Brandon T. Jackson
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Brandon Timothy Jackson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Beverly
Yvonne (Bozeman) and Wayne Timothy Jackson. His parents are both
pastors, and his maternal grandfather was a Pentecostal child preacher.
He credits his sense of humor to both his father and his life
straddling the fence between suburbia and the inner city.
Brandon held the title of "class clown" and grew his passion for comedy
and acting by doing talent shows and performing at youth nights at his
father's church. By age 14, Brandon's career as a stand-up comic
evolved from local school shows and community projects, such as the
"Motor City Youth Festival", to an appearance in
Marc Cayce's film,
Nikita Blues (2001).
Brandon took an internship at local Detroit radio station 93.1 FM and
soon found himself as a guest host at 105.9 FM. Brandon's drive took
him to Hollywood where, in 2001, he was cast as an extra in major
movies such as Ali (2001),
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
and 8 Mile (2002). He began to get calls
to open up and work with comedians, such as
Chris Tucker and
Wayne Brady.
After Brandon's performances at New York City's "Showtime at the
Apollo" and
BET's Comicview (1992), the
19-year-old actor/comedian was cast in his first major movie role as
Shad Moss's (X) best friend, "Junior", in
Roll Bounce (2005). He won Black
Reel's 2006 Best Breakthrough Performance award for his performance.
Jackson starred opposite NBA basketball superstar
Kevin Durant in
Thunderstruck (2012) and'Martin
Lawrence (I)' in the third incarnation of the highly profitable
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
franchise released by Fox in 2011. He played Lawrence's son and the two
went undercover to solve a murder. Jackson is perhaps best known as
Alpha Chino from the high- concept runaway hit
Tropic Thunder (2008).
Jackson received rave reviews for his role as the satyr Grover
Underwood, the best friend and protector of
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010),
opposite Logan Lerman and
Alexandra Daddario. Brandon
co-starred in both Hulu's original series Deadbeat(2014) and
Showtimes's _Californication (2008) (V)_.
He lives in Los Angeles.
Yvonne (Bozeman) and Wayne Timothy Jackson. His parents are both
pastors, and his maternal grandfather was a Pentecostal child preacher.
He credits his sense of humor to both his father and his life
straddling the fence between suburbia and the inner city.
Brandon held the title of "class clown" and grew his passion for comedy
and acting by doing talent shows and performing at youth nights at his
father's church. By age 14, Brandon's career as a stand-up comic
evolved from local school shows and community projects, such as the
"Motor City Youth Festival", to an appearance in
Marc Cayce's film,
Nikita Blues (2001).
Brandon took an internship at local Detroit radio station 93.1 FM and
soon found himself as a guest host at 105.9 FM. Brandon's drive took
him to Hollywood where, in 2001, he was cast as an extra in major
movies such as Ali (2001),
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
and 8 Mile (2002). He began to get calls
to open up and work with comedians, such as
Chris Tucker and
Wayne Brady.
After Brandon's performances at New York City's "Showtime at the
Apollo" and
BET's Comicview (1992), the
19-year-old actor/comedian was cast in his first major movie role as
Shad Moss's (X) best friend, "Junior", in
Roll Bounce (2005). He won Black
Reel's 2006 Best Breakthrough Performance award for his performance.
Jackson starred opposite NBA basketball superstar
Kevin Durant in
Thunderstruck (2012) and'Martin
Lawrence (I)' in the third incarnation of the highly profitable
Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)
franchise released by Fox in 2011. He played Lawrence's son and the two
went undercover to solve a murder. Jackson is perhaps best known as
Alpha Chino from the high- concept runaway hit
Tropic Thunder (2008).
Jackson received rave reviews for his role as the satyr Grover
Underwood, the best friend and protector of
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010),
opposite Logan Lerman and
Alexandra Daddario. Brandon
co-starred in both Hulu's original series Deadbeat(2014) and
Showtimes's _Californication (2008) (V)_.
He lives in Los Angeles.