Gary Owen
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Gary Owen Bio
Gary Owen stars in the feature film THINK LIKE A MAN (Screen Gems) with Kevin Hart, Romany Malco, Gabrielle Union, and Regina Hall. Based on the best selling book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, the film is set to be released on March 9th. The same month we will see Gary’s uproariously funny one hour special “True Story” air on Showtime.
Gary Owen has been entertaining America for over a decade with his side-splitting comedy. Owen has become of America’s most loved comedians. He is currently on tour with the Shaquille O’Neal “All-Star Comedy Jam.” He is also recognized around the country for his scene stealing role of “Bearcat” in the MGM film COLLEGE.
Owen was recently seen as “Zach” the barber on Tyler Perry’s hit TBS show HOUSE OF PAYNE. Perry met Owen on the Tom Joyner Morning Show (on which Owen is a regular), immediately knew he wanted to work with him, and wrote him into the show. Additionally, Owen has been seen in such films as LITTLE MAN with the Wayans Brothers, REBOUND, and DADDY DAY CARE with Eddie Murphy.
Owen was always the class clown growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio. After high school, he got serious and enlisted in the Navy. He was chosen for the prestigious Presidential Honor Guard, however, spinning rifles and carrying flags for George Bush and Bill Clinton turned out to be the wrong job for a funny guy. "I was always smiling," he remembers, "I got yelled at for smiling all the time."
After leaving his ceremonial position, Owen became a military police officer at the Naval Installations on Coronado Island in San Diego, but he says he was too much of a pushover to be a cop. Owen only made two arrests in three years, but during that time he embarked on his true calling: stand-up comedy. One night while hanging with his service buddies, Owen worked up the nerve to go on stage at a nightclub. After only a year of doing stand-up, he was named "Funniest Serviceman in America."
Owen continued doing stand-up in San Diego and developed a huge African-American fan base. He went on to win the "Funniest Black Comedian in San Diego" contest. That led to his first big gig at the Comedy Store in Hollywood.
In July of 1997 he auditioned for BET's COMIC VIEW. Two appearances on the multi-cultural comedy showcase won him his own one-hour "Grandstand" show. At the end of the season he was selected from the year’s four "Grandstanders" to be the host. Not only is Owen the only white man to have ever hosted COMIC VIEW, but he is the only white on-air personality the network has ever had.
Owen has produced two stand-up DVDs: BREAKIN’ OUT THE PARK, which is now available nation-wide, and URBAN LEGEND. He was also one of the headliners on MARTIN LAWRENCE PRESENTS: 1ST AMENDMENT STAND-UP on STARZ.
Known For
| Credit | Details | Role |
|---|---|---|
| House of Payne | Sitcom | Zach |
| 1st Amendment Stand-Up | Stand-Up Show | Himself |
| The Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson | Talk Show | Himself |
