragons and have read comic books since I was a kid.
My very first professional job was a cartoon, doing voices for the Mr. T,cartoon in high school.
