- Born
- Birth nameThomas Kent Carter
- Height1.85 m
- T.K. Carter was raised just east of Los Angeles, California. He began his stand-up routine at age 12, and, by high school, appeared in Neil Simon's production of "The Odd Couple." He began his professional stand-up routine at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles and has also worked at the Improvisation Cafe and Ye Little Club. His first role was in an episode of Sergent Anderson (1974), and starred in the Los Angeles Actors Theatre's version of "Sisters." He has since appeared in such films as Space Jam (1996), Rage in Harlem: la reine des pommes (1991) and Ski Patrol (1990).- IMDb mini biography by: Matt Dicker
- SpouseJanet(? - present)
- ChildrenThomas Scott
- In 1998 he served as a dialogue coach for Chris Tucker in the film Rush Hour (1998).
- Worked at Disneyland for a year.
- Has performed his stand-up comedy routine as the opening act for such music artists as James Brown and Luther Vandross.
- Raised in California's San Gabriel Valley, he was a high school track champion.
- His first regular series role came as the genie Shabu in the ABC sitcom Just Our Luck (1983).
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