Ricky Harris

Producer

Birthday October 5, 1962

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Long Beach, California, U.S.

DEATH DATE 2016-12-26, Los Angeles, California, U.S. (54 years old)

Nationality United States

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1962

Richard George Harris II (October 5, 1962 – December 26, 2016) was an American producer, actor, and comedian.

He was known for his role as Malvo in the UPN/The CW sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.

1993

Harris played his first movie roles in Poetic Justice in 1993 and Murder Was the Case in 1994.

In 1993, Harris starred with Todd Hunter in the single episode of 357 Marina del Rey produced for the television series Danger Theatre, playing private detective Clay Gentry.

1995

He also had minor roles in Michael Mann's 1995 crime film Heat and Mikael Salomon's 1998 action movie Hard Rain.

Harris was the voice of DJ EZ Dicc, TaaDow, and Saul-T-Nutz from various skits featured on albums from Snoop Dogg to Tha Dogg Pound.

1996

From 1996 to 1998 he played the role of Javon "J. W." Willis in six episodes of the UPN situation comedy Moesha.

2001

In the 2001 film Bones, Harris played alongside Snoop Dogg and Pam Grier.

2004

In 2004, Harris lent his voice to various characters in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

2006

From 2006 to 2008, Harris played Malvo, a recurring character in the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.

2007

In 2007, he played the role of Cousin Fred in the film "This Christmas".

2016

In December 2016, Harris died from a heart attack.

He had suffered a previous heart attack two years prior.